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Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ---- the greed that was associated with the property boom, the over-lending, the lax regulation and all that went on in that regard.

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It was and is unjust and unfair that the people who are bearing the burden in this regard are those who have lost their jobs, who have had their pay costs, who are finding it harder to pay the mortgage and who are in very difficult circumstances. They are the people who are bearing the burden in this regard and the duty and responsibility of the Government, which it took on two years ago, is...

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is working its way through that crisis and improving it. The deficit must be reduced and the Government has been doing that. It stated it would renegotiate the terms of the bailout and has done so in several respects. It got a reduction in the interest rate and an improvement on the terms recently at the eurozone and ECOFIN meeting. Moreover, today's agreement constitutes a...

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It has put an end to Anglo Irish Bank, Irish Nationwide Building Society and IBRC. It has put an end to the payment of the promissory note - that the previous Government saddled on the Irish taxpayers - of €3.1 billion each March for ten years. The Government has exchanged that for a longer-term bond with maturity of 34.5 years. This will have the benefit of reducing Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Capital Expenditure Programme (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department does not operate any public capital programme. There is an administrative capital provision which is mainly directed towards ICT and accommodation provision. The Department’s total capital expenditure in 2012 came to €2.5 million, of which €2.28 million was in respect of Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) and €237,000 in respect of Vote 27 (Irish Aid.)

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Economic Forum (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I have decided to convene a third Global Irish Economic Forum in October of this year. The decision follows Government consideration of the matter at its meeting on 29 January 2013. The Forums held in 2009 and 2011 and the related Global Irish Network have made a substantive contribution to the Government’s jobs and growth agenda and to the restoration of our international...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Exports Growth (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Figures for exports in January 2013 are not yet available. The most recent figures available, for November 2012, show merchandise exports to Britain from January to November 2012 totalling €14.132bn. This represents a 7% increase on exports during the same period in 2011. It is hoped that trade figures for the entire year of 2012 will be available shortly. I am not aware of any...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scottish Independence (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The people of Scotland will vote in a referendum in 2014 on the question of independence. Until then, any question about possible independence is hypothetical. If Scotland decides to become an independent country, the matter of EU membership would be for the government of Scotland to consider in the first instance and it is not appropriate for me to say what they should do. As part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Defence Forces Equipment (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland does not possess, and has never possessed, any weapons, armaments or ammunition containing depleted uranium. It is the firm policy of the Government that depleted uranium munitions will never be used by the Defence Forces. Ireland has voted in favour of the four resolutions on depleted uranium taken at the United Nations General Assembly since 2007, most recently in December 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (7 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Details are set out in the following table of retired public sector officials who are currently contracted to my Department: GRADE POSITION HELD DURATION Assistant Secretary Passport Appeals Officer Three-year contract from 20 January 2012 to deal with appeals as and when they arise. Counsellor To assist in preparations for and for the period of the Irish Presidency of the European...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: In view of their role as public representatives, a Presidency tie or scarf was presented to each Oireachtas member in January. A total of 187 items were distributed. The total production cost amounted to €1,153.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The overall cost of the EU Presidency website is estimated to be: - €244,741.71 inclusive of VAT for the principal contract with Terminal 4 Solutions, covering a range of services including website design and development, Content Management System licensing, annual support and infrastructure set-up, mobile strategy and execution of the mobile site, and training. - €10,794...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Parliament (12 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I refer the Deputy to the answer provided on 29 January last to his recent question on this matter. Article 14.2 of the Treaty on European Union sets an overall ceiling of 750 seats, plus the President, for the European Parliament. It also provides that representation of citizens shall be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State, and that no...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rapid Response Initiative (12 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Irish Aid, through its Rapid Response Initiative, has Standby Partnership agreements with four United Nations agencies, OCHA, UNICEF, UNHCR and WFP. This mechanism allows for the deployment, at short notice, of highly skilled experts to support humanitarian operations worldwide. In 2012, members of the Irish Aid Rapid Response Corps deployed on 36 occasions to countries including,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (12 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The European Convention on Human Rights provides that implementation of a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights is supervised by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. As part of that supervision process the State has submitted 4 Action Plans to the Committee of Ministers outlining the steps taken to implement the judgment. The Action Plans were submitted to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (12 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The primary goal of Irish humanitarian assistance is to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and in the aftermath of humanitarian emergencies. The Government’s policy is to provide flexible and timely funding to organisations which demonstrate a clear capacity to deliver effective assistance in a manner that is responsive to identified need and adheres to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department does not incur any costs in assessing means of individual citizens.

European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I was.

European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is important to put the negotiations in context, especially with reference to where we started from. This country supported the original Commission proposals on the European Union budget. There is no secret about the fact that the Government would prefer and would like to have seen a larger budget. However, we had to try to achieve agreement among 27 member states and do so in a way...

European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not have that figure.