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- Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The Labour Party identified this problem some time ago. Deputy Ciarán Lynch prepared a Private Members' Bill and published it last June. This matter needs to be dealt with. Businesses are closing down because they are being screwed for high rents that might have had some degree of appropriateness in the good times, but are completely out of kilter in these times.
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Of course we can.
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister should say that to the 60 people who are about to lose their jobs.
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: He is listening to his iPod.
- Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (4 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the report of the Rape Crisis Network Ireland, Rape and Justice in Ireland, which found that 7% of rapes reported to the Garda resulted in convictions; his plans to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5591/10]
- Written Answers — Criminal Assets Legislation: Criminal Assets Legislation (4 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the appointment of an expert group to review the operation of the proceeds of crime legislation; if this group has been appointed; if so, the members of the group; when he expects this group to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5590/10]
- Northern Ireland: Statements (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: I join with the Taoiseach and Deputy Kenny in congratulating the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive for having agreed yet another strategic step forward in arrangements for devolved government in Northern Ireland. I also want to extend my thanks and congratulations to the Taoiseach and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and their officials who on behalf of all of us here, have spent so...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Some 760 jobs are to go in the Bank of Scotland (Ireland), while yesterday it was announced that 175 jobs are to go at Boston Scientific in Galway. That is almost 1,000 jobs in two days, on top of the 436,000 people who are already out of work as we saw from last week's live register figures. The biggest and most urgent issue currently facing this country is to get the economy repaired and...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Unfortunately, that answer does not tell me any more than I already know about the international content services centre. The programme for Government states that budgetary support is being committed for six priority areas in the knowledge society report, one of which is the establishment of an international content services centre in co-operation between the digital hub and the IDA. The...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Potential, yes.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach does not know the first thing about it.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach knows nothing about it.
- Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: I wish to speak about the first item Deputy Kenny mentioned. I do not at this stage wish to declare whether I have a candidate. However, I would like to know when the election will take place. There was some newspaper reportage on speculation that the Government would approve the heads of the local government (office of the Dublin mayor and regional authority of Dublin) Bill. Has that...
- Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Will the heads of the Bill be circulated. Can the Taoiseach make a categorical statement on the matter? The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has been saying that the election would be held in June.
- Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: This year. I would like the Taoiseach to make a categorical statement as to whether it will be held in June.
- Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Taoiseach for telling us that the heads of the local government (office of the Dublin mayor and regional authority of Dublin) Bill have been approved. Will he circulate the heads to the political parties? It is in the public interest that we know what kind of post the Government has in mind. In the interest of electoral fair play, if there is to be an election for this office...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: I shall pursue the matter of the 760 people who are to lose their jobs and become unemployed in a employment market in which there are few, if any, other available jobs for them. When did the Government first hear this bank was going to close its branch network? Was there any meeting between any Minister and a representative of this bank to discuss its plans? When the chief executive of...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: I find the Taoiseach's reply incredible. Is he telling us that the first the Government heard about this bank's intentions was yesterday when it sent a redundancy notice to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment? This bank has been on the radar quite significantly, not only in respect of its approach to lending. Arguably this bank's lending practices contributed to our banking...
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach his plans for constitutional referenda during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3174/10]
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach stated that there are three constitutional amendments in the pipeline, one of which is the constitutional amendment in respect of the protection of children, the details, content and nature of which will be decided following publication of the committee's third report. The second amendment relates to the establishment of a court of civil appeal and the third will seek to...