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Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is quite a degree of latitude when Second Stage of a Bill is debated. The Fiscal Responsibility Bill will be in the House next week. It would be extraordinary if that debate did not include reference and discussion of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report but, in any event, it is our intention that there will be a wider debate on the economy, which will obviously include the...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is amazing what a period in opposition will do for one's amnesia.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The issue of child benefit and how it might be structured goes back to when Mary Hanafin was Minister, followed by Deputy Ó Cuív.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The issue of child benefit will be considered in the context of the budget. The children first Bill will be taken this session.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Finance addressed upward only rent reviews in his Budget Statement last December. He set out the position and referred to the advice received from the Attorney General.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: He set out the position. There is a constitutional issue related to it, which the Minister for Finance addressed. The Government accepted the recommendations of the Keane report and we had a debate in the House in which we set out, in great detail, the action taken by the Government on foot of the report. The key item of legislation arising from the report is the Personal Insolvency Bill....

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The roads (amendment) Bill is due next year.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The House is dealing with the Fiscal Responsibility Bill next week and it is intended that the Personal Insolvency Bill will be dealt with as quickly as arrangements can be made with the Whips.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The companies legislation is due this session and the credit reporting Bill was published last Friday. It is a matter of scheduling with the Whips when it is brought before the House. I expect it to be in the House shortly.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is intended to have the constitutional convention launched this side of the budget. We are making arrangements to have it announced and launched. With regard to consultation on its composition, there have already been discussions with Opposition parties. We do not have any difficulty with further discussion on it. We would like to see it done in a manner to which we can subscribe...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is intended to have the Bill in the House this session.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The letter which is the subject of the Deputy’s Question appears to be part of a letter writing campaign organised by Trócaire. Similar letters have been sent to most, if not all, members of the Oireachtas, calling for a ban on the importation to the EU of the products of Israeli settlements. A number of Deputies have already been in contact with me in relation to the letters...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Services Provision (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 72 together. My Department does not deliver any of its services through local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127, 132 to 134, inclusive, 136 and 137 together. I will be attending the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 15 October. I made the Government’s position on the Middle East Peace Process abundantly clear when I addressed the UN General Assembly on 28 September and will do so once again should the item be reached at the Foreign Affairs Council. I would...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Export Controls (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand the position set out in the Deputy’s question to be correct. I have stated before, in public and in the Dáil, my concerns about the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and my views about goods produced in the settlements, including my openness to consider an eventual EU ban on such produce. However, my Department cannot track the involvement of individual companies...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Remit (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the situation concerning the person referred to by the Deputy. As the person referred to is not an Irish citizen, it is not possible for my Department to offer him consular assistance. The Greek authorities are under no legal obligation to assist our Embassy with any requests made in connection with this investigation, as we have no locus standi in the matter. Embassies have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Programme for Government Implementation (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Annual Report on the Programme for Government was issued in March 2012 and provided a comprehensive update on the progress made in implementing the Programme for Government. The Deputy will be aware that the Government intends to publish the second annual report in March 2013. Outlined in the table below is the current status of each of the recommendations for which the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passport Service operated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has public offices in Dublin and Cork as well as a production facility in Balbriggan and provides a Monday-Friday passport service to all its customers. In particular, applicants through the Passport Express postal service which is available at all Post Offices can normally expect to receive their new passports...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I note with great regret the decision of the Serbian authorities to ban the Belgrade Pride Parade for the second year in a row on security grounds. The European Union is first and foremost a community of values based on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. These include freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and non-discrimination on the basis of gender, racial or ethnic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As I said in my address to the UN General Assembly on 28 September, what is happening now in Syria is an affront to humanity. The violence is indiscriminate and on an appalling scale; and it is not confined to one side. I also said that what is needed above all to stop the violence is a strong UN Security Council resolution which will authorise targeted sanctions. This must include a...