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Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The same men and women who have spent the past two nights patting themselves on the back for increasing child benefit over the past decade are the ones who have mortgaged our children's future for decades to come, in the form of NAMA and robbing children to pay the banks. They are looking to children and families to pay for the consequences of this economic crisis but they are very silent on...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sections of the Companies (Accounting and Auditing) Act 2003 which have not been commenced; the reason these sections were not commenced; when these sections will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44594/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the work of the Company Law Review Group; the timeframe for the publication of legislation following the reports of the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44593/09]

Proposed Legislation. (1 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach his legislative priorities for the remainder of the 30th Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32533/09]

Financial Services Sector. (1 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach his role in development and monitoring of the financial services sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37270/09]

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That reply confirms what the problem is and has been, that is, that senior figures in the Catholic Church failed and, in respect of the note, appear to fail now to grasp the urgency of what was at stake. What was at stake was the widespread abuse of children over a long period. Every time this arises, the outcome is similar. Parents and others who went to priests and bishops to say...

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach did not respond to the question I put to him on whether he would agree to have the remit of the Murphy commission extended to examine allegations in other dioceses, and I invite him to answer that part of the question. In respect of his response about the patronage of schools, it comes as news to me that the patronage of our schools operates on such an ex officio, almost...

Order of Business (1 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with Deputy Kenny on the appointment of the Committee of the Regions because the Labour Party also has considerably increased representation in local government which would justify increased representation on the Committee of the Regions. As a result of the referendum in 1999, there is now a constitutional protection of local government. I hope therefore that the Government will...

Report by Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (1 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This is the second time within the space of a just a few months that we have come into the House to debate a report which outlines an appalling story of the abuse of young children; the second time within a few months that the public has been shocked to its core by what has emerged. In the case of the Ryan report, it was a shocking and sordid saga of the systematic abuse and neglect of...

Higher Education Grants. (1 Dec 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This case concerns a mature student who is now in her late 20s. She is originally from my constituency and is now in the second year of a degree course in a university outside Dublin. She started her course in 2008 and applied for a higher education grant to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council as a mature student. She was refused the grant on the grounds that she did not satisfy the...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (26 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reverse the cut imposed on 34,000 farmers in disadvantaged areas in 2009 in view of the income position on farms. [43627/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when new grant aid schemes will be introduced that were announced on 8 July 2009. [43628/09]

Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to raise four matters. First, the Murphy report will be published today. The Tánaiste said an electronic copy of the report will be provided to Members. Is that being done now or will it be done before the release of the report at 2.15 p.m? Second, the Taoiseach undertook to provide a hard copy of the report to the spokespeople on justice.

Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. What arrangements will be made to debate the report in the House? Issues relating to the recent floods were raised by Deputy Kenny. In the House yesterday, the Taoiseach declined to acknowledge the inadequacy of the €12 million relief fund. When I put it to him that the Government needs to talk to insurance companies, he seemed...

Written Answers — Digital Terrestrial Television: Digital Terrestrial Television (25 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the EU Commissioner for the Information Society's call for EU countries to speed up the move to digital terrestrial television; the timeframe for a signed contract with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43339/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (25 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress of rolling out an infrastructure for charging electric vehicles; when the inter departmental and inter agency task force report on electric vehicles will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43347/09]

Public Service Reform. (25 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach in his opening reply to Deputy Kenny said that the Department of Finance was to be the lead Department to oversee public service reform. If this is the case, there will be no reform. There may be cuts in the public service budget but it will not be reformed and I will give my reasons for this view. The Department of Finance has too much to do at the moment. It is already...

Public Service Reform. (25 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: To some extent what the Taoiseach is saying now is what the Labour Party has been saying for months. We have advocated that rather than unilaterally imposing pay cuts across the board in the public sector, there should be a negotiated reduction in the public service pay bill and that the opportunity of that negotiation should be availed of to achieve reforms. I am glad the discussion on all...

Public Service Reform. (25 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: And people go out on strike.

Public Service Reform. (25 Nov 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach did very little to stop it.