Results 2,541-2,560 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Bill is being published today. My understanding is that it will be in the House next week and I have no doubt Deputy O'Dea will have plenty of opportunities to probe and explore those issues when the Bill is in the House.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No legislation is promised in this area.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: There are three housing Bills. The Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013 was published on 25 April and is before the select committee today. The heads of the housing (miscellaneous provisions) (No. 1) Bill are expected shortly and it will be published this year. The housing (miscellaneous provisions) (No. 2) Bill will be published next year.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The family law Bill is expected to be published this year. Preliminary work is being done on the criminal law Bill. I do not have a date for its publication.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The consumer and competition Bill is due this session.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill is awaiting Report Stage. In respect of the waiting period for clearance, I understand that additional staff have been approved to help with that.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board establishment order (amendment) Bill have not yet been cleared by Government. It is expected to be published this year. I expect that the gambling control Bill will be discussed by Government in the relatively near future.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Red Cross (amendment) Bill is expected next year.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Both of those Bills are due this session.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: That issue was dealt with previously in the House. If the Deputy has any positive suggestions for Government that are workable, we will be glad to consider them.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: That legislation is due this year.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I do not have a date for the publication of that Bill but the Minister of State with responsibility for primary care is developing proposals in that area which I expect will be before Government in the near future.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy did not ask.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: First, in case there is any doubt, let me assure the Deputy that I do have confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality. Since she mentioned the Taoiseach in the course of her question and in case she has any doubt about it either, I have confidence in him.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: There is no issue about confidence. Serious allegations were made about the penalty points system. These allegations were investigated; there is a report and now a process by which it can be dealt with and people can be questioned in regard to it. That is the appropriate way of dealing with the matter. A set of recommendations which arose from the report are being implemented and there...
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Gardaí ought to have a degree of discretion and be able to exercise their common sense in these matters. What people want to know and be assured of and what we should all contribute to is that the law is applied fairly to everybody, that there is not some kind of inside track or some way whereby people who are favoured or in certain positions, whether they be public positions, celebrity...
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: One law must be applied evenly to everybody. We should all ensure what we do and say contributes to this. At this time, it is important to re-emphasise our support for and confidence in the Garda Commissioner and the Garda Síochána.
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. a10, Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013 - motion to instruct the committee; No. 17, Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 2, Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013 - Order for Second Stage...
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The legislation in regard to the discussions that have taken place with the public service trade unions on pay will be published tomorrow and I expect it will be in the House next week. It is welcome that the discussions have made such good progress. With regard to the health legislation, the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, is due to bring proposals to the Government on the matter....
- Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I join the Deputy in welcoming the publication on Monday of the "Suicide in Ireland" survey, a helpful and meaningful contribution to the discussion on how to improve suicide prevention measures. As the Deputy knows, a number of measures have been progressed by the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, while the National Office for Suicide Prevention has implemented many of the...