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Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is a great pity that the Sinn Féin party did not think of that three years ago when it voted for the bank guarantee which has caused us to have to pay the promissory note.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us concentrate on what has to be done. We all know there is a huge and unacceptable level of unemployment in this country and that there is a huge level of emigration of young people in particular from this country. We have to create jobs and attract investment in Ireland. I do not want to exaggerate what we have done and what we are doing but since this Government was formed this time...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Political slagging and slogans are not going to get people back to work. What is going to get them back to work is the Government pursuing strategies to grow the economy and attract investment to provide some hope for them.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with the Deputy on the issue of gangland killings and intimidation in communities. They have to be condemned and rejected by every right thinking person in the country. That is certainly the view of the Government which is supporting the Garda Síochána in its work in detecting and bringing to justice those responsible for gangland crime. It is also trying to ensure communities...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We deal with gangland crime through providing support for the police service. We will not deal with it by attempting to turn it into a political football. The Minister for Justice and Equality is very much on top of what is happening in respect of crimes being committed.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is the gun criminals who are committing the crimes. The Government is providing support for the Garda. One of the things we have done - for the first time since the 1920s - is to change the way gardaí are deployed in operations. We hope this will prove successful. In this day and age, we need gardaí working with communities in order that they can assemble the evidence needed. I...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That is why we are working in support of the Garda in order that those committing such crimes can be brought to justice. That is why we are changing the way gardaí are deployed in order that there will be a better police presence on the ground in communities. Many of the crimes are drug related, which is why the Government's strategy deals with the drugs problem on two levels. The...

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 20, statements on the sale of State assets; and No. 21, statements on public sector numbers. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 20 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. today, the opening statement of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fianna...

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government has no difficulty in having the progress report debated in the House. In fact, we would welcome that, if the Whips can agree some time.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The commitments which are contained in the programme for Government will be implemented. I cannot give Deputy Tóibín a date at this point for when that legislation will be introduced because, as he will be aware, we have already been engaged in a number of pieces of legislation in the area of the protection of workers' rights, such as the minimum wage, the introduction of the legislation...

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We have not made a decision on that. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government will consider shortly the measures necessary for the referendum on the fiscal stability treaty. I do not know whether it will be possible to have the legislation on the funding issues relating to referendum campaigns in advance.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Central Bank (consolidation) Bill is to consolidate the body of legislation relating to the Central Bank into a single statue. Work will proceed on this Bill following completion of work on the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011 and it is not possible to indicate at this stage when it will be published.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no legislation promised on that matter.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: What is required to deal with the issue of gangland crime is not more legislation but more enforcement of the legislation. Shooting a person in a public park or in his or her car or his or her home is a crime. We do not need more legislation to make it a crime again. We need to ensure the legislation is enforced and is operating properly. It is to those ends - the enforcement of the...

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no inability on the part of the Government to decide on the timetable for holding the referendum on the fiscal stability treaty. We decided immediately on receiving the advice of the Attorney General that we would hold a referendum. The Government considered the matter last week and I will bring proposals to Government shortly about the steps that are necessary to hold the...

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not believe specific legislation has been promised to deal with the matter raised. There are quite a number of changes to criminal law on the list of the Minister for Justice and Equality. Of course, there are the normal Finance Bills brought forward by the Minister for Finance on the Revenue side. It is an issue the Deputy can pursue when legislation is brought before the House.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: No legislation has been promised in the programme for Government on the matter.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The health information Bill will be brought forward in the middle of the year.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Is cúis bhróin é nach raibh an Rialtas in ann déileáil leis an fhadhb ó thaobh cíosanna de. Mar is eol don Teachta, fuaireamar comhairle ón Ard-Aighne i dtaobh sin ag rá nach mbeadh sé bunreachtúil é sin a dhéanamh.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Ach tá an Rialtas gníomhach faoi na fadhbanna atá ag gnóthaí, go háirithe gnóthaí beaga agus sin an fáth go bhfuilimid ag cur an béime atá á chur againn ar fás sa gheilleagar agus fostaíocht agus go bhfuilimid ag iarraidh é sin a bhrú ar aghaidh ionas go mbeidh i bhfad níos mó gnó le déanamh ag gnóthaí beaga agus ionas go mbeidh siad in ann déileáil níos fearr le...