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Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have no objection to that.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I will describe the legislative intentions. The referendum Bill is being finalised and I expect this to be published before the end of this week. It is then intended that the sub-committee of the Joint Committee on European Affairs will deal with issues relating to the treaty over a two week period or thereabouts. When the Dáil resumes it is intended to bring the referendum Bill into the...

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The business scheduled for this week is a debate on each day, including Thursday, on the report of the Mahon tribunal. As Deputy Adams will recall, there was general agreement in the House last week that we should devote this week to the Mahon tribunal findings. The Minister for Finance has already come into the House to update the House on developments with regard to the promissory note....

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Construction Contracts Bill is on Second Stage and it is listed for this week if the debate on the Mahon tribunal concludes.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Tá trí chinn des na Billí atá geallta sa chlár Rialtais foilsithe cheana féin. Tá dhá Bhille aontaithe ag an Rialtas agus tá siad ag feitheamh le go bhfoilseofar iad. Tá Bille eile nach raibh ar liosta A ach atá foilsithe. Tá roinnt Billí eile atá ar liosta A nach bhfuil foilsithe go fóill. Maidir leis na rialacha faoin Acht rialtais áitiúil, ba cheart don Teachta ceist...

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Tá trí Bhille foilsithe.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Níl an séasúr thart fós.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Níl an seisiún thart fós.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Tá trí Bhille foilsithe, dhá Bhille atá aontaithe ag an Rialtas agus Bille amháin eile nach raibh ar an liosta cheana féin. Chomh maith le sin tá an Bille i dtaobh an reifreann a luaigh mé cheana. Muna bhfaigheann an Teachta freagra ón Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil mar a dúirt an Príomh Aoire roimhe seo, is féidir leis an Teachta dul chuig an Ceann Comhairle...

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Tá deis ag an Teachta-----

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Muna bhfaigheann an Teachta freagra ón Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil, mar a dúirt an Príomh Aoire roimhe seo, is feidir leis an Teachta dul chuig an Ceann Comhairle agus an t-ábhar a ardú leis.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That Bill is being worked on at present. The heads were approved by Government and it is expected to be published during this session.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The report of the Mahon tribunal is a chronicle of betrayal, ignominy and disgrace for the individuals it names and condemns, for the system of planning in Dublin that was foully corrupted and for the Fianna Fáil Party, which more than any other party housed those who have been found to be corrupt and wanting. The tribunal took a long time and cost a lot of money, but it has got to the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As I have stated previously, human rights are, and have always been, a priority of successive Irish Governments and a key plank of our foreign policy. Through the formal framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue, which was established in 1995, the EU continues to share with China its experience in the field of human rights protection and promotion, and to urge China to take clear steps...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no staff in my Department that serve as directors of companies.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland and its EU partners condemn unreservedly the violent assault by the Syrian government on the people of Syria. We are determined to assist the latter to chart a new way forward. We fully support the work of UN-Arab League Envoy Kofi Annan and his six-point plan which was presented to President Assad on 10 March. I welcome the fact that this plan has now been fully endorsed by all...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: While the issues relating to Iran's nuclear programme raised in the 8 November 2011 IAEA reports, and in repeated UN Security Council and IAEA Resolutions, are very serious and must be comprehensively addressed by Iran, it is clear that any form of military intervention or military action against Iran would have extremely grave and unpredictable consequences for the entire region. Despite...

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The following table sets out the subsistence expenses paid to me as Minister and the combined subsistence and mileage expenses paid to the Ministers of State attached to my Department since March 2011 to date: Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ms Lucinda Creighton T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs Ms. Jan O' Sullivan...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passports Act, 2008 provides, among other things, that only Irish citizens are entitled to be issued with Irish passports. Each application received by the Passport Service must, therefore, demonstrate that person's entitlement to Irish citizenship before a passport can issue. The person in question was born in Dublin on 13 April, 2010. His entitlement to Irish citizenship is governed...

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has been providing consular assistance to the family of the missing person since being notified of the matter on 27 February this year. The Embassy of Ireland in New Delhi immediately alerted the relevant authorities and asked that full assistance be given in tracing the person. The Embassy advised the family on various sources of local information,...