Results 13,981-14,000 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Many of the jobs currently being created-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----in our economy are jobs that are being taken up by young people, for example, jobs in the digital sector. Many young people are employed in new types of employment being attracted into this country, including in the Dublin Docklands and in companies like PayPal in Deputy Adams' constituency. The Deputy should go and talk to those people and to others who are being employed. Many of...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: This is the objective of the youth guarantee and the direction of Government policy. However, we need to do more quicker. There is an urgency about this. As far as the Government is concerned, the sooner and the quicker we get young people into employment or appropriate education and training, the better. That is the direction of Government policy and the Deputy should support it.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The development and upgrade of our grid infrastructure, including interconnection with neighbouring electricity systems, is necessary to drive regional economic growth and job creation. Grid25 is EirGrid's plan to develop and upgrade the electricity transmissions network. This project will take several years to complete and represents an investment of €3.2 billion. It involves...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: However, we do expect EirGrid, in making choices on technologies, routing and mitigation measures to take account of all relevant national and international standards, to follow best practice, to ensure value for money and to be informed by detailed consultation at local level. Structured transparent consultation and information-sharing will contribute to the delivery of proper mitigation...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The issue of whether the lines should be overground or underground arose previously in the case of power lines between Meath and Tyrone. In line with the commitment we gave in the programme for Government, on 5 July 2011, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources announced an international commission of experts to review and report within six months on the cost of and...
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 8, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 20, Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 21, Local Government Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and shall adjourn on the adjournment of Private Members' business, which...
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Ten hours have been given to the debate on this already. My understanding is that the time allocated should be sufficient to complete it. The House knows we have to complete this legislation as it is part of the exit from the bailout body of legislation which needs to be completed.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I remind Deputy Ó Fearghaíl that it was the parties on this side of the House that first introduced the freedom of information legislation in 1997.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: His party filleted that legislation in 2003.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: We are restoring the Freedom of Information Act to which the Deputy's party did so much damage. Approximately 70% of freedom of information requests are made by members of the public who are seeking information on their own files, etc. No charge at all applies to such requests. The amendment mentioned by the Deputy relates to cases in which multiple applications are made in the same...
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy's party neutered it.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Central Bank (consolidation) Bill, which will consolidate the body of legislation relating to the Central Bank into a single statute - this is desirable given the amount of banking legislation we have had in recent years - is to be published next year. Action has been taken in relation to Newbridge credit union under the existing legislation.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The initial preparatory work on the EirGrid Bill, which will establish EirGrid in primary legislation, is under way. The Bill will be published next year.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I gave an answer with regard to the Central Bank (consolidation) Bill in response to Deputy Adams. It is to be published next year.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Sorry, what?
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is due to be published next year.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It was out of order.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, which will strengthen the regulatory framework for social housing and provide for the statutory underpinning of the new scheme of housing assistance payments and various other matters, will be published next year.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is. Deputy Dowds has taken a very strong interest in this issue for quite some time and well before the judgement in the Lissadell case, on which I commend him. The Government is considering the issue and is considering the Deputy's Bill. I understand it is being dealt with by the committee.