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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste should have a look at the Oireachtas query service for passports as well. It is not great at the moment

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Deacair go leor.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Níl sé deacair dóibh siúd a bhfuil an Ghaeilge go líofa acu.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Mar Leas-Cheann Comhairle, tá Gaeilge líofa agat ach níl an caighdeán sin ag formhór na ndaoine-----

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I would say it will be something that will be repeated daily by everybody. This new entity is to be responsible for overseeing and monitoring the human resources of the Defence Forces and reporting to the Minister, as the body deems appropriate. Its duties are set out in the new section 322 on page 14 of the Bill. This includes "the recruitment of members of the Defence Forces", which is a...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 May 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Legislation on the Defence Forces, in general, being debated in this House is a rare occurrence. I cannot recall many occasions when the time of the House has been occupied by this issue, and maybe that will give us an indication it is an area of public policy that has not been focused on enough over the years. It goes to the heart of why the Defence Forces are so undermanned at the moment....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: It depends who is in charge.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Even though the people-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2024)

Brendan Howlin: It is the first step.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 2. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the specific projects that are being undertaken by Ireland under the EU Common Security and Defence Policy, including Permanent Structured Cooperation, PESCO; his plans for future projects under this programme and the Individually Tailored Partnership Programme, ITPP, through NATO’s Partnership for Peace; and if he will make a statement...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I ask the Tánaiste to set out the specific projects that are being undertaken by Ireland under the EU's CFSP, including Partnership for Peace and PESCO.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Tánaiste for restating the legal position. I ask him to comment on the letter of invitation issued by the President of the European Council, Mr. Charles Michel, to leaders to today's European Council meeting in which he states "a real paradigm shift in relation to our security and defence" is required. He asserts that "it is high time we take radical and concrete steps...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Tánaiste for setting out the rationale for the views expressed so strongly by the European Council President but my question was about our response to it. If that is the mindset of Europe, does the Tánaiste agree that Europe has to put its economy on a war footing? What would that mean for our country? What does the Tánaiste think the contribution of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Should we be part of that?

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I too will take this opportunity to wish the Taoiseach well on foot of his announcement today. I had the privilege of working with him in government. Everybody in this House who is called to public service approaches the call to serve this nation to the best of their ability. Whatever is in the future for the Taoiseach, I wish him well. The ongoing horror of Gaza continues on an hourly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (7 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I certainly join others in commending the bravery of Alexei Navalny and all others who stand against Putin's autocracy. The Tánaiste set out rightly the litany of human rights violations now afoot in Russia. On our actions, I produced and brought before the House, as the Chair of the justice committee here present will recall, the Magnitsky legislation to ensure we and our financial...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (7 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: On Magnitsky?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (7 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: 2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports the call of the UN Secretary General for an independent investigation into the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians as they sought aid in Gaza; the action he has taken to avoid mass starvation in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11215/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (7 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: The spectre of famine looms over Gaza. Already, children and infants have died of starvation there and scores have been killed as they simply queued for food. Could the Tánaiste set out the Government's response to these issues?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (7 Mar 2024)

Brendan Howlin: I welcome the views set out by the Tánaiste, but I am anxious to know what is going to happen as a result of those actions. The situation is a crisis. It is like watching what happened in Rwanda where there were mass deaths. The world is outraged, but what is the world to do to prevent an absolute disaster unfolding in front of our very eyes? In terms of the first question, will...