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- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I return to my Question No. 1, which refers to non-established civil servants and contract staff. Question No. 2 refers to special political advisers or other staff employed by the Taoiseach, his Ministers of State and his Department. The latter question specifically asks if changes are planned in respect of those personnel. The Taoiseach has effectively confirmed that the Government has...
- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Yes.
- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I am asking about the Taoiseach's Department. The Government has made decisions this morning and I am asking the Taoiseach if he will tell the House what decisions have been made about staff recruitment, replacement and pay, since those decisions clearly concern staff which are the subject of these questions.
- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: From the Taoiseach's replies, it seems the categories of special political adviser, contract staff and non-established civil servants, who are mainly employed for political purposes, will be exempt from the Government's decision today on the recruitment and replacement of staff in the public service. Is that what the Taoiseach's replies to the House indicate?
- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I wish to concentrate on the position from today onwards. I understand from the Taoiseach's responses to the questions that if he or any of his Ministers is of a mind to employ additional political advice or additional staff in their offices, they are free to do so and that whatever decisions have been made by the Government, do not apply to the employment of staff in ministerial offices or...
- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: We must be the only Parliament in the world where Government makes a decision and the Head of the Government will not tell the House what that decision is until he goes out to a press conference to tell them first. However, I will leave that aside. My question relates to the special advisers, contract staff and non-established civil servants, who work in the Taoiseach's Department, many of...
- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I am not asking what the Taoiseach is contemplating. I am looking for facts.
- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I will pursue the question another way. I appreciate the Taoiseach may be becoming a bit weary of the questioning. If he answered it, however, we could move off from it. Does this mean that from today there is no embargo on the recruitment of political advisers and contract staff in the Taoiseach's Department and other ministerial offices? Does this mean there is no restriction on...
- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach has said that if a member of the staff leaves, he will make a decision as to whether he or she will be replaced. Similarly, if he believes at some stage that he wants to add to the number of staff, he can do so. Will the same rule apply to every other Department and every other section of the public sector? Will all managers in the public sector have the same latitude the...
- Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: The bottom line appears to be that, whatever the Government decided today with regard to limitations on staffing in the public sector, it does not apply to the Taoiseach's office, Ministers' offices, political advisers and the whole array of political staff employed by the Taoiseach and his Ministers.
- Cabinet Committees. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he has plans for changes to the Cabinet sub-committees operating under the auspices of his Department [14627/08]
- Cabinet Committees. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach when the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnership last met; when the next meeting is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19444/08]
- Cabinet Committees. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I want to ask the Taoiseach specifically about the Cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure. Has the Government decided to drop or defer the metro north project and, if so, will the Cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure deal with that Government decision?
- Cabinet Committees. (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Taoiseach for telling the House the metro north project is going ahead as planned. That is what I understood from his answer and if he wants to correct that, I am happy to hear what he has to say. Will the Cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure be asked to consider any other changes to the infrastructure programme arising from the decisions made at today's Cabinet meeting?
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I watched the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance deliver their press conference on the Internet. I saw them answer the questions posed by journalists and I looked through their statement. Whatever this is, it is not a plan for the economy. It is a back of the envelope book-keeping exercise. It contains a few prudent measures, some of which had been sought for some time from this side...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I am somewhat surprised at the figure the Taoiseach has just given us for his estimate of the amount that would be saved by a 3% payroll reduction across Departments, State agencies and local authorities. The Taoiseach has advised that would come to â¬250 million.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Is the Taoiseach referring to the period between now and the end of 2009?
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: These figures do not add up.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach has told us the Government would save â¬1 billion in 2009. If the 3% payroll reduction only comes to â¬250 million between now and the end of 2009, where on earth is the â¬750 million for the remainder of 2009 and the remainder of the â¬190 million for 2008 to come from? That does not stack up. Even at the rate the Government is placing advertisements with television...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: From where will the other â¬750 million come?