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Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The re-siting of Temple Street hospital has been worked on for the past five years. It has taken people a little by surprise that a presentation was made on the contents of the McKinsey report on 31 January 2006. A formal letter inviting bids was received on 17 February and a deadline of 2 March was imposed for those tenders. This seems to be a highly unusual way to progress such a large...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Minister aware of concern about serious inaccuracies in the electoral register? Recent work by the Sunday Tribune estimated between 719,000 and 860,000 inaccuracies, which in the context of our voting population is significant. Given that the Government accepts the inadequacy of the maintenance of the electoral register, does the Minister agree that the census provides a unique...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister has accepted that the concerns about inaccuracies in the electoral register are well founded. Is it the Government's view that the figures on inaccuracy advanced by the Sunday Tribune are approximately correct? He has referred to the efforts by Deputy Gilmore, who introduced a Private Bill on this matter. I cannot see what the problem is regarding the census being every five...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I gather from what the Minister of State said that the instructions given to the enumerators will mean they are effectively operating on a DED basis.

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: On a district electoral division basis. I did not think I would have to explain the abbreviation "DED" to anyone in this House, but there you are. If that is the case, the recommendation of my colleague, Deputy Quinn, is all the more feasible, practicable and capable of implementation and getting value for money. I urge the Minister of State to persuade his colleague to think about the matter...

Census of Population. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: With great respect, it is certainly not the duty of the Chair.

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Between 1998 and 2004, 75 murders were committed with firearms. Twelve of these cases have been successfully prosecuted leading to convictions. The Taoiseach's response to this was that we needed a change in sentencing policy. Will the Tánaiste clarify whether the Government intends to bring forward legislation to change sentencing policy?

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I know well what I was talking about but I am trying to establish what the Taoiseach was talking about. I gather from the Tánaiste there are no proposals——

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: If there are no proposals, what was the Taoiseach talking about then?

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: What kind of country is governed by somebody who goes off on a befuddled meander when there is a public crisis, posing as some kind of casual bystander ruminating aloud?

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to provide stronger incentives, financial or otherwise, to local authorities in order to enforce the dwelling standard criteria and to allow a meaningful number of inspections to be carried out on dwellings being considered or in use for rent supplement tenants. [9595/06]

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (8 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the projected amount of funds to be collected in environmental management charges by the two collective schemes set up with respect to the regulations under the WEEE directive in the first year of the scheme; and when he expects the review of the environmental management charges with respect to the WEEE...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: On the same issue, I ask the Tánaiste if she recognises these words: People will judge our health services by accident and emergency services... I expect real and measurable improvements to take place in the coming months in the delivery of accident and emergency services... Accident and emergency departments form a litmus test for me, the Government and the people... They were spoken by the...

Criminal Prosecutions. (9 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the outcome of the Garda investigation into the serious assault on a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; if there is a file with the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9673/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the safeguards which are in place for a person (details supplied) who came here as a minor without a passport or documentation of citizenship; the reason the person was refused for naturalisation; his views on this decision; if he will give this person indefinite leave to remain as the parent of an Irish born child; and if...

Public Inquiries. (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the representations he has received from the family of the late Mr. Pat Finucane into British Government proposals for an inquiry into his murder; the response he has made to such representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6751/06]

Public Inquiries. (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Where does that leave us? Has the Pat Finucane inquiry run into the sand? Is that what the Taoiseach is saying? He referred to the cases selected at Weston Park. I presume he will recall the remarks of Judge Peter Cory at the time when he said: "Without public scrutiny, doubts based solely on myth and suspicion will linger long, fester and spread their malignant infection throughout [the...

Leaders' Questions. (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: What about the pensioners?

Leaders' Questions. (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: What about the figures for burglary?

Leaders' Questions. (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: What is wrong with that reply is that the Taoiseach, like the Minister, is rhyming off statistics as if we were insulated in this House from what is going on in the streets and the estates. There is little point in telling people one is spending more money. The Government is spending more money, on the health services, for example, but it is not getting better value for it. Crime rates are...