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Tribunals of Inquiry. (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if he will confirm that as a result of a typing error the senior counsel daily refresher fee paid to lawyers at the Moriarty tribunal was set at a rate of €2,500 rather than the agreed rate of €2,250; the additional costs accruing to his Department as a result of the error; if the error occurred within his Department; if no effort was made to correct...

Tribunals of Inquiry. (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Regarding this error in the payment of fees to two senior counsel, can the Taoiseach clarify when the agreement was made between his Department and the tribunal on the fee of €2,500 per day? When did it come to his Department's attention that it should, in fact, have been €2,250 per day? What is the normal situation when an overpayment is made? If, for example, a civil servant receives...

Tribunals of Inquiry. (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Why is the money in this particular case not recouped? What exactly is going on in the Moriarty tribunal? There has been no report. We have heard there may or may not be additional public hearings. Apparently there is a draft report somewhere. When, and by what means, is it going to come to an end and publish a report?

Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach in the course of his opening address to the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis last Friday evening indicated it was the Government's intention to reduce the limits for declaration of contributions to political parties. When will the legislation be introduced to do that? How will that be squared with the ethics legislation currently before the House, which provides for increases in...

Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: A referendum has been promised by the Taoiseach and legislation will have to be introduced to enable that to happen. Discussions have taken place between the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Opposition parties about the matters under discussion between the Government and our European partners on this issue. To my knowledge, withdrawal from the EDA is not part of that. I...

Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: What about the European Defence Agency? Are we withdrawing from it?

Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That never stopped the Ceann Comhairle previously.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This is a new dispensation, as the man might say.

Order of Business (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That is highly unfair, a Cheann Comhairle.

Written Answers — Forbairt Gaeltachta: Forbairt Gaeltachta (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 83: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta i leith an triúr áisitheoir pobail sna Gaeltachtaí beaga, An Rinn, Ráth Cairn agus Uíbh Ráthach, a chur ar ais ina bpoist; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [8977/09]

Written Answers — Polasaí don Ghaeilge: Polasaí don Ghaeilge (4 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 85: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na ciorruithe atá curtha i bhfeidhm agus atá le cur i bhfeidhm i 2009 ó thaobh na Gaeilge de agus ó thaobh na Gaeltachta de ag a Roinn; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [8976/09]

Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It is not agreed. I want to record the Labour Party's objection to the way in which this item is being taken. The proposal concerns the appointment of a chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. The procedure for this appointment is that a nomination is made by the Government, approval is required by the Oireachtas and the appointment is made by the President. There is a...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: ——there must be a willingness on the part of the Government to consult about the matters that are required by law to be agreed by us across the House. I am not objecting to the particular appointment today but I put down a marker that the next time the Government deals with an appointment like this one in this way, the Labour Party will oppose the appointment.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It is a divine right to rule territory.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It will be like the appointment of the chairman of the Garda Ombudsman Commission.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister will attend the House and tell us again that it is the Government's constitutional responsibility to decide and we can take it or leave it. I want to raise some matters with the Minister. There is a long-standing practice and procedure in the House whereby any Member can make a personal statement to the House about a matter which is in the public domain and about which they...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I have not finished. The statement made by the Taoiseach yesterday does not correspond to the procedure outlined by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to the House. If the Tánaiste wants to make a statement clarifying what she said on the radio, which the House would welcome——

Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: ——she should make that personal statement herself and not have the Taoiseach make it on her behalf. A request has been made by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement for additional powers to prosecute white collar and corporate crime. It was reported in the Sunday newspapers that the director sought such additional powers to overcome the difficulty of what is called the...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: ——seeking additional legislation to strengthen his powers. The response from the Department, according to the report, is that it will be several months before it responds to the request. Given the urgency of the matters the Director of Corporate Enforcement is investigating, I expected a more urgent response to this request than to say it will take a number of months to examine it....

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of community welfare officers funded by her Department; and her plans to provide funding for the recruitment of additional community welfare officers. [9273/09]