Results 13,441-13,460 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Leaders' Questions (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Yes, I can give the assurance that the Government will listen and is listening to the symphysiotomy women. This has been an issue of concern to the Government since it was formed and one the Minister for Health has decided to address. It is also an issue that is raised frequently with the Government by Members from all sides of the House. It was raised by a number of members of my...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: This Government has a record of dealing sympathetically and with justice in respect of long-standing issues that should have been dealt with over the years. We intend to deal with the symphysiotomy issue in the same way. I do not propose to anticipate what proposals the Minister for Health will bring forward and I do not believe any Deputy would expect me to do so. The Minister will bring...
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 13b, motion re statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission; No. 14, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law - general approach, back from committee; No. 15 - motion re proposed...
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: This was referred to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality and was debated, I believe, yesterday. What we have is what has come back from the committee. It has already been considered and discussed in the committee and to my knowledge no division was called at the committee.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: There is one amendment from the Seanad.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I believe an hour is plenty of time to debate that amendment. Is there no end to the hard neck of Fianna Fáil?
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: First the Deputy gets up and talks about jobs after his party losing 250,000.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Now he has the effrontery to get up and talk about banks after what his party did with the blanket bailout and took the-----
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: This is about enabling people to get out-----
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: There is no end to the hard neck and effrontery of Fianna Fáil.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: A period of repentant silence from Fianna Fáil is long overdue.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: In the lifetime of this Government we have made a number of very significant changes to the way in which the Dáil operates, for example the amount of time that is spent, the introduction of ways in which Members of the House can introduce legislation, the operation of committees and the legislation the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, has recently introduced to...
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Deputy McDonald asked about the gender composition of the Dáil. As she is aware, the Government has introduced legislation.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Yes, but there is a need to remind the House that we have provided an arrangement for the next general election whereby every political party will be required to nominate a minimum of 30% of their candidates of either gender, and that goes up to 40% at the subsequent general election. Any party which does not do so will have half of its State funding cut. It is the first serious attempt...
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I will make some inquiries about the report of the Omagh bomb victims and I will ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to respond directly to the Deputy. The Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill to which he referred will be later this year. I do not have a date yet for the credit legislation.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I do not know the answer to that question but I will get it for the Deputy Healy-Rae and communicate with him.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: There is, yes. There have been discussions between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and Irish Water with the local authorities and the trade unions representing staff in the local authorities. Those discussions have concluded. A water services Bill, the heads of which were approved by Government approximately two weeks ago is emerging and it is expected to...
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Durkan asked about two tranches of legislation. I do not have a date for the publication of either.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No, we are not shying away from it at all. There is a consumer and competition Bill and the issue of media mergers is to be addressed in that. There is work being done on that. The Bill is at an advanced stage.
- Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The issues are being considered jointly by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Preparation of the Bill is ongoing.