Results 2,521-2,540 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: ------which will be introduced by the end of 2013.
- Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy asked a question.
- Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: There are no misleading replies.
- Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The shelves of the offices of every Member of this House are creaking with the weight of reports from tribunals about the back-door lobbying that was engaged in by Fianna Fáil Ministers down the years.
- Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: We are bringing in a regulation of lobbying Bill which will provide-----
- Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----a register of lobbyists. The heads of the Bill were approved-----
- Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy should listen to the progress.
- Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I am answering the Deputy's question. He should not be so arrogant. He asked a question and I am answering it. He wants to know about legislation-----
- Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----to register lobbyists. This Government is bringing in a Bill to register lobbyists. We approved the heads of the Bill on 30 April and it will be published this year. It is long overdue and it is high time that we have legislation that will register and control the activities of lobbyists and lobbying in this country.
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The question is in two parts. In respect of staff numbers, of the 414 posts approved in budget 2012, 383 have been filled, are on offer or are awaiting clearance. Progress is being made on the remainder. In budget 2013 a further €35 million was allocated for the development of mental health services. This includes the recruitment of 477 additional staff to implement these measures....
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I have no idea if the Minister for Justice and Equality was stopped by gardaí before or after the general election. How would I know that? The only thing I can say to the Deputy is that I remember being stopped and breath-tested at Galloping Green on my way home one night. Happily, I passed it. I was stopped on another occasion at the Loughlinstown roundabout. I can account for...
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is giving the highest priority to the reports we have heard and to the investigations which are under way. She is and will be receiving up-to-date reports on the progress of those investigations and she is taking a direct and personal interest in them. With regard to the inspection of child care facilities, in both 2011 and 2012 over 2,600 child...
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is fair to say the area of mental health has been an area of our health services which has not received sufficient attention. This Government, however, has decided to give the issues of mental health a very high priority and has given specific responsibility to the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to address those issues. She is making very significant progress in improving the...
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I want to join Deputy Martin in condemning the shocking terrorist attack on a soldier in London yesterday. I am conveying on behalf of the Government our deepest sympathy with the British Government and, particularly, with the family, friends and colleagues of the soldier who was attacked. I agree with Deputy Martin that the early years of a child's life are critical. When parents arrange...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (23 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: We currently maintain diplomatic relations with 176 states. Economic and trading opportunities are a key focus in those relations. While the research involved in identifying countries which have not received a Ministerial visit since the foundation of the State would be disproportionate in the current context, I can assure the Deputy that Ministerial visits are a central part of the...
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Amendments to the Legal Services Bill are being drafted by the Parliamentary Counsel. The Bill is on Committee Stage.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Animal Welfare Bill is in the Seanad this week. As Deputy Ferris well knows, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is dealing with the fodder crisis which is a very real problem.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is one of the Minister's highest priorities. Deputy Ferris knows well that arrangements have been made in respect of the transport of fodder into the country.
- Gender Recognition Bill 2013: First Stage (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No.
- Road Traffic Bill 2013: First Stage (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No.