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Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us be blunt about this-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Some landlords appear to-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Some landlords appear to think that they can jack up the rent to any amount they want and the State, through the rent allowance system, will pay it. We are not having that. That is why we are putting a cap on the amount that can be paid through the rent allowance system and we will continue to work with NAMA to have homes transferred into the public system in order that they are made...

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 1, Statute Law Revision Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Second and Subsequent Stages; and No. 19, statements on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 or at 1.30 p.m. today, whichever is the later. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Second and Subsequent Stages of No. 1 shall be taken today, with...

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is much studying of maps today. First, the report has just been issued so the Government has not had an opportunity to examine it yet.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It has normally been the practice that the report of the independent commission is accepted by Government and legislation is prepared and brought into the House to give effect to it. I expect that is what will happen on this occasion.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Two issues have been raised by the Deputy. First, on the House debating the report of the Constituency Commission, that will be done by way of a debate when the Bill is brought before the House to give effect to it. It is not intended to have a debate in advance of the Bill. A ground rents Bill is not on the legislative programme.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the health insurance (risk equalisation) Bill were approved by Government this week and it is intended that it would be published at the end of this year. The sexual offences Bill is being prepared in the Department of Justice and Equality. The explosives Bill is intended for later this year.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is asking about the HSE governance Bill, which is being progressed urgently and is expected to be published before the end of this session.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That Bill is expected to be published before the end of the year. I understand that its heads have been referred to the committee for consideration.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That Bill was published on 25 July 2011 and is on Committee Stage. The committee will meet to discuss the Bill next Tuesday.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is attempting to get a joined-up approach to the provision of social housing, which has been located in too many different places, for example, the Housing Agency and the Department of Social Protection's community welfare officers, who operate the rent allowance system. We intend to bring everything together. The heads of the housing Bill to give effect to our intention are...

Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Issues: Statements (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues with Deputies. For more than five decades, the Government has pursued a policy of complete opposition to nuclear weapons and in this has enjoyed strong cross-party political support in this House. This support has been important in enabling successive Ministers and officials to speak out strongly...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government continues to be gravely concerned at the deteriorating situation in Syria, marked by escalating violence and mounting casualties with well over 10,000 people estimated to have been killed since the beginning of the crisis 15 months ago. Following the barbaric murders of hundreds of innocent civilians and small children in Houla and al Qubeir, which I have strongly condemned,...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no current plans for an official visit to Ireland by the Prime Minister of Australia in 2012.

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passports Act, 2008 provides that the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall be satisfied as to the identity of each applicant for before a passport is issued to him/her. Proofs of identity are required in respect of all passport applications. These requirements, which are outlined both in the passport application form notes that accompany each application form and on the Department's website...

European Council: Statements (26 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I welcome the contributions made by Deputies to this debate. It is very important that the Oireachtas is fully involved in our European business, particularly when such important issues are involved and these debates are a significant part of that work. We are truly at a critical juncture for the future of the European Union project, and the future of the eurozone in particular. I believe...

Foreign Conflicts (26 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I welcome the opportunity to update the House on the current appalling situation in Syria and I thank Deputy John O'Mahony for raising the issue. All right-thinking people are offended by the continuing violence and blatant repression of human rights which are estimated to have claimed more than 10,000 lives in the past 15 months. The situation in Syria was extensively discussed at...

Foreign Conflicts (26 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government continues to attach the highest priority to the safety and security of the members of the Defences Forces participating in the mission and that of all those participating in the mission. Close contact is being maintained between my Department, the Department of Defence and the UN, through our mission in New York. General Mood fully briefed troop contributor countries and the...

Written Answers — Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear Proliferation (26 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The SIPRI Yearbook 2012, to which the Deputy is referring, has not yet been published in full and I cannot therefore comment on its content. Ireland has never subscribed to the view that nuclear weapons represent a safe or prudent strategic deterrent, and will continue to press the five nuclear weapons states to fulfil their obligation to disarm their nuclear arsenals. The UK is entitled to...