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Written Answers — Sporting Facilities: Sporting Facilities (17 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had recent discussions with GAA representatives concerning the possible use of Croke Park by other sporting bodies; and if he will make a statement regarding his approach to the matter. [5335/05]

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Would the Tánaiste agree that in current circumstances it is desirable for the Government to speak with one voice? Can she explain the differences, which have emerged between Ministers and between the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, and the Taoiseach? Does she understand why the Taoiseach keeps saying that exclusion of the republican movement brought us 30 years of murder and...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Tánaiste for her reply. I do not seek to entrap her into committing to any specific undertaking in this exchange. However, it seems that a very minimalist Bill could be brought before the House. My party has drafted such a Bill and the Tánaiste might be interested in making time available for its discussion. It would require the very basic preconditions for public funding and...

Order of Business. (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: In the few days since the debate on Northern Ireland, the ground and the public temper have shifted. I too would like the Tánaiste to accede to requests for the House to have an opportunity to consider this situation as early as possible.

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (22 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the next round of grants from the dormant accounts fund will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5803/05]

Leaders' Questions. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Are they or are they not?

Leaders' Questions. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Taoiseach state more clearly the level of credibility he attaches to Deputy Ó Caoláin's statement yesterday that "Sinn Féin is a party that rejects criminality of any kind"? Can the Taoiseach provide clarity in that regard? I acknowledge the statement and welcome it in so far as it goes, but I do not know what credibility to attach to it. Given that Sinn Féin's members cannot...

Leaders' Questions. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I, too, am long enough here to know that when Taoisigh were being criticised for reading transcripts, it was not concerning the security of the State. I do not want to retrace this territory but the Minister for Foreign Affairs said only a few weeks ago that he foresaw Sinn Féin in Government, probably with Fianna Fáil, sooner than people realised. The Taoiseach stated last weekend that...

Tribunals of Inquiry. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the costs which accrued to his Department during 2004 in respect of tribunals of inquiry; the anticipated amount for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3498/05]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Given the various issues that have arisen in recent years, such as the Army deafness claims and so on, I have comforted myself in the knowledge that it is a redistribution of wealth and can be justified on these grounds. I have greater difficulty applying that approach to my learned friends. It certainly is an extraordinary situation. Are there legal challenges, or High Court or Supreme Court...

National Archives. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the number of files withheld by his Department in respect of the files transferred to the National Archives in respect of 1974; the number withheld under section 8(4)([i]a[/i]) of the National Archives Act 1986; the number withheld under section 8(4)([i]b[/i]); the number withheld under section 8(4)([i]c[/i]); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

National Archives. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: In the matter of the Omagh atrocity and the Omagh families looking for the transcripts of a recent court case, I raised recently with the Taoiseach that this Act could be invoked by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to cause the transcripts concerned to be made available to the families, transcripts that, as matters stand, are not otherwise accessible. I thank the Taoiseach...

Decentralisation Programme. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department, broken down by grade, who have applied to relocate under the Government's decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3499/05]

Decentralisation Programme. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: On that point, has the Taoiseach had any direct discussions with Mr. Phil Flynn either immediately prior to his resignation or since?

Decentralisation Programme. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The answer to the question is probably "no" and it would take approximately five seconds to answer.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Taoiseach believe the resignation has any adverse implications for the implementation programme, given the circumstances surrounding it?

Decentralisation Programme. (23 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Taoiseach believe the resignation of the chairman of the implementation committee, in circumstances in which he felt obliged to resign, has had any adverse implications for his Department?

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I have raised in the House on a number of occasions the circumstances in which a constituent of mine, Dean Lyons, was wrongfully charged with the Grangegorman murders. I welcome the apology on behalf of the Garda Síochána. Is it the intention of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to make a statement to the House that is more explanatory than a straightforward apology? I...

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister of State should be congratulated on his initiative.

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (24 Feb 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in regard to the direction issued by his predecessor to an authorised officer to cease his inquiries into three companies being carried out under section 19 of the Companies Act 1990, the authorised officer has completed his reports; if he has received these reports; if he has passed any relevant information to the...