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Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Did the Taoiseach not convene such a meeting with all the agencies much earlier in his reign? Why was it only two years or more into the recession that the Government finally produced a document on job creation?

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach should read the document.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It is in the document.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, it should be put into something like this rather than being put down the drain after Anglo Irish Bank.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No, the Government is not.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No, it is not. It has been earmarked——

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Such contracts will have been signed. While they will be on the books, the money is not being spent.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: A total of €1.5 billion has been allocated to the roads programme.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government stated that we would not lose anything.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Two years ago, the Taoiseach stated it would cost nothing.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: We see it.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, and we were dead right.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not understand the Taoiseach. I try to be constructive and offer suggestions. He launched this document yesterday that refers to 300,000 jobs. It would be great were that to happen and the Labour Party certainly will support whatever must be done to make it happen. However, the measures that are required to make it happen are not there. It is cruel to tell people who are out of work...

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: We need practical measures to get people back to work. I have been suggesting such practical measures to the Taoiseach. The Labour Party makes proposals in the House, some of which I have identified. It puts them on the Dáil agenda and the Government votes them down. I put them forward and try to argue them with the Taoiseach. I suggest them and advance them to him——

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: ——but all the Taoiseach does is to engage in a bit of Opposition kicking.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Instead, why does he not engage constructively with the Opposition parties about what is required to get people back to work? It is the single biggest thing that must be done in Ireland. While I note the Taoiseach's points about the public finances, the banking system and so on and accept they are the other two legs of it, we cannot get economic recovery unless we get people back to work....

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: ——because of the cost of unemployment to the public purse.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I questioned the Government's record.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach should stop hiding behind public servants.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Renewal (29 Sep 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I did not say that.