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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38330/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38331/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38333/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38334/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff, by grade, employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38335/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38336/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 254: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number who are political appointees; the annual cost of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses; and if he will make a statement on the...

Order of Business. (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: We are entitled to hear it.

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: On a point of order, it is true that we are all bound by Standing Orders but we are also bound by the Constitution. There is a constitutional obligation on the House to hold the Executive accountable to Parliament.

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Under the Constitution, the Executive — the Government — is accountable to the people through the Dáil.

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: A decision was made this morning on the resignation of a Minister——

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: ——which in any parliament in any democracy would be subject to debate.

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: This is about the Constitution. This is about the constitutional responsibility of the Government to be accountable to the House.

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: The House will not sit tomorrow. Today is the day to debate this issue here.

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: This issue could be resolved if the time was allocated to permit the former Minister of State, Deputy Callely, to make a statement and for the matter to be debated.

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: On a point of order——

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: On what basis is the Ceann Comhairle asking Deputy Ryan to leave the House, since the House has not voted on the matter?

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: On what basis? The House has not decided the matter.

Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: The House has not decided the matter. The Ceann Comhairle cannot ask Deputy Ryan to leave the House when the House has not decided the matter.