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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (21 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Human Rights are, and have always been, a priority of successive Irish Governments and a central part of our foreign policy. Ireland attaches considerable importance to the vital work of human rights defenders and condemns all acts or threats of violence against organisations and individuals working to protect human rights. Ireland, along with our partners in the EU, is committed to promoting...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no state boards under the aegis of my Department. The only commission that is under my Department's auspices is the Ireland - United States Commission for Educational Exchange which was established on a statutory basis and enjoys autonomy of management and administration, in accordance with the Educational Exchange (Ireland and the United States of America) Act, 1991. I have...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (22 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Fourth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) took place in Geneva from 14-25 November 2011. The main item for discussion was the draft of a possible Protocol VI to the Convention relating to cluster munitions. Ireland's position on a possible Protocol VI was clearly expressed at the Review Conference and at the meetings of the Group of Governmental...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As the issue of the Boston College oral archive is currently the subject of ongoing legal proceedings before the courts in the United States, it would be inappropriate for the Government to comment on this matter at present.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 62 to 64, inclusive, together. As stated in my reply to Question No. 138 on 21 February 2012, Human Rights are, and have always been, a priority of successive Irish Governments and a central part of our foreign policy. Ireland attaches considerable importance to the vital work of human rights defenders and condemns all acts or threats of violence against...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have already made clear on a number of occasions, including in this House, my own deep concern and that of the Irish Government and people at the human rights situation in Bahrain. I therefore welcomed the publication of the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry and the significant steps taken by the Bahraini authorities to implement the recommendations of the report,...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (22 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government recently made arrangements to appoint Mr Eamonn Mac Aodha, previously Chief Executive of the Irish Human Rights Commission on secondment from my Department, as Ireland's new Ambassador to Belgium and Mr James Carroll, formerly Irish Representative to the Palestinian Authority, as our new Ambassador to Sweden. Both Ambassadors have already taken took up duty at their new posts....

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with the Deputy that there is an urgent need to build a national children's hospital. It is a great pity that so many years were wasted in the preparation of the plans for the hospital and their submission to the planning authorities and that the project was put at risk by the fact that the previous Government had not provided sufficient funding for it. I wish to make it clear that...

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government will consider the suggestion made by Deputy and will consider any other from any other quarter about how we can move this forward in current circumstances. Our priority and concern is to move forward as quickly as possible with the construction of a national children's hospital. However, the Deputy should not be daft about this. He knows as well as I do that this...

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Deputy for reading the Labour Party's policy. I hope she will do so repeatedly.

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I always welcome it, as repetition is the greatest form of flattery. The Government is committed to ensuring a strong role for the State sector in our economic recovery. That is why we have decided to adopt a single portfolio approach under the new economic and recovery agency for all State companies. Things never stay the same and should not always stay the same.

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We all talk about change; we have to harness the resources of the State to attract investment and jobs into the country. The biggest tragedy is not what was issued by the SIPTU press office yesterday, rather it is that there are 438,000 out of work.

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is determined to get the people in question back to work. We have seen, even in the course of the last week, a number of positive initiatives in this regard.

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There was the jobs announcement by PayPal and commitments by people abroad to invest in this country. We have decided and negotiated with the troika to put an arrangement in place, whereby proceeds from the sale of State assets may be used-----

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----for investment in the economy to create jobs and bring about economic recovery. That is the prudent approach to adopt. With regard to the energy sector, the arrangements proposed will not involve the disposal of strategic networks. They will result in greater competition in the sector which will benefit consumers who are paying high prices for electricity and gas. We will use the...

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Mary Lou McDonald is wrong.

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no fire sale and will not be. Any disposal of State assets will be undertaken on the basis of the country obtaining the best value for money and the best deal possible.

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is wrong in what the troika asked for. She says it asked for a figure of €2 billion. It asked for and expected a figure of €5 billion. It did so because those on the other side of the House had agreed to a package with such a figure included.

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The leader of Fianna Fáil, on radio this morning, accused two of my colleagues of telling barefaced lies.

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: He went on to suggest the McCarthy report followed on the arrival of the troika.