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Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, we do. The Ceann Comhairle should bear with me. That EU directive was due for transposition on 25 November this year, but it has not yet been transposed. My colleague, Deputy Joe Costello, asked about this on 14 October 2008 and he was told at that stage that the transposition of the directive was under discussion between the OPW and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That is fine and I shall look forward to hearing what is reverted to me, but the reply indicates that the issue of preparation for floods has not exactly been a priority for Government.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Hold on a second, a Cheann Comhairle. People have had their houses flooded, their homes wrecked and have been in misery for the past number of weeks.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Nobody blames the Government for the bad weather, but clearly there was lack of preparation and it is perfectly obvious that the issue of flooding, the preparation for it and the taking of the necessary measures to alleviate it have not been a priority.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This is a directive which should have been transposed by now. It was the subject of a Dáil question more than a year ago, and the Tánaiste does not know which Minister will be responsible for introducing it or whether it will be primary or secondary legislation. It is manifestly clear that there was no discussion in Government about the issue of floods until the bad weather came.

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a two year moratorium on family home repossessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44870/09]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance the consumer functions which will be transferred from the Financial Regulator; the timeframe for this transfer of functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44590/09]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (3 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 201: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it was intended in the architectural heritage protection guidelines for local authorities that a structure must be of regional interest to warrant consideration for entry in the record of protected structures; if local authorities are intended to be discouraged or precluded from considering for entry in...

Standards in Public Office. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach his plans to introduce amendments to the code of conduct for officeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37272/09]

Standards in Public Office. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: In his opening reply the Taoiseach said that codes of conduct for office-holders would be amended after the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill has been enacted. If this is the case we will have a long time to wait. This Bill has been around for a long time. The Taoiseach will recall this Bill was first announced in October 2006 by the then Tánaiste, Mr. Michael McDowell, when he...

Standards in Public Office. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not broadening it, I am responding to something that was specifically referred to in the Taoiseach's reply. He told the House that the changes in the code of conduct would be brought in after the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill is enacted. I am pointing out to the Taoiseach that the enactment of the ethics Bill is a long-playing record at this stage. That Bill was passed in...

Standards in Public Office. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I will take up the Taoiseach's invitation to ask the leader of the majority wing of the Government about the location of the ethics Bill. In respect of the recommendations which arise from the report on FÁS, what are the practical, net implications of the recommendations and what specific changes are being made in the arrangements for travel and other entertainment by Ministers where this...

Ministerial Travel. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the estimated cost to his Department of planned travel for himself and the Ministers of State in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/09]

Ministerial Travel. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach has said on a couple of occasions in reply both to this question and the previous question that new guidelines are now in place. Will he tell the House what are the guidelines, for example, in respect of overnight accommodation? Do the guidelines make it plain that the era of the €900 a night room is over and that accommodation has to be arranged on a more modest basis in...

Consultancy Reports. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the number of reports commissioned from consultants since June 2007 to date in 2009; the cost in each case in respect of his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41723/09]

Consultancy Reports. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The number will be smaller next year.

Consultancy Reports. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I will leave the frogs for a moment. I have heard the Government accuse the Opposition of many things but whatever we may have done a long time ago, we were not going around counting frogs.

Consultancy Reports. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That is great.

Consultancy Reports. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to discuss this review of the economic regulatory environment, which cost €408,000.

Consultancy Reports. (8 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: A reply to Deputy Burton on 6 October has a figure of €408,375.