Results 101-120 of 1,081 for long speaker:Brendan Howlin

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...system. These are extremely important matters for thousands of individuals and families. They entail access to the fundamental way of living. I know from talking to the Acting Chairman, Deputy Sherlock, that he has a long list of cases in east Cork. I would say every Deputy in the House has been aware of this issue arising in recent times. Before 2009, a prescriptive easement or...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...legislation, we have incrementally moved to strengthen our laws and to develop supports for victims. It is an ongoing process as our understanding and knowledge deepens and we still have a long way to go, particularly in providing proper supports. Building a legal framework is critically important, but building a community support is more important than anything else. The network of...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Nov 2021)

Brendan Howlin: I have a short five minutes to respond to the Minister of State in relation to this motion. As the Minister of State said, we had a long debate on the legislation when it was enacted. This is simply a roll-over for it, as it were. I think it appropriate to use the phrase "sunset clause", since we are talking about outdoor dining as we head into the winter. The sun has well set on outdoor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Cybersecurity Strategy: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ..., Ms Lorena Boix Alonso, and from the European Parliament, Mr. Ciarán Cuffe MEP. Before we begin, I will read a note on privilege and housekeeping matters. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person, persons or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable, or to...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...to achieve an integrated, responsive, equally accessible health service, with timelined stepping stones and the resources to back it. Now the budget is a political three-card trick. It is no longer the centrepiece of public policy implementation but, rather, the day when as many sectors - or should I say "voters" - can be given just enough, the Government hopes, to quell their...

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...for the first quarter of 2019, which are the most recent figures I have, shows 19% were members of the Travelling community; 31% had suffered the loss of a parent through either death, imprisonment or no long-term contact; 41% were either in care or had significant involvement with Tusla; 23% had a diagnosed learning disability; 41% had mental health needs with 25% prescribed medication...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Brendan Howlin: I thank Dr. Soares for a helpful and balanced response. I will follow the same route as Deputy Richmond in acknowledging the centre's long work in developing co-operation North-South. I am looking for advice in terms of the actions of politicians in the South from the centre's perspective both in terms of tone and language. Everyone recognises that there are real and practical issues to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...: I gave a commitment we would do that before the end of the year. We can do that well in advance of the end of the year - within the next few weeks - to be able to give people certainty quite a long way out before the issue comes to a head ... That was his commitment which I take it he is giving again. My concern is we are heading into a budget. I have some experience in these...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...a comprehensive reform agenda. It is a technical measure, but is part of a suite of very substantial change. The Minister will know I have been advocating change in An Garda Síochána for a very long time, since my involvement in various inquiries. The Garda itself wants a fundamental shift in its structures and so on. Thus, I very much welcome the establishment of the overall...

Residential Tenancies (Tenants' Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...by the tenancy agreement with the local authority has security of tenure permanently. We would not think of it any other way for local authority tenants. We give them a tenancy agreement and as long as they pay their rent and abide by the conditions of their tenancy, they can life there forever and their family can plan, grow and thrive there. We must act to protect renters in the...

Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Sep 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...speak to this legislation and to have it finally before the House. There is a great deal of legislation coming from the Department of Justice, much of it stuff that has been on a shelf for a very long time. It is unacceptable in the context of us constantly lauding our membership of the EU that we are so tardy in transposing EU decisions and directives. It is my understanding that we...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Sep 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...our spokesperson for affording me five minutes to contribute to a Bill that runs to 245 pages. As one not known for short speeches, I will do my best to touch on one or two aspects of this. The Long Title begins, "An Act to regulate the marine area". That is a mouthful and that is an ambition. It is to regulate an area that is seven times the size of our land mass. We are doing it for...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...temporary spaces and to make this policy a reality. Local authorities set about designating areas and providing grants for outdoor furniture, canopies etc. for restaurants and pubs. It did not take long for the Minister's strategy to change from one of saying the Garda would look the other way to one of stating we should fix this legal difficulty that needs to be properly addressed. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (30 Jun 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...the witnesses about the flexibilities, as they see them, and how the Court of Auditors applies them, especially with the new social challenges. Clearly, the fiscal rules that were holy writ for a long time, by which we were in many cases nailed to the wall, as others were, have evaporated with the pandemic. What was not doable is now doable, with absolute justification. My concern is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland: Representatives from the House of Lords Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (23 Jun 2021)

Brendan Howlin: I am a long-standing Deputy for the constituency of Wexford. I am a former leader of the Irish Labour Party and have been privileged to serve in three Irish Governments, most recently between 2011 and 2016. I co-chaired, with Northern Ireland's Minister of Finance, the special EU programme bodies that distributed both the PEACE funds and the regional development funds. It is important,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland: Representatives from the House of Lords Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (23 Jun 2021)

Brendan Howlin: .... I have had discussions and dinner with Mr. Šefovi. He has a degree of understanding that is surprising. It is the same with people such as Johannes Hahn and other Commission members who have had a long-time understanding of Ireland. I will make two points in this regard. I strongly agree with Deputy Richmond's analysis. I spoke to many British parliamentarians in the...

Acquisition of Development Land (Assessment of Compensation) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Jun 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...that will finally deliver affordable and social housing at a volume and a cost that will address and resolve the housing issue once and for all, but we also need the policy tools to do the job. For as long as I have been in politics, whenever housing policy was debated, mention was made of the Kenny report of 1973. The committee, chaired by Mr. Justice John Kenny, which produced that...

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...out the legal framework for Ireland's maritime jurisdiction. As the Minister of State explained section by section, it is quite a technical Bill not only consolidating enactments going back a very long time but also, in essence, an enabling Bill for the State to set out its jurisdiction over maritime areas in clear legal framework terms. The national maritime framework has been...

Annexation of Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2021)

Brendan Howlin: ...peace cannot be achieved through repression or force of arms. One may suppress matters for a time but, ultimately, there is no lasting sustainable peace or comfort for anybody involved. The long-sought goal of two separate and sovereign states with equal rights for all, a true and permanent home for all Israelis and Palestinians, with each State and each people having the inalienable...

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Brendan Howlin: Gaza is a tiny enclave 41 km long and 11 km at its widest point. It has endured a military and economic blockade since 2007, effectively imprisoning almost two million people in an area the size of 362 sq. km. For almost two weeks now, this third most densely populated spot in the world has been under sustained and shocking bombardment by one of the best armed military forces on the...