Results 3,461-3,480 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: We are in no doubt about the scale of the problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy should hang on a second-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Cleverality-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is, with respect.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Cleverality does not solve this problem. What solves it is that first, we conclude an agreement with the ECB in respect of the promissory note. That is the pragmatic thing-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Please let me respond to the questions that you raised. That is the pragmatic thing that has to be done.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Second, we must pursue the implementation of the decisions made in June to separate bank and sovereign debt and to put in place the banking union, and the single supervisory mechanism that goes with it. That is the pragmatic, practical work we are doing that our presidency of the European Council enables us to pursue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy should let me respond to his questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: That in turn needs to be backed up by what then needs to be done at a practical level to grow the European economy. That means getting investment. The stability that we have now managed to achieve provides the platform on which that investment can be made and the jobs created. That means, during the course of our presidency, driving ahead with the measures on the single market, the digital...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The imperative for us now is to address the real needs of young people in Europe who are out of work. That will address euroscepticism. Irrespective of where a young person is out of work, whether in Glasgow, Galway or Genoa what matters to that person is getting a job. The question young people are asking, and their parents and families are asking them, is to what extent is the European...
- Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: A housing Bill is being prepared to strengthen the regulatory framework for social housing. The heads of the Bill are expected in spring this year and the Bill will be published this year.
- Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the first Bill mentioned by the Deputy were cleared in April last year and it is expected to be published later this year. I do not have a date for the second Bill.
- Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 will come before the House next week. The alcohol strategy Bill proposals are currently being finalised by the Minister of State, Deputy White, on foot of the recommendations of the national substance misuse strategy report. The Minister of State is giving this priority but unfortunately there was not as much preparatory work done on the...
- Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I will have to get a reply for Deputy O'Donovan as I do not have the information here.
- Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Legislation is promised on sentencing. The Minister for Justice and Equality has put together a group to examine sentencing policy and guidelines. He is giving priority consideration to that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Bernard Durkan and Deputy Eric Byrne referred to enlargement. Our approach is not to leave anybody out or behind. Ireland supports enlargement, but the process must be credible and conditional on accession and prospective candidate countries fulfilling the conditions for membership of the European Union. Individual countries know what they have to do. We will encourage them in that...
- Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Martin himself was Minister for Health and Children and his legacy was that he did not read his brief.
- Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: As a consequence of not reading the brief, he cost the Irish taxpayer a small fortune.
- Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: However, that of course was in times when money was plentiful-----
- Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----and the Deputy thought it could be poured down the drain.