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Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The scope of the legislation.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Prior to agreeing to anything on the Order of Business today, there are a number of matters I would like the Tánaiste to clarify for the House. I understand the annual report of Anglo Irish Bank is to be published tomorrow. We have also been led to believe that the PricewaterhouseCoopers report, or at least a version of it, will be made available tomorrow. Will we be told the names of the...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Tomorrow?

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance the date and the circumstances in which his attention was first drawn, whether formally or informally, to the inappropriate warehousing of directors loans in advance financial year end at Anglo Irish Bank and facilitated by Irish Nationwide Building Society; if his attention has further been drawn to other such instances of the inappropriate...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the practice of financial institutions lending money for the sole purpose of facilitating the purchase by a third party of shares or securities, or financial instruments derived from such shares or securities, in that same institution is contrary to any provision of law; his further views, in particular, on whether, in his...

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach said he will provide the information to me in regard to what happened in 2006. I remind him that the information I seek is the identity of those who lobbied him in 2006 to cause him within days to reverse the decision by the Revenue Commissioners to issue notices of compliance for contracts for difference.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us see.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not so sure that it is of such insignificance that it has entirely escaped the Taoiseach's mind because of what a commentator, whom I wish to quote, said at the time. John McManus, writing in the business opinion section in The Irish Times on 3 April 2006 days after the decision was made, stated: The idea that the Minister for Finance should actually condone favourable tax treatment of...

Departmental Expenditure. (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the costs incurred by the communications unit within his Department during 2008; the projected costs for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3143/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Given all that is happening with cuts in public expenditure, has the Taoiseach any plans to get rid of the unit?

Departmental Expenditure. (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The unit is just a listening post for the Government and its use has been questionable from the beginning. Ministers and their immediate staff are perfectly capable of reading newspapers themselves and there is no need for others to read them for them or send them on transcripts, copies or faxes. At a time when teaching assistants are being removed from special needs children, the book...

Programme for Government. (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the progress to date with regard to the implementation of those areas of the programme for Government for which his Department has line responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3145/09]

Programme for Government. (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he has satisfied himself at the rate of implementation of the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3146/09]

Programme for Government. (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank Deputy Kenny for his assistance with my constituency work. I am sure he was well received when he visited the Dún Laoghaire College of Further Education.

Programme for Government. (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It was only days after I visited Castlebar.

Programme for Government. (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Kenny is very welcome.

Programme for Government. (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with Deputy Kenny's point on educational opportunities for people coming out of employment. One of the difficulties now is that a cap on numbers has been operating in the further education sector for some time. This, combined with the change in the pupil teacher ratio, is causing a reduction in the number of courses being provided. The Government should examine this with regard to...

Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Bill is somewhat different from what which was originally signalled. We had been led to believe the Bill would deal only with the so-called pension levy. It has been considerably widened and includes provisions for changes in the early childhood supplement, the farm waste management scheme and other matters. The Long Title is also exceptionally wide. The word "whereas" is used six...

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach stated yesterday that he did not know the identity of the ten wealthy investors who constituted the golden circle in Anglo Irish Bank. Has he found out who the ten are since? When will he find out and when will he tell us? We must be told because the people own this bank and we are stuck with the €300 million they gambled recklessly. The golden circle must be named. The...

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach was Minister for Finance at the time.