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Lá na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Is cúis ar leith áthais dom an seans seo a bheith agam mo thacaíocht do Sheachtain na Gaeilge a chur in iúl don Teach agus don phobal atá ag éisteacht linn. Is deas agus is cuí tréimhse ar leith a chur ar leataobh le ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar an gné is suntasaí agus is ársa do chultúr na tíre seo: an Ghaeilge. Tacaím go hiomlán lena bhfuil ráite ag an Taoiseach maidir le...

Lá na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Tuigeann Teachtaí go rí-mhaith cad tá á rá. Níl siad sásta bheith ag éisteacht le seafóid ón Teachta Higgins.

Lá na Gaeilge: Statements (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Níl mé ag déanamh ceap magaidh.

European Council: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As always.

European Council: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Ó Fearghaíl raised quite a number of issues. On the promissory notes and the point raised earlier by Deputy Ross, the Government was, prior to any discussion on the fiscal compact treaty, already engaged in a process of negotiation on those notes. That process is quite separate from that relating to the fiscal compact and we intend to ensure this remains the case. In the context of...

European Council: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Mac Lochlainn asked what is plan B if the treaty is rejected. Frankly, the onus is on the Deputy's party to tell us the answer if the treaty is rejected because he and his colleagues are advocating its rejection. The Government is putting forward the treaty on a positive basis and we believe the treaty will contribute to stabilising the euro, which is in everybody's interest. People...

European Council: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Hostility to the European Union makes for strange bedfellows indeed. What is provided for in the treaty will apply equally to all the states which ratify it but what is different is that unanimity is not required for the treaty to come into effect, unlike previous treaties. Ratification by 12 states is sufficient, with a timetable of 1 January next year.

European Council: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government absolutely does not concede that, as Deputy Ross put it, there will almost inevitably be a second bailout. We do not accept that at all. The Government's strategy and objective is that we are in a programme and it will run for a period. Our intention is to exit that programme and return to the markets. All of the indications to date are that we will succeed in doing so. We...

Written Answers — Consular Services: Consular Services (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy will be aware, my colleague the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is responsible for the international promotion of Irish culture under the Arts Act 2003. This is primarily accomplished through Culture Ireland which operates under the aegis of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. My Department works closely with Culture Ireland, both at headquarters...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (7 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department does not have any offices in Co. Kerry.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have been informed that the management of AIB will be communicating with its employees this morning to the effect that there will be 2,500 redundancies which it hopes to achieve on a voluntary and early retirement basis. My first concern is for the employees of AIB because obviously this is upsetting news for all those who work in the bank. I understand there is a process in place whereby...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Everybody understands that as a result of the restructuring required in the banking sector - on a day like today I do not want to get into where the fault lies for what happened in the sector; that is a matter for another day - there will have to be reductions in the numbers working in Irish banks. The Deputy mentioned October and since October the Government has been working on what we need...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As far as the people who are losing their jobs are concerned, as we said when we launched the Pathways to Work initiative, the approach the Government is taking in respect of people who lose their jobs is that the first day a person is out work is the first day on that person's way back into work. That is why we will work with people who have lost and who are losing their jobs. In the area...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The answer to emigration is to create jobs here and that is what the Government's entire strategy is about. The strategy involves, first, attracting investment into the country. That means we have had to restore the country's reputation to get investment back into the country. We are seeing some signs of new jobs being announced and investment being generated and returning to this country....

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is not going to be an overnight success here and there was no back-slapping fest yesterday.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Both the Taoiseach and I made it very clear that we have made progress, we have stabilised the economy and we are seeing some growth return to the economy. In the last quarter of last year we saw an increase, for the first time since 2007, in the number of people at work, but we are not going to exaggerate that. There is a great deal more to do to get the jobs we need in order that people...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is a great pity that the Sinn Féin party did not think of that three years ago when it voted for the bank guarantee which has caused us to have to pay the promissory note.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us concentrate on what has to be done. We all know there is a huge and unacceptable level of unemployment in this country and that there is a huge level of emigration of young people in particular from this country. We have to create jobs and attract investment in Ireland. I do not want to exaggerate what we have done and what we are doing but since this Government was formed this time...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Political slagging and slogans are not going to get people back to work. What is going to get them back to work is the Government pursuing strategies to grow the economy and attract investment to provide some hope for them.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with the Deputy on the issue of gangland killings and intimidation in communities. They have to be condemned and rejected by every right thinking person in the country. That is certainly the view of the Government which is supporting the Garda Síochána in its work in detecting and bringing to justice those responsible for gangland crime. It is also trying to ensure communities...