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Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is providing a shelter for people who are buying. This pertains to the major developers; big high-rolling development land purchases are what is being protected. To tell Members this practice has been around for some time makes it worse. It means it has been around since the time when serious money was being made from those who tried to make a home for themselves by...

Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: This is a gift to people who are making big money on the exchange of development land and who have made massive profits on it.

Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach is giving them something back at a time when Government finances are tightening. The Government is failing to implement a measure that is on the Statute Book. As for the report from Goodbody Economic Consultants, it was nothing more than a survey of developers.

Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: What else would they have told Goodbody Economic Consultants, other than they did not wish to see the measure implemented?

Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It was a survey of the developers.

Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It is okay for the——

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will lobby the European Commission to rescind the decision to pay REP scheme four retrospectively to participating farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13068/08]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will exert political pressure on Mr. Peter Mandelson to prevent the shredding of Article 39 of the Treaty of Rome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13067/08]

Written Answers — Oibreacha Feabhsúcháin: Oibreacha Feabhsúcháin (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 297: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta mar gheall ar an drochstaid ina bhfuil an ché ar Oileán Inis Bó Finne, Co Dhún na nGall agus an chontúirt do dhaoine ag úsáid na cé, an gceadófar deontas go luath le hobair feabhsúcháin a dhéanamh anseo. [13220/08]

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to raise two matters with the Taoiseach. First, I understand that Mr. John Purcell, who has been the Comptroller and Auditor General since 1994, is due to retire on 14 May. This is a constitutional office and I understand the method of appointment is that the new Comptroller and Auditor General is nominated by the Dáil for appointment by the President. What process is being put in...

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to raise the promise made by the Minister, Deputy Gormley, at the Irish Planning Institute conference last week, where he told us that there will be new legislation to tap into the windfall gains being made by landowners and property developers.

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Given what the Taoiseach had to say earlier about his long-standing views on property development, land development and so on, first, will he confirm that this legislation will be introduced, second, in what Bill on the legislative list will it be contained or will there be a new Bill to provide for this and, most importantly, how soon can we expect the Bill?

Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Will it deal with property windfall taxes?

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the Nally report on the reorganisation of the Chief State Solicitors office; if all aspects of the report have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6173/08]

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Last August when the DPP published his annual report, he stated that his office was struggling to provide advice to the Government on major legal issues, including proposed legislation, due to staff shortages. He raised the necessity of a fully resourced prosecution policy unit to cope with the increase in prosecution work that would be required. Will the filling of the vacancies described...

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Has the Taoiseach received reports, either directly from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions or through the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, that prosecutions are being delayed as a result of staff shortages in the former?

Strategic Management Initiative. (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach mentioned in his first reply to Deputy Kenny that the quality customer service, QCS, research group has been carrying out some survey work on customer satisfaction and public attitudes towards the Civil Service and public service. Will the Taoiseach indicate to the House what kind of conclusions have been reached in this research work, whether there are any headline results...

Strategic Management Initiative. (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It sounds like what Ministers are doing.

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: In the month of March, unemployment rose in the State by 12,000, the highest monthly increase ever recorded. It is not entirely due to construction because the numbers are equal for men and women. It is not a blip because in the first quarter of this year, we have seen the highest rise in unemployment in a quarter for over 30 years. The previous high was in 1975, in the middle of the oil...

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: That reply is delusory.