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- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: While no legislation is promised, the commitment in the programme for Government will be fully honoured.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The workplace relations Bill is progressing. It is a large piece of legislation which is expected to be published in the next session. We are two years into the life of the Government, as Deputy Thomas P. Broughan said, and this is the first occasion on which he has raised the issue of Beaumont Hospital with me. However, his colleague, Deputy Seán Kenny, has raised it with me. The...
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I will give a short answer. It is the Government's intention to mark the event. We have had discussions with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions about it.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I cannot give the Deputy a fix on when the legislation on the patent court will be introduced. I understand the legislative committee is meeting today and that this is one of the issues being considered.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: My understanding is that a referendum will probably be required. Obviously, that is something to which we will return.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: With regard to arbitration, there is already a conciliation and arbitration scheme in place for the Garda Síochána. On the issue of insolvency legislation, the Minister for Justice and Equality assures me there is no difficulty with gardaí being part of an insolvency arrangement. All of these issues can be discussed between the Garda representative bodies and the Minister....
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 13, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings, back from committee; No. 14, motion re referral to select committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the terms of the agreement between the European...
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The following Bills have been published so far this session: the Child Care(Amendment) Bill 2013; the Further Education and Training Authority Bill 2013, known as the SOLAS Bill; the Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013; the Finance Bill 2013; the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013; the Courts Bill 2013; and the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist...
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Yes, but the session is not over. This is a short session and it is not yet complete. I have given the Deputy the list of the Bills that have been published and other Bills are at an advanced stage. If the Deputy wishes, I am in a position to respond in respect of any of those Bills and when it is likely to be published.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: There is no promised legislation on this, but the Government has been very clear that it is not ignoring and has not ignored the needs of people. In the case of the Magdalens, we published the report and responded to it. The Quirke process is now in place and we await its completion. An undertaking was given to look at the situation in regard to the Bethany Home and that is being done.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill is currently on Committee Stage in the Seanad and when it comes to this House, the Deputy will have an opportunity to air the issues he has raised. The local government reform Bill will be published later this year.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The sale of alcohol Bill is expected later this year. The heads of the cyber crime Bill have been approved, but I am not in a position today to give a date for the publication of the Bill.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: First, with regard to Sinn Fein's comments on the Croke Park agreement, this is nothing new because Sinn Féin representatives were already out on the plinth denouncing, attacking and condemning the agreement even before it was published and before they had read it.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Sinn Féin's position on the Croke Park agreement has nothing whatsoever to do with its contents or the people to whom it applies. It has all to do with political opportunism and whatever is good for it.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Second, the Minister for Justice and Equality is not silencing anyone.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Justice and Equality and the Government are perfectly willing to listen and hear the points of view and the representations made to them by the Garda representative bodies, the Garda Representative Association and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors. That is their right. Where we have a disciplined force, there must be a channel of communication on behalf of...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: While we are on the subject of silencing gardaí, can Deputy Mary Lou McDonald tell me how many voices of gardaí were silenced permanently by her organisation?
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: If we ever needed a demonstration of why the management of An Garda Síochána and matters relating to discipline in an Garda Síochána should not become matters for political debate, we have just had it.
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The management of An Garda Síochána, the day-to-day deployment of gardaí and discipline in An Garda Síochána are matters for the Garda Commissionr who enjoys the support of the Government in doing his job. I hope he also enjoys the support of Members. Deputy Mattie McGrath misunderstands the process by which members of An Garda Síochána, prison officers,...
- Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: First, I ask the Deputy to reflect seriously on the personalised attack he has just made on the Garda Commissioner. The Garda Commissioner is charged with the management and running of the Garda Síochána and he should have the support of every Member of this House. Whatever the political moment, it does not serve Dáil Éireann or Deputy Mattie McGrath well to make a...