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Leaders' Questions (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I join Deputy Dooley in expressing thanks to the Ceann Comhairle, the staff of the House and everyone who works here, including the media, for what has been a long and productive session since Easter. I am glad that Deputy Dooley has raised the issue of employment with me. In the three years before the general election after which this Government was formed, 250,000 jobs were lost in the...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: This amounted to 80,000 jobs per year in a three-year period.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: This situation is turning. Jobs in the private sector are being created at a rate of approximately 2,000 per month. The number of people in employment has increased for the first time since 2008. The number of people on the live register is declining, but a great deal more needs to be done.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Getting people back to work is the cornerstone of the economy's recovery. It is the primary focus of this Government. We all know the kinds of target that have dominated political and economic discussion in this country in recent years. Those targets must be met in terms of the troika and so on. We are about to exit the programme. As a country, we need to set ourselves a new target,...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: For this reason, we have adopted a range of measures to address the employment crisis. This is why we are having a special meeting of the Cabinet today on the jobs crisis.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 61 together Immigration reform was the key feature of my visit to Washington DC on 11/12 July during which I met with many of the most significant Congressional leaders on immigration issues from both sides of the US political divide and at senior official level in the White House. These meetings included Congressman Paul Ryan, Congressman Bob...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Implementation Bodies (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27, 28 and 29 together. I propose to take questions 27, 28 and 29 together. The three terms of reference of the review of the existing North South bodies and of North South co-operation generally which is being undertaken in accordance with the St Andrews Agreement, are to examine the existing bodies in terms of efficiency and value for money, to look at the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Paragraph 34 of Strand One of the Good Friday Agreement provided for the establishment of a consultative Civic Forum. Section 56 of the Northern Ireland Act1998 required the First Minister and the deputy First Minister, with the approval of the Assembly, to make arrangements for obtaining the views of the Civic Forum.The Forum was set up in October 2000 and was suspended along with the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Directives (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Finance, and I would refer the Deputy to his substantive answer to No. 72 of 11 July 2013 which contains a list of representations received on the Directive, some of which were received through the Permanent Representation in Brussels. Given the extensive and routine contacts on legislative matters...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Foreign Affairs Council on 20 June, which I attended, discussed the broad situation in relation to the Middle East Peace Process, and in particular the prospects for the current efforts of US Secretary of State Kerry to get the parties to resume direct negotiations. Secretary Kerry has been working intensively on this issue since he took office, and is presently making his sixth visit to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Conflict Resolution (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 33 and 35 together. The conflict in Syria and the search for a political settlement will figure prominently on the agenda of the next Foreign Affairs Council, which I will attend in Brussels on 22 July. Recent diplomatic efforts, particularly the initiative of the US and Russia aimed at bringing both sides in Syria to a further peace conference in Geneva on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Monthly profiles for expenditure and receipts are in place in my Department and performance against profile is reported regularly to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and published by the Department of Finance as part of the Monthly Exchequer Statement. The Monthly Exchequer Statement for June has been published on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department is committed to maximising the use of available information and communications technology to enhance interaction with the citizen and the internal functioning of the Department and this is reflected in the ongoing investment in ICT. It is my Department's strategies, objectives and business process improvement initiatives which drive the selection, development and types of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has responsibility for the provision of consular assistance to Irish citizens abroad. Consular Services Division is the lead Division in relation to the response to consular emergencies and the provision of travel advice. The Development Cooperation Division which, inter alia, manages the Government's overseas aid programme, is also concerned with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rockall Island (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As I have explained in previous replies to parliamentary questions in respect of maritime claims in the Hatton-Rockall area, Rockall itself is of no relevance in the delimitation of maritime boundaries. Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands), Iceland, Ireland and the UK all make claims to continental shelf in the Hatton-Rockall area. Ireland and the UK have reached agreement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I refer the Deputy to the comprehensive report Results of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union which was laid before this House on 2 July, 2013, and which covers the achievements of the Presidency for Montenegro and all other countries in the accession and pre-accession process.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I refer the Deputy to the comprehensive report Results of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union which was laid before this House on 2 July, 2013, and which covers the achievements of the Presidency.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Lisbon Treaty which entered into force on 1 December 2009 restructured the working methods of the EU at a multilateral level in terms of co-ordination and representation. In particular, it called for EU Member States to co-ordinate their actions when participating in international organisations. This responsibility now rests with the European External Action Service, under the authority...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: During Ireland's Presidency of the EU, our main objective in the area of the Common Security and Defence Policy was to support the European External Action Service and the High Representative in their work in responding to crises as they arose. Two new CSDP Missions were launched during the first half of 2013: the European Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) and the EU Border Assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Marching Season (18 Jul 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 58 together. I am very well aware of the long standing concerns of some communities in Northern Ireland over parading and the potential for violence arising there from. It was to alleviate those concerns that the Parades Commission was established under the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 with independent and quasi-judicial status. I...