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Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: No matter how one interprets the Taoiseach's answer, we are a long way from the drug-free prisons he promised us 11 years ago, promised for a second time six years ago and then promised us again last year. It seems the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and his Department are not on top of the situation. For example, my colleague, Deputy Tuffy, asked a question of the Minister...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach spoke about everything from nurses and consultant psychiatrists to airport security being introduced in prisons to address the problem. Will he consider allowing prison officers to arrest a person bringing drugs into prison? We have an absurd situation where a prison officer cannot arrest a visitor who is discovered bringing in drugs for a prisoner. Unless gardaí are...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Prison officers do not have the power of arrest. They cannot detain visitors bringing drugs into prisons.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: There are some tidings of the missing Greens. Like the first cuckoo of the year, my constituency colleague, Deputy Cuffe, was spotted yesterday. According to a newspaper report, he addressed the issue of same sex marriage——

Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: ——and he had something interesting to say on the promised civil partnership Bill. He stated "At the end of the day, politically it boils down to six versus 78?". Is there a problem in Government with that Bill? The Government promised the heads of the Bill would be drafted before March. With two weeks to go, when are we likely to see them? Is Deputy Cuffe mistaken about his...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: What about my questions?

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Last year the Garda Commissioner announced that he would set up a cold case unit within the Garda Síochána to investigate approximately 200 unsolved murders in the State. Are the Dublin and Monaghan bombings included in that investigation and does the Taoiseach consider that a useful way of reopening the investigation into those murders? Perhaps the advances that have been made in...

Departmental Staff. (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the procedures in place within his Department regarding the appointment of political staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34028/07]

Departmental Staff. (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: When he answered similar questions last November the Taoiseach gave a list of the political staff and advisers employed in his Department. That does not include the staff employed in the constituency offices of the Taoiseach and respective Ministers of State. The total cost of the staff in the Taoiseach's Department is just over €1.5 million a year. We have some idea of the value of that...

Departmental Staff. (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It is beginning to show as well. The Taoiseach could do with some more advice.

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the action he has taken as a result of the report of the MacEntee commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34026/07]

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach when he last met representatives of the Justice for the Forgotten organisation; if he has plans for further meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34027/07]

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his meeting of 22 January 2008 with members of the family of Mr. Seamus Ludlow. [1907/08]

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I welcome the Taoiseach's indication that he will consider positively the proposal made by my colleague, Deputy Costello, that there be an agreed all-party motion on the Barron reports, which were debated in the House some weeks ago. As the Taoiseach will recall, considerable disappointment was expressed by Justice for the Forgotten and the families of many victims that the House did not...

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date in regard to the development of the 20 year strategy for the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5593/08]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the discussion he has had with the Department of Education and Science in regard to the proposed Irish Language Education Centre in Baile Bhúirne, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5594/08]

Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Joint Committee on Health and Children is meeting today for the third day in succession to deal with the continuing problem that no agreement has been reached between the Health Service Executive and pharmacists in respect of the terms of their contract. This could result in many medical card holders being unable to obtain their prescriptions from 1 March.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: This is in order.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It has been under consideration by a committee of the House for three days in succession, which is unprecedented. Will the Government provide some time in this House next week to consider a report from the health committee about its deliberations on this matter and afford all Members the opportunity to discuss this important matter? It causes considerable anxiety, particularly to older...