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Departmental Expenditure. (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: In reply to Deputy Kenny, the Taoiseach said that the time of the communications unit is taken up with answering media queries and that there is an increased workload because of the increase in the volume of media queries. That sounds to me like public relations work.

Departmental Expenditure. (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I thought that was what the communications unit was doing.

Public Service Pay. (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the estimated cost to his Department of the full implementation of the recommendations of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19443/08]

Public Service Pay. (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: What parts of the recommendations of the review body have been implemented? As I understand it, pay increases were recommended for a range of senior public servants, including senior politicians, that is, Ministers and office holders, as well as judges, senior civil servants, chief executives of State bodies and county managers. Has any part of the review body recommendations been...

Public Service Pay. (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I thought the decision made last year to defer was only in respect of the Government itself and that the civil servants and so on got it.

Public Service Pay. (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not know if the Taoiseach has the figure with him but could he tell us the total cost of implementing the recommendations? How much of that has been committed to being implemented or to being paid and, therefore, what is the annual saving as a result of yesterday's decision?

Public Service Pay. (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I have a few questions arising from the decision not to implement the recommendations and to review them again in 2010. Are there pension implications arising from that decision? Does the Taoiseach have an estimate of the number of persons covered by the review body who are likely to retire between now and the review date in 2010? Is it the intention of the Taoiseach to continue the review...

Public Service Pay. (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Why did the Government decide to review it in 2010? The decision is not to implement the recommendations to make the payments. Why did the Taoiseach decide to review this in 2010? Could it not be addressed by making a fresh reference to the review body in the future rather than reviewing the implementation of these recommendations?

Order of Business (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The amount of legislation going through the House in recent times has been small and, at the beginning of every session, the Chief Whip circulates a legislative programme, much of which does not materialise by the end of the session, including legislation promised to be published and the order it is to be taken. I ask for two changes in the coming session and the coming year. Will the Chief...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to share time with Deputy Penrose. The Labour Party amendment reads: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "mindful of the deteriorating position of the Irish economy, caused primarily by the collapse in the house-building industry; concerned in particular at the alarming increase in the number of persons on the live register; notes that the...

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to share time with Deputy Joe Costello. This motion, which will be voted on in 15 minutes, is not about bricks and mortar. It is about hope — hope for a better place to live, for a better future and hope for children. I have been very disappointed at the Government's response to what I had hoped would be a non-partisan motion in this House. I am disappointed at the amendment that...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (9 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 63: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the report The Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland compiled by the National Parks and Wildlife Service that found that of 59 protected habitats only 4 or 7% had good status overall with the remainder either poor or bad; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Three weeks ago, the Labour Party proposed a motion that the Dáil should continue in session until the end of July and return in early September. We argued in favour of that on the grounds that the country is facing serious economic and political difficulties. The Government needs to be accountable to the House in a way that it has not been before. I acknowledge that as a result of that...

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Since the general election last year, we have had the poorest legislative performance by any Government since the foundation of the State. The lowest number of Bills have been put through the Dáil. In the course of 24 hours, we have the usual exercise by the Government where it attempts to rush Bills through at the last minute. The Intoxicating Liquor Bill was passed the other night when...

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: A Cheann Comhairle, what we have is a lazy and incompetent Government.

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It cannot introduce legislation on time to ensure it is fully debated in the House. It uses the guillotine at the last minute and is now running for the bunker. Will this practice of the Government bringing in legislation and amendments to it in the last week of the Dáil session end in September? Will we have a real legislative programme for the full year where the Dáil can deal with...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (10 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his position on the funding allocated to independent radio production in the Independent Programme Account as set out in section 116 of the Broadcasting Bill 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28010/08]

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Since Deputy Cowen became Taoiseach, some 140 days ago, 45,628 people have lost their jobs in this country. That is, on average, approximately 300 a day. We are told that people are now losing their jobs so fast that the Department of Social and Family Affairs cannot keep up with applications for social welfare payments. More than 30,000 people who have lost their jobs are still waiting...

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I asked what the Taoiseach has done, in the ten or 11 weeks since this Dáil last met, to find jobs for the 45,000 people who have lost their employment. What new initiatives has the Government taken in that period? I received a long answer that suggested the Government will carry on with FÁS and with its approach to the public finances. A case of "as you were". It is clear from the...

Departmental Staff. (24 Sep 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff vacancies in his Department broken down by grade; the steps being taken to fill these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19445/08]