Results 241-260 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions with other EU leaders during the accession ceremonies in Dublin on 1 and 2 May 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12594/04]
- Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the EU leaders he has met since the enlargement ceremonies in Dublin on 1 May 2004; the progress made in regard to his efforts to find agreement on a new treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14240/04]
- Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with the Chinese Prime Minister, Mr. Wen Jiabao; if the issue of human rights abuses was raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/04]
- Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach his priorities for the EU summit in June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14242/04]
- Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: I do not want the Taoiseach to misinterpret my remarks. It is not that any of us wishes to see the back of himââ
- Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: On the contrary, the Labour Party would be happy to support him if he were offered the position of President of the European Commission. I am unsure of the Taoiseach's position in that regard. Is he putting himself forward for the job or does be believe he will be approached by a broad cross-section of moderate opinion towards the end and brought in as an acceptable compromise? I am not clear...
- Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Mr. Kinnock.
- Official Engagements. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Will the Taoiseach give an assurance that the social dimension as it has emerged from the Convention will not be watered down in whatever discussions he has instigated? In terms of the various meetings encompassed by Questions Nos. 3 to 17, inclusive, have recent developments in Iraq and their implications been discussed by Heads of Government or is a view crystallising within the EU as to...
- Leaders' Questions. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: The Government promised the judicial conduct and ethics Bill some years ago, and it still has not seen the light of day. Is the Bill imminent? In the climate of current events, will the Taoiseach inform the House of the contents of the letter from Judge Brian Curtin?
- Leaders' Questions. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Anything I say, or have said, does not rule out the possibility that a defence will be advanced by the judge that may be deemed a good defence ultimately. What are the contents of the letter received by Government and what is the Government's response to the letter? The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is on the record as saying that impeachment is a live option. Is that still...
- Leaders' Questions. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Do I understand from what the Taoiseach has said that a special joint committee of both Houses will be put in place, but its only purpose will be to receive and record evidence and that it will not make any finding or draw any conclusion and that that report will then be referred to the Houses to take whatever action they consider appropriate? How does the Taoiseach propose to invoke the...
- Leaders' Questions. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Would all the work be necessarily in Cabinet?
- Order of Business. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: If, as now seems probable, the House establishes a special committee for this purpose, will the Taoiseach give a commitment to the House that the Government will bring forward legislation as early as possible to restore the power of inquiry by parliamentary committee, where appropriate, that whatever trimming we must do as a result of the Abbeylara judgment will be done and that what was a...
- Order of Business. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: It is not beyond the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, to conjure up a constitutional amendment when necessary.
- Order of Business. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Why can he not do so in this case?
- Order of Business. (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: He is not resting when it relates to Killorglin.
- Written Answers — Educational Schemes: Educational Schemes (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether the insufficient provision of meals to children from disadvantaged areas under the school meals scheme is having an adverse effect on educational standards; if he has had discussions with the Department of Social and Family Affairs in regard to extending the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the situation at the Dublin Institute of Technology whereby the institute must pay â¬1.4 million in back-pay; if this will have an effect on his Department's grant to the institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/04]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the procedure for parents to apply for home tuition for special needs children; if it requires making application on an official application form supplied by his Department; if such application forms are currently available; if not, when they will be available; if they will be available in sufficient time and well in advance of 30...
- Northern Ireland Issues. (25 May 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with the British Prime Minister in Dublin on 2 May 2004. [12593/04]