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Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if under the leasing initiative a lease or rent review is part of each agreement; if a review can be down as well as up; if houses acquired under the leasing initiative are required to meet a particular building energy rating standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35819/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 152: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if houses acquired under the leasing initiative will be distributed for social housing [i]en bloc[/i] or in dispersed mode; if consideration been given to private purchasers who bought properties on the understanding that they would be living in an estate which would have 20% social housing under the Part V...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: In a few minutes' time the question will be put as to whether the House accepts, both for or against, the nomination of Deputy Kirk as Ceann Comhairle. The Labour Party is not making any alternative proposal to the nomination of Deputy Kirk. One of my colleagues, Deputy Howlin, holds the office of Leas-Cheann Comhairle. It would be entirely inappropriate for a party which holds one of...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We hold him in great respect. He has been a long-standing Member of the House and will not be opposed in a partisan way by the Labour Party for the position of Ceann Comhairle. I wish him well in the Office of Ceann Comhairle. I want to take the opportunity to acknowledge the fairness with which Deputy O'Donoghue carried out his functions as Ceann Comhairle, something I have done...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I believe, however, that I had an obligation to do that, no matter how unpleasant it may have been and whatever the consequences may have been. I believe I had a duty to do that.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I carried out that duty and I believe I did so fairly.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to congratulate you on your election as Ceann Comhairle of the House. In your acceptance speech, you asked for the co-operation of all sides of the House in the conduct of the duties that you must now perform. I assure you of my co-operation and that of the Labour Party. I wish you well for your term of office.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about one of the measures included in the renewed programme for Government, that is, the proposal or the intention to introduce or reintroduce water charges. The programme states that it is intended to introduce charging for treated water use on the basis of a basic free allowance provided to each household and then to charge for water in excess of use above that...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not see where it raises money if one must meter every dwelling. The national household survey indicates there are 1.9 million dwellings in the country now. It could cost the guts of €2 billion to meter them. What level of water charge would be necessary to raise money if one has to spend almost €2 billion metering them in the first place and if, as the Taoisech indicated, there...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I join the Taoiseach and Deputy Kenny in expressing the Labour Party's sympathy to the families and colleagues of both Air Corps pilots involved in the tragedy yesterday evening. I also wish to express our hope for the early release of Fr. Sinnott. I want to ask the Taoiseach about the date of the budget. The House has not yet been told the date of the budget.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I gathered as much from the reports over the weekend. The well-informed sources reported in the newspapers were obviously better informed than the House. There is one normal sitting day after Wednesday, 9 December, which is usually taken up by speeches from the Taoiseach and other party leaders in response to the budget. That leaves one week before Christmas to debate the budget. This is...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding Ireland's commitment to the biofuels directive; the outcome of the public consultation process here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35509/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (13 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 61: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date on the programme of work set out in Transforming Public Services; the date the Annual Report on the State of the Public Services will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35235/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans in relation to the means testing, reduction or taxing of child benefit. [34411/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (7 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the recommendations contained in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes as it relates to her Department; the recommendations she has decided to accept; and the recommendations she has decided to reject. [34412/09]

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Extravagance and the waste of taxpayers' money is never acceptable. Does the Taoiseach agree that in the current economic climate, where people are losing their jobs and people's incomes are under pressure and they are finding it hard to make ends meet, that the kind of lavish expenditure we have now become aware was going on over a number of years is particularly unacceptable? Would he...

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is mixing up two areas of expenditure. As I understand it, the recommendations made by the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to the Minister for Finance relate to the expenses of Members of the House in their capacity as Members of the House. I repeat I am disappointed the Minister has not approved the package that was recommended to him some time ago. As I understand it,...

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: True.

Departmental Expenditure. (7 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the level of expenditure by his Department in the first six months of 2009; if it is consistent with the figures provided in his Department's estimate for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27242/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (7 Oct 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I recall that when we were dealing with these questions in February the Taoiseach stated that Ministers and Ministers of State would seek to reduce the costs of their own offices by 10% and that if it was necessary as part of that process to redeploy staff into the mainstream Departments or to other Departments, that would be proceeded with. Has there been any redeployment of staff out of...