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Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Many of the staff joined the bank in recent times and have worked diligently to secure the value of its assets in the public interest. Regrettably, it has been necessary to make this announcement at short notice. It is intended the majority of them will be employed by the liquidator, at least for some time. The Minister for Finance has set out the legal standing of the employees and the...

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I welcome this opportunity to speak in support of the Bill before the House tonight. This Bill, when enacted, will finally bring an end to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC. The IBRC is made up of what remains of Anglo Irish Bank and the Irish Nationwide Building Society. These two institutions, names that will live on in ignominy, are forever associated with the recklessness...

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: That great error of policy and politics sought to keep Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society in existence when they should at that point have been put into a proper resolution process. This Government is doing what the previous Government should have done - we are ending Anglo Irish Bank, not scrambling to keep it alive. This is what did not happen in 2008, and the history...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Is that the same Deputy Mattie McGrath who voted for the bank guarantee?

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am glad he has admitted it.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: No one in this House should be in any doubt about the Government's determination to secure a satisfactory outcome on the issue of the promissory note or about the efforts Ministers have made and will continue to make at every available opportunity until we get that satisfaction.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. As the Taoiseach said, this week's meeting of the European Council is an important one, for the European Union and for Ireland. Finding an agreement on the MFF will represent a welcome shot in the arm for the European Union and its member states. On Monday, I chaired the General Affairs Council and we were briefed by President Van Rompuy...

Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: On my own behalf and on behalf of the Labour Party, I wish to express my sympathies to the family of Shane McEntee, to his many friends and to his colleagues in the Fine Gael Party. Shane McEntee was a gentleman in every sense of the word. I first got to know Shane as a formidable candidate in the Meath by-election, which first saw him elected to the Dáil. Over the years he served in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Details are set out in the following table of the retired officials of my Department who are currently contracted to the Department: GRADE POSITION HELD DURATION COST 2012 / 2013 Assistant Secretary Passport Appeals Officer Three-year contract from 20 January 2012 to deal with appeals as and when they arise Dependent on the number of appeals processed (no costs incurred in 2012)...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: In the course of my recent visit to the EU Latin America Summit I had a number of bilateral meetings, two of which were with the Prime Ministers of France and Finland. Although a bilateral meeting had been scheduled, the Prime Minister of Belgium was detained in Brussels by urgent business. The focus of my discussions with Prime Ministers Ayrault and Katainen was primarily on the priority...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Banking (6 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are four bodies operating under the aegis of my Department. These are: the Ireland - United States Commission for Educational Exchange (the Fulbright Commission); the Development Education Advisory Committee, the Irish Aid Expert Advisory Group, and the Emigrant Services Advisory Committee. None of these bodies has money on deposit or in short term bank investments.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Scottish Independence (5 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The people of Scotland will vote in a referendum in 2014 on the question of independence. Until then, any question about possible independence is hypothetical. If Scotland decides to become an independent country, the matter of EU membership would be for the government of Scotland to consider in the first instance and it is not appropriate for me to say what they should do. As part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Subject to confirmation in the revised estimates process, a sum of €1.9 m has been provisionally earmarked from my Department’s capital budget for necessary maintenance and refurbishment of State owned premises in 2013. The specific list of projects which will be taken forward in 2013 will be decided thereafter on the basis of an assessment of the relative need and urgency of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: North-South Ministerial Council (5 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The NSMC most recently discussed the North West Gateway Initiative at its meeting in November 2012, and directed officials to prepare for further discussions at Ministerial level in 2013. Work is in hand to prepare for these discussions, although a date has not yet been set for the Ministerial Meeting. For my part, I would like to see the ministerial meeting take place in the near future so...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has a number of funding streams for which community, voluntary and sporting organisations may be eligible. The Emigrant Support Programme (ESP) provides funding to non-profit organisations and projects to support Irish communities overseas and to facilitate the development of more strategic links between Ireland and the global Irish. The emphasis...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (5 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221, 228, 230 and 231 together. The welfare of the Irish abroad in general and especially the position of undocumented Irish immigrants in the United States remains an important priority for the Government. A resolution of the situation for undocumented Irish migrants will continue to be an important priority for the Government in our ongoing contacts with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland which would reflect the principles of mutual respect for the identity and ethos of both communities and parity of esteem, as well as the ECHR, is an important provision of the Good Friday Agreement. As recent events have shown, these rights remain as important to a peaceful future as they did when the Agreement was approved by the people of Ireland, North...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (5 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The UK’s relationship with the European Union is a matter, in the first instance, for its Government and people. I would, however, hope to see it continue to play a full and active part into the future. Like all Member States, the UK gains from its membership of the European Union, not least through unfettered access to a Single Market of more than 500 million people. At the same...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department attends and participates in conferences and seminars both in Ireland and abroad on a regular basis. It has not been possible, in the time allowed, to account for every conference or seminar attended in 2012. The following is a list of conferences/seminars attended where the fee was paid by the Department’s Training Units. Cost (€)PurposeLocationNo. of Delegates ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Expenditure (5 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The total administrative cost of Irish missions abroad was €52.23m in 2011 and €51.66m in 2012. This was a year-on-year reduction of €0.57m for the diplomatic network of 56 Embassies, 7 multilateral Missions and 10 Consulates General and other offices overseas. Three diplomatic missions – Embassies to the Holy See and Iran, and our Irish Aid office in East Timor -...