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Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 13, Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2012 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 1, Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad] -Second Stage (resumed). Private Members' business shall be No. 42 – motion re European Stability Mechanism, resumed, and shall be taken immediately after the Order of Business and to conclude after...

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We should have the debate on the Mahon tribunal report next week and time should be cleared for it. There should be a discussion among the Whips to this effect. Some legislation is scheduled for next week but we should ensure most of next week's business would be devoted to the discussion of the Mahon tribunal report. This is a very significant report as the tribunal has gone on for 15...

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I expect the deadline to be kept. The legislation is expected by the end of June.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The foreshore and marine area development Bill has 74 heads and consultation is ongoing with various Departments about the Bill's content. It is expected to be published in 2012. As I stated earlier, I have not yet had the opportunity to read the Mahon report and I have just received a disk with the report before coming to the House. Previous reports from this tribunal made findings of...

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: This Government is bringing forward no legislation to criminalise decent, honest people who have never done anything wrong in their lives.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We have a debate here every day-----

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----on the performance of the Government. Deputies have an opportunity to discuss the issue during Leaders' Questions and Oral Questions to Ministers and through Oireachtas committees. This is the most accountable Government in the history of the State.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Work on the heads of the health insurance (risk equalisation) Bill is continuing and it is hoped to have the legislation published before the end of the year.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The housing Bill is due to be published before the end of the year.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Bill is expected late this year.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: What is required to deal with people who are committing crimes, whether the theft of lead or a similar crime, is enforcement of the legislation on the Statute Books. These are crimes and do not need to be made crimes again. The Minister for Justice and Equality is focused on ensuring legislation is enforced and those who commit crimes of this nature are brought to justice.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no plans to introduce a Revised Estimate.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As I stated, the Government is open to discussing the arrangements for next week through the Whips. It is important that we have a full debate on the Mahon tribunal report. When previous reports from various tribunals were presented there were sometimes long delays before the House debated them, which is undesirable. This report should be debated by the Dáil at the first opportunity,...

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: A number of banking Bills are promised. Work is proceeding on the Central Bank (consolidation) Bill following completion of work on the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill, which is awaiting Committee Stage. I referred earlier to a separate Bill dealing with credit unions. The Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act has been enacted.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Gaeltacht Bill was approved by the Government on 7 February and will be published later this year. There is normally an assessment carried out on economic growth figures in April, so the Minister's updated version will be published some time after that.

Written Answers — EU Programmes: EU Programmes (22 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: While the Government warmly supports a PEACE IV programme, the relevant budgetary discussions in Brussels regarding a new Multiannual Financial Framework are still at an early stage. It is too soon to go into any detail on the outcome of such discussions. The Government continues to place importance on the reintegration of ex-prisoners into society.

Referendum on Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to make this statement for the information of the House. At its meeting this morning, the Government decided on the date for the referendum on the European stability treaty. The referendum will take place on Thursday, 31 May. On the advice of the Attorney General, the people will be asked in the referendum to agree that the following subsection be...

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I doubt there is anybody in the country at this stage who does not know about the household charge and the fact that it must be paid by 31 March.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: When the charge was introduced, the deadline set for payment was 31 March. That remains the deadline. The charge can be paid online at www.householdcharge.ie.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It can also be paid by post to post office box No. 1268. It can also be paid through the local authority. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has asked local authorities to extend the range of offices at which the charge can be paid. It can be paid by postal order or other means on getting a form in the post office and forwarding it from there. It is important...