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Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: That is rubbish.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: That is the Luas strike solved.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this debate, a Cheann Comhairle. As the House is aware, I worked with Deputy Enda Kenny in the most difficult of times and circumstances for our country during the past five years. I know him to be intrinsically decent and incredibly hard-working. Despite some of the comments made by other Deputies, I believe that history will treat the...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: At the outset of this Dáil, the Labour Party set out two criteria on which we would cast our votes for Taoiseach. One was the content of any formal programme for Government proposed and its compatibility with the principles of the Labour Party. The second was the viability of the government proposed and its capacity to deal with the issues that the country faces now and in future. ...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: When we were awash with money.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: They wrecked the country twice.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Keep it for the Sunday Independent, Willie.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: So Willie, keep it for the Sunday Indo.

Establishment of Select Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Motion (5 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: I move:"That– (a) a Select Committee, which shall be called the Select Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny, shall be established to consider the arrangements that may be necessary or appropriate to develop and support the role of the Houses of the Oireachtas in the budgetary process, namely:(i) scrutiny of revenue-raising proposals, (ii) scrutiny of expenditure proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Support Services (5 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: This Department does not have positions at usher or Government messenger grades. All open recruitment for this Department is undertaken by the Public Appointments Service. More information on opportunities in the Civil Service can be found on the Public Appointments Service website .

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Revenue Commissioners Staff (4 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Following the 2015 Estimates process, the Revenue Commissioners' multi-annual budget 2015-2017 provided for an average annual whole time staff equivalent of 5,874. As part of the 2016 Estimates process the Revenue Commissioners sought to increase its staff resource to confront non-compliance by 50 whole time equivalent in order to increase the tax and duty yield from compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (4 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: The position with acting up payments is that the granting of such payments was only considered on an exceptional basis during the period of the moratorium. While the moratorium has been relaxed to provide additional staff to support the delivery of front line services, the conditions enabling the payment of such payments remain the same i.e. it is generally...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Increments (4 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question Reference No. 8080/16 on 26 April, 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Government Expenditure (4 May 2016)

Brendan Howlin: As outlined in the 2016 Stability Programme Update (SPU) it is currently estimated on the technical no policy change basis on which the SPU was prepared that over the course of the year, voted spending pressures amounting to c. ¼ per cent of GDP could materialise while, at the same time, there is potential upside to the revenue projections. As stated in the SPU It is envisaged that...

Presentation of Estimates: Motion (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: I move: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 182(1) or (2) of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business, the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2016, be presented to the Dáil and circulated to members on 28th April, 2016, being a date later than that prescribed for the presentation of Estimates: Vote 4...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Levy (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: I refer to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 13 on 27 April 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (28 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: Unions representing CE Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors have sought the provision of Exchequer funding to implement a Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme dating back to 2008. In this regard the position has remained that it is not possible for the State to provide funding for such a scheme to employees of private companies even if those...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: It is eight years since the economic crash, an event of such magnitude that it was supposed to herald new ways of doing the State's business and for a while it did. The two largest parties in the State at the subsequent general election agreed to form a Government and negotiated a programme for same within one week. They worked together for five difficult years to ensure Ireland's economic...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: It is his last sentence, Chair.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Brendan Howlin: A little bit of respect.