Results 12,061-12,080 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: RTE is confused about this. It thinks this is a bad idea on a bad day and that the Government has left it to Deputy Charlie O'Connor to explain it.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: There has been no ministerial announcement about this.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Am I correct that the motion on the economy will not be available until after the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday?
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: What is the status of the HSE announcement? Is this Government policy or an internal HSE idea? If it is Government policy, why has no ministerial statement issued in this regard?
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: This is a pretty significant announcement. The Government rushed through legislation to centralise operations in the HSE.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: We are now to return to regional structures and there has been no ministerial announcement in this regard. What is the status of this announcement? Is this a Government plan to regionalise the HSE?
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I do not understand it.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I do not understand it, a Cheann Comhairle. If legislation was required to go from a regional structure to a centralised structure then it must be required to go back again.
- Written Answers — School Text Books: School Text Books (3 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average cost of a set of text books for the three years of the junior certificate; the role his Department has in recommending, directing or otherwise authorising official texts books for each subject of the junior certificate course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26077/08]
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Defence if the contract has been awarded in relation to the publicity and awareness campaign to promote recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26011/08]
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 who had full medical cards and who now are only in receipt of a general practitioner card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26152/08]
- Defence Forces Civilianisation. (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made in the civilianisation of the Defence Forces arising from the pay agreement and modernisation agenda agreed with the Defence Forces representative associations in the context of the Towards 2016 partnership agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26010/08]
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I will stick with the issues of tax, PRSI and VAT on environmental goods and services. While I am aware of the context in which the commitment was presented, it is still the case that the Government's intention was to cut the top rate of tax by 1%, the standard rate by 2% and PRSI by 2%.
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Does that mean the Government will not proceed with the commitment?
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is in Government.
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I am trying to find out what the Taoiseach will do.
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: No, take it easy.
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: I am only trying to find out what he will do.
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach has told people what will be done. Do I understand from what he is saying that the commitment to reduce the top rate of tax by 1%, the standard rate of tax by 2% and the PRSI rate by 2% is gone? Let me help him by stating my belief that most people believe it is gone. There is no big river for him to cross so he should just tell us.
- Programmes for Government. (2 Jul 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: Easy now.