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Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is the Minister of State with responsibility for labour affairs.

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to share time with Deputy Costello.

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: This was a summit that had much work to do. The planned agenda included initial work on EU2020 - the replacement for the Lisbon Agenda - the post-Copenhagen negotiations, and Haiti. It was right that the focus of the summit should have been the economy. With 23 million Europeans unemployed and given the failure of the Lisbon Agenda, the EU2020 agenda is a vital part of the future agenda...

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I thought the Taoiseach had with him men who are good at these things?

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: We were let down again.

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Labour Party will stand by-----

Written Answers — Defence Forces Medical Service: Defence Forces Medical Service (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made since 1 January 2010 regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the PA report on the medical services required by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9175/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Review: Defence Forces Review (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Value for Money and Policy Review of the Reserve Defence Force has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9174/10]

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: This morning Mr. John Devlin, a representative of the SR Technics workers, invited political leaders, including the Tánaiste, to visit Dublin Airport, walk around its facilities, and get a first-hand handle on the options available. I am certainly very glad to accept the invitation. Does the Tánaiste intend to do so? As she indicated, there were three big beasts before the Joint...

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It would have been better if the Tánaiste had participated in it, not watched it on television.

Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the appointments made by him to boards or agencies operating under the aegis of his Department since June 2002 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3181/10]

Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Renewed Programme for Government contains a commitment that the Government will introduce, on a legislative basis, a more open and transparent system for appointments to public bodies. It states that this legislation will outline a procedure for the advertising of all vacancies and the inviting of applications from those interested in being appointed; it will also allow for the creation...

Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Who is preparing the legislation? When I asked this before, the Taoiseach seemed to think it would come from the Department of Finance. Which Minister will present the detailed proposals to the Government? The policy mentioned in the Renewed Programme for Government is very explicit. It would provide for the publication of all vacancies likely to occur, the inviting of applications from...

Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to know who is consulted.

Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Who is consulted? The Cabinet handbook mentions the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and any other party leader. Do I understand from this that the consultation process is confined to the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government or is any other Minister included in the arrangement for approving appointments to various State bodies?

Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Why does this need legislation at all? The only people who can make these appointments make up the Government, therefore, it must be asked if legislation is needed to govern what should be good practice. If the practice that should apply has been agreed among the parties in Government, as is reflected in the programme for Government, why is it not put in place? Is legislation really...

Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Somebody got codded when this was being written.

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the number of occasions during 2009 on which sanction was granted by his Department for use by Ministers or Ministers of State of the use of Air Corps aircraft; the number of occasions when such requests were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3182/10]

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: On Father Ted.

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Phoenix, Arizona.