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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: With regard to staff of my Department, the calculation and payment of superannuation benefits is a matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Severance payments totalling €316,943.84 were made to former Ministerial Personal Appointees in 2011.

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (14 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has constantly monitored this case and the person detained has been visited regularly by our Ambassador in New Delhi and by our Honorary Consul in Colombo. I am advised that this case was heard in the Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Friday 3rd February 2012 and that the Court was advised that the person detained is to be indicted in the High Courts of...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (15 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The historic princely state of Jammu and Kashmir which was never part of British India was partitioned between India and Pakistan after both States became independent in 1947. China occupies two areas of the former State, one ceded by Pakistan, the other- Aksin Chin-taken from India before the 1962 Indo-China war. The political situation on the Indian side of the Line of Control (LOC), in...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (15 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have on a number of occasions stated clearly my grave concerns at the deteriorating situation in Syria and condemned the unacceptable violence and repression which is now estimated to have claimed some 7,000 lives since last March. In my address to the Security Council in New York on 9 February, I described the current situation in Syria as completely intolerable and condemned the appalling...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (15 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The budget for each of the Missions in question for 2007 to 2011 is provided in the following table. These budgets comprise the locally-devolved administrative budget, including local staff salaries but not salaries of diplomatic staff, which are a charge on the Headquarters budget. Likewise, my Department's small capital budget is not allocated to missions on an ongoing basis but is...

Written Answers — Foreign Trade: Foreign Trade (15 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The total value of merchandise imports from Israel was €82.5m in 2009 and €71.2m in 2010. The total value of services imports from Israel was €72m in 2009 and €96m in 2010. Figures for the value of imports in 2011 are not yet available. A breakdown of statistics is not available in relation to imports from companies operating in the settlements.

Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (15 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Preparations for Ireland's EU Presidency are under way in all Departments and significant progress has been made in setting out what our Presidency priorities will be. At a practical level, the Government has taken a number of decisions with a view to putting in place an efficient and cost-effective Presidency. The Presidency is an important opportunity for Ireland to rebuild its positive...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy will be aware, Government Departments do not directly pay for the legal services provided by the Office of the Attorney General and the Chief State Solicitor's Office or for advice from Counsel briefed by them. My Department has a Legal Division, staffed by qualified legal professionals who provide legal advice on a wide range of international legal issues. Having such...

Seanad: Undocumented Irish (15 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I am aware of his longstanding interest in this issue. Addressing the position of the undocumented Irish and reforming our migration arrangements with the United States remain important priorities for the Government in its relationship with the US Administration and US Congress. The Taoiseach and I discussed immigration issues with President...

Seanad: Undocumented Irish (15 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Schumer Bill and the Brown Bill both pitch the education requirement at the leaving certificate level or thereabouts. This is an election year in the United States. Like anywhere else, an election year presents the most difficult set of circumstances, politically, in which to make progress on an issue like this. The Government wants to make progress here. There are broadly similar...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: This is a matter for the management of Dublin City Council. The Taoiseach replied to questions on this a couple of days ago and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government responded to a Topical Issue debate on the subject the day before yesterday. The position is that there is a problem affecting approximately 18,000 of a total of 140,000 households in Dublin with a...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not going to take any lecture from Deputy Ó Cuív on issues relating to pollution and waste. He spent the past few months going around the country encouraging people not to pay a modest charge for the registration of their septic tanks.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The position is quite clear, as I have said. There is a transfer of waste collection services in Dublin from Dublin City Council to a private company. An issue arises that affects 18,000 of the 140,000 householders concerned. It is a problem and must be dealt with. The position of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is absolutely and clearly known to Dublin...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The position is that, in this period of transition, there should be flexibility. The company concerned needs to exercise this flexibility. The Government's policy on waste services is set down in the programme for Government. The company concerned is aware of that. There are other options that can be pursued if the company concerned does not show the flexibility that is required to ensure...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Priory Hall residents were failed in the first instance by a Sinn Féin developer.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I will not withdraw. The Priory Hall residents were failed by a developer who, when Sinn Féin was going respectable put on an Armani suit, like so many others-----

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: In this particular case, the developer in question constructed a development which has left these people out of their homes.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is not one Member who does not feel the deepest sympathy for the residents in Priory Hall. A terrible thing happened there. People bought their homes with hard-earned money and invested their hopes and futures in that building only to discover it is not fit for purpose. Efforts are being made by different people to find the best outcome for the households concerned. I met with the...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister of State with responsibility for housing and planning, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, has met with the residents of Priory Hall and is actively involved in dealing with this with Dublin City Council. She will meet again with the residents if that is necessary. The Government has considered the significantly difficult set of circumstances the residents of Priory Hall have found...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government will not carry the can for dodgy developers irrespective of with whom they have been associated.