Brendan Howlin — Watch Them Work

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-01-21 Finance Community Platform — Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.
2026-01-20 Education and Training Dyslexia Association of Ireland — Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation to Oireachtas Members for Dyslexia Awareness Month
2025-05-20 Education and Training The Union of Students in Ireland — Lobby day email
2025-01-21 Sports and Recreation CUMANN PEILE NA H-EIREANN "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND" — Meeting with the Labour Party
2025-01-21 Children and Youth Affairs National Women's Council of Ireland — Public Childcare
2025-01-21 Social Protection Family Carers Ireland — Social protection/ Social Welfare Bill
2025-01-21 Budgetary matters Rehab Group — Rehab's Election Manifesto sent to Political Parties and Candidates in upcoming General Election and participation in NDSA Election Hustings
2025-01-21 Public Expenditure and Reform Rehab Group — Rehab's Pre Budget Submission

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2024-11-06	ta	Question put	Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) Aontú PMB ↗	Lost
2024-11-05	nil	Question put	Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Finance) ↗	Carried
2024-11-05	nil	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2024-10-23	nil	Question put	Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	nil	Amendment put	Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	nil	Question put	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-23	nil	Question put	Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	nil	Amendment put	Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: From the Seanad	Carried
2024-10-23	nil	Question put	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages	Carried
2024-10-23	nil	Question put	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-22	nil	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2024-10-16	nil	Question put	Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Finance) ↗	Carried
2024-10-16	nil	Question put	VAT Rate for Hospitality Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried

Top departments

518	Taoiseach
230	Health
217	Foreign
157	Education
155	Justice
128	Employment
85	Defence
74	Transport

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2024-11-05 Foreign Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps the Government has taken to ensure that EU dialogue with the Gulf states and the Gulf Co-operation Council included respect for and accountability to international human rights law; the reason these matters were not reflected in the joint statement of the EU-GCC dialogue, and in particular, if the supply of weapons to warring parties in Sudan and the UN Security Council arms embargo on Darfur was raised during the dialogue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44613/24]
2024-10-24 Children Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to his stated policy of ensuring that as far as possible beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) are offered accommodation close to their current residences where contracts for those premises are not renewed, if he will ensure that those BOTPs who are currently accommodated in a hotel (details supplied) will be offered accommodation in Wexford town either at another accommodation centre or elsewhere close to where they have established deep community relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43605/24]
2024-10-23 Transport Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport his views on the reopening of the Wexford to Waterford rail line; the current status of necessary repairs to the Barrow Bridge; if it is his Department’s policy to re-open this rail link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43349/24]
2024-10-22 Children Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth why Ukrainian nationals in receipt of accommodation under the temporary protection arrangements afforded to such nationals in a hotel (details supplied) have been told that they are required to move despite having established deep links in the local community, including children attending the local schools; why the contract for this facility is not being renewed; if he will reconsider the renewal of this contract having regard to the disruption and upset being caused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43017/24]
2024-10-17 Defence Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has had any discussions with the president of the European Commission regarding the establishment of a commissioner for defence and security; his understanding of the role and function of this new position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36392/24]
2024-10-16 Children Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason Ukrainian nationals in receipt of accommodation under the temporary protection arrangements afforded to such nationals in a hotel (details supplied) have been told that they are required to move despite having established deep links in the local community, including children attending the local schools; the reason the contract for this facility is not being renewed; if he will reconsider the renewal of this contract having regard to the disruption and upset being caused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42086/24]
2024-10-10 Foreign Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he has taken to date to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36389/24]
2024-10-10 Foreign Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to set out the contacts he has had with UN and EU Member States concerning the urgent need to have a ceasefire in Gaza, in particular his contacts with US, Egyptian and Qatari representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36390/24]
2024-10-10 Foreign Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he has taken to mobilise international opposition to the huge increase in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36391/24]
2024-10-10 Foreign Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is working with like-minded colleagues in the European Union to develop a strategy to combat the rise of far-right actors across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36394/24]

Brendan Howlin Labour Party · Wexford

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