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Public Relations Contracts. (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: My understanding of the guidelines published in 2005 following the Quigley report is that the appointment of a particular person, consultant or public relations firm by a Minister would be referred to the Government secretariat for consideration and that if it had some issues it wished to raise in that regard, the Secretary General would make a recommendation to the Taoiseach as to whether...

Departmental Offices. (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: An bord snip nua made recommendations in respect of the Office of the Chief State's Solicitor to the effect that savings of €400,000 be achieved through the suppression of vacancies and efficiencies in external legal services and other administrative expenses. What consideration has been given to this recommendation and how will its implementation be squared with the conclusions of the...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Only four sitting days have been scheduled after the budget, which will be announced this day week. Four days is a short period for a debate on a budget, particularly one that we expect will be exceptional. In addition, the Taoiseach replied to me to the effect that it may be necessary to have a social welfare Bill brought through the Houses and enacted before the Christmas recess if any...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am discussing arrangements for the House's sitting. Is there clarity on whether there will be a social welfare Bill before Christmas? Does the Government plan to allow sitting days before Christmas in addition to the scheduled four? It is a small number.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We are going to have to discuss the arrangements for the budget debate and for any social welfare Bill that is introduced.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

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Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: With respect, a Cheann Comhairle, I am entitled to ask questions about the arrangements for sittings and the conduct of business. The Government has created a set of circumstances in which the date of the budget has been put back to 9 December, thereby leaving a very short period of time for a debate on the budget. It appears there may be a political strategy to get the budget, and possibly...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: In fairness to the Taoiseach, this is the first time he has acknowledged that there will be a social welfare Bill before Christmas.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We now know what that means. It will not suffice to provide for four sitting days on which to debate the budget and the social welfare Bill. I would like the Taoiseach to set out, before we break at the end of this week, details of satisfactory sitting arrangements for the rest of this session. If he is not in a position to do so today, perhaps he will direct the Tánaiste to do so...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: He will not be mad keen on that one.

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank my colleague, Deputy Shortall, for tabling this motion and all the Members of the House who have contributed to the debate. In seven or eight minutes' time we will vote on this motion. Let me be very clear. There is no obligation on any Government member or supporter of the House to vote against this motion.

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Government Deputies will seek to justify voting against this motion on the grounds that they are obliged to support the Government position on it. The Government will not fall if the Labour Party motion is passed tonight. Our motion is simply calling on the Government not to touch child benefit in next week's budget. It is a call and an appeal. The verb in the Labour Party motion,...

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The same men and women who have spent the past two nights patting themselves on the back for increasing child benefit over the past decade are the ones who have mortgaged our children's future for decades to come, in the form of NAMA and robbing children to pay the banks. They are looking to children and families to pay for the consequences of this economic crisis but they are very silent on...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sections of the Companies (Accounting and Auditing) Act 2003 which have not been commenced; the reason these sections were not commenced; when these sections will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44594/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the work of the Company Law Review Group; the timeframe for the publication of legislation following the reports of the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44593/09]

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: There is quite an amount of business on the Order Paper today. Before agreeing to it, I wish to ask the Tánaiste if any time will be provided for a statement to be made to the House by her, the Taoiseach or the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, on the talks currently under way with the public service trade unions. We seem to have a very muddled position taken by the Government....

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Is that the Government's position?

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Whom does the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, represent?

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This is not agreed. This item relates to the bank guarantee scheme and involves complex issues. The 50 minutes allocated for its discussion is not sufficient. The Labour Party is opposed to the guillotine on this item.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I have a question for the Tánaiste about legislation. As we know, thousands of families and businesses are still coping with the aftermath of the worst flooding in this country in living memory. On 23 October 2007 a European Union directive was signed which provided a framework for the assessment and management of flood risks, aiming at the reduction of adverse consequences for human...