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Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: On the civil partnership Bill, do I understand correctly from what the Taoiseach has said that the Government will be proceeding with that Bill in 2009? Can he indicate how early in 2009 we might expect the Bill to be published and presented to the House? The Government announced in the budget the amalgamation or abolition of a number of State agencies. I asked questions previously in...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (5 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the consultations that have taken place with any, or all, of the parties to the Good Friday Agreement in relation to the Government's proposals to merge the Irish Human Rights Commission with other agencies; his views on the implications for co-operation between human rights commissions on an all-island basis as envisaged in the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (5 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to publish an action programme that will respond to the observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee made recently under Article 40 of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights. [38363/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the planned building programme for a college (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38626/08]

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to raise a number of issues. First, I would like the Minister for Finance to clarify his response in respect of the legislation for the withdrawal of medical cards from the over-70s. What he has just said represents a change from that previously announced. I would like the Minister to clarify the matter. Second, with regard to the Minister's response to Deputy Kenny on the issue of...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: To me, this is at variance with the terms of the much lauded guarantee scheme. Are we now in the situation where taxpayers are effectively underwriting and guaranteeing the entire banking system, but——

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: ——if there is a reduction in interest rates and the banks do not pass it on——

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: ——the Minister for Finance cannot do anything about it?

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Third, 80 girls, currently aged 12 years, will die from cervical cancer if they are not given the vaccination the Minister for Health and Children announced for them——

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: We do not have a——

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: We do not have a particularly heavy schedule today, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Finance and Minister for Health and Children are in the House.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: One of them made the decision to withdraw that vaccination. It is a short-sighted decision that is putting the lives of young girls at risk.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The decision is short-sighted financially because it will end up costing more to provide care for people who do not get this vaccination than it will to provide them with the vaccination in the first place.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: A Cheann Comhairle, somebody has turned off my microphone. On a point of order, has what I said been recorded? This happens occasionally with microphones. There must be something wrong with the electronics. I am glad to note my microphone is back on. Will the Minister for Health and Children make a statement in the House today in regard to the withdrawal of this vaccination? She says it...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not going to second-guess that. If that is the case, the Minister for Health and Children should come into the House, give her explanation and answer questions about it.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: What about the third issue?

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: All I ask for——

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, and I want the Ceann Comhairle to understand my position. I am asking that the Minister for Health and Children take the opportunity today, when we do not have a particularly heavy legislative burden before us, to explain to the House what she has done. My reason for asking is that the Minister misled the country this morning with some of the things she said on "Morning Ireland".

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The figures that she used were completely wrong.