Results 381-400 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: How much time do I have to speak?
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: That is a long time.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Given that the Bill has a wider remit than the report of the constituency commission, it is the former that I shall explore. The main substance of the Bill is to give effect to the report of the constituency commission. When such a report is published, some people are inevitably disappointed while others are delighted. The debate will reflect those reactions. It is possible for the Oireachtas...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Yes, they usually got it wrong from their own point of view. It was an attempt to set the boundaries of constituencies to suit the perceived electoral advantage of the Government in office. We should not revive that practice. The Labour Party will, for those reasons, accept the Bill, notwithstanding reservations about its contents and our observations on the report of the commission. The...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: It is a matter to which we need to give consideration.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: The point has been made to me by a number of people that the concentration of three-seat constituencies is on the northside of Dublin city and has been extended into the commuter belt of County Meath. If one looks at the map of three-seat constituencies particularly, they are clustered. The greatest concentration of three-seat constituencies is in the northside of Dublin, the south west â...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: It is a matter that should be examined. The last time I raised in the House the issue of Sunday voting, the response was that the churches might be concerned but I am not sure this is the case. Church people have spoken about the need for a good turnout and have encouraged people to perform their civic duty. I would be surprised it there was active opposition on the part of the churches to...
- Written Answers — Debt Relief: Debt Relief (28 Apr 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the use of IMF gold stockpiles to fund debt cancellation. [13589/05]
- Written Answers — Debt Relief: Debt Relief (28 Apr 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the prospect of 100% debt cancellation for the poorest countries in the world; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at a recent meeting of the G7, Ministers moved to support this initiative; his views on this stance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13588/05]
- Written Answers — Ministerial Visit: Ministerial Visit (4 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make a statement on the outcome of her recent business development trip to the United States. [14179/05]
- Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (4 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, arising from the recent decision of the EU to ban US imports of certain types of animal feed unless they can be certified as free of genetically modified corn, checks have been put in place to establish whether any such feedstuffs were imported into this country prior to the ban; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Order of Business. (5 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Does the Minister know anything about the critical infrastructure Bill?
- Fisheries Protection. (5 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister of State should not drag me into it.
- Fisheries Protection. (5 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister of State should not use me as cover.
- Health Services. (5 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: The case in question is sad and sensitive and involves a 24 year old man who has been diagnosed with vCJD and is seriously ill in a Dublin hospital. I have been contacted by the young man's family. While they do not wish themselves or their son to be publicly identified, they have asked me to raise the matter publicly with the Minister for Health and Children because they believe there are...
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (5 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the current economic downturn in the Killybegs fishing industry and its serious impact on the whole south-west Donegal region, and on the major problems which were recently brought to the attention of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources during its recent...
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (5 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the appointment of the new National Salmon Commission and on the reason he did not announce a total allowable catch for salmon in 2005, which was fully aligned with the scientific advice in view of the strong pleas made during his recent consultation with the Joint Committee on...
- Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: I am seeking clarification from the Taoiseach in respect of two Bills listed on the schedule.
- Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: One is the Strategic National Infrastructure Bill the original intention of which was to establish a national infrastructure board while the other is the National Roads Infrastructure Bill. Will there be separate legislation for the planning of roads infrastructure and for the planning of other infrastructure? Are the comments of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government...
- Order of Business. (10 May 2005)
Eamon Gilmore: Do I take it from that response that the Strategic National Infrastructure Bill does not relate to roads?