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Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I join in supporting the motion tabled by my colleague, Deputy O'Sullivan. Every day, on the Order of Business, the Taoiseach tells Deputies to listen to the facts and examine the statistics. In no area do we have more statistics and facts available to us than in education. Many of them have been cited during the course of this debate. For example, Deputies heard how many classes have...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I appreciate that as an election approaches, it is always tempting to engage in one-upmanship. Deputy Gogarty spent more time criticising the proposers of the motion than he did criticising those who have been in Government for the past ten years. Whatever service he may have done to his own re-election ambitions and whatever service he may think he has done for his party, he did no service...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I move amendment No. a1: In page 4, line 4, after "acquiring" to insert the following: "(up to a maximum of 3.6 million Kyoto units by 2012)". The Bill as presented enables the Minister through the National Treasury Management Agency to buy carbon allowances, which will be known as Kyoto units in order to meet our Kyoto commitments. The Minister is proposing that he be given an open-ended...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: On a point of order. The Minister is correct. The amendment is inaccurately worded. It should read 3.6 million tonnes per annum.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: If the Minister wants to propose that amendment on the floor I would be happy to accept it.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to clarify matters. I think the Minister agrees that I can amend the amendment by the insertion of the words "per annum" after "Kyoto units" so that it is clear that we are talking about 3.6 million Kyoto units per annum. Where did these 3.6 million units come from? They came from the Minister. We know where we are at the moment. The Minister indicated that it is his intention...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I am disappointed the Minister has not accepted my amendment. That means we are either going to increase our emissions beyond the 25% or 26% above current levels or the Minister has no confidence in his own carbon reduction measures. If he had confidence in them, and we are not going to increase beyond 25% or 26%, then 3.6 million units is the limit of the amount we would be required to...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, lines 4 and 5, to delete "or future". Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, line 23, after "may" to insert "with the prior approval of Dáil Éireann". We had a long discussion on this amendment on Committee Stage so I do not propose to repeat it. The Minister is seeking not so much a blank cheque or a standing order, as Deputy Cuffe described it, but a direct debit. Whatever our debit on carbon will be, there will be a direct...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I move amendment No. 4: In page 6, to delete lines 25 to 28. There was a rather odd provision that the chief executive of the NTMA would not be permitted to express any opinion on what the Government did. In committee I drew a distinction, stating that it would be an understandable restriction to ban him or her from commenting publicly. However, it would be too restrictive to prevent the...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I am happy I was able to draw something to the Minister's attention that he did not already know.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank him for the extensive research he has carried out and the information he has shared with the House.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I am so impressed and feel so glad that I came here to hear this information, that I will withdraw the amendment.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I support the amendment but think Deputy Cuffe has exaggerated slightly in equating the performance of this Government with a ship of State. There is something majestic about a ship of State and this Government reminds me more of a battered, old, leaking, polluting tanker flying a flag of convenience and crewed by Ministers incapable of communicating with each other and understanding safety...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Morgan's party has no naval wing.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: My apologies to the Deputy's colleague.

Homeless Persons. (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for permitting me to raise this issue. It concerns the future of the two largest hostels for homeless people in Dublin, the Morning Star and the Regina Coeli hostels. I raise the issue by way of a question through the Minister of State who is taking the Adjournment debate to the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present position of the Saharawi region, and initiatives to which Ireland has been party in this regard. [10511/07]

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the recent EU conference on climate change in Brussels; the results that were arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10510/07]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 177: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received complaints regarding inappropriate use of the national flag; if it is permitted to write slogans on the national flag and to display them publicly; his plans to introduce legislation regarding use of the national flag; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10689/07]