Results 11,161-11,180 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: I am glad to see them being used and I hope that they will be used more frequently. With regard to the Minister for Health, this House disposed of that issue in a motion.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: The motion was put, the vote was taken and the conclusion was reached. Deputy O'Caoláin has no concern for the Labour Party. The only concern that Sinn Féin ever has is to promote Sinn Féin at every opportunity and to seize on every issue-----
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: -----not to promote or resolve the problems of the people but to promote the electoral interests of Sinn Féin.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: Carmona Services and Dunmore House is a very well run facility in the constituency Deputy Boyd Barrett and I share. They have been offering a seven day, 24 hour respite service for children with an intellectual disability. All agencies, including St. John of God's, which runs Carmona, have been asked to look at efficiencies in how they run these services. The management at Carmona looked...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: My primary concern in this issue is to ensure that the best service is provided. That is why I believe that the best way to deal with this issue is for the meeting, which the management of the services has offered, to go ahead. The reason Deputy Boyd Barrett raises this issue is to make a political football out of it.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: I say that-----
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: The reason I say that is that I have in my hand an e-mail which was sent by one of those associated with Deputy Boyd Barrett on this matter, and it reads as follows:Unfortunately, management had not contacted the group on Monday and it was, therefore, too late to call off the Dáil Éireann Leaders' Questions programme which is going ahead on Thursday. It goes on to refer to...
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: The difference between me and Deputy Boyd Barrett is that when I am notified of a problem, I try to resolve it but when he is notified of a problem, he tries to exploit it for political advantage. It is rank political opportunism.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. b13, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No.4, Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed); No.16, statements on philanthropy and the arts (resumed); and No. 17, statements on the framework for sustainable development in Ireland, to be taken not later than 1.30 p.m. today and the order shall not resume thereafter. It is proposed,...
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: Concerning the issue of debates and statements in the House, last week the main Opposition party, through Deputy Micheál Martin, asked for a debate on the economy and that debate will take place the week after next. The issues that are down for debate today were agreed with the Whips. The transport (CIE borrowings) Bill is due this session and the national lottery (amendment) Bill is...
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: Yes, it very much does and both the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, are progressing proposals in respect of the responsibilities of their Departments in this area. I expect the sale of alcohol Bill, to which the Deputy referred, to be published early in the new year.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: We intend to publish that Bill in this session.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: The issue of local government reform is under consideration by the Government. I expect that a decision and an announcement on that will be made in the near future and then, obviously, the preparation of legislation to give effect to the reforms that the Government proposes will begin.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is preparing new road safety legislation and he has been in discussions with his Northern Ireland counterpart about the harmonisation of penalty points.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: I join with Deputy Walsh in welcoming the jobs announcements this week, which are very significant. Kerry Group announced 900 new jobs earlier in the week and Paddy Power announced 600 new jobs today. The betting (amendment) Bill has actually been published but it is expected that there will be some amendments made to it and that will be done as the Bill is progressing through the House.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: I understand that it is intended that Report Stage of the Insolvency Bill will be in early November.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: There is no specific Bill. What is required is enforcement of existing laws, which objective is being pursued vigorously.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: That issue was addressed by the Minister for Finance in his Budget Statement. He has outlined the constitutional difficulties that arise in respect of such legislation.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, is dealing with that Bill as a matter of urgency and I expect that we will make an announcement on it in the near future.
- Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)
Eamon Gilmore: It is expected in the middle of next year.