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Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: On the possible disposal of State assets, the McCarthy report, which was commissioned by Deputy Lenihan himself in his capacity as Minister for Finance in the last Government, was published yesterday. The contents of the report will be considered by the Government and if any proposals arise from it that require legislation, such legislation will be brought before the House. It is intended...

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The previous occasion on which Deputy McDonald accused me of performing a U-turn was in respect of the national minimum wage. She was wrong about that. She is wrong on this occasion with regard to the many more U-turns she is imagining-----

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----and attributing to the Government. The EU-IMF programme will be debated for two days in the House when it returns from the Easter recess. The memorandum of understanding will be published when it is completed. It has not yet been completed. As stated earlier, we were presented with a report on the sale of State assets by the McCarthy group. That report will be considered by the...

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The McCarthy group report will be considered by the Government and by individual Departments with line responsibility for various State agencies and bodies. The comment by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, to the effect that there will not be a delay relates to making a decision on these matters. This Government's approach is that it makes decisions as quickly...

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: In addition, such matters will be brought before the House.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Preparation of the heads of the Central Bank (supervision and enforcement) Bill - the purpose of which is to provide for enhancement of financial regulation and expand the supervisory and enforcement powers of the Central Bank - is at an advanced stage. It is intended that the draft version of the Bill will be brought before the Government shortly to facilitate its publication. We hope it...

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: As I have said on three occasions this morning, the report has just been published. It will be considered by the Government and by individual Departments. I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for the partial opinion he has expressed, which is based on his partial reading of the report.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: If Deputy Boyd Barrett wants to request an opportunity to have the report debated in the House, when he and other Members have had an opportunity to read it in full, the Government will be glad to oblige by making time available for such a debate.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not quite sure what the Deputy means. The legislative programme-----

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, that is right and it is reflected in the legislative programme that has been published. Section A of the programme lists the Bills expected to be published by the summer.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: No legislation is needed to require the enforcement of existing law in respect of employee protection. That is a matter for the enforcement bodies. I will check the position regarding the EU regulations to which Deputy Lynch referred and get back to him.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is open to having this debate, by agreement with the Whips. There is a programme for the week when the House returns after Easter.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am quite happy to have a debate in the following week. The Government is quite agreeable to having a debate in the House on the McCarthy report, and to lay to rest the fear mongering in which the Deputy herself has been engaged.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: No legislation is necessary.

Order of Business (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I do not want to leave this matter hanging. The McCarthy report has been published. It will be considered by the Government and by individual Departments. The Government is agreeable to have the report debated in the House. The opinions of any Member about the contents of the report or where it is going can be set out in the course of that debate....

Security Council Resolutions (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I join the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, in complimenting Deputy Ó Fearghaíl on his appointment. The conflict resolution unit within my Department is taking the lead role in the development of Ireland's national action plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. The resolution calls for an increase in the participation of women in...

Security Council Resolutions (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: As Deputy Mac Lochlainn said, there has been a considerable consultation process regarding the national action plan and considerable resources have been devoted to the process within the Department of Foreign Affairs and other Departments. In 2009, some €485,000 from the Department's stability fund funded a cross-learning initiative and consultation with women affected by conflict. This is...

Security Council Resolutions (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The development of the national action plan has been a collaborative process between civil society and Government. I very much appreciate the role played by the joint consortium in acting as champions in Ireland for Resolution 1325. For any national action plan to succeed, it will have to represent a balance between the high ambition we all have towards implementing the resolution and the...

Foreign Conflicts (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am extremely concerned about the situation in Bahrain following a violent clampdown against protestors demanding political reforms in February and March and continued repression against those advocating reform. Security forces from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, under the auspices of the Gulf Cooperation Council, have been deployed in Bahrain at the request of the Bahrain...

Foreign Conflicts (21 Apr 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There is nothing inconsistent either in respect of Ireland's position or the EU position on Bahrain. Ireland's position regarding Bahrain is that we are absolutely clear in our desire for an end to the repression. The clampdown on peaceful protest and the way in which it has been treated is unacceptable. The principles of democracy, the rule of law and the application of human rights are...