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Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (12 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his proposals to bring an end to the siege of Gaza in order to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid and reconstruction material. [5228/09]

Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Irrespective of what happens with Mr. FitzPatrick, has the Taoiseach given any further consideration to the proposition advanced last week that an all-party commission of the House should be charged with examining recent events in the banking sector and making recommendations for the future conduct of banking? The House might have a valuable role to play in restoring confidence among the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has made a decision on changing the legal blood alcohol level for motorists; if so, what the proposed new level will be; the reason the decision to change the BAC level has been delayed for so long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5834/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (17 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will appoint a new chairperson of Dublin Port; if he will appoint a person with strong experience and expertise in ports here and the maritime industry in view of the challenges facing Dublin Port and the whole marine sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5832/09]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (18 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the establishment of a working capital guarantee scheme to ensure that viable businesses can access the credit they need to survive over the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6364/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Remuneration: Banking Sector Remuneration (18 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take unilateral steps to cap executive remuneration at a sum equal to the remuneration package accruing annually to the Minister for Finance at credit institutions covered by the bank guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6363/09]

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Will it be available in Irish?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Are these 20-minute or ten-minute slots?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Deputy continuing his 20-minute slot?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to share time with Deputy Morgan. I do not know if the public servants are feeling better after that speech but I am sure Deputy Gogarty feels better, having got it off his chest. He is an honest Deputy, who believes what he says, but that was a fierce bout of self-flagellation and an unusual attack on his coalition partners, which he believes is richly merited. Deputy Gogarty...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Speaking about a different Bill, he stated: It would have been better had this happened more quickly but now it is in place we will have a world-class system of regulation. We should not lose the run of ourselves because there is a danger we could over-regulate financial services. However, we must not over-regulate the banking sector to the extent that it becomes a disincentive. We all...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: I wanted more time to expand on my admiration for my constituency colleague and his foresight in identifying what Mr. Seán FitzPatrick described in one of his famous interviews as "corporate McCarthyism".

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Deputy. We now see where light-touch regulation has got us and is it any wonder public servants have their dander up? This morning Deputy Bruton dealt with the question of the privilege conferred by limited liability. In a company it is a very serious matter if the privilege conferred by limited liability is abused, leading to employees suffering. It is entirely more serious in...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (19 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital funding which will be made available for the implementation of the reconfiguration plan for hospitals in the north east; the timeframe for the building of a new regional hospital; her plans to ensure that existing hospitals can cope with demands on them in the meanwhile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6553/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Health and Children how, in respect of the announcement on 3 February 2009, it is intended to achieve the general administrative reductions in regard to her Department; the amount expected to be saved in her Department's budget as a result of this process; the steps which will be taken to ensure that services to the public will not be affected; and if she...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (24 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the National Employment Rights Authority will be established on a statutory basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7273/09]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (24 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the more than 4,600 breaches of employment law reported in the annual review of the National Employment Rights Authority; the steps she will take to ensure a higher level of compliance with employment law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7274/09]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (24 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the non-commenced sections of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7103/09]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (24 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received draft voluntary codes on the structural separation of alcohol products from non-alcohol products when non-licensed business is carried on in premises to which an off-licence is attached from the relevant representative bodies as an alternative to section 9 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008; his views...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (24 Feb 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the timeframe for the introduction of either legislation or voluntary codes to ensure the structural separation of alcohol products from non-alcohol products when non-licensed business is carried on in premises to which an off-licence is attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7105/09]