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Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes, but what is the Taoiseach's view on the matter?

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Put it this way,——

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I have with me the newspaper report which quotes the DPP, the date of which is 23 October last. It would be interesting to hear from the Taoiseach what is the date of his latest information from the DPP. The DPP explained it, stating that three years ago the Garda Síochána Act 2005 transferred prosecution functions of the Garda to the DPP and the idea was that it would free up the gardaí...

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: That is the issue.

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The DPP says he will hand back the cases.

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Of course it will.

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: We know this. If the Office of the DPP is told it must cut its payroll costs by 3% then it must do so and there is no doubt about it. Of course the DPP will tell the Taoiseach how he will do so. I am not concerned about the accounting in the DPP's office or how it is reported to the Taoiseach or to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I am concerned about the consequence in...

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: We are trying to find out whether gardaí will be tied up in District Court sittings. This is what concerns members of the public. The DPP states he must hand over cases to the Garda for prosecution in the District Court. Will this happen? This is not a matter of something being an operational issue for the DPP which the Taoiseach cannot answer. It is a matter of public policy and the...

Office of the Chief State Solicitor. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I know. They do so as witnesses.

Official Engagements. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach his plans for official visits abroad until the end of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29616/08]

Official Engagements. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his intervention at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2008. [30109/08]

Official Engagements. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his meeting in Dublin on 22 September 2008 with the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. [31951/08]

Official Engagements. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his intervention at the United Nations in New York on 25 September 2008. [32382/08]

Official Engagements. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his official visit to China. [37027/08]

Official Engagements. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his participation in the Europe-Asia summit in China. [37028/08]

Official Engagements. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Taoiseach said, if the Czech President wants to convene a meeting of people who share his right-wing, Eurosceptic views, that is a matter for him. The issue, however, is whether he should use the occasion of an official state visit to this country to do so. I appreciate the courtesy the Taoiseach is displaying to the Czech President, which does not appear to be reciprocated. Does...

Official Engagements. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am responding to the reply the Taoiseach gave to Deputy Kenny.

Official Engagements. (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach gave a reply and I am entitled to ask a supplementary question. What was achieved by the Taoiseach's visit to China, which was truncated due to the domestic difficulties he was facing at home in trying to keep the Government together in the aftermath of the budget? Did he raise with the Chinese authorities any of the human rights questions that are of concern here, such as the...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Labour Party does not agree to the Government's proposal to guillotine the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 at 10 p.m. The effect of this guillotine would leave only two speaking slots available for the Labour Party, which has some 20 Members, many of whom wish to contribute to the debate. The Bill will make major changes to some social welfare provisions. Unemployed...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Tenants dependent on rent supplements will effectively receive no increase in their social welfare payment. Fewer unemployed people will qualify for jobseeker's benefit because of the new restrictions on entitlements.