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Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Has the wording of the committee now been dropped?

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It will not be Mary O'Rourke's wording. That is the bottom line.

Official Travel (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his visit to the United States during July 2010;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32327/10]

Official Travel (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: During his visit to the United States in early July, did the Taoiseach take steps to address, redress or rebut some of the negative commentary about Ireland that has been appearing in some of the influential US newspapers? The Taoiseach was in the United States between 11 and 15 July. On 29 June, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal each published a lengthy article on the Irish...

Official Travel (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach will have been conscious of the commentaries on Ireland published in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal shortly before his visit. Was an attempt made to arrange a briefing or interviews for these two newspapers? Was any effort made to use the occasion of his visit to the United States to influence these two highly influential newspapers about their take on Ireland?

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to raise two matters with the Taoiseach. First, when replying to me during Leaders' Questions this morning, the Taoiseach suggested that the vouched fuel allowance announced in the budget was to apply only when the carbon levy was to be applied to solid fuels. I was somewhat surprised to hear this because, to my recollection, that distinction had not been made previously by either...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes. In a reply to a parliamentary question tabled by Deputy O'Shea of 19 January 2010, the then Minister for Social and Family Affairs stated: "Before the tax is applied to fuels for home heating, arrangements are being made to assist those most at risk of fuel poverty." In other words, no distinction was drawn between home heating oil and solid fuels. Will the Taoiseach now take the...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: On the first matter, the Taoiseach was very explicit when he replied to me this morning.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I am raising a matter-----

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No, it is not.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: A Cheann Comhairle, it is not out of order to seek to have the record of the House corrected and that is what I seek to have done. In his reply to me, the Taoiseach stated explicitly that the vouched fuel allowance was intended to apply only to solid fuels. I have pointed out to the Taoiseach that this is not correct. I have asked him to acknowledge he has made a mistake. I do not want to...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I just want the record of the House corrected. The Taoiseach may wish to check the record himself. If he does not want to make the correction now - and he certainly did not in his reply to me earlier - I am quite happy that he corrects it in this House at the next available opportunity. I want the record of the House corrected. If I ask a question of the Taoiseach and he responds with...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Sure. That is no problem.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No problem at all.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Any time, I would love to.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to raise three matters with the Tánaiste, the first of which relates to a newspaper report this week that the former chief executive of the Irish Nationwide Building Society received €450,000 in holiday pay as part of an exit deal in addition to the bonus he was paid. The House was informed-----

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: -----that the Minister for Finance had asked for a report to be compiled dealing with what he described as "legacy issues" in the building society in question. Has he received the report and when will it be laid before the House? On a second matter, the Taoiseach wrote to me yesterday evening inviting me to meet with him after the Opposition parties have been briefed about budgetary matters....

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: -----will pull out. I understand there is a cost associated with such a decision. What advice does the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government have with regard to the cost to the Exchequer should the operator of the incinerator pull out?

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: On the Estimates, I understand-----

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Tánaiste indicated that the expenditure Estimates will not be published until the day of the budget. What arrangements will be made to make the Estimates available to Opposition parties? If we are to be involved in some kind of discussions on budgetary matters, we will need information as to what Government Departments intend to spend next year. When and how will the details of...