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Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----grubby exercise in last-minute jobbery being hatched by this Government which we are not being told about, and we are not being told who has Government responsibility for various issues.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Can the Tánaiste tell us who has resigned or who is about to resign? Can the full list of resignees be told to us?

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Can we be told to whom are the Departments responsible? If the Garda Commissioner or the Chief of Staff of the Army has a serious issue of security or of crime to deal with this morning, to whom do they report? There is a clear issue of reporting required in those cases.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am sorry to-----

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am sorry to keep you-----

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am sorry if I am keeping you from your coffee and "biccies" but these are serious matters which require to be addressed. This started out as a matter of survival of the Taoiseach, Deputy Brian Cowen, and now survival of Fianna Fáil, and that is Fianna Fáil's business, but the problem now is that it is seriously impacting on the way in which the country is not being run. Deputy Kenny is...

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us have some real answers about what is going on.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: A Cheann Comhairle, we have a Constitution and it is very clear that the appointment of members of the Government has to be approved by the Dáil. First, will the Tánaiste indicate if the Taoiseach intends to come in here at some stage today and propose the appointment of new members of the Government for the approval of the Dáil? Second, until that happens, can she tell us who is in...

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Health, of course.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Who is in charge of the Department of Health and Children? Is it true, as we have been hearing, that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation is resigning? That is what we were being tweeted with from Government sources earlier this morning.

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The constitutional requirements to which the Tánaiste refers are not matters that can be dealt with whenever the Taoiseach feels he can get around to doing so. They must be complied with now and they must be complied with here. Five ministries were vacant, one of which has been reassigned. Four are currently vacant, that we know of, to which no Cabinet Minister has been assigned. The...

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Did the Deputy say can we not wait a few hours?

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That is the swansong of this Government. It should be titled, "Can't you wait a few hours for the Constitution" It is like saying, "Can't the people who are lying on trolleys wait a few days before they get a bed" and "Can't the people who are out of work wait a few months, or even a few years, before they get back to work". We can wait no longer.

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of messages of congratulations he has issued to the newly elected President of Brazil. [2858/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (20 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he and European Union Ministers have been briefed on the results of the election monitoring teams' reports on the recent presidential elections in Cote D'Ivoire; and his views on recent statements of concern relating to that portion of the vote derived from cities in France. [2857/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding the implementation of the report of the task force on innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45952/10]

Order of Business. (19 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: No, the Labour Party will not agree the Order of Business today. The Taoiseach told us earlier today and yesterday that the Government does not intend to provide time to debate the Labour Party's motion of no confidence in the Government. That is the first time Government has refused to provide Government time to debate a motion of no confidence. That, of course, is the Government's...

Order of Business. (19 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----and certainly in circumstances where the overwhelming majority of the people want this Government removed from office. I believe it is the duty of the Opposition to put that question to the test and, in circumstances where the Government is not prepared to respond to that test, the Labour Party will not accept the Order of Business today.

Order of Business. (19 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That is the Taoiseach's business.

Order of Business. (19 Jan 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach informed us this morning of the resignation of Deputy Micheál Martin as Minister for Foreign Affairs and told us he was assigning the Department of Foreign Affairs to himself. Is that a temporary little arrangement or is it intended to be for the remaining life of the Government?