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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10413/10]

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: This morning Mr. John Devlin, a representative of the SR Technics workers, invited political leaders, including the Tánaiste, to visit Dublin Airport, walk around its facilities, and get a first-hand handle on the options available. I am certainly very glad to accept the invitation. Does the Tánaiste intend to do so? As she indicated, there were three big beasts before the Joint...

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It would have been better if the Tánaiste had participated in it, not watched it on television.

State Visits. (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: With regard to the issue of the Irish passports, I understand it has been established that nine passports were misused-----

State Visits. (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to ask the Taoiseach a question arising from his reply to Deputy Kenny and I am allowed to do so. In his reply to Deputy Kenny, the Taoiseach stated this was a bilateral matter between Ireland and Israel. I wish to pursue the matter a little further. I realise the Minister for Foreign Affairs has raised this with the Israeli authorities and the Israeli Foreign Minister. However, I...

State Visits. (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I have no wish to prolong the issue. However I strongly believe this issue must be pursued with more vigour by the Government. I have seen the statement issued by the EU Foreign Ministers. It makes no reference to Israel, good, bad or indifferent. A more vigorous approach to this is necessary given the seriousness of the issue. I refer to another matter to which these questions relate,...

State Visits. (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Taoiseach for the reply. Do I understand correctly that the Taoiseach spoke to Máire Geoghegan-Quinn requesting that she would appoint the former Senator de Búrca to her cabinet but that it was not a condition of Máire Geoghegan-Quinn's nomination to the Commission that she would employ the former Senator de Búrca in her cabinet? I refer to the appointment of the Irish...

State Visits. (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I seek some clarity on this matter. Did the Taoiseach speak to Máire Geoghegan-Quinn about the possibility of her appointing the former Senator de Búrca to her cabinet before the Commission was approved by the European Parliament? I understood from the former Senator de Búrca's radio interview last Sunday that she was offered a senior position in the office or cabinet of the Irish member...

State Visits. (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Did the Taoiseach talk to the Irish nominee for the Court of Auditors and establish and communicate to the Minister, Deputy Gormley, that such a post was available for the former Senator de Búrca?

State Visits. (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Prior to her approval by the Parliament.

State Visits. (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Taoiseach said, Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn would not have been in a position to make any appointments to her cabinet until the Commission had been approved by the Parliament. The Taoiseach also confirmed that he spoke to Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn about the possibility of employing former Senator de Búrca prior to the approval of the Commission by the Parliament. What was...

State Visits. (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: When did Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn tell the Taoiseach she would not be employing former Senator de Búrca?

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to pursue with the Taoiseach his intentions with regard to the filling of the vacant position in the Government. I shall run through what happened on previous occasions when Ministers resigned. In 2004, the former Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, resigned on 29 September, along with the Ministers Joe Walsh and Michael Smith. The three nominations for replacing those Ministers...

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: With regard to the issue of the membership of the Government, my question to the Taoiseach did not specifically concern the portfolio of the Minister for Defence. I understand the Taoiseach has assigned that portfolio to himself as a Taoiseach is entitled to do. However, the issue that arises is the membership of the Government. Normally, there are 15 members of Government. I realise...

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, but-----

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: This is Dáil business. I am entitled to ask this.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I apologise to other Members if I am detaining them from raising their issues. If the Taoiseach were to give me a straight answer there would be no reason to detain anybody.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: No, the Taoiseach did not. My question is, when does the Taoiseach intend to bring that motion to the House?

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Good.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is the Minister of State with responsibility for labour affairs.