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Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (17 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Africa Day on 25 May is the official day of the African Union and an opportunity to highlight the diversity and potential of the African continent and its people. Through Irish Aid in the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Government has supported initiatives in recent years to mark Africa Day in Ireland. The objective is to help build a more positive image of Africa and to promote public...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: My Department, which is responsible for Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) and Vote 29 (International Cooperation), operates a restrictive policy for the use of corporate credit cards for official expenditure. The use of official credit cards may be permitted for officials who, because of the nature of their work, need to make official payments by this method. Credit cards are typically used to make...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (17 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Passport Service has, in recent weeks, experienced a very significant surge in demand, with requests for passports currently running at a level 13% higher than the same period in earlier years. At present the Passport Service is receiving an average of 4,260 applications per day. This is an unprecedented level of demand, with the number of applications received from Irish residents...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 33 to 39, inclusive, together. The limited staff and financial resources available to my Department do not allow officers to be sent on long term intensive language training as is the case in larger and better resourced foreign services. Nor do we have the range of posts which would allow an officer to pursue a career in one particular foreign language zone....

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: We have received reports, including from our Embassy in Cyprus, regarding the arrest of a group of people by Turkish military personnel in Famagusta, northern Cyprus on 12 March. Those arrested included four members of the European Parliament, a clergyman and two other citizens of the Republic of Cyprus. It is reported that on 12 March some of the group entered a church in Varosha, the...

Written Answers — Consular Assistance: Consular Assistance (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The provision of consular assistance by my Department is governed by the terms of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations which was incorporated into Irish law in 1967. Art 37 of that convention stipulates that where a foreign citizen dies in the host country, the relevant authorities of the host country have an obligation to advise the resident/accredited Consular Mission of the...

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Order of Business is No. 6, statements on the jobs initiative 2011 (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 6 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3.30 p.m.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Questions to the Minister for Finance will begin at 2.45 p.m. and conclude at 3.15 p.m. The Minister will then conclude the debate. Question Time is scheduled for 3.30 p.m. and the questions will be to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There are two parts to this. First, there is the debate on the statement made by the Minister for Finance in announcing the jobs initiative on Tuesday. He will respond to that debate and answer questions. Second, arising from the announcement of the jobs initiative on Tuesday, a finance Bill will be introduced later in the Dáil. That will give Deputies a further opportunity to debate the...

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: In the course of the Minister for Finance's statement on Tuesday he outlined the reallocations and provisions being made to finance the jobs initiative. The finance Bill which arises from the announcement will be published later this month. As I have indicated, there will also be a social welfare Bill that is being progressed by the Minister for Social Protection.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: These are matters that can be raised with the Minister for Finance who has made his statement, on which the debate is continuing today in the House. The finance Bill will be published later in the month. It will provide an opportunity for every Member to debate, in detail, all the matters relating to the financing of the jobs initiative. It will also give Members an opportunity to table...

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not understand the issue. If Deputy Ó Cuív or his spokesperson wants to get the advice of the Pensions Board or its view on the proposals, as Members of the House I am sure they are perfectly entitled to get that from a public body.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government regards the issue of distressed mortgage holders as a matter of great urgency. We are very concerned about the difficulties in which mortgage holders find themselves when these matters are brought before the courts. A personal insolvency Bill is planned for 2012 and is in the course of being developed in the Department of Justice and Equality to provide for a new framework...

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no long-fingering of this matter. If the Deputy had listened to the reply instead of having predetermined what the answer was going to be, she would have heard me say very clearly that the personal insolvency Bill is planned for 2012-----

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, and also that interim measures are being planned for the civil law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill which is in the course of being drafted with a view to publication as soon as possible this year.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The legal clarity that can be brought to that will be the provisions of the finance Bill which will be introduced in the House later this month, as I said. The Deputy will have an opportunity to comment on that at the time and of proposing amendments to it, if he so wishes.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That legislation is with the Attorney General at present and there is as yet no date.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: If any Supplementary Estimate is required it will be introduced although I am not aware any such Estimate is required. There are no plans to interfere with the constitutional rights of Members of the House, who are always expected to comply with the law. I understand Deputy Ó Snodaigh had some issues in regard to that not so long ago.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The civil law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is being drafted, with a view to publication as soon as possible this year. The content of that Bill is a matter for the Minister responsible for its introduction, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter. Matters in respect of the temporary pension levy will be contained in the Finance Bill, which will be published later this month.

Order of Business (12 May 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The matter of upward-only rent is being considered for inclusion in the Property Services Bill which is already on Committee Stage in the House. The Minister is discussing with the Attorney General the possibility of introducing amendments to the Bill on this Stage.