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Leaders' Questions: Order of Business (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are two legislative measures that are linked. The Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill will be dealt with on Report Stage today. Following completion of the passage of that Bill, work will proceed on the Central Bank (consolidation) Bill. Obviously, it is not possible to give a date at this early stage, but the intention is that the Central Bank (consolidation) Bill will...

Leaders' Questions: Order of Business (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the geothermal energy development Bill have been approved by the Government and the Bill is being drafted. Publication is expected in the middle of next year. The heads of the mediation Bill have been approved and publication is expected later this year. Publication of the Horse Racing Ireland (amendment) Bill will be later this year as well.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Anyone expressing a point of view to a public representative ought to do so respectfully and in a reasonable way. There have been occasions, not just on this issue, where the boundary between what is reasonable protest and reasonable expression of point of view has been crossed. We know that and it should not happen. I urge people engaged in lobbying or protest activity to respect that....

Leaders' Questions: Order of Business (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 12, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2013, back from committee; No. 12a, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 22, Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 3, Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution...

Leaders' Questions: Order of Business (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the electoral (amendment) Bill were approved by the Government on 30 April and it is expected to be published this session. Drafting on the consumer and competition Bill is progressing well and it is on track to be published this session.

Leaders' Questions: Order of Business (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The legislation will be dealt with this year. The heads of the Bill were approved by Government on 16 April and the Bill will be published this year. The strategic investment fund is a critical pillar in the Government strategy to get the economy moving again, to get people into employment and to get investment into our country. We are proceeding with it.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, has already indicated his intention with regard to personal locator beacons. He has said that legislation is required to make the wearing and use of such technology mandatory. I will ask the Minister to respond to Deputy Doherty directly on the status of the legislation. Currently, there is sea fisheries legislation...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I will not join the Deputy in condemning the Catholic Church or any other church. All churches and citizens have every right to state their points of view to Government on any issue of public importance. This is a democratic country and that applies to everybody. People have the right to state to their legislators their view, whether they are representatives of churches, the pro-life...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The rationale for the early appointment of a chairman of the Referendum Commission is to respond to the requests made previously in reports of referendum commissions that the commission be established at an earlier date. The proposition being put to the people is one that must be debated and decided on by the House. The Referendum Commission operates independently. The Deputy knows well...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: -----it is also a question of involving wider society in the enactment of legislation in order that there is a much more comprehensive look at the laws being made and better use of Dáil committees and engagement with all involved. I appreciate that reform is anathema to Fianna Fáil. There was little evidence of reform during the 14 years it was in office. In the two years since...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As I said, everybody in the House shares the sense of grief and tragedy arising from the deaths of the Bolger brothers in the tragic fishing accident yesterday. The Deputy is correct that a tragedy such as this resonates strongly in coastal and fishing communities. I know this is a particular issue in County Donegal. Maritime search and rescue services in the south-east region are provided...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I join the Deputy in expressing my sympathy and that of the Government to the families and friends of Paul, Kenny and Shane Bolger, the three brothers from Passage East, County Waterford who lost their lives so tragically in a fishing trip off the south-east coast. We all share the sense of loss felt by their families, friends, the local community and the entire fishing and maritime...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Representations (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I can inform the Deputy that the Embassy of Ireland in Lithuania and the Consular Assistance Section in Dublin has provided consular assistance to the person in question since that person’s initial detention in Lithuania. The Embassy is in regular contact with the appropriate Lithuanian authorities in response to questions or matters which have arisen during the period of imprisonment....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations Reform (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The UN Charter provides the rules for membership of the United Nations General Assembly. Chapter II Article 4 provides that; "Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace-loving states which accept the obligations contained in the present Charter and, in the judgment of the Organization, are able and willing to carry out these obligations." The European Union is not a State...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: As I have said in this house on a number of occasions, Ireland, and indeed all 27 Member States of the European Union, fully and firmly supports Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU perspective as a future member state of the EU. It is to be hoped that Croatia’s imminent accession will prove to be an inspiration for the other countries of the Western Balkans, including Bosnia and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The conflict in Syria and the worsening humanitarian situation will figure prominently on the agenda of the next Foreign Affairs Council which I will attend in Luxembourg on 24 June. 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 the basis of the Geneva Communiqué of June 2012,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The person in question is an Angolan national who recently became a naturalised Irish citizen and subsequently applied for her first Irish passport. However, the name applied for her Irish passport and that appearing on her naturalisation certificate, are in the opposite order to the name that appears on her valid Angolan passport. The Department has been in contact with the applicant and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Election Monitoring (13 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Following Presidential elections in Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro was inaugurated as President on 19th April 2013. The election process was closely contested, with the Venezuelan National Electoral Commission recording President Maduro ahead of the leading opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles, by 1.49%The European Union is monitoring closely developments in Venezuela. Following the April...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Thar mo cheann féin agus thar ceann Páirtí an Lucht Oibre, ba mhaith liom cur leis an méid atá ráite ag ceannaire Fhianna Fáil agus ag an Taoiseach faoin iar-Theachta PJ Morley. Bhí aithne agam air anseo mar Theachta Dála, bhí an-meas agam air agus ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón a dhéanamh lena bhean Máire agus lena chlann. On...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I would draw the Deputy’s attention to my response yesterday to questions posed on the current situation in Turkey. I support the call by High Representative Ashton that it is essential that all violence stops and that all cases of excessive use of force by the police are recognised as such and investigated promptly, and that those responsible are held fully accountable.Ireland has...