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Departmental Staff. (29 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Will the communications unit die of natural causes?

Official Engagements. (29 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his participation in the EU-US summit in Prague on 5 April 2009. [15142/09]

Official Engagements. (29 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach his plans for official trips abroad for the remainder of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15590/09]

Official Engagements. (29 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 17: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the June 2009 summit of EU leaders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16715/09]

Official Engagements. (29 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 18: To ask the Taoiseach his plans to meet other EU leaders in advance of the June 2009 summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16716/09]

Official Engagements. (29 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Is it still the Government's intention to have agreement concluded at the June summit on the texts required to enable the Government to bring forward a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty? What progress has been made on the development of those texts and at what point will the main Opposition parties be advised as to that progress? Did I detect from the Taoiseach's reply to Deputy Bruton...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: My question is about the publication of the legislation, which is in order. In his Supplementary Budget Statement we were given the impression by the Minister for Finance that the legislation to establish an bord bailout would be introduced quickly. The Taoiseach has now said it will be some time in the summer legislative session. The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural...

Written Answers — Community and Voluntary Organisations: Community and Voluntary Organisations (29 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the restrictions on recruitment and the filling of vacancies contained in the circular issued by the Department of Finance on 27 March 2009 will apply to community and voluntary organisations funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16730/09]

Written Answers — Corrib Gas Project: Corrib Gas Project (29 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on his role in recent talks to try to resolve the Corrib gas dispute; the reason for the breakdown in the talks; and if there are plans to attempt to restart them. [16733/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (30 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals she has to change the definition of casual and short-term working. [16975/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (30 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals she has to tackle the significant disadvantages built into the welfare system if someone is put on short-time working hours and ultimately is made redundant in terms of the potential reduced rate of jobseeker's benefit if later made redundant. [16976/09]

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I join with Deputy Kenny in marking the first anniversary of the Taoiseach's elevation to office. I hope there will not be a second anniversary. I do not know how it has been for him but it has been pretty lousy for the rest of us. Almost 200,000-----

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Never mind the Opposition. Let us think for a second of the people we represent.

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Almost 200,000 people have lost their jobs since Deputy Cowen became Taoiseach. The precise number is 195,598. That is an average of 517 people losing their jobs every day since the Taoiseach's election. Many of them have lost their jobs because the companies and businesses in which they worked did not get credit from the banks. On 25 June 2008, I informed the Taoiseach that I was hearing...

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This was succeeded by the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank.

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Wait a second. We are obviously using different yardsticks to measure what is working. The Government subsequently proceeded with the recapitalisation of the banks at a cost of €7 billion or €8.5 billion. This had to be followed up with a statement that the Government would bring in "an bord bail out" at a cost of God only knows how much more to the public purse. In the meantime, the...

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Stick to the question I asked.

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: He might answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We were right.

Leaders' Questions (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I will resist the temptation to engage in political argy bargy with the Taoiseach.