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Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have no wish to add to the controversy of the past couple of days on the conduct of business in the Committee of Public Accounts, save to say that I appeal to all, including the Chairman of that committee, to ensure the committee is not used in a partisan way and that the traditions of the Committee of Public Accounts are used to deal with the matters of financial management with which the...

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I hope that practice will be continued in future.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is not an attack at all.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am happy to clear up any confusion in Deputy O’Dea’s mind.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The allowances we are referring to were agreed over the years. Many of them were agreed during the 14 years that Deputy O’Dea’s party was in government.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: This was a time when the style of public service management pursued by Fianna Fáil was to throw taxpayers’ money at any problem that arose.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, conducted an extensive review of allowances across the public sector. In many cases, these allowances were historically granted in lieu of pay increases and now form part of core pay. Cutting core pay is not compatible with the Croke Park agreement. What the agreement has demonstrated is there is more than one way to reduce the...

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Savings of €3.1 billion have already been made.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department did not allocate any money to Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Town Council during the period in question. There are no State agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (11 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland’s trade with Israel currently amounts to over €1bn per annum. Israel is an important trading partner and under its trade promotion strategy, the Government is committed to growing Ireland’s exports in all foreign markets, and expanding our trade footprint outside our main trading partners. It has been a long-standing position of successive governments that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As I said in my address to the UN General Assembly on 28 September, what is happening now in Syria is an affront to humanity. The violence is indiscriminate and on an appalling scale; and it is not confined to one side. I also said that what is needed above all to stop the violence is a strong UN Security Council resolution which will authorise targeted sanctions. This must include a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Legal Costs (10 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is not possible to predict legal costs with certainty in advance. However, the Department has made budgetary provision for the following: Account Code 2012 Budgetary Provision for the department Legal Expenses (lawyers’ fees incurred at Headquarters and at Missions abroad) €105,500 Settlement Costs to cover matters such as personal injuries awards (excluding...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127, 132 to 134, inclusive, 136 and 137 together. I will be attending the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 15 October. I made the Government’s position on the Middle East Peace Process abundantly clear when I addressed the UN General Assembly on 28 September and will do so once again should the item be reached at the Foreign Affairs Council. I would...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Export Controls (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand the position set out in the Deputy’s question to be correct. I have stated before, in public and in the Dáil, my concerns about the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and my views about goods produced in the settlements, including my openness to consider an eventual EU ban on such produce. However, my Department cannot track the involvement of individual companies...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Remit (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the situation concerning the person referred to by the Deputy. As the person referred to is not an Irish citizen, it is not possible for my Department to offer him consular assistance. The Greek authorities are under no legal obligation to assist our Embassy with any requests made in connection with this investigation, as we have no locus standi in the matter. Embassies have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Programme for Government Implementation (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Annual Report on the Programme for Government was issued in March 2012 and provided a comprehensive update on the progress made in implementing the Programme for Government. The Deputy will be aware that the Government intends to publish the second annual report in March 2013. Outlined in the table below is the current status of each of the recommendations for which the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passport Service operated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has public offices in Dublin and Cork as well as a production facility in Balbriggan and provides a Monday-Friday passport service to all its customers. In particular, applicants through the Passport Express postal service which is available at all Post Offices can normally expect to receive their new passports...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I note with great regret the decision of the Serbian authorities to ban the Belgrade Pride Parade for the second year in a row on security grounds. The European Union is first and foremost a community of values based on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. These include freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and non-discrimination on the basis of gender, racial or ethnic...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is amazing what a period in opposition will do for one's amnesia.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The issue of child benefit and how it might be structured goes back to when Mary Hanafin was Minister, followed by Deputy Ó Cuív.