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Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (28 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no State Agencies operating under the aegis of my Department, and accordingly none of the bodies associated with my Department listed in the details provided fall into that category.

Written Answers — Diplomatic Appointments: Diplomatic Appointments (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: During his two years as Economic Envoy, Declan Kelly invested considerable time and energy in a range of initiatives to attract new investment to Northern Ireland and to develop relationships which I believe will continue to bear fruit in the years ahead. The successful Northern Ireland Economic Conference which took place in Washington last year is one example of the commitment and vision...

Order of Business (Resumed) (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government has made clear its intention and determination to reduce the pay of higher paid public servants and chief executive officers and others on high pay in the semi-State sector. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has set out the manner in which this will be done both in respect of the proposals agreed by the Government and the voluntary measures being introduced. In...

Order of Business (Resumed) (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That legislation is expected next year.

Order of Business (Resumed) (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Attorney General has advised that a referendum is not necessary in respect of the European Stability Mechanism. It is intended to have the matter dealt with in the House and it will be prepared in due course by the Minister for Finance. I am sure Deputy Mac Lochlainn joins me in welcoming the announcement this week that the Government has secured a significant change to the terms of the...

Order of Business (Resumed) (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand it is intended to bring that legislation before the House in September. In the meantime the Minister of State is consulting the stakeholders concerned.

Order of Business (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 15a, Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011 – motion to instruct the committee; and No. 19, Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Committee and Remaining Stages. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of Question Time, which...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister with responsibility for public expenditure and reform has briefed the Opposition spokespersons on these amendments. The two amendments relate to matters that were outside the terms of the original Bill. One of the amendments relates to how some NTMA staff in the Department of Finance are affected by the splitting of the Department. The other amendment clarifies the functions...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: One of the issues raised most frequently by the Opposition with the Government on legislation was when the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform would be formally established and the legislation introduced. Several Deputies on the Opposition benches have been asking us for some time to have this Department formally established and the legislation passed so that they could put questions...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There is plenty of time for this Bill to be fully debated between now and 5 o'clock this evening.

Order of Business (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The period being allocated for debate of this one Department is far in excess of the period devoted to the establishment of the Government as a whole.

Order of Business (Resumed) (23 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: This week's business, a Cheann Comhairle-----

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues^^ Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues^^ Human Rights Issues (22 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: On Friday, 17 June 2011, a resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity was adopted by vote at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva. I welcome this historic development, which is the first time that a UN resolution has explicitly acknowledged human rights protection as covering sexual orientation. This resolution was adopted with 23 votes in favour, 19...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues^^ Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues^^ Human Rights Issues (22 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question Number 16403/11. Ireland fully supports the UN Panel of Experts recommendation for the establishment of an independent international mechanism to investigate the allegations of human rights violations by both the Sri Lankan military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the closing stages of the war. At European Union level, a statement by...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: At the time of the Good Friday Agreement, North South co-operation issues were handled in a broader framework rather than in a specific North South cooperation unit. These issues continue to be dealt with by the Department's Anglo-Irish Division. Currently within that Division there is a team of five officers made up of one Counsellor, two at First Secretary/Assistant Principal level, one...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: As envisaged in the Programme for Government, I convened a conference of Ireland's Head of Mission abroad in Iveagh House on 1/2 June. The purpose was to ensure that our Mission network is fully briefed on the Government's new approach to promoting and marketing Ireland as a country to do business in, and strengthen their capacity to continue their ongoing work in support of the effort to...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Ireland does not possess, and has never possessed, any weapons, armaments or ammunition containing depleted uranium. It is the firm policy of the Government that depleted uranium munitions will never be used by the Defence Forces. To date, the research carried out by recognised relevant international organisations, including by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the World Health...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (21 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 71 together. I think that it is important to distinguish between the involvement of the Royal College of Surgeons in the training of Bahraini medical personnel, which I would regard as entirely positive, and the detention of medical personnel by the Bahraini authorities, about which I have made clear the Government's concerns. The Irish Ambassador to...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (21 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Following the information received from the Deputy, the Honorary Consulate in Tunis has written to the Tunisian Customs authorities requesting clarification as to the circumstances surrounding the confiscation of the sum and what, if any, options are available to retrieve it. When a reply is received from the Tunisian authorities, I will write to the Deputy about the matter. My Department is...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (21 Jun 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Passport Fees for those aged 65 and over were announced in the December 2010 budget and were re-introduced on 11 April 2011. Since that time the new fees have been publicised on the Passport Office website www.passport.ie and on the Passport Office telephone information line. Information regarding the new fees was also issued to An Garda and to An Post, who operate the Passport Express...