Results 2,641-2,660 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Leaders' Questions. (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: On the Minister's performance yesterday he does not need any personal security. If the Taoiseach wants to move outside Dublin I will instance the case of the answers given to my colleagues, Deputies Stagg and Wall. The increase in serious crime in the past five years in Kildare is 55%. We can swop figures all day. Those figures came from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The...

Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Has the Government set its face against using the census to update the electoral register? At Question Time with the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Kitt, there were several suggestions that advantage be taken of the fact that every door is being knocked on, allowing a more reliable database for the register.

Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: She is the same as ever.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress he has made in regard to the streamlining and co-ordination of service delivery in the community and voluntary sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10802/06]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (21 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had discussions with relevant agencies and the Department of Education and Science regarding the provision of Irish language translators and interpreters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10816/06]

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I want to ask the Taoiseach about the implications of the High Court decision on the national aquatic centre. The Taoiseach will recall the Government made a decision in 2000 to build an aquatic centre in preparation, among other things, for the Special Olympics at an estimated cost of €30 million. However, it came in at €62 million. The trio of directors were the Taoiseach, the Minister...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: ——decided to award a 30 year lease in the property worth €62 million to Dublin Waterworld Limited. This turned out to be a shelf company with a share capital of €127 and no assets. When the judge was confronted with this he said that to transfer a lease to a company with a share capital of €127 and no assets was truly astonishing. Dublin Waterworld Limited then secretly transferred...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: How can the Taoiseach say with a straight face that we built a first class water centre? In January, the roof blew off.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach told the House it was because of the storm. In fact, it was established that it was because of a structural defect. Now it is alleged that the pool is leaking.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: How can the Taoiseach say this project was a first class achievement? As regards the Taoiseach alleging that Mr. Mulcair has a more ecumenical approach to the purchase of influence than the normal businessman the Members opposite assist, that makes little difference to the decision of the High Court. How was it justified to transfer such an important valuable State asset to a private company...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: How can the Taoiseach boast about the merits of it to the disabled when the fact is that the pool is not equipped to cope with many people with disabilities? Along with many of my colleagues, I had to make representations on behalf of a special needs school in my constituency. This is another case of gross incompetence, tax avoidance and waste of taxpayers' money. Ever since this project was...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: This is a scandal and, once again, nobody on the Government benches puts up their hands and accepts responsibility for it.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: It was not brought by the Minister.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Why did the Taoiseach say it was brought by the Minister?

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister did nothing.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: That is the question.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The three of you would hand in your resignations if you were private directors. If you were private directors you would be removed.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The matter was investigated by the Committee of Public Accounts at the time. The Taoiseach's then Attorney General, now the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, found that everything was okay in this particular regard.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I used half of the time that was allocated to the previous question.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Has the Taoiseach forgotten it was the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Tánaiste who were opposed to it?