Results 441-460 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (26 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to share my time with my colleague, Deputy Burton. In our lifetime few events have caused such an outpouring of human reaction as the terrible consequences of the earthquake off the coast of Indonesia and the terrible tsunami that followed it. The rest of the world watched in horror as first thousands and then tens of thousands and ultimately nearly 300,000 people lost their lives....

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (26 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will propose changes to the Defence (Amendment) Act 1960 in order to allow Irish troops participate in the EU's proposed rapid reaction battle groups; if such changes would alter the triple lock procedure by which Irish troops operate in activities abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1509/05]

Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (26 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 523: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that staff at a training centre (details supplied) in Dublin 8 have not been awarded the second phase of benchmarking due in January 2004 or any of the three increases due under Sustaining Progress during 2004; if FÁS will give approval for these overdue increases to be paid;...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (26 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 1090: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason, contrary to expectations, that psychiatric hospitals such as St. Ita's, Portrane and St. Luke's, Clonmel were not included in the list of additional institutions to fall within the remit of the Residential Institutions Redress Board under the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 (Additional Institutions) Order 2004;...

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: On behalf of the Labour Party, I too acknowledge the professional service of Mr. Des Edwards through the years and thank him for his courtesy. On behalf of my party, I had the opportunity to attend, with the Ceann Comhairle, the retirement celebrations for Mr. Frank Lane and Mr. Paddy Behan. I am beginning to think the entire matter is a ruse to allow the Superintendent to make long speeches...

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I agree with Deputy Kenny on the importance of making the Quigley report available. In terms of value for money, the contract concerned succeeded in getting some publicity for the Minister. We shall have to await any other consequences. I am sure the Minister for Finance shares the concerns of Members on this side of the House regarding the rate of employment attrition this month with job...

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——220 at SerCom Solutions in Clondalkin, 350 at Irish Sugar, 260 at Shannon Airport, 200 at APW Enclosures in Tallaght and 92 at Sara Lee. In all, 1,392 jobs have been lost.

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Yes. Does the Government contemplate any legislative proposals that might address the rate of job losses, especially in the more traditional manufacturing sector, given the losses that occurred in January?

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: On promised legislation——

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: When will the information and consultation on employees Bill be brought before the House?

Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (27 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of cases of BSE in cattle discovered in 2004; the way in which this compares with recent years; the number of such cases which were discovered in animals born after the imposition of the ban on meat and bone meal; if she has information regarding the reason so many cases in such animals are still being discovered; and if she...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Jan 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the recent rejection by the European Commission of the Government's request for a derogation from the 170 kg. per hectare limit in the nitrates directive; the next step in negotiations in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1914/05]

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The decision to send a former Government Minister to jail has been greeted by many commentators as signalling a shift in the attitude of the authorities to the question of tax evasion. Will the Tánaiste agree that the tax evasion involved in the case of the former Minister concerned is probably minor compared to that engaged in by Ansbacher depositors? In respect of the report published in...

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: That last point is not material. It did not matter whether it was the Director of Corporate Enforcement, Mr. Appleby, or the Tánaiste, who had the power to seek the appointment of the High Court inspector. The issue is that if there were sufficient grounds, a High Court inspector would have been appointed. He or she cannot be appointed if the Tánaiste has terminated the investigation and...

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It lays itself open to the belief that the investigation was not terminated because it had come to fruition, but rather because it might do so.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I am not making any allegations.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste should answer the question.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste answered a question on 7 October to my colleague, Deputy Wall.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: She should not get up on her high horse. Just because she is surrounded by——

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Why did the Tánaiste stop the investigation from continuing?