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Discussions with Social Partners. (20 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach when he next plans to meet the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30234/09]

Discussions with Social Partners. (20 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the position regarding the social partnership process. [30662/09]

Discussions with Social Partners. (20 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding correspondence sent to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on 20 May 2009 relating to a proposed new jobs initiative; if he has received a definitive response from the social partners to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/09]

Discussions with Social Partners. (20 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach makes it sound as though the social partnership process is alive and well. What is remarkable about the meeting this week with the social partners is that it appears to be the exception. What is on the agenda for that meeting? I appreciate that he cannot be specific, but can the Taoiseach broadly indicate what the Government will be putting to the social partners at the...

Discussions with Social Partners. (20 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Does the Government intend to put a position to the social partners in respect of pay? The first issue that has to be addressed is pay in the public sector. Will the Government put an actual proposal in that regard to the social partners? Does the Government have a policy on the second issue that has to be addressed, which is pay in the private sector? The Taoiseach referred to disputes...

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to raise two matters with the Tánaiste. Yesterday, the Minister for Health and Children said that the decision to grant the chief executive of the HSE a bonus was a matter for the HSE board. This is not strictly correct because the Minister has the power under section 10 of the Health Act 2004 to give direction to the HSE in respect of any matter. Any such direction is then laid...

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: On a point of order, when we completed Second Stage of the NAMA legislation yesterday evening, Deputy Burton raised the issue about the lack of time for the preparation of Committee Stage amendments. This Department of Finance document regarding the NAMA business plan has no author or status attached to it. It was circulated by the Minister for Finance at 6.55 p.m. last night, five minutes...

Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Later today, the Government will put through the House the Second Stage of the National Asset Management Agency Bill. This will be the most expensive piece of legislation ever to pass through Dáil Éireann whereby the State will be expected to put up €54 billion to take bad loans off the banks. Even in a best case scenario it will mean the taxpayer is putting up a premium of about €7...

Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: -----of homes from people who are in serious trouble. One of the biggest problems I hear from Labour Party public representatives all over the country concerns the difficulties of repaying mortgages and the fears people have of losing their homes. The biggest fear people have at the moment-----

Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: -----is the fear of losing their homes. I want to put a suggestion to the Taoiseach, which I ask him to take up before the NAMA legislation is enacted. Deputy Joan Burton will put down an amendment on Committee Stage proposing that there should be a moratorium on home repossessions for a period of time. This is perfectly reasonable. The people who are having difficulty today in repaying...

Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: There are two requirements that have to met here, but the approach the Taoiseach is taking does not meet either. I have been talking about the necessity for a moratorium on home repossessions for some time. On a number of occasions, the Taoiseach has responded by saying the banks are being spoken to, codes of practice are being introduced, and all kinds of approaches are being recommended...

Departmental Staff. (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff, broken down by grade, currently employed in the Attorney General's office engaged in the drafting of legislation; the number of vacancies in such grades or positions; the vacancies in the Attorney General's office which have been advertised since the beginning of 2008; the positions which have been filled; if he is satisfied that there...

Departmental Staff. (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Taoiseach for putting on record quite an amount of detail in respect of the staffing of the Attorney General's office. He said the total staffing complement is 133. The an bord snip nua report states the staffing complement in 2007 was 138. Will the Taoiseach explain this difference? Is it due to temporary contracts? Are there vacancies and are they likely to be filled? How...

EU Summits. (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the EU summit in October 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30232/09]

EU Summits. (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the contacts he has had with other EU leaders since the June 2009 summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30233/09]

EU Summits. (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the special meeting of EU leaders in Brussels on 17 September 2009 to coordinate the EU position in advance of the G20 summit. [33519/09]

EU Summits. (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Lisbon referendum on 2 October 2009. [35228/09]

EU Summits. (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he has had discussions with other EU leaders regarding the outcome of the Lisbon referendum on 2 October 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35229/09]

EU Summits. (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: There are three areas in which I want to ask supplementary questions of the Taoiseach. I share the Taoiseach's welcome of the decision in the recent referendum on the Lisbon treaty and join with him in expressing the appreciation of the Labour Party, particularly to the many civil society groups which participated in the referendum campaign. What is the Taoiseach's current understanding of...

Order of Business (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Is it intended to bring the revised programme for Government before the House for approval? The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government made a commitment, which the Taoiseach repeated, to hold an election next summer for a mayor of Dublin. We do not yet know what will be the functions of that office or how it will relate to the existing local authorities. Legislation is...