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Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Yesterday, a major developer, the McNamara-Castlethorn consortium, withdrew from five public private partnerships with Dublin City Council for the regeneration of several areas of the city, including St. Michael's estate in Inchicore, O'Devaney Gardens, Dominick Street, Infirmary Road and Seán McDermott Street. These projects involved the provision of more than 1,000 social and affordable...

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The difficulty is that the physical conditions in the estates in question are probably worse as a consequence of the detenanting that has taken place. We do not want a situation where people must continue living in poor physical conditions and in circumstances where the hopes they had for the regeneration of their homes and neighbourhoods are entirely dashed. I hope arrangements will be put...

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Order of Business announced by the Taoiseach represents the fourth draft of the business which was to be conducted today. Since Thursday last, we have been supplied with four different schedules of business for this week. It is extremely difficult to keep up with the Government, which appears to be changing its mind to such an extent regarding the business to be conducted in the House....

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: When will it be brought before the House?

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: When will it be dealt with?

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: When will it be dealt with?

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Ethics is the Taoiseach's favourite subject.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no hurry on that one.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The civil unions Bill.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Which Minister has responsibility? Is it the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern?

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are sufficient stocks of blue tongue vaccine available for distribution in the event of an outbreak of the disease. [19626/08]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that precautions are taken for high risk cargo such as horses straw, compost and plants at all points of entry under the new controls announced relating to bluetongue restricted zones. [19627/08]

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Given the Taoiseach's increasingly busy schedule, he probably does not get much time for pushing shopping trolleys around the supermarkets in Tullamore, but I want to raise with him the problem of rising prices. I will focus on two aspects in particular, the first of which is the rip-off of Irish consumers by British retailers with shops located in Ireland. Last weekend, The Sunday Business...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Diesel used to cost less than petrol. However, the price of diesel is increasing each day. On my way to the Dáil, I noticed one petrol station at which diesel is priced at €1.39 per litre. No one can explain why the price of diesel has shot ahead of that of petrol or why it is continuing to rise. The only explanation appears to be that the oil companies, anticipating a shift by...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: That will not provide much comfort to the people obliged to pay these prices. I refer, in particular, to those on fixed incomes, such as pensioners, who are being affected by rising food prices. The price of a loaf of bread is 20% higher than it was at this time last year and the price of a litre of milk increased by 30% in the same period. Action is required in respect of this matter. It...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The relevant agencies are not dealing with them.

Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he has plans to amend the code of conduct for office holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6167/08]

Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: That is virtually the same answer given by the Taoiseach's predecessor last October. The Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill has still not been dealt with in this House and the Bill, in any event, deals with somewhat different matters. I will ask the Taoiseach about three particular aspects of this issue. In the programme for Government, there is a commitment that an "acceptable buffer...

Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is implying I made statements I did not make. I never claimed that somebody would be disbarred from appointment to a State body because the person happened to know the Minister or the Taoiseach of the day. I was seeking to explore whether the appointments would be made on the basis of merit rather than just purely on the "who you know" principle. I am very glad to hear the...

Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Not necessarily. These are matters of judgment. The Taoiseach has set a high standard and it is a good measure.