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Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: To which board and which bank is the Taoiseach referring?

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: What about Irish Life & Permanent?

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not. I am simply trying to get information.

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Okay, the Taoiseach did not know about this on 30 September. The Government was in discussion with the banks. We were told on 30 September that the Government was in discussions with the banks. Arising from those discussions, the Taoiseach came before the House and effectively asked the Dáil to hand over the deeds of the country to bail out the banks in a guarantee scheme.

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: If the banks did not tell the Taoiseach what was really going on at the time he came before the House, they were making a monkey of him. They were also making a monkey of the public, which was asked to put up the money and the guarantee. The Taoiseach says he did not know of this on 30 September. When did he find out? We now have a serious problem in the banking system and a serious loss...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ensure that households that are not covered by the national broadband scheme and that do not benefit from any proposed upgrading of exchanges will be able to access broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4538/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expected publication date of the draft policy paper on next generation broadband networks; if he will implement the value for money and policy review of phase one of the MANs programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4537/09]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 574: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will describe and list the forms and nature of assistance provided in State examinations to students with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4266/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 586: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in a school building project (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will allow the building work to proceed; the timetable for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4307/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 629: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm receipt of requests from the board of management of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 seeking approval for the building of a sports hall; when the school will receive a reply from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4654/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 630: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive approval for their application for a permanent building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4656/09]

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: One of the proposals which the Labour Party has been putting forward in order to address the serious economic difficulties which the country and working families are facing is a guarantee for families that they will not lose their homes during the period of this recession. To be fair, it appears that the Government has taken up this proposal in some way and has discussed it with the...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am afraid just putting the code on a statutory footing does not deliver on this. This is about those who cannot pay. There are plenty of ways in which those who will not pay can be dealt with. In any event, the mortgage must be repaid at some stage. Let us be clear, this is about people who cannot pay and people who fear that they will not be able to pay.

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: People are scared and worried. People have either lost their jobs, are afraid they will lose their jobs or their income is down and they are worrying about how they are going to make repayments on their homes and about the day somebody will come knocking on their door, mandatory code or not, to repossess their home. The Taoiseach stated that there have not been many repossessions to date...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It appears two laws are being applied. We have one set of laws in respect of big borrowings for large developments, which are deemed part of the bad debt problem the State had to guarantee and in respect of which it must now recapitalise the banks. We appear to have a regime which is about to recapitalise big loans and repossess in respect of small loans. Saying there have not been many...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: No.

Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to ask about two Bills. The first is the Bill to give effect to the so-called pensions levy. Will the Taoiseach tell the House when that Bill will be introduced in the House and what is his timetable for its enactment? Can the Taoiseach tell us if the heads of the Bill have been approved by the Government and, if so, will the Government publish them? There is much uncertainty as to...

Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Do I take from that reply that the heads of the Bill have not yet been agreed by the Government? Given what the Taoiseach said on the agreement of the heads of the Bill, when is it likely the detail of its contents will be agreed by the Government and when is it likely to be published? I suggest to the Taoiseach that when the Government has approved the heads of the Bill, the heads...

Social Partnership Agreement. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach referred to the transitional agreement which the social partners negotiated last September. Is that agreement not now in tatters? The Construction Industry Federation said that it would not partake in it. IBEC, which ratified it, announced recently that it will not honour its pay terms. Last week in the House the Taoiseach effectively said the same, that in respect of...

Social Partnership Agreement. (10 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We have had situations in the past where we have had no national agreement and others where we have had national agreements where occasionally employers pleaded inability to pay. We have never had a situation where we have had a national pay agreement which virtually nobody will pay. The Government will not pay it and IBEC says it will not pay it. It is a pay agreement which is now a...