Results 4,081-4,100 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Departmental Estimates. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: My colleagues may have a similar view.
- Employment of People with Disabilities. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons with disabilities employed in his Department; if he is satisfied with the progress made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41243/06]
- Employment of People with Disabilities. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: The questions on the visit to President Bush in the United States should not be part of the grouping. I do not necessarily see the connection, especially if we are to take the questions in 20 minutes but let us proceed.
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach his views on developments at Stormont on 24 November 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41123/06]
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he regards the statement made by Dr. Ian Paisley during the session of the Northern Ireland Assembly on 24 November 2006 as meeting the requirements of the St. Andrews Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41124/06]
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with the British Government or British Prime Minister regarding developments at Stormont on 24 November 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41125/06]
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 15: 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 London on 4 December 2006. [42515/06]
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 27: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his contacts with political parties in Northern Ireland. [43954/06]
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 28: To ask the Taoiseach when he last met the British Prime Minister to discuss the situation in Northern Ireland; when he expects to meet him next; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43955/06]
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 29: To ask the Taoiseach if he plans to visit the United States around St. Patrick's Day 2007; the programme agreed for such a visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1000/07]
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 31: To ask the Taoiseach if he expects the March 2007 deadline for the holding of new elections in Northern Ireland to be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2032/07]
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 32: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent contacts with the United States Administration. [2033/07]
- Northern Ireland Issues. (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: The question most observers will want to ask the Taoiseach is if he will state the basis of the assurance he received yesterday from the British Prime Minister that the DUP is prepared to commit to power sharing after the elections on 7 March, in particular having regard to this morning's comments by the DUP MP, Willie McCrea, who seemed to say the opposite. In the event the DUP does not...
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: I agree with the Taoiseach that it is important to move forward on constitutional protection for the rights of the child, but I am not entirely clear on the last exchange. Is the Taoiseach saying that we will have an omnibus referendum or that a number of separate and different proposals will be put to the people? Is he saying that it is an open question as to whether the referendum will...
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: I have found a way. If the Ceann Comhairle examines the matter, he will find that legislation is promised to plug the loophole, as the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment called it. How did the loophole arise? It seems to be tantamount to defrauding the taxpayerââ
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: ââto give â¬4 million of taxpayers' money to a company that sacked its workforce and replaced it with cheaper labour.
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: It is promised legislation. It is permissible to ask my question here. Will we pay employers to sack their Irish workforcesââ
- Order of Business (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: ââand to replace them with cheaper labour? How did it come about that we pulled such a stroke for this company? At the time, the Taoiseach joined me in saying that it was a disgraceful act, but we have divvied up â¬4 million to the company.
- Written Answers — Intellectual Property Rights: Intellectual Property Rights (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on software patents; the position the Government took on the proposed Computer Implemented Inventions Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2520/07]
- Written Answers — Auditors' Liability Regimes: Auditors' Liability Regimes (31 Jan 2007)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the terms of reference given to the Company Law Review Group for their investigation into the report from the EU Commission entitled Study on the Economic Impact of Auditors' Liability Regimes, as referred to in the statement of 3 January 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2521/07]