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Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----on which we intend to have a referendum under which it is proposed to abolish the Seanad. Deputy McDonald may indicate to the House in her reply where she stands on that question. With regard to the issue of employment, the Government is very focused on getting investment and employment into this country. We have, over recent weeks, had a considerable amount of success in this area....

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----Mylan - 500 jobs in north Dublin; Microsoft - a $130 million investment in Dublin; Hewlett Packard - 280 jobs in Galway and Kildare; Abbott Pharmaceuticals - 175 jobs in Sligo; Amgen - 100 jobs in Dún Laoghaire; and there is another announcement of 250 jobs again today. Of course, we intend to continue with that work to get the level of unemployment down and to get people back into...

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach does not take home €200,000. There is a difference-----

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is a difference between gross pay and take home pay. Let us be clear about it. This Government has cut the take home pay of people at senior level in politics by approximately 44%. That is the total cut in take home pay. There is a limit to the amount of hypocrisy we can take from the Sinn Féin party on this question.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That party sees nothing wrong with having its members take a salary from a parliament they do not attend at all.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: They take considerable expenses from a parliament they do not attend. The Sinn Féin party is at the top end of the expenses claimed by Members. Anyone can examine the league tables because they have all been published. One finds consistently that Sinn Féin is at the top end of those claims. Interestingly, its representatives are at the top end in most constituencies when compared with...

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: When Sinn Féin Members are in a position to address that level of hypocrisy, then they can come and make charges against us.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no ambiguity and I am happy to answer the question directly. The position is that the programme Ireland is in, the EU-IMF-ECB programme, the programme with the troika, will remain in place. It will continue and will be honoured until it expires at the end of 2013. It is the Government's hope and intention that by that stage we will be back in the markets and we will be able to say...

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Payments from the European financial stability facility, EFSF, will continue to be honoured up to that point. The European Stability Mechanism, the permanent emergency fund for the euro, will come into effect once 90% of the capital has been provided for it. It is due to come into effect in July 2012. After the end of our programme, the only emergency funding available to the country will...

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The position is-----

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The only emergency funding available once the programme is over at the end of 2013 will be from the European Stability Mechanism. To ensure we have access to that if we need it, it is necessary to ratify the treaty.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: No, that option is not open to us. Let us be absolutely clear about it: it is clear in the treaty that the EFSF is prepared to continue funding that is already committed to under the existing programme. That programme finishes at the end of 2013. The Government's intention is that we will be back in the markets at that stage. To get back in to the markets we must get our economy to...

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That investor confidence-----

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Pringle has asked be a straight and important question.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to give the answer without his colleagues constantly interrupting.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (2 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Burma is in the process of undergoing an important and long-awaited transformation. I have been very encouraged by the manner in which the by-elections of April 1 were conducted. The credibility of the recent election process has been a testament to the commitment of President Thein Sein and the Burmese Government to advancing the causes of democracy, peace and reform in Burma. I warmly...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (1 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland's traditional policy of military neutrality is characterised by non-participation in military alliances. This policy has been underpinned by a set of complementary values which includes the protection of human rights; support for development; and the promotion of disarmament and the elimination of weapons of mass destruction. Successive Governments have not interpreted neutrality...

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (1 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The person referred to by the Deputy first came to the attention of my Department in November 2008. The family were concerned that there had been no contact from the individual and requested assistance in locating him. My Department has been providing consular assistance to the family since that time. In the weeks after the initial disappearance, the Embassy arranged a meeting, which was...

Written Answers — Travel Advice: Travel Advice (1 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy will be aware my Department provides up to date travel advice for citizens travelling abroad on its website www.dfa.ie. The Department's Consular Section continuously liaises with its Embassies and other consular partners to ensure this information is accurate and updated when necessary. My Department strongly advises citizens to take out travel insurance and to register on...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (1 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no State agencies under the aegis of my Department and none have been abolished during the period in question.