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Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (1 May 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As Minister for Foreign Affairs, I have been very closely following debates all across Europe on the Stability Treaty, and in particular have been monitoring active debate in the context of elections in France. Ireland's network of diplomatic missions plays a key role in keeping the Government updated on the developments in their countries of accreditation. Officials from our Embassy in...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am aware of the incident to which the deputy refers, which took place on 13 April last at the Venezuelan embassy in London. The Government condemns, in the strongest possible terms, any act of violence against a diplomatic mission or its personnel.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am gravely concerned about the situation of Mr Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja. He has entered his 78th day of hunger strike, and is currently refusing to take any liquids. His health is rapidly deteriorating and there is clearly only the shortest window remaining to find a solution. Mr Al-Khawaja was sentenced to life imprisonment last June in a trial that did not meet international standards....

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: From 1 October 2011 to 31 March 2012 my Department transferred 47 Parliamentary Questions to other Departments. Of these, 34 were deemed to have been submitted to my Department in error, with the subject matter proper to another Department. The remaining 13 were fall-on transfers where an identical question was put to more than one Department and the lead Department answered on behalf of all.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As Tánaiste, I support the objective of balanced regional development, and consequently of measures which enhance both the employment opportunities, and the living standards, of rural communities. I would also welcome any positive engagement by civil society on these issues, and look forward to any constructive ideas or solutions which they may put forward to complement the Government's...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The figures are the figures that are in the EU-IMF programme. That programme will remain in place irrespective of the treaty. The EU-IMF programme we are in takes precedence. The text of the treaty makes it clear that programme countries, such as Ireland, remain in the programme until they exit it. There is no change in the figures for the debt-to-GDP ratio in the treaty. We are...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

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Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy should bear with me for a minute.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That is reduced by getting the economy to grow. In order to get the economy to grow, there needs to be confidence in it, particularly on the part of investors. I am sure the Deputy will join me in welcoming 100 jobs that Amgen is announcing in our constituency today.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We need to maintain confidence in the economy-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----so that investors will invest in the economy, create jobs and get the economy to grow.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I am answering the question.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The figures we have to achieve are the targets in the programme and we are meeting those targets. We reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio by getting the economy to grow, which is why the Government's strategy is to get economic growth and get investment into the country. We do that by ensuring that those investors who are thinking about investing in Ireland have confidence in Ireland, the euro and-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----in our economy. That is why it is important in the interests of investor confidence that the treaty is passed.

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 16, Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012 - Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages; and No. 17, statements on the Government's proposals for water services delivery reforms. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 5.45 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the conclusion of Oral Questions, Topical Issues...

Order of Business (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We have a lot of business to do here. There is the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill and there will be statements on the Government's proposals for reform of water services delivery, which have been sought by the Opposition in addition to the normal Oral Questions and Topical Issues that need to be dealt with. I regret to inform Deputy Sean Fleming that it will be necessary to sit later than...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The changes in the one parent family payment were first introduced by Deputy Fleming's party in 2010 when it changed the age for the lone parent payment. However, unlike this Government, his party made no provision for changes in the child care system to accompany that change. The difference on this occasion is that the changes being made in respect of the one parent payment are being...

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is sorting out the mess that Fianna Fáil left us.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Hold on, I am happy to address the question directly but I must respond to the sanctimonious claptrap which the Deputy has just uttered. Fianna Fáil left this country broke and we are trying to fix it.

Leaders' Questions (26 Apr 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We are doing this in a way that is fair and reasonable. It is manifestly untrue-----