Results 12,361-12,380 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Deputy, please.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I am not misleading the Dáil.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: If the Opposition is willing in general to timetable the different Stages of Bills, the grouping of amendments and so on, the Government is open to doing so, but we must get through our legislative programme. Second, this is clearly about politics, given the contributions of Deputies Martin and McDonald.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Both Deputies referred to privatisation. This is a Bill to set up a State-owned company in which to vest the water resources of this country.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Let us understand this.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: If the best that the Opposition can do-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----in criticising this legislation is to stand facts on their heads, then let us understand clearly what the Bill is about.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is about establishing a State company-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----that will own the water resources of this country, which-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----will be retained in public ownership-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----under a modern framework of a State-owned company. Nothing displays the bankruptcy of the Opposition more than describing a Bill that is about setting up a State company as some kind of privatisation.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Gender Equality (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal UN global policy-making body on gender equality and the advancement of women. Ireland attaches great importance to the 57th session of the CSW, which is taking place from Monday 4 to Friday 15 March, as a centrepiece of our activities at the United Nations during our Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Ireland is...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The 2013 grant round closed on 20 February with applications for 358 projects received from 17 countries. The assessment process, which is carried out in conjunction with our missions abroad, is now underway. The focus of the 2013 grants will be on supporting key frontline welfare and advisory services and on projects aimed at supporting new arrivals.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Government remains firmly committed to ensuring the full and effective implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, including the provision relating to a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. We will continue to urge all the parties in the Assembly to engage in constructive discussion with a view to reaching agreement on the substance of a Bill of Rights. A Bill of Rights for Northern...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Conflict Resolution in Syria (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Syria was the major issue discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 18 February, which I attended. The focus was very much on the most appropriate steps for the EU to take in support of ongoing efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Against the background of escalating fighting between the Syrian army and opposition groups, and with no military...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (12 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the case to which the Deputy refers. As this is a bilateral consular issue between the US and the Cuban authorities, the Government has no standing in the matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 to 142, inclusive, together. No costs have been incurred by my Department in respect of the provision of ICT facilities at the homes of the Ministers of State. The Department provides me with a fax machine in my home for official business purposes. The cost of this service to date is €1,351, including installation. My constituency office and...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Listed in tabular format are the details of the cost of drivers for each Minister of State at my Department in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. The figures reflect the motor travel allowances claimed for official travel undertaken, subject to guidelines as set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Subsistence amounts paid to drivers and the salaries paid to...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: My Department, which is responsible for Vote 27 (International Cooperation) and Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs), operates a restrictive policy for the use of corporate credit cards for official expenditure. There are currently 6 official credit cards in use by my Department in Ireland and 13 in use by Missions abroad. The use of official credit cards may be permitted for officials who, because of...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (12 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I welcome the recent progress in efforts to secure a durable solution to the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In particular, I welcome the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement for the DRC and the Region, which was concluded in Addis Ababa on 24 February, in the presence of the UN Secretary General. This important Agreement was reached by the Government of...