Results 14,001-14,020 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the regulation of vehicle immobilisation Bill, to regulate vehicle clamping and tow away have been approved by the Government and it is expected to be published in the middle of next year.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I understand the Bill is awaiting Report Stage.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No legislation is required to deal with the European youth guarantee and it can be dealt with under existing legislation. If legislation arises, it will be prepared and put before the House.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The EirGrid Bill is due next year.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Central Bank (consolidation) Bill is consolidating the legislation that is enacted. It is to pull it all together into a single piece-----
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----of legislation in order that the public can get a better understanding of it.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The work on the consolidation exercise is proceeding and it will be published next year.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The monuments Bill, which is to consolidate, update and improve the legislative code governing the protection and regulation of the national archaeological heritage, is due for publication late next year.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: We expect to have the Bill before the House during this session.
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Eamon Gilmore: I do not have a date for the publication of that Bill.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I will try to get a reply for the Deputy.
- Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I will ask for a reply. I think it is a Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Bill. I will ask the Minister to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: This is an issue to which I accord very high priority. During my visit to the US in September last, I spoke with several key contacts in the US Congress including Minority House Leader Nancy Pelosi and Chair of the Congressional Friends of Ireland, Pete King. I also spoke with leading Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressmen Mark Amodei, Spencer Bachus and Doug...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I met with Dr Richard Haass on 31 October in Iveagh House. We had met previously in New York on 25 September and have agreed to keep closely in touch. During our meetings, we discussed each of the issues that he has been asked to address by the Northern Ireland Executive including parades, flags and emblems and the past. Dr Haass has committed to concluding his work by December and, to that...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Embassy of Ireland in Cairo has provided consular assistance to the four citizens in question since their initial detention in Egypt on 17 August 2013. The Egyptian authorities are still reviewing this case. A decision to extend their period of detention for a further fifteen days was taken initially on 1 September and again on 14 September to allow more...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: My Department is responsible for two Votes: Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Vote 27 - International Cooperation. Payments from both Votes to the firms listed in the Deputy’s question are set out below. Summary of Payments in €000's - - - Firm Year PwC (Ireland) KPMG (Ireland) Deloitte (Ireland) 2003 - - 16 2004 - - 13 2008 1 71 - It should be noted that the...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Department generally seeks advice on domestic legal matters from the Office of the Attorney General and/or the Chief State Solicitor’s Office. Depending on the subject-matter, litigation is dealt with on my Department’s behalf by the Attorney General’s Office, the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or the State Claims Agency which engage lawyers to act for the...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: My Department generally seeks advice on domestic legal matters from the Office of the Attorney General and/or the Chief State Solicitor’s Office. Depending on the subject-matter, litigation is dealt with on my Department’s behalf by the Attorney General’s Office, the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or the State Claims Agency which engage lawyers to act for the...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (12 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The question of Ireland’s signature and ratification of the Antarctic Treaty and related agreements comprising the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) has been examined in some detail by the Government Departments and Offices concerned. The Antarctic Treaty System comprises the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (“CCAMLR”),...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (13 Nov 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Landings of Canadian military aircraft at Shannon are subject to the conditions that apply to all foreign military aircraft that land in Irish airports, i.e. that the aircraft are unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives, do not engage in intelligence gathering, and that the flights in question do not form any part of military exercises or operations. I am not in a position to...