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Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I asked the Tánaiste.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I asked the Tánaiste a question which, I believe, is in order. That is the question as to whether the Government intends to introduce another budget and when it intends to do so. I ask the question first, because it is manifestly clear that the budget introduced in October no longer applies and that the Tánaiste described some of the measures in it as a disaster.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We are aware that the budgetary figures are different. The Labour Party stands ready and willing to engage with the Government if the Government intends to introduce a new budget. However, we have not——

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I seek an answer to the question.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Will we have a new budget, and if so, when?

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: There will be no new budget.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The legislation to give effect to the announcement by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government that he will cap the spending limits for local elections must be enacted a minimum of 60 days before the date of the local elections which means it must be enacted before the beginning of April. When will we see that legislation?

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (26 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fraud investigations being undertaken into a crisis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8070/09]

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department, broken down by grade, who have applied for relocation under the Government's decentralisation programme; the number of such staff who have relocated to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3149/09]

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach makes all of that sound as if the State is making a profit on decentralisation. If it is such a financial success, why is he cancelling it? In the statement the Government made on 14 October that it would not go ahead with the remainder of decentralisation, it was stated it was doing it for budgetary reasons. However, when he is asked questions about property costs,...

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: They were posts out of Dublin.

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, Dublin posts.

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes indeed, and very proud of it.

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I would like to return to the net cost. The Taoiseach indicated the estimated cost of the decentralisation process when it was announced was originally put at €900 million plus. The Government made a decision that it was going to put the decentralisation process on hold — in effect end it — and review it again in 2011. The statement issued by the Government at the time said that this...

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It is all a bit of a notion.

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Why, then, is the Government cancelling it?

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That is not the case at all; it was a legitimate question.

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the main features of the corporate procurement plan operated by his Department; if changes have been made to the plan as a result of the recent announcement of spending restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/09]

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the main features of the corporate procurement plan operated by his Department; if he plans changes to the plan in view of new spending restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8414/09]

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: In the Government's announcement in connection with the public finances on 8 July last, it stated, "All expenditures by Departments and agencies on consultancies, advertising and PR would be reduced by 50%". What level of reduction has been achieved to date by the Taoiseach's Department? I refer to a report at the weekend that the Public Relations Institute of Ireland was to seek a meeting...