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Criminal Procedure Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: It does. I agree with the Minister. The ICCL makes the point it does not consider that the proposed amendment of criminal procedure rules will result in any significant changes for the victims of crime. The central and unique selling point of this Bill is that it is about making significant changes for the victims of crime. Referring to the document it published some years ago, "Better...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of adult health community teams that have been established; the progress that she expects for 2010 to increase this number in accordance with policy in A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6989/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take arising from the recent report of the Ombudsman for Children regarding conditions under which more than 120 children separated from their parents and seeking asylum here are housed in hostels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46173/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding an application for payment of redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [7446/10]

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: He has been lying in here for 25 years.

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: He wants an opportunity to record it.

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: At what time exactly?

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: That clashes with "Nob Nation".

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Order for Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I thought the Ceann Comhairle was asking me to help out the Minister.

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Order for Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: We are taking Private Notice Questions. The Deputy is making a Second Stage speech.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I am.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Of course I can.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: It will be a short statement then.

Job Creation. (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Nobody did that in Fianna Fáil.

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I propose to share my time with Deputy Sherlock and Deputy Ó Snodaigh.

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: That is the kind of solidarity I appreciate. Thank you very much. I ask the House to give a Second Reading to the Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010, which has been published in my name on behalf of the Labour Party. This Bill seeks to restore inquiry by parliamentary committee. The Labour Party believes that institutional reform - wider than Dáil...

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Take advantage.

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: It is crazy.