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Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Walk the walk.

European Council Meeting: Statements (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to share time with Deputy Costello.

European Council Meeting: Statements (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Last week's summit was critically important for Ireland and Europe because it considered a €200 billion recovery plan for the European economy and the urgent issue of climate change. These should have been the priorities for the European summit and today's discussion. Instead, as a consequence of last June's referendum, the first priority at the summit and for this House is the Lisbon...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Cá bhfuil an tAire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil? Tá sé as láthair arís inniu. An bhfuil slaghdán air? Ar sheol sé nóta chuig an Taoiseach?

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Cá bhfuil na leasuithe a bhí sé le moladh, i dtaobh caiteachais le linn na toghcháin áitiúla, ar an mBille Toghcháin (Leasú) 2008? Níl na leasuithe foilsithe aige. Has he gone completely AWOL or has he given up?

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Does he accept there is a single-party Government?

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: He promised amendments on the spending limits for the local elections.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Report Stage of that Bill is about to be taken but there is no sign of the amendments. Another issue in which the Minister had an interest and which I would like the Taoiseach to address is the civil unions Bill, which we were to have some time ago. When will that be published? When are we likely to see the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government making a——

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: ——a guest appearance in the House?

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am glad the Taoiseach can give the attendance record.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: That is the problem. He was to have amendments for it but he does not have them.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Committee Stage is over.

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to ask a few questions about the conclusions reached at the summit. It was agreed that if the Lisbon treaty is ratified and comes into effect, each member state will have the right to appoint a Commissioner. Has any consideration been given to what will happen with regard to the appointment of the new Commission if the Lisbon treaty is not ratified? There were agreements on legal...

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am still not clear about the references in the text of the summit conclusions to education and the family, or what is contemplated in those areas. Perhaps the Taoiseach might return to that. I acknowledge that if the Charter of Fundamental Rights was adopted, it would strengthen the rights of workers both here and elsewhere in the EU. It would also strengthen the right to collective...

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy's party has ways of softening people up.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with what Deputy Kenny has said. This House should be back on 7 January. When he was replying to me earlier the Taoiseach indicated the Government would be back on 7 January. He outlined that some Ministers have overseas commitments, which I understand, and that can be facilitated in the normal course of how we do our business. It is important there is public confidence in...

Leaders' Questions. (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach seems to think that things are fine in the health service. Yesterday there were 390 people on trolleys in accident and emergency units. That is just ten less than the number who were on trolleys on the day that the Minister, Deputy Harney, announced an emergency in accident and emergency in 2006. On Wednesday last, the HSE published a service plan which stated that there would...

Leaders' Questions. (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: ——is a Government that is politically and economically dysfunctional, that is adrift and that is now staggering exhausted to the Christmas break. One thing after another the Taoiseach is not getting right. He has not got the banks right. He told us on Sunday that there was going to be a €10 billion rescue plan and when I asked him direct questions on it yesterday, he could not answer...

Leaders' Questions. (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach's problem is not the Opposition.

Leaders' Questions. (17 Dec 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach's problem is the Government that he is leading. It is not doing its job.