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Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Five years ago, the party with the audacity to table a no-confidence motion brought this country to within an inch of its life. The current Fianna Fáil leader was a member of that Government, but on that occasion he chose to save his political career rather than the country by jumping from that sinking ship. That he would table a no-confidence motion in respect of this Taoiseach is the...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Before this House is a motion of confidence in the Government. Let us consider the record of the Government in which the Deputies opposite want us to vote no confidence. From being the economic punch bag of Europe in 2010, Ireland is on course to have the strongest economic growth in the European Union this year and next. Recent figures from the CSO show that GDP growth in the second...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: That is not important.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Any Member can propose a motion.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Do it tomorrow.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: This is a debate.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Members are debating a procedural motion.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Or face a court martial.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: This is slapstick.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I said no such thing.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I said no such thing.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Tell the truth for once.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach can answer that.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: Break up what you ask-----

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: "Outrageous" is what is happening here.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Office of Government Procurement wishes to confirm that as a condition of appointment to the OGP framework agreement for the provision of waste management services all service providers are contractually obliged to be fully compliant with all relevant legislation regulatory requirements and best industry practice in the delivery of waste management services. The Office of Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Office of Government Procurement notes that  pursuant to section 1.8 of the Request for Tenders, tenderers were required to "demonstrate their methodologies for handling confidential waste, including the pre and post shredding processes, collection and storage of confidential waste, confirmation of destruction. Tenderers were also requested to provide details of their proposals for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The Data Protection Commissioner has confirmed that there is no requirement for Shredding Companies to register with their office. The Office of Government Procurement cannot speak to the requirements of individual units/Departments or their contracts or tender processes, the Office of Government Procurement can confirm that all service providers appointed to Lot 6 (confidential material...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: I am happy to have delivered on my commitment to move towards lessening the impact of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) at the earliest date the economic and fiscal recovery enabled this Government to do so, with the majority of the planned benefit focussed on benefitting those PSPR-affected public service pensioners who are in receipt of relatively lower...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (22 Sep 2015)

Brendan Howlin: The National Lottery provides funds for "Good Causes" in accordance with the National Lottery Act 2013.  The areas to be funded are set out under section 41 (1) of the National Lottery Act as follows: - sport and recreation; - national culture and heritage (including the Irish language); - the arts (within the meaning of the Arts Act 2003); - health of the community; - youth,...