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Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: From where will the other €750 million come?

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: There is more to come.

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the non-established civil servants or contract staff currently employed in his Department; if changes are planned in respect of these personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14625/08]

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the role and responsibility of the special political advisers or other non-Civil Service staff employed by him; if changes are planned in regard to these personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14626/08]

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I understand the Taoiseach has arranged a press conference for 3.15 p.m., immediately after Taoiseach's Questions, at which he intends to announce the decisions that were made by the Government this morning with regard to the state of the public finances and the economy. As regards the questions currently before him, will he tell the House if the Government has made any decision concerning...

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I return to my Question No. 1, which refers to non-established civil servants and contract staff. Question No. 2 refers to special political advisers or other staff employed by the Taoiseach, his Ministers of State and his Department. The latter question specifically asks if changes are planned in respect of those personnel. The Taoiseach has effectively confirmed that the Government has...

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes.

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am asking about the Taoiseach's Department. The Government has made decisions this morning and I am asking the Taoiseach if he will tell the House what decisions have been made about staff recruitment, replacement and pay, since those decisions clearly concern staff which are the subject of these questions.

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: From the Taoiseach's replies, it seems the categories of special political adviser, contract staff and non-established civil servants, who are mainly employed for political purposes, will be exempt from the Government's decision today on the recruitment and replacement of staff in the public service. Is that what the Taoiseach's replies to the House indicate?

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to concentrate on the position from today onwards. I understand from the Taoiseach's responses to the questions that if he or any of his Ministers is of a mind to employ additional political advice or additional staff in their offices, they are free to do so and that whatever decisions have been made by the Government, do not apply to the employment of staff in ministerial offices or...

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: We must be the only Parliament in the world where Government makes a decision and the Head of the Government will not tell the House what that decision is until he goes out to a press conference to tell them first. However, I will leave that aside. My question relates to the special advisers, contract staff and non-established civil servants, who work in the Taoiseach's Department, many of...

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not asking what the Taoiseach is contemplating. I am looking for facts.

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I will pursue the question another way. I appreciate the Taoiseach may be becoming a bit weary of the questioning. If he answered it, however, we could move off from it. Does this mean that from today there is no embargo on the recruitment of political advisers and contract staff in the Taoiseach's Department and other ministerial offices? Does this mean there is no restriction on...

Departmental Staff. (8 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach has said that if a member of the staff leaves, he will make a decision as to whether he or she will be replaced. Similarly, if he believes at some stage that he wants to add to the number of staff, he can do so. Will the same rule apply to every other Department and every other section of the public sector? Will all managers in the public sector have the same latitude the...

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to raise three matters. I am sure the Tánaiste will join with me in welcoming the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt——

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: ——who suffered a terrible ordeal over six years at the hands of FARC, a gang of narco-terrorists with an apparent interest in eco-tourism. I understand the Government is to table a motion in respect of next week's debate on the economy. When will that motion be issued to the Opposition and will it set out in detail the measures the Government intends to take arising from yesterday's...

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: This is about legislation.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: We have a set of circumstances——

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The HSE is responsible for every single euro of income tax collected in this country.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: That is what we are talking about. That is the size of the HSE budget. A newspaper article in today's The Irish Times states the HSE is to be regionalised.