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Public Service Reform. (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not sure what the difference is between what the Taoiseach has said to me, the phraseology he used with regard to the industrial action and what I put to him, which was whether he did not think the time was right. Industrial action is taking place and it is escalating. It is causing very significant disruption to the delivery of public service, such as in the passport office, in the...

Public Service Reform. (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Why did the Taoiseach bring social partnership to an end?

Public Service Reform. (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It is like one of the unfinished housing estates.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It is unusual for a Department to reject a finding of the Ombudsman. It is also unusual for the Ombudsman to refer the matter to the Oireachtas for it to decide upon. The arrangement made for statements on it did not satisfy that requirement. The Labour Party spokesperson, Deputy Sherlock, has tabled a motion to have the issue referred to the appropriate Dáil committee. That is the only...

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: This week the Ombudsman made a public comment on the matter.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not believe the Ombudsman should be put in the position to have to make public comments on her reports. She referred the matter to the Oireachtas and it should be dealt with here.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: That is the whole point. The Department rejected the recommendation. There is a precedent for dealing with this matter, as there was a previous occasion where something similar arose and it was dealt with by the appropriate Oireachtas committee.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The longer it goes on, the more of a political controversy it will become.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: As I said yesterday, the sooner it is referred to the committee and dealt with on an all-party basis the better. I do not understand why the Government will not agree to have this dealt with by the appropriate committee. That is all we are asking for.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: There is a motion in the House. If the Government accepts it, we do not even have to debate it in the Chamber. It can be referred to the committee and dealt with there.

Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No. In more than 20 years in this House I have never seen a proposal from the Government to pull a procedural stroke such as is being attempted today. Yesterday evening amendment No. 3, which was proposed by Deputy Burton, was passed by the House. Discussion then proceeded on amendment No. 6 and I understand Deputy Burton was in possession in respect of that amendment. This morning an...

Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I think a solution has been arrived at and I thank the Minister for helping the House with it. In effect, Deputy Burton's amendment will stand, albeit with a three month requirement, and we will avoid the situation where a new precedent is being set by Government.

Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It has also been my concern that we would have a revisiting of issues decided by the House. The procedural issue of immediate concern to us has been withdrawn. The Minister has told us his intentions with regard to Deputy Burton's amendment and I presume the procedure is that this amendment is brought to the Seanad and returned to this House.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: First, I compliment my colleague, Deputy Ciarán Lynch, onbringing this Labour Party Bill to the House in response to the economic emergency in which we find ourselves. The evidence of the economic emergency mounts by the day. Some 270 people lost their jobs every day since this Government took office. One in every three young men of the workforce is on the dole. Established businesses,...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No. The Minister did not bother to attend the full debate. He just came in at the tail end.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to put this to the Minister. He and some of his colleagues came into the Chamber yesterday claiming the Labour Party was offering false hope. People whose businesses are to the wall need some hope. The Minister claims this proposal is unconstitutional.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister is not going to do that. I know his form.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Instead, he should agree to allow this Bill to pass on Second Stage tonight and then on Committee Stage we can all put our respective legal opinions on the table.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: If it turns out the Minister is correct that there is a constitutional obstacle, we can then withdraw the legislation. At least, it should be given a run instead of being shot down at the first opportunity. The Labour Party is trying to find a solution to what is a real problem for people whose businesses are in trouble and losing jobs. It is a constructive proposal. The Minister does not...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister should save the usual partisan knockabout stuff.