Results 1-20 of 39 for destroyed speaker:Eamon Gilmore

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (3 Jul 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: No records of visas or stamps in passports (whether they be temporary or not) are made before they are destroyed.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: ...in a small number of statistics. The bond yield encapsulated the view from abroad of Ireland's financial position. The live register showed the rate at which jobs were being lost and lives destroyed. The number of mortgages in arrears signalled the scale of the social destruction being wrought by household debt. The loan-to-deposit ratio in the banking system showed the extent to which...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (19 Feb 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: ...;s International Crimes Evidence Project of human rights abuses committed by the Sri Lankan security forces in the final stages of the Sri Lanka civil war. Allegations that evidence of war crimes was destroyed is particularly concerning. The report also makes allegations of human rights abuses by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. In a statement I delivered on behalf of the EU at...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2014)

Eamon Gilmore: ...and the Department of Social Protection have been asked to go house to house and talk to people about their immediate needs. Some people cannot cook while others have had their living spaces destroyed and they need immediate help. The Department of Social Protection, together with the local authorities, have been asked to address that on an immediate basis, and that is why the €15...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Council Meetings (19 Dec 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...opportunity for a frank exchange of views. There are a number of areas on which we co-operate constructively with Russia, most recently in the context of the Iranian nuclear dossier, and efforts to destroy chemical weapons in Syria. However, concern was also expressed by Ministers over the pressure from Russia which seems to have led to Ukraine’s decision to suspend the Association...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: They talk here about job creation when they destroyed hundreds of thousands of jobs and did nothing to help those coming onto the dole queues. This Government has never made any attempt to hide from the Irish people the scale of our problems, and we have never been in any doubt that the stability we have achieved has required measures which have been difficult for many families. Nobody in...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...at affordable rates and we are in a strong position to exit the programme at the end of the year. That is something which few predicted was possible in the spring of 2011. Financial instability destroys jobs and livelihoods but stability provides the platform for growth and job creation. This budget copperfastens the stability that has been so hard won. As a country, we have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation In Syria: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (18 Sep 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...conflict to create the space needed for a political solution. This is not a conflict that will be resolved by force. The continuation of the war will simply kill, maim and displace more Syrians and destroy more of their country. We need to redouble our efforts to bring the parties back to the negotiating table and achieve a stable and durable peace for Syria.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (28 Mar 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: .... As I have stated elsewhere, I also believe that the EU must remain active as well on the practical issues on the ground which we have highlighted in the last year – and which have the potential to destroy any political effort to reach agreement if they are allowed to fester.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (28 Mar 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: .... However, Syria is not State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which prohibits the development, production and stockpiling of chemical weapons and obliges States Parties to destroy any stockpiles they may have in accordance with a strict verification mechanism. Notwithstanding Syria’s non-adherence to the Convention, the reported use of these weapons in Syria will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (20 Feb 2013)

Eamon Gilmore: ...fold increase over the monthly average in 2012. These actions forcibly displaced 251 Palestinians, including 153 children, and affected many more. In some cases, troops returned days later to again destroy tents and temporary shelters supplied by aid agencies. The main reason for these demolitions and evictions is to make room for the ongoing expansion of illegal Israeli settlements. In...

Topical Issue Debate: Report on Murder of Pat Finucane (12 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ..., Michael, Catherine and John. Geraldine has since campaigned tirelessly to get to the truth about her husband's murder. Along the way she has had to endure the frustration of seeing evidence destroyed, justice obstructed and her husband's reputation impugned. Although a very private person, she has taken on a public role and fulfilled that role with dignity and integrity. With quiet...

Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: No, not us. The Deputy is wrong about that. The people who destroyed the country are sitting a lot closer to him. They destroyed the country because they pursued an economic policy which is closer to what Deputy Donnelly has been advocating than what we have advocated.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...225;il, with the support of Sinn Féin, guaranteed the losses in a broken banking system. This did not come from nowhere. Fianna Fáil is now trying to give us lectures on economics, when the reality is that it destroyed this country.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (17 Oct 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is growing concern about this issue within the EU. Some 82 projects which have received funding from the EU or its member States have been damaged or entirely destroyed by Israeli actions in this period, with damage estimated at €30 million. While I am not aware of any Irish-funded work which was destroyed, some of the projects had been funded by the Humanitarian Response Fund,...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (29 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: ...held accountable and brought to justice. There is no alternative to direct negotiations aimed at achieving a comprehensive peace deal but these developments inflame Palestinian public opinion, and destroy public support for their leaders to engage in serious negotiations with Israel. I remain determined to continue highlighting with EU and international partners all the pertinent issues...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: .... Jan O'Sullivan, T.D.) The devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 was the greatest disaster to hit the country in more than 200 years, killing more than 230,000 people and destroying swathes of the capital, Port au Prince. Among the survivors, more than 1.5 million people were made homeless and forced to take refuge in makeshift camps. Almost two years on, while...

Foreign Conflicts (10 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: ...building material near the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel between March 2010 and February this year. These children and a number of adults scavenge for building materials among the destroyed buildings close to the border fence. This is testament to the inadequate volume of construction materials being allowed into Gaza and to the complete collapse of economic life and...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 Nov 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 killed more than 230,000 people and injured 300,000 others. The earthquake, which destroyed much of the capital city, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas, also left approximately 1.5 million people homeless and caused losses and damage estimated at approximately €5.9 billion. Over 550,000 people remain homeless, living in...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (25 Oct 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: .... The decision to omit this was based on the following considerations: (1) The levels of passport fees are reviewed on a regular basis and it would not represent good value for money to have to destroy the existing stock of unused and widely distributed application form notes and replace them with a new version any time there is a fee change. (2) There is no effective way of updating fee...