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Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Muna bhfaigheann an Teachta freagra ón Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil, mar a dúirt an Príomh Aoire roimhe seo, is feidir leis an Teachta dul chuig an Ceann Comhairle agus an t-ábhar a ardú leis.

Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That Bill is being worked on at present. The heads were approved by Government and it is expected to be published during this session.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The report of the Mahon tribunal is a chronicle of betrayal, ignominy and disgrace for the individuals it names and condemns, for the system of planning in Dublin that was foully corrupted and for the Fianna Fáil Party, which more than any other party housed those who have been found to be corrupt and wanting. The tribunal took a long time and cost a lot of money, but it has got to the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As I have stated previously, human rights are, and have always been, a priority of successive Irish Governments and a key plank of our foreign policy. Through the formal framework of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue, which was established in 1995, the EU continues to share with China its experience in the field of human rights protection and promotion, and to urge China to take clear steps...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no staff in my Department that serve as directors of companies.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland and its EU partners condemn unreservedly the violent assault by the Syrian government on the people of Syria. We are determined to assist the latter to chart a new way forward. We fully support the work of UN-Arab League Envoy Kofi Annan and his six-point plan which was presented to President Assad on 10 March. I welcome the fact that this plan has now been fully endorsed by all...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: While the issues relating to Iran's nuclear programme raised in the 8 November 2011 IAEA reports, and in repeated UN Security Council and IAEA Resolutions, are very serious and must be comprehensively addressed by Iran, it is clear that any form of military intervention or military action against Iran would have extremely grave and unpredictable consequences for the entire region. Despite...

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The following table sets out the subsistence expenses paid to me as Minister and the combined subsistence and mileage expenses paid to the Ministers of State attached to my Department since March 2011 to date: Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ms Lucinda Creighton T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs Ms. Jan O' Sullivan...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passports Act, 2008 provides, among other things, that only Irish citizens are entitled to be issued with Irish passports. Each application received by the Passport Service must, therefore, demonstrate that person's entitlement to Irish citizenship before a passport can issue. The person in question was born in Dublin on 13 April, 2010. His entitlement to Irish citizenship is governed...

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has been providing consular assistance to the family of the missing person since being notified of the matter on 27 February this year. The Embassy of Ireland in New Delhi immediately alerted the relevant authorities and asked that full assistance be given in tracing the person. The Embassy advised the family on various sources of local information,...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I can confirm that there are no National Lottery funds allocated to my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Equipment: Departmental Equipment (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There are currently 376 laptops and 29 tablets in use in my Department. My Department has no plans to upgrade any laptops this year.

Referendum on Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to make this statement for the information of the House. At its meeting this morning, the Government decided on the date for the referendum on the European stability treaty. The referendum will take place on Thursday, 31 May. On the advice of the Attorney General, the people will be asked in the referendum to agree that the following subsection be...

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I doubt there is anybody in the country at this stage who does not know about the household charge and the fact that it must be paid by 31 March.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: When the charge was introduced, the deadline set for payment was 31 March. That remains the deadline. The charge can be paid online at www.householdcharge.ie.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It can also be paid by post to post office box No. 1268. It can also be paid through the local authority. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has asked local authorities to extend the range of offices at which the charge can be paid. It can be paid by postal order or other means on getting a form in the post office and forwarding it from there. It is important...

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The charge is payable by 31 March. There has been quite a degree of public awareness of the charge over the course over the past couple of weeks. At this stage, the best advice any Member of this House can give to a member of the public is that he or she is liable to the charge and that it must be paid.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: As Deputy Martin said, I acknowledged last week and repeat that there have been difficulties associated with people making arrangements to pay the charge. It must also be said that nobody likes paying a tax or charge, particularly if it is new. In this case, as Deputy Martin knows, the charge has been introduced because the agreement his Government made with the troika provided for the...

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Adams shows up here only the odd time-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----so he has probably missed the statement made by the Minister for Finance here last week in which he made it clear that the Government intends to settle the promissory note issue by way of a long-term Government bond. That is a matter we will be returning to. Deputy Adams describes the household charge as unfair but it is not quite as unfair as the household charge his party and...