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Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Today it was announced the children's hospital on the Mater site will be built by 2015. Is it intended to introduce a separate Estimate for the Department of Health and Children to deal with this? I cannot find any legislation regarding the children's referendum in this session's legislative programme. Has the Government dropped the idea of having a referendum on the protection of children?

Written Answers — United Nations Reform: United Nations Reform (12 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing need for meaningful United Nations reform regarding, [i]inter alia[/i], to areas pertaining to climate change and disarmament [36088/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (12 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the present situation in Ecuador following a reported kidnapping of the country's President in recent weeks [36087/10]

Written Answers — Oireachtas Committee Reports: Oireachtas Committee Reports (12 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to implement the recommendations of the report published by a sub-committee of the European affairs and European scrutiny committees in so far as they relate to his role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32328/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (12 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 450: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department will release funds to the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to enable them to upgrade works on the Maretimo stream, Blackrock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35879/10]

Written Answers — Task Force on Innovation: Task Force on Innovation (12 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will outline the progress made to date regarding the implementation of the report of the task force on innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32321/10]

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: We are coming to the time of year when the weather gets colder and families must spend more money heating their homes. The price of home heating oil is now 26% higher than it was this time last year. One of the factors which has contributed to the increase in the price of home heating oil is the carbon levy introduced by the Government in the last budget. When the Minister for Finance...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: That answer from the Taoiseach is a dodge. It shows no appreciation of the kind of difficulties people have in meeting their home-heating costs. This idea that the vouched fuel allowance was attached only to the introduction of the carbon levy on solid fuels is a completely new excuse by the Government for not proceeding with its introduction. I will offer the Taoiseach a way that it can...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The cost of this re-branding for Bord Gáis alone will be €40 million. I have never heard anything as daft at a time of economic crisis.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Not only am I offering a question, I am offering a solution to the Taoiseach as to how this can be addressed.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government will spend €40 million on the ESB and Bord Gáis each for putting up new nameplates, letterheads and for new advertising at a time when the country is short of money. Those moneys would be better spent providing some assistance to those families who cannot meet their fuel bills. Those families are being switched off by the two suppliers in question which then charge them...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: That is daft.

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the constitutional referenda the Government plans to hold during the remainder of the life of the 30th Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32307/10]

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation to date of the reports of the Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32308/10]

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach referred to the various matters which are in the programme for Government which would require referendums at some stage. They include the recommendations on extending the franchise for presidential elections to Irish people living abroad; recommendations for changes to the electoral system; a new electoral system for Seanad Éireann; a new basis for European elections; a...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: On those matters, there are no proposals for a referendum. It is safe to assume that there will not be referendums on any of those issues in the lifetime of the Government. On the referendum on children's rights, the report of the all-party committee was published on 16 February and recommended that there should be a constitutional amendment on the rights of the child. The expectation was...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Two issues arise from that. I understand the Taoiseach said the Government is now considering a new wording. Do I understand from that the Government is considering a new draft of the proposal? Given that the original wording came from an all-party committee, does he intend to share the proposed new wording with the all-party committee? How does he intend to progress the new wording? Is...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I ask the Taoiseach to comment on the wording.

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I understood from the Taoiseach's earlier reply that he said the Government was considering new wording.

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I appreciate that I am probably testing the patience of the Ceann Comhairle. Do I take it from that that the Government has decided to reject the wording was presented to it by the all-party committee?