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Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (6 Jul 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Transport when it is proposed to open the Dublin Port Tunnel; the estimated cost of the project; the additional traffic implications for volume of traffic on the Westlink Bridge which will follow from the opening; the percentage of trucks that will be facilitated in using the tunnel; the implications for traffic flow, of trucks being obliged to cross into...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Jul 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 644: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a submission from an association (details supplied) in Dublin 24, requesting a detailed school numbers projection for the new town centre in Tallaght and the periphery of this area; if it is intended to respond to the request made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27335/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Jul 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that proper procedures are in place within her Department with regard to monitoring population growth in rapidly developing areas to ensure that there is sufficient capacity in terms of primary school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27336/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Jul 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 646: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the procedures which are in place to assist primary schools in dealing with substantial numbers of new Irish pupils for whom English may not be their first language; her views on whether there may be a case for English as a foreign language in some such schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27337/06]

Departmental Expenditure. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the current situation with a company (details supplied) in relation to its recent financial difficulties; if she will provide an update of her understanding of the difficulties faced by the company and its effect on the software roll-out here; if she will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's payment terms...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I am sure the Ceann Comhairle will agree it was difficult to watch the interview last night and it must have been particularly difficult for the Taoiseach to give it. Nobody wants to intrude into the domestic or family affairs of any member of the House and nobody on these benches has ever mentioned the Taoiseach's personal life, let alone probed it. It would be helpful in clarifying the...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach, as Minister for Finance, was the boss of the Revenue at the time. Did he seek and receive clearance from the Revenue that he can say that he has no tax liability? A loan not repaid after 13 years, with an express refusal to accept repayment in the case of certain donors, is a gift with tax implications. Did he get clearance? If the payments constituted loans, what does the...

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his discussion in Northern Ireland on 29 June 2006 with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair. [26176/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with political parties in Northern Ireland during his visit there on 29 June 2006. [26177/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an assessment of the prospects for political progress in Northern Ireland in view of his meetings there on 29 June 2006. [26178/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 18: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 13 July 2006 with representatives of the Ulster Political Research Group. [28235/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 19: To ask the Taoiseach when he next expects to meet the British Prime Minister to discuss the situation in Northern Ireland. [28236/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 20: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent contact with the political parties in Northern Ireland; his assessment of the prospects of a political breakthrough prior to the 24 November 2006 deadline in view of these contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28237/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 21: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent contacts with the United States Administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28246/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 25: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, in Chequers on 16 September 2006. [28892/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 26: To ask the Taoiseach the proposals he has agreed with the British Prime Minister for talks to be held in Scotland between the two Governments and the parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28893/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I take it from what the Taoiseach has said that there is no backing away from the 24 November on the part of the two Governments. Has he thought about what would be the correct course of action if there were no progress from the talks in Scotland? Is there any point in persisting until 24 November if there is none? Would it not be better to call it a day at that stage? Do I misinterpret...

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I too oppose the taking of these two items as proposed because it would be unconscionable that when the Dáil resumes on its first day an issue of such gravity, that is being debated in every forum in the country, cannot be properly debated here.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: There are precedents.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I am telling the Ceann Comhairle why I oppose them. We made an arrangement in 1997 on the Ray Burke affair to do precisely that.