Results 12,781-12,800 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is the health spokesperson for his party and when this report was published on Tuesday, his correct attitude was to be broadly supportive of it.
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: He has spent two days trying to scratch through it to see if he can find something in it to criticise.
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is not pretty or convincing. Our hospitals are being reformed in a modern way and the Deputy's party failed for 14 years to reform our hospital services.
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: This Government will reform our hospitals and provide a better quality of hospital care for the people of this country.
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: This issue concerns the fixed charge penalty points. When serious allegations were made last September that some gardaí had improperly cancelled fixed charge notices in respect of road traffic offences, the Minister for Justice and Equality asked the Garda Commissioner to investigate those allegations and the Garda Commissioner, in turn, had an investigation conducted which produced a...
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: With this issue, there were approximately 1.4 million fixed charge penalty point notices issued. In some cases - less than 5% - the points were cancelled, and approximately half of those cancellations arose from technical reasons, such as the speed sign being in the wrong place, incorrect identification of a car, etc. In turn, a number of cases were cancelled because of common-sense...
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The windows are being opened and the light is being let in. There was an investigation into the allegations and a report has been published. This report is being referred to the Oireachtas committee. The Oireachtas committee is free to invite in the two Garda officers concerned to hear them directly. It is free to invite in whatever senior Garda personnel they wish to respond and explain...
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Government is very conscious that many people cannot access public transport and rely on supports such as the mobility allowance and the motorised transport payments for their mobility and transport needs. We are also conscious of the Ombudsman's reports and her recommendations that the scheme has been operating outside the law for approximately 12 years. A project group was established...
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Let me be absolutely clear about this. There is no cut in the €10.8 million which is allocated for these purposes.
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No. Let us deal with the facts. The Government has always been quite satisfied to continue the mobility allowance and the motorised transport scheme. That has always been our position. The Government is not seeking to end the mobility allowance or the motorised transport scheme. What has happened is that the Ombudsman has found that the operation of those schemes does not comply with the...
- Leaders' Questions (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: We are seeking to find a solution by which there will be no reduction in the money that has been allocated, as I said earlier. The money allocated for both schemes is ring-fenced and there will be no reduction in it. We are trying to find a solution that will meet the legal requirement highlighted by the Ombudsman. A project group has been established to examine that and consult with the...
- Order of Business (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 1a, Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Second Stage; and No. 2, Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed).
- Order of Business (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Labour Party has been advocating universal health insurance since 2001 when the first document on it was published.
- Order of Business (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Of course, Fianna Fáil did nothing about that either. The White Paper will be available for discussion when it is published.
- Order of Business (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The whistleblower legislation, which is an initiative of the current Government, will be published this session. The amendment to the Fines Bill will also be published this session.
- Order of Business (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy's paranoia knows no bounds. The Government has no agenda to stifle peaceful, democratic protest. While we are on the subject, let me say that we welcome the holding of the G8 summit in Fermanagh. It is a unique opportunity to focus attention on Northern Ireland and the Border areas as well as on the investment needs and job requirements of those areas. I hope the holding of the...
- Order of Business (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the sport Ireland Bill are being finalised and it is expected to be published this year. On the problems that arose this year with the administration of the student grant system, the Minister for Education and Skills has done an examination of that.
- Order of Business (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: We had a discussion on this issue at Government this week. He is working to ensure the system works better in the coming year. One of the things that would help is the full completion of application forms for student grants-----
- Order of Business (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----and the full submission of the accompanying documentation that is required with student grant applications. One of the problems last year was that many of the applications that were submitted did not contain the full information-----
- Order of Business (16 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----or the full back-up information. Those who are applying for student grants will help the situation themselves by ensuring the applications are fully completed and the supporting documentation is submitted with it.