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Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It is not as big as the crisis here.

Departmental Staff. (9 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of occasions since June 2007 to date in 2009 on which he enhanced payments made to persons retiring or otherwise leaving his Department or an agency operating under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37274/09]

Social Partnership Negotiations. (9 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 20 October 2009 with the social partners. [38395/09]

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (Alcohol Products) (9 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: If this were a stand-alone measure, I could see merit in it. I understand there is considerable cross-Border traffic in regard to the purchase of alcohol, that this, in turn, is leading to the purchase of other goods across the Border, and that a reduction in excise might halt and re-balance the situation. However, this is not a stand-alone measure. It has to be seen in the context of the...

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (9 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport the role his Department has in the promotion and rollout of the national electric car and vehicle programme; the number of hybrid electric buses funded by his Department; his plans to encourage delivery and service vehicles to switch to low CO2 and electric power vehicles; the size of the national electric vehicle fleet; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (9 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the proposed forum on rail freight that was mandated to be set up in the policy framework, Smarter Travel, A Sustainable Transport Future 2009 - 2020; the persons who will be members of the forum; the remit of the forum; when a policy document will issue on rail freight; when a target for the development of rail freight here...

Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Labour Party does not agree to any proposal on the Order of Business today because of the manner in which the Government is dealing with the budget debate and the arrangements for the Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill. We have just had probably the most severe budget in living memory. The least the people who are affected by that budget, those who are having their pay and various...

Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: -----to express their opinions. It is grossly unfair to the people we represent. I am also somewhat surprised that the way in which the democracy of this House is being abused has not been commented upon by others.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Last week the Opposition Whips were told the Social Welfare Bill would be taken on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. During the week we began to hear, not from the Chief Whip but from Government backbenchers, that a different arrangement was planned, whereby the Bill would go through this week. That was to protect them from constituency fire over the weekend. There is an alternative. As...

Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This is the first post-budget strike. The Taoiseach is refusing to answer questions.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We can arrange that.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to share time with Deputies Higgins and Quinn.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I will take 20 minutes to 25 minutes and the balance can be shared between both Deputies.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with one thing the Minister for Finance said yesterday, namely, that the late Senator Ted Kennedy was one of the best friends this country ever had. I am pleased that his memory is to be honoured, but Ted Kennedy's name should not have been invoked to dignify a budget that flies in the face of everything that he worked for and fought for.

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Ted Kennedy spent his entire life trying to get a decent health service for the people he represented. The biggest cut in any of area in the budget is to health services. Ted Kennedy was a man who fought for the poor. He said the poor may be out of political fashion but they are not without human needs. He would never have supported measures that take money from the blind, carers, widows...

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It is a disgrace. The budget is built on bad economics and bad politics and delivered by a broken Government. It will divide the country not unite it. It will destroy jobs not create them, and it will push hundreds of thousands of families deeper into poverty. Every family is today paying the price for 12 years of incompetent, reckless, dishonest Government by Fianna Fáil and the wealthy...

Garda Deployment. (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the new Garda Síochána national model of community policing; the number of gardaí committed to community policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46187/09]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the creation of 900 civilian posts within the Garda has resulted in the release of only 144 Garda personnel for front line policing duties as highlighted in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46188/09]

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with Deputy Kenny that this is an arrogant Government. It is so arrogant that it wants to put this Bill through, round up all its people, round up its six strays and get them in here this evening to vote on a measure-----

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Unlike Deputy Power I am a voluntary stray. Deputy Power has been compulsorily strayed. This Government is attempting to pass a social welfare Bill to take money from the blind and those providing care in the home for sick members of their family rather than having them in institutional care at greater cost to the State. The Bill also takes money from widows and from people paid less than...