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Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We never cut their benefit.

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We never took money off them.

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: He is living in the past.

EU Council Meetings. (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome on the European Council meeting held in Brussels on 29 and 30 October 2009. [38546/09]

EU Council Meetings. (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: In response to Deputy Kenny, the Taoiseach said he had discussions with the Swedish Prime Minister as Sweden holds the EU Presidency. In those discussions, did the Taoiseach discuss particular candidates for both the position of High Representative and Presidency of the EU Council? Does he expect appointments, or nominations, for both positions will be made at the summit meeting on 19...

EU Council Meetings. (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: In respect of the position of High Representative and President of the Council, in earlier replies on previous occasions, the Taoiseach indicated both here and in public commentary the expectation that the position of High Representative would be appointed first then followed by the rest of the Commission and that the issue of the Presidency of the Council was something that might be dealt...

Constitutional Amendments. (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach when the constitutional referenda will be held during the remainder of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32521/09]

Constitutional Amendments. (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in the reports published to date in 2009 by the Joint Committee on the Constitution [32522/09]

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That was my fault. Deputy Kenny should not blame the Ceann Comhairle.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The local government (Dublin mayor) Bill is listed in section C of the legislative programme, which means the heads have not yet been approved by the Government. The problem is the Government has announced, through the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, that it intends that a direct election of a Dublin mayor will take place next summer. We do not yet know what the...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Labour Party wishes to oppose the Government's proposal for taking the NAMA legislation today. It is somewhat unusual to have amendments from the Seanad although we get the odd amendment from time to time. In this case, 37 amendments were made to the Bill, most of which were proposed by the Minister. The Government wishes to guillotine discussion on this at 3:30 p.m. It is not just...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: ——no money for child benefit, no money for paying wages, no money to help people in trouble with their mortgages and no money to take initiatives to get people back to work, but there is no shortage of money for the banks. Let us bear in mind what has been already done. Some €4 billion has been put into a delinquent bank called Anglo Irish Bank and €7 billion has been provided for...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This problem happened because of Fianna Fáil's policies of encouraging property speculation down the years which created the property bubble, because it made the wrong call on the bank guarantee scheme and because it made a second wrong call on NAMA when there was the alternative of nationalising the banks——

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: ——for far less than all of this would cost.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I join Deputy Hogan and the Tánaiste in welcoming the release of Fr. Michael Sinnott, which is a great relief to his family and colleagues in the Columban Fathers. I also join the tributes being paid to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and, through him, to Ambassador O'Brien and his colleagues, for the outstanding work they did in securing the release of Fr. Sinnott. On legislation, the...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (12 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the growing number of industrial disputes in which employers have ignored or failed to abide by adjudications of the labour relations agencies; if this problem has been raised with the employer organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41057/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (12 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recommendation of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that the jobs initiative should be closed down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41056/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the projected costs of the communications unit in his Department to date in 2009; his plans to change the role of the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32523/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Taoiseach stated, we have had questions on the Government's listening post a number of times. The unit listens to the radio, reads the newspapers, takes clippings and cuttings and keeps an eye on what kind of coverage the Government is getting. I was surprised that it did not seem to cross Colm McCarthy's path when he was examining the public service. I could not see a reference to...

Departmental Expenditure. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach did not answer my question on whether he considers the unit to be an essential service of Government. Would he be satisfied to have it used as a benchmark for assessing whether particular services should be discontinued or downsized? For example, we often hear that the Government is contemplating the implementation of at least some of the McCarthy report recommendations and...