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Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The problem with Sinn Féin-----

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The answer-----

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The essential answer to the country's economic difficulties is that we must have investment to create jobs. There are a number of ways-----

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We are not going to solve this problem.

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The country has a serious problem which must be solved. It is not going to be solved by shouting at it or heckling-----

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----it is going to be solved by serious hard work on the part of the Government in getting investors to come to the country. They must have confidence in it, which is why we must pass the stability treaty. We must do the kind of things about which the Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin, spoke where we establish measures to stimulate the economy, harness money in the National Pensions Reserve...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----to create the jobs and make the investment necessary. The problem with Sinn Féin is that it keeps changing its mind to suit whatever suits its political agenda. What the country needs to do is get people back to work and the economy moving again.

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That is what is in the country's interests. This is a moment when all of us in the House should be putting the country's interests first, rather than seeking to take party political advantage of the crisis and difficulties facing the people face and the country.

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Referendum Commission has made it clear that it is not possible to postpone the referendum. Second, it would not be a good idea to postpone it because what the country needs is certainty, not indecision. All of us, as individual citizens, will have a decision to make on 31 May. We will have an opportunity to make a strong statement that, as a country, we are certain about the euro;...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----where I met many voters who could not understand why he was not supporting the Government and the treaty, which is the right and sensible thing to do. I acknowledge that many have yet to make a decision on how they will vote in the referendum.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The various measures included in the package agreed at Weston Park in August 2001 addressed four issues to assist in the successful implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: policing, normalisation, the stability of the institutions and decommissioning. There has been huge progress made in all of these areas and this progress was highlighted by a number of important milestones during 2011....

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is our understanding that the prisoner in question has initiated legal proceedings to secure an early release and judgment on this is pending. It would therefore not be appropriate for me to comment any further at this stage other than to confirm that officials from my Department continue to monitor developments very closely.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The case of former Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, is matter of deep concern to Ireland and to the European Union. The Deputy will be aware that Ms. Tymoshenko was sentenced on 11 October 2011 to seven years in prison, and was the subject of a three-year ban on holding high public office and an order to repay €130m to the state-owned gas company having been convicted of...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: A passport was issued to the person in question on 11 May 2012.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 74 together. The Government shares the grave concerns expressed by aid agencies regarding the humanitarian situation in the South Kordofan and the Nuba Mountains regions of Sudan. Prolonged fighting since the beginning of June 2011 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM North) in Sudan's South...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I visited Paris on Sunday 6 May upon the election of President-elect Hollande in my capacity as leader of the Labour Party. I have also had a number of informal exchanges with members of his transition team. The Taoiseach spoke by telephone to President-elect Hollande on 9 May and congratulated him on his victory in the presidential elections in France. Their discussions focused on the...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am gravely concerned at the current situation in Syria, against a backdrop of escalating violence and the continued difficulties in ensuring adherence to the 12 April ceasefire and promoting full compliance by all sides with the six-point peace plan of UN/Arab League Joint Special Envoy, Kofi Annan. The situation was one of the major items discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council on 14 May...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (16 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department has received a copy of the report by the Pat Finucane Centre which raised concerns about the health of the person in question. For my part I have discussed the status of this individual with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and I have directed officials from my Department to continue to monitor this case very closely.

Written Answers — Constitutional Amendments: Constitutional Amendments (15 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 150 to 152, inclusive, together. The Government negotiated the Stability Treaty acting on behalf of and in the interests of the Irish people. For that reason, the Government has a duty to inform the public and has organised the most comprehensive information campaign ever held in relation to a European referendum in order to explain this Treaty to the...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (15 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Legislation brought forward by my Department does not normally impact significantly on the regulatory environment and no regulatory impact assessments have been undertaken by my Department on legislation or proposed legislation since 9 March 2011.