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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (18 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The 2nd Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Morocco took place on 22 May 2012. Under the UPR process, each UN member state is subjected to a thorough review of its human rights record by the UN Human Rights Council approximately every four years. Ireland participates actively in the process, and submits questions and recommendations where appropriate to States undergoing review. In the...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (18 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have discussed this case with the Secretary of State on a number of occasions, most recently last week when we reviewed a number of issues. I have been assured that the process which has led to the prisoner's detention fully adhered to the law and that advice was sought from an independent body to verify that this action was pursued in a correct manner. The NIO has confirmed that a Royal...

Written Answers — Ministerial Advisers: Ministerial Advisers (18 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 60 together. Details of the number of Advisers currently appointed to support me in the performance of my duties as Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Minister of State for European Affairs are provided in the table below. Office Position Office of the Tánaiste 1 Chief Adviser1 Economic Adviser Office of the Minister for...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I welcome the Deputy back to active service. I have missed him.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Since this is the last day of this Dáil session, I look forward to seeing the Deputy here regularly when we return in September. The Government supports the community employment programme which plays an important role in the provision of crucial services for rural and urban communities. There are 1,143 community employment schemes in operation nationally. Of the 23,300 places available,...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy has a hard neck to lecture the Government on community employment schemes, the budget or the economy.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: When he exited government in February 2011, he left behind the biggest financial and economic mess the country had ever faced.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: In the 16 months since the Government has made strides to restore the country's economic fortunes.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We have successfully separated bank debt from sovereign debt, a problem with which the party opposite left us, and we have reduced the interest rate on our borrowings.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We are working our way towards recovery. In regard to those on the lowest incomes, we reversed the cut in the minimum wage that Fianna Fáil had made.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We removed 300,000 people from the universal social charge which Fianna Fáil had introduced. We are making reforms in the area of social protection. The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, is the man who introduced the social employment schemes which the Government is committed to maintaining. We are supporting them. The amount of money available for labour...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----social protection and other such schemes has increased. We have more than 22,000 people participating in social employment schemes and the Minister for Social Protection has made changes to the way moneys for training grants and materials are provided for social employment schemes.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The vast majority of schemes have indicated their satisfaction with this.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy asked about the statement made by the IMF on child benefit and other matters. The statement issued yesterday by the IMF is different from the quarterly review of the Irish programme carried out by the troika. The statement was issued under what is known as Article 4, which is a very different process from the quarterly troika programme review mission and has a different focus and...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is important to clarify that the IMF statement was the result of a different process from that which refers to the Irish programme. In regard to what is discussed during Cabinet meetings, it is a long-standing practice that we do not share this information outside the Cabinet.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have explained to Deputy Ó Caoláin that the statement from the IMF was not in the context of the programme that we are operating or next year's budget. It was under the Article IV process which involves medium to long-term recommendations. It is not a case of ruling out something in terms of next year's budget. These are recommendations made for the long term. The IMF does this for...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is determined to get to the bottom of what happened on the night of the bank guarantee by holding a banking inquiry. The objective is to ensure that we have the most effective mechanism to get to the truth of it. Our focus is on having the most robust form of inquiry within the confines of the Constitution and to shed as much light as we can on who was involved politically...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is totally unacceptable that it has taken Ulster Bank so long to deal with these problems. With regard to the other issue mentioned by the Deputy, Bank of Ireland is substantially a private company and I was not informed of the governor's background.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As I have said, I was not aware of the individual's background. Bank of Ireland is 85% privately owned. Deputy Ross would be the first to criticise the Government were it seen to be somehow micro-managing the affairs of the bank. The questions Deputy Ross is asking about the communication between the public interest directors and the Minister for Finance are matters that should...

Order of Business (19 Jul 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 5, Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2012 [Vote 32] - back from committee; No. 5a, motion re membership of committees; No. 12, Gaeltacht Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Committee and Remaining Stages; No. 15, Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 15a, statements on the Government's response...