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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress on the drafting of the new Bill for the heritage fund; when he expects this legislation to be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8530/09]

Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Do I understand correctly from what the Taoiseach stated that the revenues for this year will be €34 billion or €35 billion, as opposed to the €37 billion, of which he previously spoke? He says the Government has taken decisions and that all of this will be addressed by the end of the month. By what means does the Government intend to address the issue by the end of the month? Is it...

Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Do I understand from the Taoiseach's reply that the Government and the Minister for Education and Science will not change position? I have read what the Minister has written about it, his response and his view that there is an educational case for moving the children concerned into mainstream classes. With the greatest of respect, their parents disagree. The children are in special needs...

Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: They will have to move schools.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to raise two matters. Arising from the publication, about 20 minutes ago, of the Exchequer returns for the end of February, which show a drop in tax revenue of about €1.8 billion and an increase in the Exchequer deficit from approximately €124 million this time last year to more than €2 billion now, and arising from the Taoiseach's earlier statement that it is the Government's...

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: First, arising from Dáil business, and I am sticking strictly with Dáil business, the Taoiseach, in response to my first question, said that decisions would be made this month which, as I understood from what he said, would be a combination of revenue raising and expenditure cuts. In respect of Dáil business and specifically in regard to revenue raising, is it therefore intended that a...

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I appreciate that but the Taoiseach has said that this would be done by way of a finance (No. 2) Bill in the normal way. This is not normal. Will a new budget be introduced to the House and if there is to be a finance (No. 2) Bill, when will that be presented?

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the main features of the corporate procurement plan operated by his Department; if changes have been made to the plan as a result of the recent announcement of spending restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/09]

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the main features of the corporate procurement plan operated by his Department; if he plans changes to the plan in view of new spending restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8414/09]

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: In the Government's announcement in connection with the public finances on 8 July last, it stated, "All expenditures by Departments and agencies on consultancies, advertising and PR would be reduced by 50%". What level of reduction has been achieved to date by the Taoiseach's Department? I refer to a report at the weekend that the Public Relations Institute of Ireland was to seek a meeting...

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Has it achieved a 50% reduction?

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Are we almost out of time?

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Arising from the 3 February announcement on the reductions in the range of professional fees in Departments, has a change been made in the Government procurement requirements?

Olympic Games. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister is well grounded.

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department, broken down by grade, who have applied for relocation under the Government's decentralisation programme; the number of such staff who have relocated to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3149/09]

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach makes all of that sound as if the State is making a profit on decentralisation. If it is such a financial success, why is he cancelling it? In the statement the Government made on 14 October that it would not go ahead with the remainder of decentralisation, it was stated it was doing it for budgetary reasons. However, when he is asked questions about property costs,...

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: They were posts out of Dublin.

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, Dublin posts.

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes indeed, and very proud of it.

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I would like to return to the net cost. The Taoiseach indicated the estimated cost of the decentralisation process when it was announced was originally put at €900 million plus. The Government made a decision that it was going to put the decentralisation process on hold — in effect end it — and review it again in 2011. The statement issued by the Government at the time said that this...