Results 641-660 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (2 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will meet a group (details supplied) to discuss the proposed closure of the sugar factory in Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6971/05]

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I agree with that. I have a further reason for opposing the guillotine in addition to what Deputy Kenny stated. The Tánaiste was unable to come to the House yesterday to contribute to the Bill and given the remarks she made about systemic maladministration in her Department, irrespective of the Travers report, she ought to be enabled to inform the House as to why she made such an...

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: There might be a vacancy in the Department. The Minister of State, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, might yet get a promotion.

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: This morning, newspapers and radio reported on the harrowing circumstances of one family with four autistic children, which highlights the appallingly bad services in place, particularly for autistic children, throughout the country. As Minister for Health and Children, is there anything the Tánaiste can do to intervene to alleviate the burden on this particular——

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: To be in order, when the Tánaiste introduces the Supplementary Estimate already promised, will she include an allocation specifically-——

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I will not discuss the content of it. Can the Tánaiste make some provision to enable the former health boards to provide services?

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: A Cheann Comhairle, you are being unreasonable. The Tánaiste-——

Order of Business. (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: This is a harrowing human situation and with the Minister for Health and Children in the House we have an opportunity——

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is intended to appoint a new chairperson to the decentralisation advisory committee, following the recent resignation of Mr. Phil Flynn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7193/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest information available from the central applications facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other public servants currently located in Dublin who wish to transfer to new locations outside of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme; the way in which this compares with the Government target of 10,300;...

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if the high level group established by his Department in the aftermath of the 11 September terrorist attacks is still functioning; the current membership of same; when it last met; if he will report on its recent work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3502/05]

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: What is the current assessment of the high level group concerning any international terrorist threat to this country? In particular, is information available on a threat from Islamic terrorists in this country? Has the high level group considered the position whereby a Boeing 737 is used by the CIA to traffic terrorists, whom it abducts in other states, through Shannon Airport? Will the...

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: A Cheann Comhairle——

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The pertinent points raised by Deputy Michael Higgins deserve a reply in the normal way.

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach is the Head of Government and he has been asked if he will investigate these matters. The Ceann Comhairle ought to permit him to reply to——

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: If the Ceann Comhairle applied that approach there would be no question permitted other than what time the Taoiseach comes to work in the morning.

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Michael Higgins raised a number of matters——

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——and he asked if the Taoiseach, as Head of Government, would have these matters investigated.

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Michael Higgins asked whether the Taoiseach, as Head of Government, will have a number of specified matters investigated.

National Security Committee. (8 Mar 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: What other way?