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Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is a little confused.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The changes being made in respect of the shareholdings in our State companies are being made in the national interest in order to revive our economy and create jobs. Deputy Ó Cuív is probably more familiar than I with the EU-IMF memorandum of understanding, which was concluded with his Government last December. It is well known that the understanding that his Government had with the...

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: It is not in the memorandum but it is the understanding.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: As with many other issues, it is not in the document but it is what Fianna Fáil agreed.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The IMF has since publicly confirmed that. What is in the programme for Government is a commitment for a €2 billion sale and the Government is proceeding to implement that commitment.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There will be no fire sale.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government has made decisions on foot of what is in the programme. As with many other matters that were in the bad deal done by the previous Government with the EU and IMF, this Government will renegotiate and improve the deal to get it working better for the people in this country.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no legislation promised.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: It betrays a very poor understanding of the nature of homelessness if the Deputy believes it can be dealt with or eliminated through legislation. Homelessness must be dealt with by implementing a range of measures, which the Government is committed to doing.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: They are in the programme for Government, to which the Deputy referred. That is the Government's policy. It is utterly naive of the Deputy to believe homelessness can be ended by passing a piece of legislation.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The interdepartmental group established by the Government's economic management council has reported to the economic management council and the proposals will go before the Government shortly. I hope it will happen next week and that it will be published shortly thereafter. It is the Government's intention that when they are published we will bring the proposals before the House to have a...

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Labhair an Teachta faoi dhá phíosa reachtaíochta, ar dtús, uimhir 59 an Bille Gaeltachta. Tá an Bille sin ar an liosta agus foilseofar é an bhliain seo chugainn, 2012. Cén uimhir a bhí ar an Bhille eile?

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Foilseofar an Bille sin i 2012 freisin.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not in a position to say when those Bills will be published but I will communicate the information to the Deputy.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: It is expected that the Bill will be brought forward in 2012.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: It is hoped to have it later this year.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

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

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: No. 116 is the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill which is due to be introduced in 2012.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Everything that is included in the programme for Government will be implemented.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: No, it is not a legislative matter.