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Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Today's newspapers are full of stories to the effect that the Government, and the Minister for Finance in particular, intend to wield the knife in respect of various areas of public expenditure.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It is relevant to the Order of Business that I ask the Taoiseach whether he will offer the House an assurance that, some time between now and the summer recess, there will be a full statement either by him or by the Minister for Finance on what measures the Government intends to take in respect of the economy and the public finances.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am asking whether a statement will be made in the House by either the Taoiseach or the Minister for Finance on the economy and the public finances.

European Council: Statements (25 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: No one in this House would envy the position the Taoiseach found himself in last week at his first European Council meeting in Brussels. The result of the referendum on the Lisbon treaty presents enormous difficulties for the Government and for the country. As I have said consistently since the first results of the referendum became known, the people have spoken, and the result of the...

European Council: Statements (25 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: A sense was never communicated that the money of European taxpayers which was being spent in this country to develop our infrastructure and economy was based on a wider belief in Europe that lifting all of the economies of Europe and living standards throughout Europe, including those in this country, would benefit Europe as a whole. To some extent, the chickens have come home to roost in...

European Council: Statements (25 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I ask that the research that will be conducted will be framed not just in terms of why people voted "No" but what they would vote for. We must examine what we are for. People say we are for remaining in the EU and for the European project but what does that mean in practice? It is fine if people say what should happen in the post-referendum situation. There must be a focus on delivery....

European Council: Statements (25 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I think we should stick to the second Dáil.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the responsibilities of the Ministers of State within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14622/08]

Ministerial Responsibilities. (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: During the recent referendum on the Lisbon treaty one of the questions asked in response to the argument that the reduction in the number of Commissioners from 27 to 18 was in the interests of efficiency of administration and governance was how we could argue it was necessary to reduce to 18 the number of Commissioners for a population of 500 million when, for a population of 4 million, we...

Ministerial Responsibilities. (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Does the Taoiseach believe Ministers of State are an abused category of office holder in the House? Ministers now rarely turn up for Adjournment debates and even when private notice questions are tabled, we sometimes find the Minister with direct responsibility does not appear and a Minister of State is asked to appear in his or her stead. For example, last week when the Minister for the...

Social Partnership. (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners collectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14623/08]

Social Partnership. (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Taoiseach noted, the pay terms of the existing agreement for the private sector expired in March while that for the public sector will expire in September. We are in a situation where there should be a new agreement on pay. When does the Taoiseach expect the pay element of the talks to be concluded? Will that happen on this side of the summer holidays? I note he said there have...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach stated the Government will make decisions based on the mid-year Exchequer returns. I understand these will be published tomorrow. Is the Taoiseach aware of the contents of those returns? Did the Cabinet discuss the figures today? When will he be in a position to outline to the House exactly what he and the Government intend to do to deal with what is indicated by those...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand the Exchequer figures will be released tomorrow at a press conference.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: We are not in a normal situation. We are seeing the most dramatic turnaround in the public finances in a very long time. Will the Minister for Finance come into the House tomorrow to tell us what the Exchequer returns are and the approach the Government intends to take?

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It is not credible when for the past couple of weeks the Taoiseach and the Minister have spoken in this coded language and dropped hints all over the place about corrective action, prudent measures, savings and temporary adjustments. Such language is creating the climate for the Government to engage in cutting various programmes and services and, possibly, introducing some stealth taxes. In...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: We want the Taoiseach to tell the House what he will do to address the issue instead of presenting all these coded messages and pretending that we will get the figures tomorrow, following which the Government will address what it is going to do. Is he trying to tell us that the Government has not been addressing this issue for quite some time? It is incredible that he does not know, in...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Anybody with experience of dealing with Departments or the public service can see what is happening. Will the Taoiseach treat the people like adults and tell us exactly what is happening and what will be done? He should put it on the table and take out the coded language and, instead of allowing the Minister for Finance or his officials to arrange a press conference, he should have the...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Does the Taoiseach know the figures?

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The difficulty here arises from the fact that the questions on Thursday were addressed to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, who, I understand, was in Cork on Thursday and went fundraising in Kerry later in the day.