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Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: What is proposed here is the creation of an additional 1,000 jobs in the nursing profession for graduate nurses. That is what is being proposed and it is over and above the existing complement of nurses who are employed in the health service.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us be clear, this is about new jobs. There are many people in this country who are out of work.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government has made it clear that putting people into employment is its top priority. If a multinational company came into this country and announced 1,000 new jobs for graduates, everybody in this House would welcome it. An additional 1,000 jobs are being created in the nursing sector. There are currently approximately 35,000 employed in the health service. These 1,000 posts for...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: That is the intention and is what is being done. This is about providing employment. As a result of this initiative, there will be 1,000 additional nurses in the health service.

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is better for graduate nurses to be in employment. It also benefits the health service.

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: I am pleased to have the opportunity to brief the committee ahead of the next General Affairs Council, which will take place in Brussels on Monday, 4 February. This is the first General Affairs Council of the Irish Presidency and I will have the honour of chairing the meeting. The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Creighton, will represent Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passports Act, 2008 provides, among other things, that only Irish citizens are entitled to be issued with Irish passports. Each application received by the Passport Service must, therefore, demonstrate that person’s entitlement to Irish citizenship before a passport can issue to him/her. As regards the person in question, I can confirm that an application for a passport was...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 61 together. On Thursday 17 January, together with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers MP and her colleague Minister of State Mike Penning MP, I had a positive and productive meeting with First Minister Peter Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA. We reviewed the situation following the recent flags...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland’s diplomatic network includes 56 Embassies, 7 multilateral Missions and 10 Consulates General and other offices overseas. In addition to their country of primary accreditation, many Ambassadors are also accredited to additional countries on a non-resident basis which enhances the cost-effectiveness of our external representation. The scale and deployment of our diplomatic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The welfare of the Irish abroad in general and especially to 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 pursued by the Government in our ongoing contacts with the US Administration and Congress. The advice of Ireland’s friends and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: A meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 17 January to discuss the situation in Mali. Ireland was represented at the meeting by the Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton TD. The Council was briefed by the Malian Foreign Minister and the Foreign Minister of France. The Council had a detailed discussion on the crisis and made...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I can confirm to the Deputy that neither myself nor any of my officials have had meetings with representatives of the tobacco industry in the last six months.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (24 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The existing PEACE III programme will make its final allocations this year, although some projects will be funded up to late 2015. We have been working actively to ensure that a successor programme will be put in place. I discussed this matter most recently at the meeting in Belfast on 17 January, 2013 with the Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers MP, Minister of State Mike Penning MP, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not quite sure. If the Senator has a specific issue to raise, I will be happy to address it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The first question was raised by Deputy Mitchell about the millennium development goals and their objectives in respect of gender equality and child mortality. Ireland is strongly committed to the achievement of both of those goals. That is why one of the major initiatives in the development programme is the SUN, scaling up nutrition, programme. It is based on the first 1,000 days of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are a lot of questions with a lot of detail, quite a number of which are probably outside the scope of this committee. I will start with Deputy Crowe's question on youth unemployment because there is no doubt that it is the big social and economic issue Europe must address. Getting young people into employment means growing the European economy, which is why we have put a very strong...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I appreciate that. Deputy Smith will be aware that the Commission initially made a set of proposals for a multi-annual financial framework or European budget for 2014 to 2020. Ireland supported those proposals. There were considerable differences among member states, some of which sought a reduced European budget while others wanted the Commission budget enlarged or in some cases an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It was a very significant speech by the Prime Minister, during which he set out a strong case for the importance of the UK's continued and active membership of the European Union, which is very welcome. Obviously we will need some time to study the speech in all its detail and assess its full implications. I do not think it is a speech to which we should give an immediate, knee-jerk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Thank you, Chairman. I am pleased to have the opportunity to brief the joint committee on Ireland's Presidency priorities in the foreign policy area. By way of introduction, I will refer briefly to our overall Presidency priorities before focusing more specifically on the areas of particular interest to the committee. As members are aware, our Presidency programme is built around the core...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (23 Jan 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I have made no representations in respect of this incident. My Department, however, has closely followed the reports of these killings, which I note are currently being investigated by the French authorities.