Results 2,461-2,480 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is politicising the Civil Service.

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: There was no slur. This is nonsense.

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I made no slur.

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not wrong.

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I will answer now. I do not need to think about it.

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is not the Ceann Comhairle.

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is politicising the Civil Service. He is using the Civil Service to do his dirty work.

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: When things go wrong, he will blame the Civil Service.

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I cast no slur on the Civil Service. I never have and I have always respected the independence of the Civil Service. We are very well served by an independent Civil Service. However, the Taoiseach and the Government is abusing the Civil Service.

Departmental Bodies. (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: The use of this communications unit for the assembling of information which is then used in a political way is an abuse of the Civil Service. I stand over that.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not oppose the proposal but is the Taoiseach satisfied that the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2007 and the motion on the despatch of Defence Forces personnel represent sufficient business on the Order Paper to necessitate the House sitting later than 8.30 p.m.?

Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I appreciate the Ceann Comhairle's indulgence because everyone in the House is proud of our Defence Forces, our missions abroad and the courageous work that will be done in Chad. We also recognise that this is a potentially dangerous mission and I ask that the Taoiseach or Minister for Defence tell the House in the course of the debate the arrangements being made to ensure troops have the...

Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: There have been reports in the media that the Taoiseach indicated the referendum on the EU reform treaty and the referendum on children might be held on the same day. If that is the case, when is it anticipated that the committee on the children's referendum will report? Is it the Taoiseach's intention to indicate a date for the referendum on the EU reform treaty to the Heads of State he...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: We do not know that because the report has not been published yet.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank every Member of the House who has contributed to this debate. It has been a long time since we had a Private Members' debate that attracted such a full house——

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: ——and in which every party leader participated. The Minister, Deputy Harney, made a very eloquent speech last night. She set out what she wanted to do and called on us all to rally in support. It would have been a credible speech if she had made it as she started her term as Minister for Health and Children. The Minister and her colleagues have been in government — responsible for...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: In her speech, the Minister, Deputy Harney, called for a bipartisan approach to the issue of cancer care. The Minister, Deputy Gormley, called for consensus. The Minister, Deputy Cowen, called for more debate. I do not disagree with any of that. When the legislation that established the Health Service Executive was being debated in this House in 2004, Deputies on this side of the House...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government, which is now calling for a bipartisan approach, guillotined the debate on the Health Bill 2004 to force it through the House.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: There was no bipartisanship when the Minister reneged on her promise to give 200,000 additional medical cards to people in this country.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: There has been no bipartisanship on the issue of co-location.