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Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to ask about another matter involving promised legislation. In the Taoiseach's 2009 Ard-Fheis speech he promised new legislation to regulate political donations, particularly with regard to referendum campaigns. When will we see that legislation?

Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Do I take it the line Minister is the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley, in this case?

Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The line Minister moves very slowly. The Minister, Deputy Gormley, told the House last night that he was going to fast-track the appointment of an electoral commission. This was his excuse for having his party vote against the proposal that there should be a time limit on by-elections, as presented by Fine Gael. The proposal to have an electoral commission was promised in the original...

Consultancy Contracts (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach if he will report on the operation of procedures put in place in his Department to monitor the awarding of public relations contracts by Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18904/10]

Consultancy Contracts (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: One of the recommendations of the Quigley report was that consideration should be given to requiring the approval of the Taoiseach for any initiative being pursued by a Minister with regard to a consultancy contract for PR or communications advice, including the provision of advice to the Minister. Was this recommendation ever implemented? If so, on what occasions is the approval of the...

Northern Ireland Issues (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the actions he has taken or plans to take arising from the publication of the Barron, McEntee and Oireachtas Justice Committee reports on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18905/10]

Northern Ireland Issues (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his contacts with the political parties in Northern Ireland since the devolution of policing powers [18906/10]

Northern Ireland Issues (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach when he plans to next meet the British Prime Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18907/10]

Northern Ireland Issues (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: First, on the question of the Taoiseach's plans to meet the Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron, has a date been set for a meeting or when does the Taoiseach expect to have his first full meeting with the Prime Minister? Second, in the initial contacts that have been made with the new British Government, has the Taoiseach received any assurance or reassurance that Prime Minister Cameron will...

Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to join with the Taoiseach and Deputy Kenny in expressing my sympathy and the sympathy of the Labour Party to Mary Phelan and to her family on the death of Senator Kieran Phelan. I was extremely shocked when I heard the news this morning of Senator Phelan's very sudden death. He was somebody who we all met and knew around the House here, and talked to, passed various comments with and...

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: With regard to the correspondence we have received this morning from the sole member of the Moriarty tribunal, I welcome the fact that this letter has been sent to us. It arises from the suggestion that I made here on 11 May that the House might request Mr. Justice Moriarty to make an interim report to the House. While he draws a distinction between what would constitute an interim report I...

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Mind the crossfire.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It is a very good idea.

Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he acknowledges that the use of bio-energy provides an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions originating from both the energy and the agricultural sectors; his views on whether Ireland is in a unique position possessing a large agricultural area relative to its population size of just over 4.2 million people; if...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (26 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the breakdown of REPS 4 payments on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21973/10]

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I have a couple of matters to pursue with the Tánaiste. I want to return to the issue on which she responded to Deputy Kenny about the transfer of the information by the HSE in relation to the children who died in State care. Did I understand her correctly to say it is now the position that the HSE will transfer the information and legislation is not required? If that is the position, how...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No, a Cheann Comhairle. The question I wished to raise, if you had done me the courtesy of waiting until I had asked it, is about ordering the business of the House. The Tánaiste says the working group on mortgages and home protection will report to Government by the end of June. Since the Government proposes to put the House into recess at the beginning of July, when will the House have...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: We are now told he is to refer it to the Comptroller and Auditor General. My understanding is that this requires an order to be made by the Minister for Finance to add the DDDA to the list of bodies that are covered by the Comptroller and Auditor General under the 1993 Act. Can the Tánaiste tell us when that order will be made? Why, if that is the conclusion that has been reached by the...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: -----in 1994? A vacancy had arisen in the House and had existed for some time. The High Court granted leave to the applicant to institute judicial review proceedings against the Government. In its judgment, the court stated: "[T]here was an arguable case that the government of Ireland has a constitutional obligation to set down and to support motions for the issue of a writ for the holding...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No, a Cheann Comhairle. I am asking, as I am entitled to, whether the Government has given consideration to the implications of that judgment and whether it intends to move the writ for the by-election. We must bear in mind that the High Court said there was an arguable case that the Government has a constitutional duty to bring such a motion before the House where a reasonable period has...