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Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I am not complaining about the Taoiseach taking up important time to deal with an important issue.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The very first issue to be raised on the Order of Business on a matter of legislation that affects a number of women who are now——

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: It will be too late.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: That is why we are here.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has tried to exclude this question and will not answer it, and he waffles about having to spend a little time here.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Because he has to come here twice a week the Taoiseach thinks he is doing us some kind of honour.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Conor Lenihan should shut up. Women are being excluded by legislation that will come before this House tomorrow——

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: It will be too late to deal with it tomorrow, meanwhile the Taoiseach lectures us about the amount of time he has been detained in the House.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach did not answer the question on the Bill.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Bill go ahead tomorrow?

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: That is completely unacceptable and when the women of Ireland hear that is the way the Taoiseach treats and discriminates against some of them, it is a disgrace. The part-time actor from "Killinascully" wants to speak. What does the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, want to say?

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with the Financial Regulator on the subject of interest only mortgages; his views on the fact that interest only mortgages are being encouraged by the banking sector with some banks providing 100 per cent mortgages with interest only repayments; if he intends to take measures to regulate the provision of interest only...

Written Answers — Social Finance: Social Finance (28 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the Government's Social Finance Fund, the way in which applicants will be assessed when applying for a loan from the fund; if community projects with limited or no direct income from clients will be eligible for loans from this fund; if there will be a mentoring or skill transfer programme provided by the banks to reduce the numbers of...

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I have been raising for some time with the Taoiseach the question of a number of reports it appears the Government has deliberately contrived not to publish before the Dáil goes into recess to avoid a debate on them. What is the problem with publishing the Dalton report, which the Minister has had in his possession since 5 April? What conceivable reason could there be for the delay, given...

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The shooting of Mr. John Carthy happened in 2000, the Barr tribunal hearings in 2004 and still the report has not been published. It was due to go to the printers, according to the tribunal, five weeks ago. In any event, it is not credible in 2006 that a delay with the printer is the reason the report has not been laid before the House. The O'Sullivan report into the statutory rape affair and...

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: In respect of the matter raised by Deputy Lynch, which concerned the non-appearance of an explanatory memorandum for the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006, is it reasonable to anticipate that the circumstances of a group of less than 100 people who do not have the hepatitis C virus but suffer symptoms of the disease would have come to the attention of all Members of the...

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I fear that the Tánaiste may be getting a bum steer on this matter. The number of people affected is less than 100.

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome the Tánaiste's assurance if it——

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome the Tánaiste's assurance. I hope it turns out to be so.

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: However, we have received legal advice to the contrary.