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Order of Business (26 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach promised he would accept it.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has had contact with Bus Éireann management, workers or their representatives on proposals to cut 150 buses and 300 jobs at the company with reports that as many as 52 Bus Éireann routes will be axed; the action he will take before the 19 June 2009 deadline to maintain critical fleets, services and jobs at Bus Éireann particularly in...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on his recent meeting with Dublin Bus management on the recent axing of 120 buses from the Dublin Bus fleet and its impact on commuters in the Greater Dublin Area; when the long promised range of technical bus improvements including integrated ticketing, real time information and an AVT system will be introduced which were...

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I also welcome the statement made by the Government last night. This statement was made almost a week after the publication of the Ryan report and came in the aftermath of overwhelming public outrage with regard to the contents of that report. As I understand it, the Government is proposing that the religious orders should make further contributions, that some mechanism can be found to...

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach describes the means by which this will be done as being in the form of additional voluntary contributions from the congregations. What will happen if some of the congregations do not make such contributions? Two or three of the 18 congregations have indicated their intentions. If some of the other congregations do not play ball in the context of what the Taoiseach refers to...

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: How will the Taoiseach do that?

Leaders' Questions (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: And take their word for it.

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Are there staff in the office of the DPP employed on fixed term contracts? Do the terms of the embargo on renewal of fixed term contracts apply to them?

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I refer to both. Are there people on contracts?

Regulatory Reform. (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made with regard to the recommendations contained in the OECD report on regulatory reform in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16606/09]

Regulatory Reform. (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: These questions relate to the OECD report on regulatory reform, which was published in 2001. When that report was published eight years ago, the then Tánaiste and Minister responsible for enterprise and employment, Deputy Harney, said she would accept all the recommendations and that she would have them implemented. From what I can establish, the only recommendation implemented from the...

Appointments to State Boards. (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the appointments made to boards or agencies operating under the aegis of his Department since May 2007 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16607/09]

Appointments to State Boards. (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: They should write to the Taoiseach-----

Appointments to State Boards. (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: -----and send their curricula vitae.

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he has plans to amend the code of conduct for office holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15594/09]

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The jailing yesterday of former Government press secretary, Frank Dunlop, was a very significant watershed in Irish life, in particular in regard to the corruption of public office. Has the Taoiseach given consideration to the consequences and any changes in legislation, practices or codes of conduct that might be progressed arising from the decision of the court yesterday?

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with Deputy Kenny about the necessity for the House to sit through July for the reasons that he has stated. There is a great deal of important business to be dealt with, some of which the respective Ministers have signalled. I drew the Taoiseach's attention last week to the Dáil calendar which suggests that the Dáil will rise on 2 July, a week earlier than last year. I wish to...

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no decision to restore the Christmas bonus.

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Has the Christmas bonus been dropped?

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Christmas bonus is gone.