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Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Sinn Féin still does not have one.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I know all about it; I do not need a lecture on this. I know more about this than the Deputy cares to know.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy McDonald should go back to whoever wrote her script because it is wrong.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Does that include pensions?

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Are pensions included in the Deputy's definition of assets?

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy does not even know if pensions are included. She does not know her own party policy.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Does Deputy McDonald not accept that jobs have been created?

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: How would Deputy Wallace pay for it?

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is a start.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 1: Alcohol Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy was against it.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 2: Tobacco Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I move: (1) THAT for the purposes of the tax charged by virtue of section 72 of the Finance Act 2005 (No. 5 of 2005), that Act be amended, with effect as on and from 16 October 2013, by substituting the following for Schedule 2 to that Act (as amended by section 49 of the Finance Act 2013 (No. 8 of 2013)): “SCHEDULE 2 RATES OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX (With effect as on and from 16...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 2: Tobacco Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The taxpayers of this country pay all of us who come into this House sizeable salaries. In addition to that, the taxpayers of this country also provide resources for Deputies in the form of parliamentary assistants, personal assistants and so forth. Frankly, I believe it is unacceptable to taxpayers in this country that Deputies Daly, Higgins, Boyd Barrett and Mathews would come in here and...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 2: Tobacco Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputies should at least come in here on an informed basis. Let us deal with the facts now. First, on tobacco consumption, the proportion of the population that is smoking has fallen. According to the National Tobacco Control Office, 21.7% of the population is currently smoking, compared to 27% in 2003 and 31% in 1998. There are several factors contributing to the decline in the...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 2: Tobacco Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There is a direct correlation there. On the question of illegal consumption, the Revenue Commissioners estimate that the total consumption of non-duty cigarettes in the State is 19%. Of that, 6% is made up of cigarettes purchased legally in other States, that is, cartons that people buy on their holidays abroad and bring home with them. The other 13% is due to smuggling. A number of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Remit (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the situation concerning the person referred to by the Deputy. As he is not an Irish citizen it is not possible for my Department to offer him consular assistance. The Greek authorities are under no legal obligation to assist our Embassy with any requests made in connection with this case, as we have no locus standi in the matter. However, on hearing of his detention, and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. For the period to the 30 September 2013, my Department granted permission for the landing of 366 foreign military aircraft at Shannon Airport. Permission was granted in all cases subject to the normal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Missions (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: In October 2010, a cholera epidemic struck Haiti as the country was still coming to grips with the effects of one of the most devastating earthquakes in recent history. The January 2010 earthquake killed more than 230,000 people, injured 300,000 others, and left 2.1 million homeless. Even before the spread of the epidemic, the health, water and sanitation infrastructure had been severely...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Certificate of Irish Heritage (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Since the Certificate of Irish Heritage was introduced in September 2011, 2,123 Certificates have been purchased – 124 in 2011, 1,242 in 2012 and 757 to date in 2013. In addition, 215 promotional Certificates have been presented to various individuals during this time.With the vast majority of the global diaspora not eligible for Irish citizenship, the Certificate of Irish Heritage...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952 gives the Minister for Foreign Affairs primary responsibility for the regulation of activity by foreign military aircraft in Ireland. My Department’s records of overflight and landing requests for foreign military aircraft indicate that permission was sought for 366 military aircraft to land in Shannon Airport in the period to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Recruitment (15 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: With the assistance of the Public Appointments Service, my Department is in the process of recruiting graduates to join the Irish Diplomatic Service at Third Secretary level. The competition was advertised on 20 September and applications were to be made online by 10 October. Candidates will be required to take a number of online and assessment centre tests in October and November, with...