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Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Was the proposal for a €100,000 fine a Government decision?

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Was the entire Government present?

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Were the Green Party Ministers missing that day as well?

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: What about blasphemous libel?

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Was that the Taoiseach's idea?

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach could be in trouble himself.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that no recruitment to the Defence Forces will take place during 2009; the strength of the Army, the Air Corps and the Naval Service as of 1 January 2009; the projected strength of each at the end of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17771/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance when, arising from his budget announcement of changes in pension related deductions for public servants to ameliorate the impact on lower paid public servants, the new arrangements will come into effect; if it is intended to refund deductions made at the higher, pre-budget rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17638/09]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (7 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that local authorities have sufficient staff, expertise, resources and funding to upgrade water treatment infrastructure in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18106/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the changes to be made to his Department's Estimate for 2009 arising from Budget decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15143/09]

Ministerial Responsibilities. (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the changes he plans to make to the roles and responsibilities of Ministers of State attached to his Department, arising from the recent Government decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15144/09]

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: How the Government deals with the banks will determine the future of the Irish economy and of this country. It is clear the attempts made to date have not succeeded. Business is not getting the credit it needs. Good businesses which would have a future if they could survive the recession cannot now get credit to act as a bridge in this difficult period, to protect the jobs of their workers...

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: A national investment bank and a banking commission should be established to oversee this, and the banks should be returned to the market when they are in good shape and the economy is recovering.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: As one commentator put it, the debate taking place this week is the most important debate, declarations of war aside, in which the Members of Dáil Éireann will ever participate. We have two choices. We can go down the route suggested by the Government, with the guarantee, recapitalisation and then the buying up of the toxic assets and bad debts by an agency announced five weeks ago that...

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is so lucky to have such advice available to him. It is an awful wonder given the quantum of brain power and financial advice he has on the benches behind him that he has made such a mess of the banking issue to date.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The only other country that has anything remotely close to such a difficulty is Ireland. All of the international commentators, including the IMF, are telling us that the cost to the Irish taxpayer, to the public and to future generations of dealing with the banking crisis will be greater here than it will be anywhere else. We have a crisis. What the Government is doing is not working, it...

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We did not. The Taoiseach is wrong, he is mixing up two different things.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It certainly is not.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It has not been established yet.

Order of Business (12 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to raise two matters with the Taoiseach. One concerns an item of legislation he promised at the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis during which he said legislation would be brought in to require groups campaigning in referendum campaigns to submit details of their funding and expenditure to the Standards in Public Office Commission. When will that legislation appear? Will it be enacted before a...