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Dáil Sittings: Motion (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Minister of State.

Dáil Sittings: Motion (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I move: That Dáil Éireann conscious of the many serious social and economic issues facing the country, including: the most rapid rise in unemployment ever recorded with live register figures having again gone through the 200,000 barrier; the deteriorating economic situation reflected in the most recent Exchequer figures; the serious problems being created for hauliers, fishermen and others...

Order of Business (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am sure it has not escaped the Taoiseach's notice that same-sex marriage is now being introduced in the State of California. Where is the proposed civil unions Bill which we were to see here before the end of March?

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: This country is now facing some very big problems. We were in here earlier this afternoon talking about the aftermath of the rejection of the Lisbon treaty. We are now probably facing the biggest diplomatic challenge since the Second World War. Last week the live register went above the 200,000 mark. We have seen the biggest increase in unemployment over the last year in 40 years. Jobs...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I do not want to talk down the economy, nor do I want to return to days of high unemployment or rising emigration. Neither do I want to see the type of terror we witnessed on the faces of families whose homes were about to be repossessed. However, there is a difference between talking it down and ignoring it. It seems the Government is in denial. The economy is in a serious situation, and...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: There just cannot be a "business as usual" response to this, with the Government closing the Dáil and heading off into conclave to discuss Estimates and a budget over the period of the summer and early autumn. This is public business that affects the lives of the people it and needs to be conducted in public. I know there is a certain ritual every year as regards when the Dáil closes and...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is not answering the question.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is not answering the question. He is making the type of speech we should be having——

Order of Business (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I agree with Deputy Kenny that there is an air of unreality about this. Last Thursday saw one of the most significant decisions made by the country. Now we have an Order of Business in front of us and a schedule for the week that proposes to blithely carry on regardless, with no debate on that decision. This issue, as Deputy Kenny said, is being discussed in every capital in Europe. If it...

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The position is that a number of states have yet to ratify and we do not know whether they will proceed with ratification and what the outcome of their ratification processes will be. However, let us say we end up in a situation where all of the remaining states have ratified and one has not. Has the Taoiseach taken any legal advice as to what our situation will be at that point in...

EU Summits. (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received the agenda for the June 2008 summit of EU leaders; his priorities for the summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14620/08]

EU Summits. (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: First, I am glad the Taoiseach has stated the Government accepts the result of the referendum and that he has communicated this to his European colleagues. It is important that everyone accepts and respects the decision the people made on Thursday. Therefore I ask whether he accepts, and if he will ask his European colleagues to accept, that based on that decision, the ratification of the...

EU Summits. (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Does the Taoiseach agree it is too soon to rush to conclusions on what the decision means for what is required to move things forward? Does he have any plans to put in place a process by which the opinions of people who voted last Thursday can be ascertained in order to ratify a different treaty? How does he see the future panning out? I accept his point that each country will proceed to...

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received the agenda for the June 2008 summit of EU leaders; his priorities for the summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14620/08]

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (5 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will meet a group (details supplied) who have been seeking to meet with her in relation to the Dunne Inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22180/08]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in developing inpatient beds for child and adolescent psychiatry; when the promised beds in Cork and in Fairview, Dublin will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22178/08]

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I seek clarification on the Tánaiste's reply on Government business and legislation the Government intends to have enacted by the summer recess. Did I understand correctly from her that it is the Government's intention to have the fair deal legislation and the intoxicating liquor Bill enacted by the summer recess. Does the Government intend to have any other legislation enacted by the...

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I am reminded by some of the comments this morning that the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, intended to establish an all-party committee on gambling. Is it still the Government's intention to proceed with that proposal or does it believe it has sufficient expertise on the matter on its backbenches now?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I object to the way in which the Government is ordering the business of the House. We have a set of five motions which were considered yesterday by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, together with a proposal to extend the deadline for the consideration of the Thornton Hall proposal. It is often the case as we approach the end of a Dáil session that...

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Thornton Hall issue was to be dealt with today but that has now been deferred until after 17 June. The proposal regarding No. 2 demonstrates that the Government has no business to replace the Thornton Hall issue after Question Time today. Why is there no business to be dealt with today in the absence of the Thornton Hall debate? I note that on the day the House resumes it is proposed...