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Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It is a matter Deputy Durkan, in particular, has been raising as have some of my party colleagues. There is an article in one of the newspapers today stating that although the HSE had committed to giving replies to those queries within 15 days, less than half of the queries are now answered within that period of time. An example of this was supplied to me by Deputy Quinn. It was a...

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Is this on the agenda?

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Can I have the Ceann Comhairle's assurance that this matter will be dealt with? Let me finish the point. I am sure there are other examples like this. Deputy Quinn tabled the question, which was replied to on 9 February last, stating it is a matter for the HSE but he only got a letter, dated 18 March, on 31 August. There are other examples of this.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: There is clearly a significant problem of accountability. I am glad to hear from the Ceann Comhairle that he himself will deal with it at the Committee of Procedure and Privileges. I will ask him again about it next week.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I asked questions.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Taoiseach. He defends my rights.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I would say he would like to be the last to let me down all right.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate the 2010 year end capital and current balances for voted Departmental spending; his plans to roll these funds over at the discretion of the line Departments, or will these balances be returned to the general fund at end 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41635/10]

Written Answers — Sovereign Borrowing Costs: Sovereign Borrowing Costs (10 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent escalation of Irish sovereign borrowing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41634/10]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Ceann Comhairle ruled out the suspension of Standing Orders to allow for this matter to be debated. He said it could be dealt with on the Adjournment. That is not satisfactory because-----

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: A private notice question does not deal with it either because it will be addressed to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Brendan Smith. We need to hear from the Tánaiste, who was the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at the time and who was at the Council of Ministers. We have a report from the EU Court of Auditors that states very clearly that the factory...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: ------play when she was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It is called accountability.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: This House is entitled to have that accountability and the mechanism which the Ceann Comhairle proposed does not deal with it. If the Tánaiste is willing to come into the House, address the issue, tell the House how she handled it when she was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, why the factory was closed and is prepared to answer questions about her role at the time, that will...

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Labour Party opposes the Order of Business because of the failure of the Tánaiste and Government to address the closure of the Mallow sugar factory. Yesterday the report from the Court of Auditors was published which states this was one of Europe's most efficient producers and closed down its large, modern and potentially efficient sugar factory. In plain English, this factory did not...

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: That proposal is not satisfactory.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Tánaiste has given a part-----

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Not for the first time, the Minister for Transport is wrong-----

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: -----because the Tánaiste is in effect amending the order she put before the House earlier as she now proposes that there will be a debate.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: She is proposing that there should be a debate, which would be led and responded to by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food-----