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Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Is Phil Flynn's job vacant?

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I did not quite catch all of the Tánaiste's supplementary reply to Deputy Ó Caoláin's question. I heard him state he intended to consult someone but I did not catch who he intended to consult or about what. I am sorry to trouble him again on this matter.

Written Answers — School Fruit Scheme: School Fruit Scheme (21 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the European Commission proposal to give free fruit and vegetables to school children throughout the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7091/08]

Written Answers — Fish Quota: Fish Quota (21 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will lobby the EU for a bigger quota for Irish fishermen in their own waters which is minuscule compared with other nations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7111/08]

Written Answers — Legal Proceedings: Legal Proceedings (21 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has discontinued payment of salary for a teacher (details supplied) in Dublin 7; the status her Department is attributing to the permanent teaching post which the teacher holds in a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7283/08]

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Tánaiste's reply to Deputy Kenny is very loyal and is very good for Fianna Fáil morale. We all know the Tánaiste can lead Fianna Fáil. The question is whether he can lead the country. This country now needs new leadership. The position the Taoiseach is in vis-À-vis the tribunal is one that has moved from benefit of the doubt to incredulity to embarrassment and it is moving on to...

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree that the holding of political office has nothing to do with guilt or innocence. The tribunal, in its own good time, will reach its conclusions on whether the Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, received a corrupt payment. The Revenue Commissioners, in its own good time, will reach its conclusions on his tax compliance. Holding political office is not about guilt or innocence but about...

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Confidence in the Taoiseach cannot continue when he has given the most incredible of explanations to the tribunal. Deputy Kenny, my predecessor and I did not invent this. When these issues arose in the public domain we took the view, for which we were criticised, that the Taoiseach would give his evidence to the tribunal. He said he wanted to go to Dublin Castle and explain all this. He...

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I did not say that. I said that he does not enjoy the confidence of the public.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Did the Tánaiste state that the Government has not decided on a date for the referendum on the EU treaty? If that is the case, is it still the intention to hold the referendum this side of the summer? There was some discussion on a television programme last night that the date might perhaps be postponed until the autumn. Will the Tánaiste indicate whether the referendum will be held...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (26 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has reason to be concerned about the high level of personal indebtedness here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7725/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and percentage of income earners who paid tax on any part of their income at the higher rate and the standard rate for 2007, irrespective of off-setting using credits; the anticipated figures for each category for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7724/08]

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Tánaiste has made my day. I hope I will make his day too.

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Tánaiste's replies to Deputy Kenny and me yesterday and today are beginning to sound more and more like the chairman of the board of a club expressing full confidence in the manager. This time last year the FAI——

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: ——was expressing full confidence in Steve Staunton while he retained the confidence of the fans and the players. The Tánaiste commented yesterday and today on the length of time the tribunal is taking. One of the delays the tribunal will encounter is the legal challenge that has been mounted by the Taoiseach, which he claims is on the basis of protecting parliamentary privilege. Of...

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Two issues arise from the Tánaiste's reply. First, it is perfectly clear that the whole issue of the tribunal and the Taoiseach is transfixing the Government and distracting its attention from the issues which affect the people.

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Last autumn, the country was scandalised by the problems experienced by a group of women and the sad case of these women walking into a clinic on a Saturday morning to find out if they had cancer. Now that the issue has disappeared from the headlines, it has been forgotten about. The report which was supposed to be produced by the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, has not...

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The women in question are entitled to a response. It is clear the Government is not giving the matter the priority it deserves. As for the position of the Taoiseach, it is as clear to the Tánaiste as it is to every Deputy on this side of the House and most Members on the Government side that Deputy Ahern's days as Taoiseach are numbered. The Minister for Defence, Deputy O'Dea, need not...

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Every Member of the House and members of the general public now know that the Taoiseach's days are numbered. The issue to be faced up to is whether his departure from office will be long and painful or whether the Tánaiste will act. What really matters now is not so much what the Tánaiste says as what action he will take. The half-hearted defence he has given the Taoiseach over the past...

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Tánaiste is dredging the barrel.