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Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on claims that €130 million from the €250 million revenue gained from the carbon levy has been allocated to earmarked schemes; if he will outline the energy efficiency measures that will benefit from the carbon tax; the percentage of revenue gained from the carbon tax that will be spent on energy...

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The revised programme for Government, which was published last year, states by way of a Government commitment: We will introduce on a legislative basis a more open and transparent system for appointments to public bodies. The legislation will outline a procedure for the publication of all vacancies likely to occur, invite applications from the general public and from the responses...

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I am only reading from my notes. To continue, it states: ...create a panel of suitable persons for consideration of appointment. The legislation will also specify numbers of persons to be appointed by a Minister... The Labour Party would be inclined to support such legislation were it introduced in the House by the Government. I have been looking through the legislative programme, which...

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Will the Taoiseach give a commitment that no appointments will be made to State bodies after the Dáil is dissolved until the formation of a new Government?

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no chance of that happening again. The health boards are gone.

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: That is irrelevant. The Taoiseach should look to his own Government. Will he answer?

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government will not appoint anyone to any board.

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I hate it, too.

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us try the questions again. First, what has happened to the legislation promised in the programme for Government? Has it been dropped entirely? Will there be legislation on public appointments? Second, why is the Government not implementing this policy if it is Government policy? Third, I asked for a commitment from the Taoiseach that no appointments of any kind would be made from...

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is easily distracted.

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach stated the legislation was being progressed. Which Minister has responsibility for introducing the legislation to the House?

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: "Would be".

Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Which Minister has responsibility?

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach his plans to amend the Code of Conduct for Office Holders; if he has satisfied himself with the operation of the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35869/10]

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach in reply to the question about the code of conduct for office holders, told us that a review will be carried out in consultation with the Standards in Public Office Commission after the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill has been enacted. The Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill has been around for a long time. The Taoiseach will recall that this Bill was first...

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: According to the Taoiseach, the review of the code of conduct cannot take place until the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill has been passed. I want to know when he will bring it to the House so it can be passed.

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: That answer surprises me because I understand the Standards in Public Office Commission has made a series of recommendations for changes in the code of conduct and the purpose of a review was to take account of those recommendations. The Taoiseach stated in his reply to the original question that the review would be done when the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill was passed, yet he is...

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: When will we do that?

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: When will the Bill come to the House?

Code of Conduct for Office Holders (20 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: What is delaying it?