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Regulatory Reform. (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the progress to date with regard to implementation of the OECD report on regulatory reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36123/07]

Regulatory Reform. (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: On the last occasion when we dealt with this issue of regulation in October, I asked the Taoiseach about the Government's plans for regulating the legal professions and in reply he told me that there would be a legal services ombudsman, as provided for in the Civil Law (Miscellaneous) Bill 2006 that was then before the House. Since then that provision for a legal services ombudsman was...

Regulatory Reform. (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: What about solicitors and the regulation of the professions?

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It seems the Taoiseach is now trying to elevate to the status of a constitutional principle his personal act of political self-preservation, which is what the trek to the High Court was about yesterday. It is a bit much to have him come in here and try to convince us he is doing this on our behalf to protect parliamentary privilege. The Taoiseach is doing this on his own behalf. Secondly,...

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach appears to have a very interesting relationship with his lawyers. It appears from his presentation that it is a question of his legal team telling him what to do rather than him directing it, as would be the case with most clients. I wish to correct him in respect of the cases brought by former Deputies Spring and MacGiolla and Deputy Rabbitte. In those cases, the issue was...

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The beef tribunal attempted to get the three Deputies to state before it the source of that information. One case involved a senior banker. The Deputies went to court to protect the identity of their sources. If the Taoiseach is using this parallel, whose identity is he going to court to protect? There is a significant difference between seeking to protect confidentiality about sources of...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I want to raise two legal actions which are pending in the High Court and in which the Dáil will have a direct interest. The first relates to the application being made to the High Court by the Smithwick tribunal, seeking the release of documents the then Minister for Justice may have used to brief Government in March 1989 regarding the murder of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and...

Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff, broken down by grade, currently employed in the Attorney General's office engaged in the drafting of legislation; the number of vacancies in any such grade or position; if he is satisfied that there are sufficient staff and resources available to the Office of the Attorney General to facilitate the prompt and efficient drafting of...

Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: It is clear from the Taoiseach's reply that the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, formerly the Office of the Parliamentary Draftsman of the Office of the Attorney General, is under-staffed. Is this under-staffing the cause of a contributory factor in the delay in legislation being published? I refer to a number of pieces of legislation which have been in the pipeline for some time,...

Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Are particular difficulties being encountered in recruiting parliamentary draftspersons? In his reply the Taoiseach said five vacancies were advertised last July, three of which are about to be taken up in the coming weeks, which is welcome. He also said it is intended to re-advertise for two more positions. While I do not want to stray into us commenting on the qualifications and...

Departmental Staff. (12 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: I suggest another approach to reforming the way we deal with this issue? This House makes laws. It is a Legislature and we seem to have an old-fashioned approach to the initiation and drafting of legislation in that, by and large, 99% of the legislation that goes through this House is initiated by Government. It goes through the Attorney General's office and so on and, as Deputy Flanagan...

Written Answers — Employment Agency Regulation: Employment Agency Regulation (7 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by Ireland's biggest union, SIPTU, at the growing use of labour agencies by employers as a substitute for directly recruiting staff; the steps he is taking to put procedures in place to ensure that such workers receive the full protection of labour law and are not...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (7 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a number of major hotels with the redundancy of a significant number of workers and their reopening with the employment of workers at lower rates of pay and poorer conditions; his views on this pattern in view of the need to preserve adequate wages and decent working...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (7 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when additional classrooms will be provided in view of the serious overcrowding in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [4253/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in regard to the proposed sewerage scheme for Burtonport, County Donegal. [4251/08]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the Amnesty International Report on the risks faced by prisoners in Afghanistan handed over by the International Security Assistance Force to the National Directorate of Security in terms of human rights and guarantees of protection from cruel and inhuman treatment including torture. [3681/08]

Foreign Conflicts. (6 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present situation as pertains in Iraq. [3682/08]

Order of Business (6 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach would have to do the test again if he wanted to put his hands on the steering wheel.

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: The Irish Cancer Society told us yesterday that up to 30,000 cancer cases are being diagnosed in the State each year. This is a significant number in a country of just over 4 million. The society tells us that the numbers are increasing and that, in the next 12 years, we may face a cancer epidemic. On several occasions before Christmas we had exchanges in this House about cancer treatment...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: As I understand it, the pathologist in Cork had left before the investigation began. What we want to establish is how he was engaged in the first place given that his work had been subject to review in Finland. I ask again for an answer in this regard. There is an issue of public accountability, it is not enough just to say he is gone and let us forget about it. We must find out what...