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Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Water is a most precious resource. Much has been written about the fact that the next war that will happen on this planet will be not over oil but rather over water. We on this island are notionally blessed to have an abundance of water. As every council engineer and Irish Water engineer will tell us, there is a fundamental difference between water falling from the sky and water arriving...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I am sure he was an excellent contractor, if he had only come quickly. My issue was not the work but rather the alacrity with which it was done. As I said, we will leave these matters to the negotiations of the trade union movement. My concern is that when the full work is transferred to the single utility, Uisce Éireann, we do not compound the problem. There were 50 individual leaks...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK relations and the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Is there a prospect of renegotiation? The settlement that emerged after the Brexit vote was the hardest form of Brexit because of the unique political dynamic of the House of Commons at the time. Is there any prospect that a more pragmatic trade approach would open discussions again? I am not talking about undoing Brexit but opening the terms of Brexit again. Is that possible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK relations and the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank all the witnesses for the written papers they submitted. They were optimistic in their presentations and perhaps they have to be. Politicians also try to be optimistic but I am afraid I am a little more sanguine on a number of issues. Across the political divide here, Brexit was regarded as a bad idea and the protocol was the best negotiated device we could make to deal with the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (27 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the decision in relation to a statutory redundancy entitlement appeal in relation to a person (details supplied) on the basis of fairness; if she agrees that the decision to make an award on the basis of their final work period, during which the person was undergoing intensive treatment for cancer, rather...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the passport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53807/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Food Prices (13 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions that he has taken to date to ensure that bread retailers are not over-charging for this basic food stuff; if his attention has been drawn to bakers who are concerned that some retailers are inflating the price of bread above that being charged to them by suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50792/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (11 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 162. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) for a work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49533/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (11 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 348. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of accredited diplomats from the Russian Federation who are based in Ireland; the number who are located at the Russian Embassy; the total number of staff who are located here who work in the Russian Embassy; the information that his Department has on the duties of each Russian diplomat located here; the changes in staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 353. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the passport application of a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50084/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I very much welcome that. Some of those are very expensive projects, however, such as the two new CASA aeroplanes, the acquisition of the two New Zealand vessels and most of all, the primary radar system. They are each capable of gobbling up the bulk of the total capital allocation. Are we going to be seeing these acquisitions replicated for the next three years as an ongoing process to be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: We could have built the Taj Mahal in the time it takes for the CASA aircraft.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Minister for his answer. To focus on the pay again, He told us that he expects 400 net additional personnel to be in place by the end of next year. To what will that bring the complement of our Permanent Defence Forces? Second, the pay elements of the Commission on the Defence Forces report are outside the national pay agreement. What specifically has the Minister provided for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: The first question was on the net numbers.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: If we can get 400 net, it will be good.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: How much of the additional budget is the Minister going to use to put money into defence?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the capital provision in budget 2023 is sufficient to meet the needs of the Defence Forces in 2023; if he will outline the way in which the funds will be provided in 2024 for accommodation improvements in barracks, new ships and aircraft and other needed equipment; if there is current funding provision for pay improvements for personnel...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Building on the previous question and very much welcoming the additional capital provision provided for the Defence Forces next year, bringing the total capital pool to €176 million, what does the Minister expect to be delivered to the Defence Forces for that sum? He touched on the pay element. Does the Government have sufficient money in next year's budget to do the two things it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Can we group priority questions?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (6 Oct 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Excellent.