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Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Their pensions are deductible by the social welfare payment.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The fact is that there are almost 400,000 people to whom this applies. This is not a pensions levy; it is a special tax which applies only to public servants. It is being imposed by a Government which would not end the tax holiday for tax exiles or tax exemptions for landlords.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I will take no lectures from Michael McKevitt's pen-pal.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It is a bit fishy.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding members of the Reserve Defence Forces who wish to serve abroad; if he expects that such personnel will be able to serve abroad during 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3501/09]

Written Answers — Discretionary Service Medals: Discretionary Service Medals (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on awarding the discretionary service medal to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in recognition of their involvement in the recovery of the bodies of those who died in the Niemba ambush in the Congo in November 1960; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3494/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to provide a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3719/09]

Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: At what stage of preparation is the Bill to give effect to the new levy on public service pensions and when will it be introduced to the House? Which Minister will introduce it? The Tánaiste yesterday told me the National Pensions Reserve Fund (Amendment) Bill would have to be enacted before the recapitalisation of the banks could occur. Following from the question asked by Deputy Kenny,...

Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Will we have it this session?

Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: On behalf of the Labour Party I very much welcome the opportunity to pay tribute to Tony Gregory and to extend my sympathy and that of the Labour Party to his partner Annette Dolan, his brother Noel, and all his family and friends. Although we all knew that Tony was ill and admired the way he battled his illness with characteristic grit and determination it was still a great shock to learn...

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the advisers, press officers, or other non-Civil Service staff appointed by him since 7 May 2008 and the duties of each; the annual salary costs for such staff; if this group of staff will be subject to the 3% reduction in payroll costs announced in July 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38355/08]

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: We all accept the Taoiseach and Ministers require staff in their private offices to do the job that has to be done and respond to public enquires and so on. We also accept there is a necessity for policy advisers to provide advice of a political nature to Ministers. I do not know why there is a necessity to have the numbers we now have. It is a mystery as the Government has been in office...

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach can confine his answer to staff in the Taoiseach's office and Minister of State.

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Regarding the 10% reduction in costs the Taoiseach says will now apply to the offices of Ministers and Ministers of State, I am sure it is an issue to which we can return in the course of time to see how it is going. I wish the Taoiseach would take up every suggestion and good idea from the Labour Party as enthusiastically as he appears to have endorsed and absorbed the one from 1992.

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The final question I asked the Taoiseach concerned Senator Boyle's——

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It was a very good idea.

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I would like to hear what the Taoiseach——

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I would like to hear what the Taoiseach has to say, privately or publicly, about it.

Northern Ireland Issues. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 17 October 2008 with a delegation from the Democratic Unionist Party. [36581/08]

Northern Ireland Issues. (4 Feb 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 17 October 2008 with a delegation from Sinn Féin. [36582/08]