Results 2,801-2,820 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Order of Business (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Order of Business is No. 1, Education and Training Boards Bill 2012 - Amendments from the Seanad; No. 20, Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); No. 4, Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that in relation to the Criminal...
- Order of Business (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The legislation concerning county enterprise boards will be published this session. As regards the funding, my understanding is that €90 million of funding was released last week.
- Order of Business (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy said, the Minister, Deputy Shatter, and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, have met with the survivors of the Bethany Home. They are considering the approach to be taken on that issue. Similarly, the Summerhill issue is also under consideration. The Government will consider those issues when the Minister and the Minister of State have completed their consideration...
- Order of Business (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No.
- Order of Business (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The criminal records (information system) Bill will be published later this year. The heads of the heritage (amendment) Bill have not yet been cleared by the Government. What was the third Bill raised?
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I do not need any lecture from Deputy McDonald-----
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----on the important work carers do.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I have some personal experience of it, so please do not give us this type of pompous lecture.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The work carers do is hugely important and valued, which is why the Government, unlike its predecessor, has published a carer's strategy. This is why Ministers in the Government work to support carers and will continue to do so. I am glad to hear Deputy McDonald state, and it is the first time I have heard it from Sinn Féin, that she now accepts the target of reducing the deficit to...
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----because Sinn Féin has not been saying this.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It will be interesting to see what proposals come from Sinn Féin in the run-in to the 2014 budget. I look forward to seeing them.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I have answered the Deputy on the respite grant.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I have answered.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy and the House know, the Government has approved the heads of a Bill which is intended to protect the lives of women during pregnancy. Every year, thousands of women in Ireland give birth. It is a happy occasion and a cause of great joy. However, there are occasions when things go wrong, and in these cases women are entitled to know they will get the treatment which will save...
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I did not say that the increases in health insurance premiums are exaggerated. The increases in health insurance premiums for families are staggering and there is a major issue in that regard. I said that the charging for public beds in public hospitals as proposed will yield €60 million this year on a total payout of €2.2 billion by the insurance companies. No matter how the...
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----to make a political point. Let us be clear about what I am saying. There are issues the insurance companies need to address. There are issues relating to their cost base and there are issues relating to the very high level of other charges that are charged to the insurance companies, including hospital charges, charges by professionals, etc., which need to be addressed. Anybody who...
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----it provides a comprehensive update on the progress achieved to date and sets out the main actions.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It does not matter what it is called.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It sets out the progress made to date and the main actions to be done.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: A policy paper, Money Follows the Patient: A Policy Paper on Hospital Financing, was recently published. The Government is making progress on the policy of implementing universal health insurance. It was never claimed that it was something that could be introduced overnight. The transition to universal health insurance is-----