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Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I asked about the dual campus.

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: It was not.

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: McKinsey did not recommend a particular site.

Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: McKinsey did not deal with where it should be located.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I wonder who helped Senator Morrissey with that Bill in the Seanad. Will the Tánaiste say how the Government intends to proceed on the Colley report? If the Government has decided that we are to have legislation on this matter, will he say when it is expected to come before the House?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Do I take it the Government has decided to long-finger the issue of legislating on the question of civil union?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: On the legislation, will the Tánaiste say whether it is the Government's intention to legislate on the question of civil partnership?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I asked a simple question in one sentence. I was told there was no decision on legislation, in the first answer. I am now being told there is a decision on legislation.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: My question is whether legislation is forthcoming on this issue, and in the event, when it will come before the House.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I have a reasonable grasp of it.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I want to know what the difference is between no legislation being promised and the Taoiseach saying there is a policy to legislate? Will there be legislation or not and, if so, when is it likely to come before the House? I understand English perfectly well.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste is wrong, whether it is promised inside or outside the House. He is wrong.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Ceann Comhairle intend to leave a statement on the record of the House to the effect that a legislative promise, whether made inside or outside the House by the head of Government, namely, the Taoiseach, does not constitute promised legislation?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: What is the Ceann Comhairle's advice on this matter? It makes a complete farce of this process if I rise on a point——

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I ask the Tánaiste, as the acting head of Government this morning, whether legislation will be forthcoming on the issue of civil union and when is it likely to be before the House?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: When?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I did not ask the Tánaiste what the legislation contained, as the Ceann Comhairle would rule me out of order. I asked whether there will be legislation within the lifetime of the Government. Can the Tánaiste answer that question?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Can we get the answers?

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: We are not here for the fun, as the Ceann Comhairle will be aware.

Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste is horrified.