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Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----why the primary care centres were included in that stimulus package.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The real story here is that whereas the Deputy opposite presided over the decline in our health service-----

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----this Government is making-----

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----reforms and driving ahead-----

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----with the provision of primary care systems. The Deputy says he never accused the Minister, Deputy Reilly, of this or that. I am cutting to the chase on this-----

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I asked the questions of the Secretary General of the Department of Health and the CEO of the HSE.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have told the Deputy the answer both gave me, which was that there was no ministerial involvement in the selection of individual sites.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no secret about the fact that there were differences between the former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, and the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly. At all times I supported the former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, in what she was seeking to do in the Department of Health.

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There were a variety of meetings held, including one involving the Taoiseach, me, the Minister for Health and the former Minister of State, Deputy Shortall. That took place prior to the summer and we put in place a working group representative of the Taoiseach and my office to address some of these issues and make progress on them. The working group has been making progress since then. My...

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister, Deputy Reilly, replied to these issues in the House yesterday. If Deputy Martin or another Deputy wishes to put questions to him, I am sure that he will happily reply. In any event, documentation is available publicly under the freedom of information system. I would have no difficulty with making documentation available. I read newspaper reports this morning and met the...

Address by H.E. Mr. Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank President Martin Schulz for his address and for the support he has expressed for our national effort, his words of encouragement and his inspiring thoughts. His presence in the Chamber on his first visit to Ireland since taking office as President of the European Parliament and the exchange of views we are having this morning demonstrate the vital and complementary role national...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The letter which is the subject of the Deputy’s Question appears to be part of a letter writing campaign organised by Trócaire. Similar letters have been sent to most, if not all, members of the Oireachtas, calling for a ban on the importation to the EU of the products of Israeli settlements. A number of Deputies have already been in contact with me in relation to the letters...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Services Provision (4 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 72 together. My Department does not deliver any of its services through local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Programmes (3 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy may be referring to some misleading media reports following the meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council on 24 July. In June 2009, at the urging of Ireland and other partners, the EU Foreign Affairs Council decided not to proceed at that time with an ‘upgrade’ in EU-Israel relations which had been agreed in principle the previous year. This...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Allowances (2 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Details of the related business cases submitted by my Department to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have been made publicly available on that Department’s website www.per.gov.ie. Allowances common to more than one Department Allowance Number of recipients (in 2011) Estimated total cost...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Study Opportunities (2 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I have no such plans.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency Priorities (2 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Irish Presidency will come at a critical time for Ireland in terms of our national recovery - we will prioritise jobs and growth as a key objective in the six months ahead. As the Presidency approaches, the issues that will be high on the EU agenda are becoming clearer, and across Government, Ministers are working to identify their key priorities. These will be outlined in detail in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: In his address to the UN General Assembly on 25 September last, President Obama said: “America wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy, and we believe that there is still time and space to do so. But that time is not unlimited.” This is consistent with the serious, patient and protracted efforts of the United States Government over many years, working closely with the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations Resolutions (2 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland is a strong supporter of the concept of “responsibility to protect”, which continues to be developed and elucidated in discussions amongst UN member States. Under this concept, each individual State has the primary responsibility for the protection of its citizens. It must ensure their safety and security and work to prevent atrocities such as genocide, ethnic...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Rehiring (2 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The policy of my Department regarding the re-hiring of retired officials is to do so to the minimum extent possible. However, for certain once-off or short-duration projects, it is more productive and cost-effective to re-hire retired staff who already have the relevant expertise and experience than to go through a time-consuming and relatively expensive recruitment, induction and training...