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Adjournment Debate Matters (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Come on.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The issue raised by Deputy Kenny, the national children's hospital, makes it necessary for the Minister for Health and Children to make a statement to the House and answer some questions.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I would be happy to do that but I am raising this because the former chairman in his resignation statement expressed in diplomatic language that there was a problem with the hospital going on that site, what he referred to as" planning and design challenges". He said there was a shortage of money, which he referred to as "funding shortfall", and that the Government is not clear about is...

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: There may be explanations for this but there is a great deal of public money involved. It is a major project and the Minister should come into the House and make a statement. The Minister for Finance promised he would introduce legislation and regulations to crack down on crony capitalism. The Labour Party also published a range of proposals on corporate governance and whistle blowing. I...

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Is there a sub-committee?

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Who is on it? How often does it meet?

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is consensus building again.

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I follow Deputy Kenny's point on the role of Commission officials in the Department of Finance which the Taoiseach describes as a technical exercise. What is the intended outcome of that technical exercise? Is it intended there will be a report from those officials to the Commission? Will the Government have access to such a report and is it intended that it would be made available to the...

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Do I understand correctly from the Taoiseach's reply that the commitment to have a four-year budgetary plan had been agreed by Government with the Commission before the meeting on 16 September? The Taoiseach referred to it in the course of his reply. I presume that the Taoiseach made a contribution to the meeting. If nobody else referred to the Irish economic situation, did he mention it in...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an additional grant to a school (details supplied) to enable the school commence building the classroom and resource rooms which are so badly required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36859/10]

Arts and Cultural Facilities Audit (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport her plans to conduct a national audit of arts and cultural facilities to guide future capital investment in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36691/10]

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to raise three matters with the Tánaiste, the first of which relates to a newspaper report this week that the former chief executive of the Irish Nationwide Building Society received €450,000 in holiday pay as part of an exit deal in addition to the bonus he was paid. The House was informed-----

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: -----that the Minister for Finance had asked for a report to be compiled dealing with what he described as "legacy issues" in the building society in question. Has he received the report and when will it be laid before the House? On a second matter, the Taoiseach wrote to me yesterday evening inviting me to meet with him after the Opposition parties have been briefed about budgetary matters....

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: -----will pull out. I understand there is a cost associated with such a decision. What advice does the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government have with regard to the cost to the Exchequer should the operator of the incinerator pull out?

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: On the Estimates, I understand-----

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Tánaiste indicated that the expenditure Estimates will not be published until the day of the budget. What arrangements will be made to make the Estimates available to Opposition parties? If we are to be involved in some kind of discussions on budgetary matters, we will need information as to what Government Departments intend to spend next year. When and how will the details of...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It will not be Mary O'Rourke's wording. That is the bottom line.

Official Travel (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his visit to the United States during July 2010;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32327/10]

Official Travel (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: During his visit to the United States in early July, did the Taoiseach take steps to address, redress or rebut some of the negative commentary about Ireland that has been appearing in some of the influential US newspapers? The Taoiseach was in the United States between 11 and 15 July. On 29 June, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal each published a lengthy article on the Irish...

Official Travel (13 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach will have been conscious of the commentaries on Ireland published in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal shortly before his visit. Was an attempt made to arrange a briefing or interviews for these two newspapers? Was any effort made to use the occasion of his visit to the United States to influence these two highly influential newspapers about their take on Ireland?