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Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures planned by his Department to reduce carbon emissions through the actions of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3920/09]

Ministerial Travel. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the procedures used by his office to regulate and monitor the use of the Government jet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46100/08]

Ministerial Travel. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, was explicit on this matter. He stated that we could get rid of the Government jet in the morning and it would not cause us any problem whatsoever. Does the Taoiseach agree with that statement? Would he agree, for example, that since the first purchase of a Government jet in 1980, there has been a huge...

Ministerial Travel. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Is the Government jet used where there are available direct scheduled flights between Irish airports and the capital concerned? For example, is it used in connection with business in Brussels and, if so, how many times has it been used given the reasonably regular scheduled service to that city? The Taoiseach referred to the Government jet. There are three such aircraft or two and a half at...

Ministerial Travel. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Is it safe?

Ministerial Travel. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am glad to hear that.

Social Partnership Agreement. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the ratification by ICTU and IBEC of the Towards 2016 review and transitional agreement, 2008 to 2009. [43597/08]

Social Partnership Agreement. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Government with the social partners under the Towards 2016 process is due; if an agenda has been agreed for the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43598/08]

Social Partnership Agreement. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the publication on 18 December 2008 of the Government's framework for economic recovery. [1002/09]

Social Partnership Agreement. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he will say when he will meet the social partners to discuss issues in regard to the current national agreement. [1004/09]

Social Partnership Agreement. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 17: To ask the Taoiseach when the interdepartmental 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. [3144/09]

Social Partnership Agreement. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach referred to the transitional agreement which the social partners negotiated last September. Is that agreement not now in tatters? The Construction Industry Federation said that it would not partake in it. IBEC, which ratified it, announced recently that it will not honour its pay terms. Last week in the House the Taoiseach effectively said the same, that in respect of...

Social Partnership Agreement. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We have had situations in the past where we have had no national agreement and others where we have had national agreements where occasionally employers pleaded inability to pay. We have never had a situation where we have had a national pay agreement which virtually nobody will pay. The Government will not pay it and IBEC says it will not pay it. It is a pay agreement which is now a...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: One of the proposals which the Labour Party has been putting forward in order to address the serious economic difficulties which the country and working families are facing is a guarantee for families that they will not lose their homes during the period of this recession. To be fair, it appears that the Government has taken up this proposal in some way and has discussed it with the...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am afraid just putting the code on a statutory footing does not deliver on this. This is about those who cannot pay. There are plenty of ways in which those who will not pay can be dealt with. In any event, the mortgage must be repaid at some stage. Let us be clear, this is about people who cannot pay and people who fear that they will not be able to pay.

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: People are scared and worried. People have either lost their jobs, are afraid they will lose their jobs or their income is down and they are worrying about how they are going to make repayments on their homes and about the day somebody will come knocking on their door, mandatory code or not, to repossess their home. The Taoiseach stated that there have not been many repossessions to date...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It appears two laws are being applied. We have one set of laws in respect of big borrowings for large developments, which are deemed part of the bad debt problem the State had to guarantee and in respect of which it must now recapitalise the banks. We appear to have a regime which is about to recapitalise big loans and repossess in respect of small loans. Saying there have not been many...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: No.

Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to ask about two Bills. The first is the Bill to give effect to the so-called pensions levy. Will the Taoiseach tell the House when that Bill will be introduced in the House and what is his timetable for its enactment? Can the Taoiseach tell us if the heads of the Bill have been approved by the Government and, if so, will the Government publish them? There is much uncertainty as to...

Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Do I take from that reply that the heads of the Bill have not yet been agreed by the Government? Given what the Taoiseach said on the agreement of the heads of the Bill, when is it likely the detail of its contents will be agreed by the Government and when is it likely to be published? I suggest to the Taoiseach that when the Government has approved the heads of the Bill, the heads...