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Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: As I understand it, colleagues are content to deal with it, minus that section, on the floor of the House.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I support Deputy Kenny on the remarks he has made.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I was waiting to hear the Minister's reply and then I was going to ask a supplementary.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I will wait for the Minister to reply.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to raise a different matter. If the Minister wishes he may reply on this issue.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Last June, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children said she intended to bring legislation before the Oireachtas in autumn which would provide a clear legal framework for a repayment scheme for those who were unlawfully charged in nursing homes. She added that this would ensure that repayments were made as promptly as possible. I have not heard her reply to the extraordinary...

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I mean no disrespect to the Minister present. I thought the Tánaiste would be here this morning. The trolley watch in Tallaght Hospital reached an all-time crisis yesterday when 58 patients were accommodated on trolleys. When will the House receive the Barr report? It is six years since the killing of John Carthy. On 15 June 2005 Deputy Hogan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if...

Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent visit to the United States and his discussions with Irish emigrant groups there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4719/06]

Written Answers — Electronic Communications Appeals: Electronic Communications Appeals (9 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of decisions taken by ComReg that have been appealed to the Electronic Communications Appeal Panel and the result in each case; the number of such cases that were settled prior to hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4794/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his most recent contacts with the political parties in Northern Ireland. [40394/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach the matter discussed at his meeting on 22 December 2005 with the Chief Constable of the PSNI, Mr. Hugh Orde; the information the Chief Constable gave regarding the alleged operation of a spy-ring at Stormont and subsequent dropping of charges against a number of persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40395/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach his assessment of the implications for political progress in Northern Ireland of the dropping of charges arising from an alleged spy-ring at Stormont and the disclosure that a senior Sinn Féin official was a long time British agent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40396/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he intends to undertake a review of his arrangements for contact and communications with political parties in Northern Ireland in view of the disclosure that a person (details supplied) was a long time British agent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40397/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 16: To ask the Taoiseach his recent contacts with the British Government regarding its proposals for dealing with on-the-runs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40398/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 17: To ask the Taoiseach if and when he expects the two Governments to resume talks with the political parties in Northern Ireland with a view to the re-establishment of the institutions provided for in the Belfast Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40399/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 18: To ask the Taoiseach his plans to visit the United States around St. Patrick's Day; the programme agreed for such a visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40401/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 28: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, in Dublin on 26 January 2006. [3103/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 36: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received the eighth report of the Independent Monitoring Commission; his views on the implications of the report for future developments in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4182/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: What is the Taoiseach's view on the statement by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr. Peter Hain, that he will withdraw salaries from the MLAs? Does the Taoiseach believe that a democratic culture in Northern Ireland can be maintained if democratic representatives are deprived of a means of income? Does this go back to people who can rely on personal or other income to sustain...

Leaders' Questions. (14 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I join Deputy Kenny and the Taoiseach in offering my condolences to the family in my constituency that was destroyed by a terrible tragedy that visited it yesterday. I wish to associate myself with the remarks which were made by the Taoiseach and Deputy Kenny. What happened to the family in question, which was known in the area as a lovely family, is almost beyond belief. It seems to me that...