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Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (23 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 was not included in the giving children an even break scheme at the same time when the junior school on the same campus and serving the same community was included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19460/06]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (23 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will re-examine the situation of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the steps she proposes to take to restore resources to this school which is in DEIS band two; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19462/06]

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Perhaps the Taoiseach will set out the Government response to the report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on housing rent supplement. He will know that the cost to the taxpayer of housing rent supplement went from €151 million in 2000 to €369 million this year. Whereas that is very bad value for the taxpayer, it is far more serious for the 60,000 people on rent supplement who cannot...

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: This crisis has arisen because of the rate of increase in house prices and the low output of social housing. Those are the twin causes so, therefore, it is part of the same problem. The output of public authority houses is now lower than in the mid-1970s. The Minister neutered Part V and, as a result, we now have approximately 4% of achievable affordable houses under that scheme. Under the...

Leaders' Questions. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: At the rate of building, more people are being forced into private rented accommodation. Even though they are capable and willing to go out to work, they cannot do so because of the impediments in the scheme. That is the issue and there is no point trying to kerfuffle or obfuscate it. I would like to hear from the Taoiseach or the Minister in his next press briefing not an analysis of the...

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach his Department's plans for a study of business attitudes to regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14874/06]

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach his Department's plans for a consultation paper in regard to regulatory appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14875/06]

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: What prompted the survey on business attitudes to regulation? Was it motivated by a perception by businesses that the regulatory environment is overly demanding, bureaucratic and costly or impedes competition and productivity? Did a sense of disquiet in the business community cause the Taoiseach to commission the study?

National Security. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach when the National Security Committee last met; when the next meeting is scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17144/06]

National Security. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: On a minor point of clarity, do I understand that the committee only deals with potential security threats and has no role in anticipating or dealing with civil disasters? I heard what the Taoiseach said about continuing to prepare the case on Sellafield. Has the committee any role in monitoring the potential threat from Sellafield in the event of a disaster occurring?

Departmental Expenditure. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: We will pass around a hat if the Taoiseach comes in.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: If the Taoiseach is consistent he should deal with that matter vigorously.

Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Everyone except Members of this House appears to possess a copy of the Dalton report on Bord na gCon, or appears to have a partial, leaked version of it. One suspects the motives behind such partial leaking.

Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I note the Minister made two new appointments to Bord na gCon yesterday. When will Members receive the full, unexpurgated version of the Dalton report in order that they can assess what is happening and who is spinning against whom?

Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: A government emeritus.

Northern Ireland Issues. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, further to his interview in a newspaper (details supplied) on 9 May 2006, he will clarify his position on Sinn Féin joining the Northern Ireland Policing Board; if the Government is demanding that Sinn Féin express its support publicly for the PSNI before the Executive is formed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19720/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (24 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to Sinn Féin joining the Northern Ireland Policing Board; if the formation of a new Executive in Northern Ireland will be accompanied by Sinn Féin signalling support for the PSNI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19719/06]

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste has given us figures for imprisoned persons, but she does not have the figures for the other categories affected? I find that surprising in the sense that the Government would have been aware that this case was before the Supreme Court. It does not seem unreasonable to have expected that someone would have been monitoring what might happen in the event of the case being decided...

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: ——this morning on "Today with Pat Kenny" explaining that the Chief Justice had warned of making haste slowly on this. However, this month last year, we took all sections of two different Bills, without notice, from Government——

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: We took the British and Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill and the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill without notice through all Stages in the morning.