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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (13 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: On 1 January, I became Chairman-in-Office of this important multilateral organisation for 2012. The responsibility for chairing the OSCE, the world’s largest inter-governmental regional security organisation, is a significant honour and challenge for Ireland and for me personally. From the outset, our Chairmanship objectives were to ensure balance and coherence across the three main...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (18 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government decided in December 2011 to allocate a total budget in the order of €60m over 2012 and 2013 to resource the Presidency, with an additional allocation to be made in respect of security costs. €23 million was allocated in 2012 across a range of Departments and Offices. A further allocation of €36m has been included in the Estimates for Public Services,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Sector Pay (18 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The matter which is the subject of the Deputy's question is one for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (18 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Council of the European Union is a key decision-making institution of the EU, at whose meetings all EU Member States are represented. Since 9 March 2011, I have represented Ireland at 12 meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council and 4 meetings of the General Affairs Council. In addition, I have also attended 4 informal meetings of Foreign Ministers, the so-called “Gymnich”...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (18 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115, 118 and 119 together. As I have previously indicated to the House, election observation has been a key component of the work of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) since 1990, when the Office for Free Elections was established by the Paris Summit of the CSCE – the OSCE’s predecessor. The Office for Free...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sectarian Violence (18 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The scenes of violence on the streets of Belfast and elsewhere in Northern Ireland, the intimidation of public representatives and the attacks on members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland over the last two weeks are matters of deep concern. The scenes of violence and intimidation remind us of the need for steady support for the peace process and the principles of the Agreements,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Inquiries (18 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The murder of Pat Finucane was one of a number of cases which gave rise to allegations of collusion by the security forces in one or other of the jurisdictions on the island and which therefore had profound implications for public confidence and, consequently, for the wider peace process. It was because of their wider implications for confidence that these cases were a particular concern...

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I refer first to Deputy Martin's question. It is not the case that 98% of banks are excluded from the single supervisory mechanism. The mechanism will cover the vast majority of European banks, some 90% all told, according to some estimates. The misunderstanding concerns the direct supervision by the ECB-----

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There are a number of categories. Some banks have assets of more than €30 billion. There is also the agreement that the three largest banks in each member state will be covered. Some banks have assets greater than 20% of their country's GDP, while there are others in trouble. The last-named have been identified as those that will come directly under supervision.

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, that is right.

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is missing the point. I refer to direct supervision. The supervisory mechanism will embrace the entire supervisory system of the European banks. We need to stand back from this. Initially there was a great deal of scepticism about it. First, there were those who said there would never be agreement to separate bank debt and sovereign debt or to allow for the ESM to...

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The ECB is separate. There is an established structure-----

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is a structure established for the ECB.

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not sure what is the purpose of the Deputy's question.

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Council agreed the way in which the Irish bank debt issue would be dealt with-----

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----which was that it would be progressed by the Eurogroup.

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is not about playing politics. The only person playing politics with this is the Deputy.

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The issue is to secure the best possible outcome for this country in terms of our banking difficulties. I do not want to go back into this again. If the Deputy invites me to play politics-----

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----I am quite happy to do so.

European Council Brussels: Statements (19 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy maintains an interrupting pattern.