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Active Citizenship. (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the progress made to date by the task force on active citizenship. [2037/07]

Active Citizenship. (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Taoiseach for that information. Will he tell the House if he has any idea what "very shortly" means in respect of the final report? At the launch, he said that "there is a concern that we have become more materialistic, maybe even more selfish. And if we have, I believe many people would conclude that, for all our new wealth, we are much the poorer". I invite the Taoiseach to...

Active Citizenship. (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I was particularly interested in the Taoiseach's remark that "for all our new wealth, we are much the poorer". I understand where he is coming from in making that statement. However, does he accept that the quality of the delivery of many of our public services is the reason people feel they are poorer in this new, more affluent society? For example, does he agree that if a person is...

Active Citizenship. (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach could not fit that into his schedule. He would not have time.

Social Partnership. (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach when the next quarterly meeting of the social partners under the Towards 2016 agreement will be held; the expected agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1002/07]

Social Partnership. (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome the Taoiseach's remarks that he has been involved in and helpful on the Greencore issue. When I met the workers concerned ten days ago, however, they told me they had met the Taoiseach but were completely unaware of anything he had done for them. What has the Taoiseach done and does he believe there will be an early settlement of this matter? The Labour Court recommendation has...

Social Partnership. (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: They did not know that last Friday week. There may be a genuine communication problem.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the unimaginable horror that befell a working class community in north Dublin 26 years ago tonight. As I understand it, the families of the Stardust victims will hold a vigil outside the gates of Dáil Éireann tonight. This relates to their conviction that a number of legitimate questions remain unanswered about the tragedy that befell their community and...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach committed last year, in questions since, and as recently as 14 December 2006 to my colleague, Deputy Broughan, that his response to the relatives after all these years was imminent. They had expected that response before Christmas. There has been no response. I understand there was subsequent contact between the Taoiseach's office and lawyers on behalf of the victims'...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Is a prominent senior counsel or retired judicial figure going in as I requested to review the papers, the tribunal report and the dossiers submitted on behalf of the relatives and will he have the back-up of the necessary technical expertise to do his job? Why have replies not been given to the relatives? What kind of inquiry is the Taoiseach contemplating and when will they be replied to?

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach said that he received the dossier in September. I have a copy of the letter, dated 6 July 2006, that accompanied the dossier. While I do not seek to make an issue of it, this dossier was compiled in the first half of the year and submitted on 6 July, but the families still do not have a reply. I am trying to tease out what kind of inquiry the Taoiseach envisages. When will...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: There are only five of them but the Taoiseach cannot control them.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: What is the offensive document to which the Ceann Comhairle referred?

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: How would the Taoiseach control a class of 24?

Order of Business (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: One reads reports of a new sixth matter, the issue of "soft information", being introduced into the planned referendum on children's rights. Is that included in the Taoiseach's proposals? Has the legislation been drawn up and does it relate to the zone of absolute protection? Will it be circulated to Members and organisations simultaneously?

Order of Business (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I was not inquiring about the referendum Bill but about the legislation that would follow on from such a referendum, particularly as it relates to the age of consent and the absolute zone of protection.

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will engage in discussions with the Department of Social and Family Affairs to widen access to the back to education allowance in order that more adults can avail themselves of the opportunities presented by the increased number of vacant places in courses provided by higher education institutions; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a capital fund for adult education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5091/07]

Written Answers — International Trade: International Trade (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of tariff lines under which Ireland's priority aid countries currently export into Europe; the number of those tariff lines already set at 0% tax; the value of that trade; the proportion this represents of total EU imports; the value of revenue collected from these; the number of new tariff lines that will be...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received correspondence from solicitors (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason this correspondence has not been replied to by her Department; if her attention has been drawn to claims that there were serious shortcomings in the condition of the bus in question; if she will reply to this correspondence; and if she...