Results 2,961-2,980 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: As one who has broadly supported social partnership for a long time going back to the 1970s, although not to the exclusion of the terms of any particular social contract emerging, am I correct in taking a pessimistic note from what the Taoiseach has said about the prospects for a new social contract? Am I right in thinking he is distancing himself from the talks and pointing out that the...
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: They are not completed yet, as I understand it.
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: So do I.
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach always got the credit. He is only telling us that now.
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: If the Taoiseach wants to play hard ball, I will play hard ball.
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: So the media say anyway.
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: Deeply.
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: What about the way in which the Taoiseach misrepresented me? Will he withdraw those comments?
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: They are worse than Willie Walsh stealing.
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: What is the Government's response to the strike today by those FÃS staff who it is proposed to forcibly relocate to the constituency of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, and the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon? Is the Taoiseach concerned? Does he recognise the mounting concern about the decentralisation programme announced by the former Minister for...
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: What does the Taoiseach have to say to the woman who appeared on television last night? Her spouse is in different employment in Dublin and her children are in education. She explained she does not know whether she has a job or what she will do. Can the Taoiseach tell her what she will do? If this applies in the case of FÃS and the probation service, why does it not apply to the other 34...
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has described the problem. I know what the problem is. I am asking him what the solution is. He is going on like the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, who believes that Brian Kennedy won the Eurovision Song Contest. This is not happening. Last night the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment claimed that there were more than 10,000 applicants. He...
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: I watched "The Tubridy Show" with fascination. Old friends are best. What does the Taoiseach have to say to the FÃS staff, of which only a small fraction is prepared to transfer? What is it about the probation and welfare service that makes any of the specialised agencies different? Does the Taoiseach acknowledge the finding of the Farrell Grant Sparks report that showed that the cost of...
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: It is a new institute.
- Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the statement by the Information Commissioner that use of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 has dropped to an all time low with only 1,000 FOI requests made in 2005 by journalists and her belief that this has been caused by the continued exclusion of a number of public bodies from the scope of the Act and by the introduction of fees...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance if Ministers can now replace agencies earmarked for decentralisation with different agencies or departmental sections; the agencies or Departments previously earmarked for decentralisation that are expected to do so; the expected number of Departments or agencies to be affected by this new measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Great Southern Hotels Group: Great Southern Hotels Group (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed sale of the Great Southern Hotel Group; if a valuation has been done on each hotel; if a reserve price will be placed on the hotels; the total revenue likely to be raised from the sale of the hotels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19321/06]
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an inquiry is contemplated into the death of a person (details supplied) while in Garda custody on 17 June 2003; if there is a Garda investigation under way into the circumstances surrounding the death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19244/06]
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the circumstances where, in the case of a junior national school and a senior national school on the same campus, it is possible for one school to be in the giving children an even break scheme and the other school not to be in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19459/06]
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (23 May 2006)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school in DEIS band two may have much larger classes than another school in band two; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19461/06]