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Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Student fees here would need to increase considerably before they would reach what they are in Northern Ireland under the Administration in which the Deputy's party participates.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy has listed off a number of things about which he has read in the newspapers.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Surely Deputy Adams, of all people, knows better than to believe everything he reads in the newspapers.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There is speculation over what may or may not be in the budget and we will have to see about that in the course of time.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us be absolutely clear about this. The Government is committed to supporting education as was reflected quite clearly in the part of the budgetary process that has already been made public in which we clearly indicated our commitment to the education system through the provision of funding for additional schools to meet the needs of children for school extensions and for the capital...

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Ross is wrong. The Government did not hand over power on economic matters to the troika of the European Commission, ECB and the IMF.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: It inherited an agreement made by the previous Government, which agreement is working. Deputy Ross is well aware that we have succeeded in renegotiating significant elements of that agreement. The work which the Taoiseach is doing today in his discussions with Chancellor Merkel is with a view to our securing continued renegotiation of the terms of that agreement and getting a better deal...

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: With regard to changes by the Government in respect of appointments, the Government has changed the Top Level Appointments Commission, has appointed an independent chairperson and has brought in people from the private sector to be part of the Top Level Appointments Commission which is responsible for the majority of senior appointments in the Civil Service. We have introduced a system...

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Through their websites, the Departments invite expressions of interest-----

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----for appointment to State boards. In addition, we have introduced a system whereby the chairpersons of State boards appear before an Oireachtas committee.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand that to date, five chairpersons of State boards have appeared before Oireachtas committees.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: All of the appointments by Government to State bodies have been appointments based on merit. The Government will continue to work to ensure we get the best possible people to participate in the work of State bodies. Ultimately, however, the decision on appointment to State bodies and boards is a matter for Government. The Government will exercise that power and will stand over decisions...

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Ross is a former Fine Gael public representative.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That does not compromise his independence here nor does it, I presume, compromise his independence in writing for a Sunday newspaper.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That a person has or has had an association with a political party does not disqualify him or her from appointment to State boards.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government has already put in place significant changes in regard to appointments in respect of the Top Level Appointments Commission on the question of chairpersons, in terms of their independence and private sector involvement. Also chairpersons must appear before Oireachtas Committees-----

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: In respect of the appointments of individual members of State boards and the creation of a system whereby any person can make application or express an interest in being appointed, the Government is continuing to work on that process and will, in due course, bring forward additional measures to ensure appointments to State boards are more accessible to a wider range of people-----

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----and to ensure we have a wider pool of people who wish to participate in State boards.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (15 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The issue of how we can best address the legacy of the past is a critically important one. It is also the subject of much valuable ongoing work, both within Northern Ireland and by the British and Irish governments. The Government's efforts are focused on ensuring that the work currently underway is as effective as possible.

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (15 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 and 88 together. The savings accrued by closing the three Missions in Tehran, the Holy See and Dili over a full year are estimated to amount to €1.175 million. This includes the savings on rent accruing from the planned move of the Embassy to Italy to the buildings currently occupied by the Embassy to the Holy See. However, in the short-term, there...