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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 31: In each place where "section 4 or 5" appears, to substitute "section 4 or 5 or section 10 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997". The Minister has addressed the issue at stake, which we have discussed at some length. This section deals with providing anonymity to victims of offences under the various sections. The Minister has...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach's line of defence is that he could not have done anything improper since he did not know what was going on. He did not know who the contenders were and he did not seek to find out. The Minister for Justice is left having to claim to be, as far as I can determine, the first Minister for Justice in history to determine personally a Supreme Court nomination without reference to...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: That is not the question.

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister should not talk down the time. I have laid out the process and I am familiar with it. I served in two Governments with Fine Gael. The Minister for Justice brings a proposal after it has been debated at some length with the leaders of Government. Why did that not happen in this instance? When was the Minister first told of the application of Mr. Justice Woulfe for the...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Did the Minister refer to previous memoranda for Government in checking the appropriate and normal form and contents of memoranda in relation to the appointment of judges?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: That is not my question. I did not ask about the handbook. Did the Minister check other memoranda?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: It is very difficult when the questions are not answered.

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I did not ask the Minister to quote the handbook. I asked if she looked at the previous memorandum for Government on judicial appointments to find the format. Normally, there would be appendices listing all suitable applicants. Why was that not done?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Is the Minister saying it is never the case and that she has looked at the previous memoranda and is telling the House that the previous memoranda circulated on the appointment of a Supreme Court judge did not include appendices listing all those who were entitled to be considered? Is that what the Minister is telling the House?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Did the Minister look at the previous memoranda?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: Was the Minister aware of the existence of a previous non-statutory advisory committee set up by the previous Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, to nominate suitable people for appointment and why did she not have regard to that?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: It seems to me that the Minister's contention that she alone made that decision is unbelievable. Can the Minister tell us in making that decision who else did she consult?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: We were not in government at the time.

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: I warmly welcome today's exercise in proper political accountability. It is one of the core functions of the House to hold the Executive to account for all its actions. I have been privileged to serve in three coalition Governments, two of which were coalitions with Fine Gael. In each Government, all senior Government appointments were subject to cross-party agreement after detailed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Issues (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the action of Poland and Hungary in vetoing the multi-annual budget and recovery programme of the EU; the way in which he sees the requirement for member states to adhere to the common values of the Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37954/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consequences of the conflict in Ethiopia and the region of Tigray in relation to the worsening humanitarian situation in Ethiopia and the region of Tigray and for stability in the Horn of Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37958/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that EU diplomats present were called anti-Semites following the chasing away of the EU’s Head of Mission to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Mr. Sven Kühn Von Burgsdorff, from a Jerusalem neighbourhood, Givat Hamatos, the day after Israel issued tenders for 1,257 new homes in the area;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it is expected that the new consulate in Manchester will be in operation; if other consulates in the United Kingdom are being considered; the role and function of the various missions in the UK post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37960/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure adequate inputs from the Houses of the Oireachtas and civil society organisations in Ireland in relation to the proposed EU strategy for Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37957/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (26 Nov 2020)

Brendan Howlin: 234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the full restoration of pensions to those public sector workers still having their pensions abated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39272/20]