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Ministerial Staff. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the duties and responsibilities of the special political advisers as appointed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32524/09]

Ministerial Staff. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach stated the system pertaining to programme managers and special advisers dates from the early 1990s. I am sure he will recall that, at that stage, the idea was that there would be a single programme manager for each Department or Minister and a single adviser for each Minister, the idea being that the programme managers would drive the implementation of the programme for...

Ministerial Staff. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: -----which is operating purely for the Taoiseach on a political basis, all of it at taxpayers' expense? To say that €2.7 million, or whatever was the cost since 2007, is small money begs the question of what type of advice they have been giving the Government since then.

Ministerial Staff. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I did not question the necessity for programme managers and advisers. I accept that is necessary and that the Government has to have independent advice. What I am questioning is the numbers and from where the salaries came. It is not the case that programme managers were always paid the same salary as a Secretary General of a Department. I want to ask the Taoiseach two questions. First,...

Ministerial Staff. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It was around principal officer level.

Ministerial Staff. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It was not Secretary General.

Regulatory Reform. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the OECD report on regulatory reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32525/09]

Regulatory Reform. (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We seem to have the worst of both worlds with regard to regulation. While the Government has been looking at all the reports on better regulation, with more and more working groups examining this question, people in business are being tortured with filling forms and trying to respond to one agency or regulatory body after another. The quantity of regulation does not seem to equate with the...

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The salary of the bank's managing director is not only in excess of the Government's guideline, but is also approximately 20 times what a county council road worker is paid and whose pay the Government is proposing to cut. This day week, every child will be home from school or parents will need to find child minders because all of the schools will be closed. People with medical...

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach knows well that type of appeal is meaningless, particularly given circumstances in which overwhelming numbers in the unions concerned took the decision to take strike action. If the Taoiseach is serious about averting the strike - I hope he is, although I did not detect that from the tone of his answer - he and his Ministers need to engage directly in these talks rather than...

Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: On the same issue, I join Deputy Kenny in congratulating Ms Máire Geoghegan-Quinn on her nomination for appointment as Commissioner, and, I wish her well in that role. Does the Taoiseach have any plans to bring her nomination before the House for approval? I appreciate that, technically, that is not required, but since it is a nominee of the country rather than a nominee of Government, I...

Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: More than your colleagues beside the Taoiseach?

Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Does the Taoiseach have an update on when the civil partnership Bill will be before the House?

Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I look forward to the Minister's opening speech.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Finance began by stating that more information has been made available before this budget than before any other. It is true that we have a great deal of information about the state of the economy and much of it was contained in the pre-budget outlook published last week. It tells us that the economy will contract by 7.5% this year, and estimates contraction of 1.5% next...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the dormant accounts fund; the number of applications received to date in 2009; the funding allocated on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41622/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of agencies or State bodies under his remit; if, due to recent budget decisions any consolidation or changes have been made to such bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41623/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount the she has paid to a company (details supplied) to investigate allegations of bullying made against an official in her Department in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41454/09]

Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach will recall that when the Government introduced the bank guarantee at the end of September 2008, he and the Minister for Finance assured us it would not cost taxpayers anything. Since then we have had to pay €4 billion to Anglo Irish Bank and €7 billion to AIB and Bank of Ireland; on top of this we have the NAMA legislation. Now that the banks have got the money and the...

Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: -----the old guard are back to their old ways. They are trying to call the shots. This week we saw that AIB wants to appoint the same person as chairman and chief executive - that is, an executive chairman - to appoint a managing director internally, and to exceed the cap on salaries. The Taoiseach said to Deputy Kenny yesterday that the Government intends to insist on compliance with the...