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Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This is the Taoiseach's fourth attempt since last summer to try to get the public finances right.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach asked——

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I ask the Taoiseach to hold on for a second. If he wishes to engage in partisan politics——

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I came into the House this morning and I agreed, as leader of my party, to the target announced by the Taoiseach, namely, that we get back to 3% by 2013. I did that in the interests of the country because it is important to communicate to the outside world that there is political agreement in the country and in this House about the overall economic and public finance objectives we must have.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: On behalf of my party, I tell the Taoiseach that we will be positive and co-operative in approaching the budgetary process. We ask him for information but he will not tell us what is the target. He will not tell us what will be the macro-economic projections. He will not tell us the information with regard to the capital programme.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: He will not provide us with the options papers. He will not tell us what the trend is with regard to the March figures, but he will come into the House to say that he will consider everything and then will return and tell us about it on 7 April. That is not engaging in bipartisan politics and it does not respond appropriately to what there is, namely, an offer from the Opposition side of...

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: What the Taoiseach is engaged in now is a political smokescreen, namely, he has put out the idea and can claim that the Opposition was asked for its ideas. He can ask where were the ideas, but he will end up making all the decisions.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: If the Taoiseach wants co-operation from the Opposition parties, he must behave a bit more constructively than he is doing at the moment.

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: If he wishes his discussions with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, to be meaningful and if he wishes to avoid having strikes, strife and public unrest in this country, he must level with the unions about the figures because in January he agreed a figure of €2 billion with them. That figure is now gone, with the levy and the other measures. On day one, when the Taoiseach goes to...

Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This is neither the Taoiseach's money nor the Government's money. The Government is not running a private business on that side of the House but rather it is running our business, the public's business. This is about taxpayers' money and it is about time that the Taoiseach came into this House, levelled with us and with the people of this country about the scale of our problem and let us...

European Council Meetings. (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach about his participation in the special meeting of EU leaders to discuss the economic situation, held on 1 March 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9522/09]

European Council Meetings. (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received a final agenda for the March 2009 meeting of EU Heads of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9619/09]

European Council Meetings. (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Following on from that, will the Taoiseach tell the House how much progress has been made in terms of agreeing texts on the declarations agreements, protocols and so on which are to be finalised, presumably at the June summit? At what point will Opposition parties in the House be informed on what is happening with those texts? We have had no discussion or consultation about this since last...

European Council Meetings. (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand there is an informal summit meeting in early April to deal with economic matters. Has the Taoiseach plans to present any pre-budget position to that summit in relation to Ireland's economic affairs and budgetary situation?

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: At the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis the Taoiseach promised legislation to provide for greater accountability and transparency of funding and the sources of funding by those participating in referendum campaigns in the State. When will that legislation be introduced? Is it intended to have it enacted in advance of any second referendum on the Lisbon treaty? Are there any plans for the Minister for...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (25 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a site has been identified for a post primary school to service the Stepaside/Kilternan area of County Dublin; when this site will acquired; when building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12291/09]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (26 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance if has begun the search for an individual or group of individuals to head his proposed Irish banking commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12308/09]

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the staffing levels in the Government Information Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9620/09]

Social Partnership. (31 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach when he next plans to meet the social partners; when the steering group referred to in section 7 of Towards 2016, Review and Transitional Agreement, 2008 to 2009, is expected to hold its next meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9621/09]

Social Partnership. (31 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received a response to the invitation he issued to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on 24 March 2009 to engage in talks; the issues he plans to have on the agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13024/09]