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Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent work of the National Economic and Social Forum and its work programme for the coming year. [48420/09]

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I have been listening to the Taoiseach's replies to Deputy Ó Caoláin and Deputy Kenny. To be honest, they sound like replies from some time in the dim and distant past. The game has changed, the Taoiseach changed it when he sent the public service trade unions away from the bargaining table in his Department the week before the budget. There is now no social partnership. The Taoiseach...

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I asked the Taoiseach about the details of the variation for the senior public servants. I appreciate that he will forward me the information on cost. I wish to ask him about the numbers affected. The two figures mentioned are wide apart. One was 160 while the other was 600. Which of these two figures is the closest to the mark? We do not currently have a social partnership arrangement...

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no national agreement and, therefore, there is nothing to stop any group of workers serving a pay claim. How will those issues be dealt with between now and when the Taoiseach's wish for a national agreement comes home, if it ever does? Will a system of arbitration be put in place and how will individual disputes be resolved? Will we continue to see a free-for-all in industrial...

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It is 600.

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: What is the approximate cost?

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Would the Taoiseach make a stab at it?

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I thought the Taoiseach might make a stab at the cost. He is a figures man.

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I can appreciate that.

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Ever since people started to lose their jobs in the economic downturn and the level of unemployment started to rise dramatically, the Labour Party has been arguing that the Government needs to provide additional places in higher and further education to meet the needs of those who lose their jobs. We tabled a Private Members' motion on the issue in May 2008, and others in October 2008, March...

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: That does not really tell us anything. As a result of the downturn in construction, apprenticeship opportunities have greatly diminished. This is one of the reasons for the increase in the numbers applying through the CAO system. As a result of the fact that people have lost their jobs, there is an increase in the number of adult or mature students applying to enter higher education...

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: They could be put to use. People are available to provide tutoring and education. This is an investment in recovery. To avoid the glut we will have in September, with people not being able to get places, more places should be provided. It is a matter of planning and doing the right thing. It is not a case of letting it all roll on until next September and seeing how many fail to make the...

Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Glacann Páirtí an Lucht Oibre leis an rún go mbeadh Seán Ó Cuirreáin athtofamar Coimisinéir Teanga. Aontaím leis an Teachta Kenny go bhfuil jab maith déanta ag an tUasal Ó Cuirreáin sa phost sin. Tá an ceart ag an Teachta Ó Caoláin gur ceart go mbeadh díospóireacht againn sa Dáil faoin ábhar seo, ach bheadh sé níos fearr go mbeadh an díospóireacht sin ar na...

Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: First, I thank the Taoiseach for the briefing he gave me on the progress to date in the discussions on Northern Ireland. I agree with Deputy Kenny that we should discuss the issue in the House in a way that can be helpful, having regard to what the Taoiseach has said about the state of the discussions. I wish to raise two matters with the Taoiseach. First, arising from the discussion we had...

Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Will proposals be brought before the House to provide some comfort to the 6,500 householders who were unable to pay their mortgage at all last year, the 26,000 homeowners who are in mortgage arrears for more than three months and the increasing number of householders who are being threatened with repossession or was what we heard from the Minister at the weekend just more hot air and more...

Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I refer to the statement made by the Deputy Leader of the Seanad over the weekend in which he said, he is "satisfied that an Oireachtas committee will be established shortly to contribute to the scoping document and will significantly influence the terms of reference of the banking inquiry". Is that accurate? Will an Oireachtas committee be appointed to contribute to the scoping document...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the report of the inquiry into the dispute between a union (details supplied) and employers in the electrical contracting industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4831/10]

Written Answers — Prompt Payments System: Prompt Payments System (2 Feb 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the fact that a number of Government Departments are falling short of meeting the targets set by her that suppliers would be paid within 15 days of the receipt of an invoice; the steps she will take to ensure greater compliance with the target set; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

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

Eamon Gilmore: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will confirm receipt of an application for jobseeker's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; when payment will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5061/10]

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Will the Minister clarify, or perhaps correct, something the Tánaiste told us yesterday? When I asked her about this yesterday, she effectively said that the inclusion of the bonus as part of salary was recommended by the review body on higher level remuneration. She told us the review body on higher level remuneration indicated that the bonus was indicatively part of the salary and,...