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Order of Business (11 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This reversal has been denied in public by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Will the Taoiseach inform the House whether the decision to cut back the Equality Authority's funding will go ahead?

Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Taoiseach for finally giving us the date of the second budget for 2009. I would like to pursue further the issue of providing information to the Opposition. The Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance have invited the Opposition parties to engage with the process and to put forward proposals. The Labour Party is very willing to do that. However, there is a certain amount of...

Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Correct me if I am wrong, but the position as I understand it is that the object or target that the Taoiseach is trying to achieve in the second budget is to find between €4 billion and €4.5 billion. I understand from what he has said that his intention is to do so for 2009. What assessment has been made by the Government or by his advisers? Will he make available to us information as...

Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach gave proposals to the European Commission. It is one matter to discuss the multi-annual context, but let us see the colour of it. We are entitled to be told the details of the estimate and projections for that multi-annual period. We also require a third element, to which Deputy Kenny and I have already referred. The Opposition parties are prepared to engage constructively...

Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We must have available to us the information provided to the Minister for Finance from the various Departments. For example, I refer to expenditure information on education, health, the roads programme, public transport or any of the programmes and expenditures which arise. We must have access to that information, because we cannot fly blind. I appreciate the Taoiseach's remarks to the...

Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We all know the final figures.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Defence the latest information regarding the security situation in Chad and the potential threat to Irish troops, particularly in view of reports that large numbers of heavily armed personnel could cross the border from Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9765/09]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Deployment: Defence Forces Deployment (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Defence the discussions he or the Defence Forces have had with PDFORRA regarding a role that members of the Defence Forces may be asked to play in the event of widespread industrial action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9766/09]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the concerns expressed by a council (details supplied) in County Donegal at the termination of a youth project, she will make funding available to allow the project to continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9737/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons employed in the estates department of the Health Service Executive and the number of such employees who were permanent staff and contract workers in respect of each of the past five years; the number of contract staff who have had their contracts extended during the past five years; the policy in regard to the...

Legislative Programme. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach his legislative priorities for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3152/09]

Legislative Programme. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The question deals with the Taoiseach's legislative priorities for 2009. Why is there so little proposed legislation from the Government, with only one piece of legislation to come from the Taoiseach's Department? Last year we had 25 pieces of legislation enacted, the lowest number of enactments for the past decade. We are now more than half way into the current Dáil session. We were...

Legislative Programme. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am surprised the Taoiseach seems content with the legislative output of his Government. By any standards it is poor. Legislation on a number of issues is required. It has been promised for a long time but is not coming through. Given that there is only one, largely legalistic, piece of legislation to be dealt with by the Taoiseach's Department, I suggest he and his Department might...

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings held to date of the Cabinet committee on transforming public services, which he chairs and when the next meeting is scheduled. [1034/09]

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the staff or resources which have been allocated to the programme office within his office, established to support implementation of the report of the task force on the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1035/09]

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Can the Taoiseach outline what recommendations made by the task force, arising from its consideration of the OECD report, have been implemented to date? When is the special group on public service numbers and expenditure — commonly known as an bord snip nua or an bord slash — due to report? How does it intend to report? Will there be a complete or partial report and will it be...

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I return to the Taoiseach's reply in respect of an bord snip. The Taoiseach stated this group would report to the Minister for Finance on an ongoing basis. Has it presented any reports to date? If so, on what Departments has it reported?

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That is what an bord snip is about. The question arises from——

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I accept there has been a long lead into this. An OECD report was published a year ago. A task force was then established by the Government to examine how to implement the OECD report. The task force presented a report in November and arising from this a Cabinet committee was established to implement the task force report on implementing the OECD report. There is also a programme office...

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: While I appreciate there is a bit of Sir Humphrey and the department of administrative affairs about this, nevertheless it all relates to the public service. In respect of what Departments has the group reported to date? Will we see the outcome of its reports? The Taoiseach also stated five organisations would be subject to review this year. To which organisations does he refer?