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Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----aimed particularly at potential investors from the United States. All of that, in additional to the measures I spoke about earlier, is aimed at encouraging investment in this country and the creation of jobs. The reality is that we have a very high level of unemployment. Everybody knows that. We must try to get that level of unemployment down. The only way we can do that is by the...

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy McDonald should stop fantasising.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no fire sale of State assets and there will be no fire sale of State assets. There is no wholesale privatisation of State assets. The Government is taking a strategic approach to investment in the economy. We are doing that because I believe even Deputy McDonald will agree that there is a necessity and a priority to generate employment in the economy. We have a number of things...

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy McDonald mentioned the Labour Party manifesto for the election. I think she will agree that the first word in it is "jobs".

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Jobs, reform and fairness-----

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government's priority is to bring about economic recovery, get people back to work and get people into jobs. To do that, we have to reform the way in which things have been done in the past.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy McDonald and her party keep parroting on about change, yet they want to leave everything the same.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: They do not want to change anything. The Government is in the business of effecting change, and that means we will change the way in which our semi-State companies are used in our economy.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: We will change the way in which the companies are used so that we can get maximum value from our semi-State sector in investing in our economy and getting people into employment.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There are areas of our economy that require further investment - energy, communications and several others - and where there is potential to generate additional employment. The Government will take a constructive approach to using the State companies to invest in those areas of the economy and combine that with private sector investment to get people into employment.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: We are not going to be stuck in the old groove that Deputy McDonald seems to want to remain in.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: We want to get people into employment, create jobs and get economic activity moving again. That is the Government's priority and that is what we will do.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank Deputy Ross for bringing me good news from Frankfurt. There has been a lot of good news from Frankfurt since the Government took office, including the significant reductions in the interest rate that we have been able to negotiate. I thank Deputy Ross for drawing my attention to that. I also agree with him in respect of the performance of auditors. There are questions to be asked...

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The legislation being drafted for whistleblowing will contribute to greater transparency in the way in which these matters are addressed.

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The European Union is working on a new directive on the role of auditors. A consultation phase is under way at present and that will establish Europe-wide regulations governing the role of auditors and that will obviously apply here. The second part of the question related to the way in which the Government engages firms of auditors or obtains financial advice. I do not disagree with the...

Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Today's Order of Business is No. 11a, motion re Progress Report of the Joint Committee on Investigations, Oversight and Petitions and Orders of Reference of Committee; No. 4, Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 14, National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing...

Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The comprehensive spending review is a new process initiated by this Government that will inform the formulation of the Estimates and the budget. The outcome of that process will be published as part of the budget and Estimates publications.

Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There may have been a misunderstanding about the purpose of this exercise. This approach is different from that of the previous Government to the preparation of the Estimates. This involves an exercise led by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform which involves all Departments in identifying savings, efficiencies and reforms that can be progressed in Departments. That exercise is...

Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The expenditure review is a process that will inform the preparation of the Estimates, which will then be published when they are ready.

Order of Business (29 Sep 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: It is a process, it is not a book.