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Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that precautions are taken for high risk cargo such as horses straw, compost and plants at all points of entry under the new controls announced relating to bluetongue restricted zones. [19627/08]

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Order of Business announced by the Taoiseach represents the fourth draft of the business which was to be conducted today. Since Thursday last, we have been supplied with four different schedules of business for this week. It is extremely difficult to keep up with the Government, which appears to be changing its mind to such an extent regarding the business to be conducted in the House....

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: When will it be brought before the House?

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: When will it be dealt with?

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: When will it be dealt with?

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Ethics is the Taoiseach's favourite subject.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no hurry on that one.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The civil unions Bill.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Which Minister has responsibility? Is it the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern?

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Yesterday, a major developer, the McNamara-Castlethorn consortium, withdrew from five public private partnerships with Dublin City Council for the regeneration of several areas of the city, including St. Michael's estate in Inchicore, O'Devaney Gardens, Dominick Street, Infirmary Road and Seán McDermott Street. These projects involved the provision of more than 1,000 social and affordable...

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The difficulty is that the physical conditions in the estates in question are probably worse as a consequence of the detenanting that has taken place. We do not want a situation where people must continue living in poor physical conditions and in circumstances where the hopes they had for the regeneration of their homes and neighbourhoods are entirely dashed. I hope arrangements will be put...

Public Relations Contracts. (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date in 2008 regarding the work of the interdepartmental group chaired by his Department which was established to monitor the appointment of public relations consultants by other Government Departments; if the group continues to operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4657/08]

Public Relations Contracts. (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Under the Quigley report, there was a recommendation that where public relations or communications consultancy work was to be obtained by a Minister, and where that was of either direct service to the Minister or where the Minister was recommending a particular consultant to be appointed, the matter was to be notified to the Secretary General of the Government, who would then set in motion a...

Public Relations Contracts. (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Of course they would.

Public Relations Contracts. (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I wish to come back to the reply the Taoiseach gave me that the Transport 21 and climate change advertisements did not come under the Quigley report, because he said they were not a service to the Ministers concerned. What are they for? Both those advertisements basically suggest we are marvellous to spend all this money on transport and to do all we are doing for climate change. They are...

Tribunals of Inquiry. (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of requests he has received since June 2002 to date in 2008 from tribunals of inquiry for files or other information held by his Department; the procedures in place within his Department for dealing with such requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4659/08]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Are there any requests for files that are still outstanding? In addition, was any request for files by any of the tribunals declined by his Department?

Tribunals of Inquiry. (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Why is the Taoiseach not more forthcoming on the questions asked by Deputy Kenny? What is preventing him from providing the information about a specific file that would confirm or deny what Deputy Kenny asked?

Tribunals of Inquiry. (20 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I have three questions arising from the Taoiseach's responses. With regard to the file on the Battle of the Boyne site, I do not understand how the Taoiseach is prohibited from telling the House whether it has been requested by the tribunal by virtue of confidentiality of correspondence between the tribunal and the Department of the Taoiseach. We are not asking what was in the file or what...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (15 May 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to extend the number of professionals who are available to serve the Irish language speaking and gaeltacht communities. [18835/08]