Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

——is referred to in the programme for Government and the Taoiseach was involved directly in its negotiation so I presume he knows what it means. In respect of people who move out of local government service or the Civil Service, particularly at senior level where this applies, how long will the buffer zone be? Is it intended that there will be one general zone or will there be different buffer zones for different types of employment or offices held by people? I presume that a year after the formation of the Government, some consideration has been given to the matter. The Taoiseach was directly involved in these discussions and I am sure some thought was given at that stage to the length of time involved.

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