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Order of Business (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Bill was published this morning and will be introduced in the Seanad in the first instance. It will be brought before the Dáil when the Upper House has completed its consideration of it.

Order of Business (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: As Deputy Healy-Rae acknowledged, the relevant Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has already granted an extension. However, I am not aware that he is planning a further extension. Putting in place a regime which would be weather rather than calendar-related would make a great deal of sense. That matter can be pursued with the Minister for the Environment,...

Order of Business (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Justice and Equality and the Government as a whole take very seriously the attacks on members of the Garda and members of other parts of our emergency services including fire brigade staff and other staff. As that matter is under consideration by the Minister for Justice and Equality I will ask him to respond directly to the Deputy.

Order of Business (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The national vetting bureau Bill is due this session and the judicial council Bill is due early in the next session.

Order of Business (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is asking me to anticipate the reply to a parliamentary question which has not yet been replied to. I suggest he await the reply to the question.

Order of Business (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I will reply directly to the Deputy in regard to the Antarctic treaty.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I know that Deputy Ó Cuív is a great student of history, and from my own knowledge of history, the master skipper and entire crew of the bád bán were Fianna Fáil over the decades. The emigration records of this country occurred during periods of Fianna Fáil Government. The commitment to reduce unemployment and create jobs is the Government's primary objective. The revenue from income...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The jobs initiative has been a success. Both the tourist industry and the hospitality industry, at which we targeted the reductions in VAT, saw significant increases in business during the course of this season.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: No. I am not going to give top-of-the-head figures.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has placed on the record of the House the improved situation in the tourism industry and the Minister for Social Protection has previously told the House about the improvements resulting from JobBridge and the labour activation measures that were contained within it. With regard to the wider issue of restoration of reputation, the reason this...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There has been a long-standing practice in this House that attacks are not made on individuals who are not in a position to defend themselves-----

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----and in particular on civil servants who are not permitted to engage in political or public debate. If Members of the House want to change it, that is another debate. I ask Members, including the Deputy, to respect that and to respect the rights of the individuals concerned. The medium-term fiscal plan will be published on Friday and will contain the latest macro-economic and fiscal...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: This Government insists and will continue to insist on accountability from everyone who works in our system, whether in the Civil Service, State agencies or anywhere else. If Deputy McDonald or any Member wishes to bring any of the relevant officials before the relevant committees and put questions to them, they are entitled to do so. That is parliamentary accountability and that is the...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: If the Deputy wishes to bring them before a committee or use the committee system-----

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us talk about fairness. We are not talking about secret court martials. We are talking about people being given the opportunity or a right to respond. If Deputy McDonald wishes to use the Oireachtas committee system to do so, that is fine. That is the fair way to do it but she should not come to the House-----

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----and make allegations about individual public servants who do not have the opportunity to reply to what she has had to say.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy McDonald asked whether the discovery of the €3.6 billion or the accounting error would have an implication for the budget. It does not because the interest rates calculated on the level of debt were calculated on the lower level, in other words, on the corrected level.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy asked me when a number of things will dawn on me. It appears that one thing has dawned on the Deputy and, presumably, other Members opposite during the course of the past two weeks, that is, we should not go the way Greece has gone.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The last time I was here answering questions I was asked why we had not done what Greece has done. I notice no one is asking me that today.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: As far as Deputy Higgins is concerned, when will it dawn on him that one cannot spend what one does not have?