Results 341-360 of 1,042,967 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Anne Rabbitte OR speaker:Peadar Tóibín)

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Brendan Howlin: The papers exist.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I am now highlighting the issue of more resources, and this was also an issue highlighted in the report. Mr. Justice Ryan clearly states in his report that the legislation was overly ambitious, and this is the reason it was necessary to undertake reviews. Everybody accepted the fact that, if the commission were to continue as it was, it would not have produced a final report for at least ten...

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach did not deal with any of the questions I asked. I asked him if the papers exist. Ms Justice Laffoy sought discovery of papers that would buttress the interviews given by the former Minister, Deputy Woods. She said in her report, "The committee is not satisfied that since its establishment, it has received the level of co-operation which it is entitled to receive from the...

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I will not agree with Deputy Rabbitte on this matter and he will not agree with me. I have a view that is contrary to his. Deputy Rabbitte's view is that the State should force these cases through to their finality——

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: That is not my view.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I could resolve the issue with absolute certainty by proceeding through the courts with the thousands of cases and there would be absolute certainty of where the blame lay.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Ruairi Quinn: The Taoiseach should produce the papers.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Eamon Gilmore: He should produce the papers.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: Allow the Taoiseach to speak without interruption, please.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I was not prepared to do that.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Brendan Howlin: Where are the papers?

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Rory O'Hanlon: This is Deputy Rabbitte's question.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Emmet Stagg: We are waiting for an answer. They are all leaders on the Government benches.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: I was not prepared to do that. We sought a way of making an apology to the victims, of finding a commission to process it——

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Brendan Howlin: It is trying to frustrate the commission.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: ——and to come to an agreement on what was a fair contribution. Whether Deputy Rabbitte likes it or not, in many cases the State put children into institutions where there was no proper inspection, control or accountability.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Liz McManus: The Taoiseach should answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: The State in this case is under an obligation. Over a long period of time, we sought to take a substantial amount of resources from religious institutions, but the State made the decisions, and we were right in what we did. Trying to jump off a few religious organisations and make them bankrupt is a deplorable act and that is really what Deputy Rabbitte is about.

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: On behalf of the Green Party, I wish to join with the other party leaders in extending our sympathy to the family of Frances Sheridan. Prior to the previous general election, the people were informed that the Government was in favour of continuing the moratorium on genetically modified foods and plants. Notwithstanding the widespread majority opposition of people in the EU to the lifting of...

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2004)

Bertie Ahern: The position is that the ban still applies. The Irish Presidency will try to achieve consensus on this issue, but I understand from the Minister that this is unlikely to happen. Different countries have opposing views on this issue and are unlikely to come together in the short term or even the medium term. Countries have differing perspectives on this matter. The Irish Government position is...