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Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I can confirm that there are no National Lottery funds allocated to my Department.

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

Eamon Gilmore: There are currently 376 laptops and 29 tablets in use in my Department. My Department has no plans to upgrade any laptops this year.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am greatly reassured by the Ceann Comhairle's confidence. I welcome Deputy Martin's interest in probity in the planning system. The former Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr. Gormley, announced independent inquiries into seven local authorities in June 2010. When he left office more than seven months later, he had still not commenced these.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The new Minister considered that the considerable cost of retaining consultants to conduct these inquiries required further examination. He instructed officials to conduct an internal review and to report to him on what further actions might be warranted. These further actions might include changes to legislation, new regulations or further guidance on a range of issues related to the...

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The position is that each year, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government receives approximately 8,000 representations from various sources, including members of the public, NGOs, representative organisations and, sometimes, planning authorities. Some of these concern complaints and dissatisfaction with regard to planning decisions or policies that have been carried...

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no suppression. There was nothing done about these in the period from when they were announced until the former Minister left office.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There was some question of appointing consultants, but one does not need consultants for everything. One of the problems of the previous Government was anytime there was an issue-----

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Anytime there was an issue to be addressed by the previous Government, the first response was always to send for consultants and spend a large amount of money on a consultancy report.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no need for the Deputy to get excited.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no need at all for Deputy Martin to get excited about this. The issues that are being examined will be published in full. If there is any follow-up action required, that action will be taken.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There has been no suppression.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I can understand why Fianna Fáil is on the back foot on planning this week, with the debate on the Mahon tribunal. It is classic political defence to make attack the best form of defence. What Deputy Martin is doing is-----

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not ignoring it. The issue is being examined in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the review will be published in full. Does Deputy Martin understand that? It will be published in full and then, whatever action needs to be taken will be taken.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am a little surprised by Deputy Adams question because following the meeting of the committee yesterday, Sinn Féin's spokesman on finance, Deputy Doherty, acknowledged on radio that this is a good deal and that it will enhance our ability to return to the market in 2014 and would get us over the hump.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Yesterday at the committee, the Governor of the Central Bank confirmed what the Minister for Finance has said and what the Taoiseach and I have said here consistently, namely, that the Government is negotiating an arrangement whereby the cash payment of the promissory note will be settled by way of a long-term Government bond. He confirmed that those negotiations are going well and expressed...

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I share James Connolly's view that the country without its people means nothing to me. This includes the people who are no longer with us.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: On the negotiations, lest the Deputy finds the issue too complex, let me explain it to him in clear terms.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: When it was formed, the Government set out to negotiate a better deal for Ireland, to negotiate better terms for the bailout arrangements that had been made by the previous Government and better terms on the EU-IMF deal. Part of those negotiations was to negotiate an arrangement but we considered that the promissory note arrangement which was entered into by the previous Government, was a...

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have made it very clear.