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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table: NAME AND GRADE POSITION HELD/ REASON DURATION ESTIMATED COST OF CONTRACTIN 2012€ Mr. Frank CoganAssistant Secretary Head of Task Force in connection with Ireland's Chairmanship of the OSCE, 2012 Contract from 7 January 2011 to 31 December 2012 70,835 Mr. Padraig MurphyDeputy Secretary Tánaiste's Special...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (8 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department has no record of any contract or business arrangement with the company in question.

EU Presidency: Statements (9 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am delighted to mark the occasion of Europe Day, a celebration of what Europe, once a continent at war with itself, can do when it comes together to face our challenges. Facing adversity united and strengthened is nothing at all new for the European project. It is what we have done since the Union's foundation. Despite many predictions of doom or imminent downfall, including from within...

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (9 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The person referred to by the Deputy first came to the attention of my Department in 1997 when the person was initially arrested. Since then, my Department, through the Consulate-General of Ireland in Boston, has afforded all possible consular assistance to the person mentioned. Successive Consuls in the Consulate in Boston have visited the person. The current Vice Consul visited the person...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (9 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D. May 2011 Annual salary or scale € Office of the Tánaiste 1 Special Adviser 168,000 1 Special Adviser 155,000 1 Personal Assistant 43,715 – 56,060 Private Office – Foreign Affairs and Trade 1 Special Adviser 80,051 1...

Written Answers — Election Monitoring: Election Monitoring (9 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government engages in electoral preparation and monitoring activity under the auspices of official EU Election Observation Missions. No decision has been taken yet by the EU to send an Election Observer Mission to Angola. Ireland would give favourable consideration to the organisation and deployment of an Election Observation Mission to Angola. The issue will need to be considered by EU...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I heard an interview with the general secretary of the INMO yesterday and heard him acknowledge that the number of people waiting on trolleys was significantly down from last year. The figure used was in the order of 15% or 16%. I also heard him acknowledge that the strategy the Government and the Minister for Health are pursuing, through the special delivery unit, is working. At a...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us acknowledge a success where there is success. The number of people on trolleys is down by 17% over the course of the past year and that is acknowledged by the INMO, which counts the trolleys. The numbers are down and the INMO has acknowledged that the strategy being pursued, through the special delivery unit, is working. Of course, there is more to be done and more improvements to be...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Everyone that Sinn Féin mentioned and everyone else in the country will have an opportunity on 31 May to decide individually on this treaty. That is why we have referendums. Individual citizens can enter polling booths and make decisions on what is in the best interests of Ireland and its people. By any standard, it is in people's best interests to ensure access to emergency funding if...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----Eli Lilly announced 500 jobs in Cork South-West, Cisco announced 115 jobs in Galway,-----

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----Apple announced 500 jobs in Cork, PayPal announced 1,000 jobs in Louth,-----

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----Amgen announced 100 jobs in Dún Laoghaire and SAP announced 250 jobs in Citywest and Galway.

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: On Tuesday, Total Defense announced it would create an extra 100 jobs in Dublin. Today's announcement by Aviva will turn around what was originally a bad job loss story and create additional jobs.

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We want job creation to continue. If it is to do so, investors must have confidence in this country and be confident that there are no doubts concerning our relationship with the euro. They must also have confidence in the euro itself. The treaty is about stability in the euro, investor confidence and providing access to emergency funding if necessary. It is in the best interests of this...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: No one is in favour of or wants austerity. The question is-----

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The question is, how do we get out of austerity. One gets out of it by-----

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----ensuring that there is investment in our country and jobs are created. These are not red herrings.

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: They are real jobs announced by people and companies who have decided to invest in this country because the Government has succeeded in restoring international confidence in Ireland. I have been a Member of the House for a long time. In that time, I have not seen a succession of job announcements to match this one. We need to continue this process. The way out of our economic difficulty...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Every individual will enter a polling booth in privacy and cast his or her vote. Sinn Féin has a rather unique way of dealing with political dissent and political disagreement.

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: None of us particularly wants to take that route.