Results 9,401-9,420 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: It has become utterly dysfunctional and, apparently, the HSE now has a proposal that will centralise all of the processing of medical cards. This is removing the access people have to local offices to pursue their application, and sometimes maybe talk with the official dealing with it-----
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: -----by sending it into some centralised office. My colleague, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, is tabling a motion for the health committee that there should be no further centralisation of medical card processing until the health committee has an opportunity to examine the dysfunctionality which is already evident in the dealing with the over 70s medical cards. Will the Government agree to that...
- Order of Business (11 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Tánaiste for being more forthcoming in reply to the question about Halifax than the Taoiseach was yesterday.
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on national road safety in view of the recall of thousands of vehicles by a number of global car manufacturers including 26,000 vehicles by a company (details supplied); if he has been briefed by the company or representatives of other car manufacturers here on this matter; his further views on whether regulations should be introduced...
- Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recent resolution of the air traffic controllers' dispute at Dublin Airport which caused the closure of Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports for more than four hours in January 2010; if all the outstanding industrial relations issues between the air traffic controllers, their representatives and Irish Aviation Authority...
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: This Government statement, an unusual one at that, was issued arising from a statement made by the Dublin city manager to an Oireachtas committee last week. At the committee he stated the contract signed by Dublin City Council for the construction of the incinerator in Ringsend was in compliance with Government policy. The statement issued yesterday by the Government was to clarify this....
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Bear with me, a Cheann Comhairle, there is promised legislation in this.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: There is no mention of Poolbeg in this statement. It states Government policy on waste management is in the programme for Government and that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, has the Government's full support in implementing it. It also states there will be a levy on incineration in legislation to appear in the future. What is not clarified -...
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The only incineration policy this statement is addressing is the singeing of the Minister's electoral behind in Ringsend.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Is the contract signed by Dublin City Council in compliance with Government policy or not? This statement tells us about what will happen in the future with waste management policy. It also tells us a few actions the Minister, Deputy Gormley, could perhaps have taken in his first two years in office which could have prevented his current difficulties in Ringsend. What is the status of the...
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: What about the lost at sea report raised by Deputy Creed yesterday? There were statements about the report in the House last Thursday. The Ombudsman has asked the Oireachtas to reach a conclusion on the matter, which is why she referred the report to it. I wrote to the Taoiseach on Friday suggesting the report should be referred to the appropriate Oireachtas committee. Has he considered...
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: So the contract stands?
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach stated that there are three constitutional amendments in the pipeline, one of which is the constitutional amendment in respect of the protection of children, the details, content and nature of which will be decided following publication of the committee's third report. The second amendment relates to the establishment of a court of civil appeal and the third will seek to...
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach did say that.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach stated something might arise as a result of the structured dialogue with the Churches.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: The question relates to constitutional referenda and amendments.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: I only ask the questions.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: I admire the Taoiseach's enthusiasm to answer my questions, which is new. I welcome it and do not wish to discourage it.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: Does the Taoiseach anticipate a constitutional change arising from the structured dialogue in respect of education? I thank the Taoiseach and am delighted to see he is so-----
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Eamon Gilmore: I thought the Taoiseach had strong Republican views like mine.