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Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Higgins is right to say the Government wants to get people off the live register. We want to get people back to work. That is why we have proposed a range of measures. This week, we will propose a range of measures at an EU summit that will provide for jobs and encourage the European and Irish economies to grow. We are taking steps to bring confidence back into our economy,...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government's approach to people who are out of work is to assist them with training and education. We help them to find job experience and internships, where appropriate. That will enable them to work themselves back into employment as jobs become available. The Government has no intention of allowing people to languish on unemployment payments without taking active measures to help...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As always, Deputy Higgins is only seeing half of the equation. He quoted the redundancy figures, but he omitted to talk about the record levels of job creation by IDA Ireland since this Government came into office. He did not refer to this country's trade or export levels.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We have the highest trade surplus ever.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is setting out to get people back to work by ensuring that jobs are created. That is what we are doing. For the information of Deputy Higgins, this means we have to attract investment into the country and that investment would certainly not be attracted into this country if we were to pursue the idiotic economic policies the Deputy advocates we should pursue. We must have...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----in a fair, reasonable, appropriate and supportive way with the people - I remind Deputy Higgins they are not statistics - who are out of work and who want some hope for their future, a hope that they can get back to work and to be equipped to do so as quickly as possible.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 7a, motion re membership of committees; No. 7b, motion re referral of papers to Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture; No. 7c, motion re proposal that Dáil Eireann notes the report of the Joint Committee on Investigations, Oversight and Petitions, entitled Report on Revised Orders of Reference for the Joint Committee, and referral of...

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not intend to accept any change in the arrangements we have made for today. The arrangement for the conclusion of the Water Services (Amendment) Bill was agreed yesterday. There has been a considerable amount of time provided for this Bill-----

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----and we have already had 35 hours of debate on this legislation.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As I mentioned earlier, three further hours were available on Committee Stage-----

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ----- if the Deputies required them but they did not use them. Five hours was spent on one amendment yesterday. Deputies cannot come in here on a Wednesday and engage in a parliamentary filibuster and then come in on Thursday and say they want more time to debate the Bill as they have not had enough time already. I do not intend to change the arrangements, as has been requested, for...

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Tá aiféal orm go raibh torann sa Teach agus nár chuala mé an cheist san iomlán. An faoin mBille aistriúcháin a cuireadh an cheist?

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Geobhaidh mé freagra agus seolfaidh mé chuig an Teachta é.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Legislation along the lines described by Deputy McDonald has not been promised or considered by the Government, and there is no proposed legislation of that nature in the programme.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has already published a microfinancing plan. I agree that the issue of finance available to small companies and start-up firms in particular should be addressed by the Government. A plan relating to microfinancing has already been published. With regard to the European microfinancing funding, the Government is doing whatever is possible to...

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That Bill is on Second Stage and when it reaches Committee Stage, any proposals like those mentioned by Deputy McGrath can be considered.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not know if there is particular legislation dealing specifically with the type of difficulty referred to by Deputy Fitzpatrick. The criminal aspect can be pursued with the Minister for Justice and Equality. The other aspect can be pursued with the Minister for Finance.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We are putting the heads of the personal insolvency legislation before the committee to maximise the opportunity for consultation with Members of the House and to give an opportunity to those outside the House with an interest in the area to make some suggestions. We hope the consideration of the heads of the Bill by the Oireachtas committee might facilitate earlier passage of the...

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As I, the Taoiseach and the Minister for Social Protection stated previously, the Government is not closing down community employment schemes. The total budget being provided for labour activation, including community employment, has increased this year. The Government is very much aware of the high cost of fuel.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The matter is under consideration. When we have completed consideration we will bring the decision to the House.