Results 12,941-12,960 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill is awaiting Report Stage. In respect of the waiting period for clearance, I understand that additional staff have been approved to help with that.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board establishment order (amendment) Bill have not yet been cleared by Government. It is expected to be published this year. I expect that the gambling control Bill will be discussed by Government in the relatively near future.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Red Cross (amendment) Bill is expected next year.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Both of those Bills are due this session.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: That issue was dealt with previously in the House. If the Deputy has any positive suggestions for Government that are workable, we will be glad to consider them.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: That legislation is due this year.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I do not have a date for the publication of that Bill but the Minister of State with responsibility for primary care is developing proposals in that area which I expect will be before Government in the near future.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Amendments to the Legal Services Bill are being drafted by the Parliamentary Counsel. The Bill is on Committee Stage.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Animal Welfare Bill is in the Seanad this week. As Deputy Ferris well knows, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is dealing with the fodder crisis which is a very real problem.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is one of the Minister's highest priorities. Deputy Ferris knows well that arrangements have been made in respect of the transport of fodder into the country.
- Gender Recognition Bill 2013: First Stage (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No.
- Road Traffic Bill 2013: First Stage (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disability Act Employment Targets (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Under the Disability Act 2005, Part 5, public service bodies are obliged: to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities to comply with the statutory Code of Practice to meet a target of 3% of employees with disabilities and to report every year on the achievement of these obligations Maintenance of records relating to numbers of staff with disabilities depends...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Property (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. However, I would caution that the valuation figures provided are subject to the price volatility of the current global property market. The properties listed have been acquired in locations where the Government considers that the State should be represented and where there is a clear economic advantage to owning, rather...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sale of State Assets (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: One such property was disposed of by my Department during the period in question. The residence of the Ambassador to Belgium was sold for € 2.2 m in 2012 and the proceeds of the sale were paid into central funds.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Importation Policy (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is already contrary to existing EU regulations for labelling of products to be misleading to consumers. Products coming from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian Territory clearly should not be labelled as produce of Israel, since the settlements are not in Israel. There has been a growing demand in a number of EU and other countries for rules or guidelines to make this clear to...
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I want to join Deputy Martin in condemning the shocking terrorist attack on a soldier in London yesterday. I am conveying on behalf of the Government our deepest sympathy with the British Government and, particularly, with the family, friends and colleagues of the soldier who was attacked. I agree with Deputy Martin that the early years of a child's life are critical. When parents arrange...
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is giving the highest priority to the reports we have heard and to the investigations which are under way. She is and will be receiving up-to-date reports on the progress of those investigations and she is taking a direct and personal interest in them. With regard to the inspection of child care facilities, in both 2011 and 2012 over 2,600 child...
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is fair to say the area of mental health has been an area of our health services which has not received sufficient attention. This Government, however, has decided to give the issues of mental health a very high priority and has given specific responsibility to the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to address those issues. She is making very significant progress in improving the...
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The question is in two parts. In respect of staff numbers, of the 414 posts approved in budget 2012, 383 have been filled, are on offer or are awaiting clearance. Progress is being made on the remainder. In budget 2013 a further €35 million was allocated for the development of mental health services. This includes the recruitment of 477 additional staff to implement these measures....