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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Civil Registration Documentation (20 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issues Certificats de Coutume to facilitate Irish citizens who are entering into a marriage or civil partnership abroad. It is the responsibility of the people getting married to ensure that they have the correct documentation in place to satisfy the legal requirements of the country in which they are getting married. South Africa requires foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Bodies Data (20 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: There are no organisations of the type referred to by the Deputy under the aegis of my Department.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. On behalf of the Labour Party, I join Deputy Martin and the Taoiseach in expressing sympathy on the death of Paddy Power, a former Member of the Dáil who represented the people of County Kildare for more than 20 years. During his time in the House, he served with distinction as Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Minister for Defence and Minister for...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Clare Daly is absolutely wrong on the issue of corporation tax. Our 12.5% rate is one of the measures we have in place to attract investment into the country and create jobs. I would have thought the creation of employment was one of the first priorities for any socialist, no matter where he or she might be on the political spectrum. In regard to the idea that if we increase...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is wrong.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The effective rate of taxation is close to the headline rate. It is one of the features of the economy which is successful in attracting overseas companies to invest here to create employment and grow the economy. The Government will stand over the rate of corporation tax. We do not intend to change it and will not be subject to outside influence or persuasion from anywhere.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: Why do some Members of the House keep clutching at every second-hand, dúirt bean liom, statement made by somebody somewhere to do us down?

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The fact of the matter is that the Government decided last week, rightly, to exit the programme without recourse to a precautionary line of credit.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It is disappointing that some Members, instead of supporting and welcoming that decision as an opportunity for the country to recover, are grasping at every possible opportunity to do it down.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: We made a decision.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: It was the right decision. It will ensure the country will recover. On employment creation, we have established a good track record of creating 3,000 new jobs per month which we obviously need to increase. We want to see more people back at work and a reduction in the rate of unemployment. We are going to do this. It is disappointing that some Members-----

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: We are not cut off. Stop making it up.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is making it up.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: We will not re-fight the German election here in the Chamber.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The position is that the political parties in Germany, including the SPD, know our position on corporation tax, banking union and the ESM. I am satisfied from the discussions that I have had on a party-to-party basis with the leadership of the SPD that it is supportive of Ireland and that if the negotiations for the formation of a new government in Germany are successful, if anything, our...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government made a decision last week to exit the bailout without seeking a precautionary credit line. We did so because we believe that the time was right to make that decision. A precautionary credit line would last probably for a year. The State is fully funded for well beyond a year. The issue of what would happen this time next year would arise. The response to the Government...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I have made it very clear in all of the discussions I have had with colleagues in the SPD that our rate of corporation tax stands and will not be changed by the Government, that our corporation tax rate has been a long-term part of our industrial strategy and that corporation tax is a matter of national competence. I spoke with the leader of the SPD, on a party-to-party basis, about the...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 108 together. Since assuming office, the Government has engaged extensively and continuously with governments and key political actors across the EU and beyond. This is very much the case with Germany and its political leadership on all sides. My Department and our embassy in Berlin, in particular, maintain ongoing and regular contacts, including...

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: I have replied to parliamentary questions - another question has been tabled today - on the one occasion on which a US military aircraft did not comply with the conditions set down. This was reported to the Department through the Garda Síochána and the authorities at Shannon Airport. We brought in the US Chargé d'Affaires and made it very clear what the position was. We...

Other Questions: Nuclear Proliferation (19 Nov 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government has consistently stressed Ireland’s firm support for the efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution to the issue of Iran’s nuclear programme. I am very hopeful such a solution may now, at last, be within reach. Negotiators for the E3+3 and Iran met in Geneva from 8 to 10 November. High Representative Ashton led for the European Union and was joined later by US...