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Written Answers — Fuel Poverty: Fuel Poverty (1 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the energy affordability strategy; the form that this strategy will take; the way he plans to address the problem of fuel poverty here; the number of homes that were part of the warmer homes scheme for 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23025/10]

Defence Forces Reserve (2 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on his address to the Annual Delegate Conference of the Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23364/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (2 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the fitting of roll over protection systems to Defence Forces vehicles; if it is intended to fit the ROPS system to all passenger carrying vehicles; when this process is expected to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23365/10]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his response to a publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23704/10]

Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2010: First Stage (3 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 and to provide for related matters.

Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2010: First Stage (3 Jun 2010)

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

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (3 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make the Commissioners of Irish Lights amenable to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23898/10]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (3 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date of the Spent Convictions Bill (2007); when he expects it to be brought to Committee Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23920/10]

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (3 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken by the Irish Prison Service and himself to ensure the same access to services by prisoners in the Dóchas Centre, Dublin, with the increase in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23921/10]

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (9 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for judicial review taken against decisions of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in each of the past five years; the number of such applications that were successful; the number that were unsuccessful; and the number of cases that were settled or withdrawn. [24106/10]

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Ministers have made mistakes since the State was founded. They have taken decisions that have hurt ordinary people ever since Earnán de Blaghad cut the old age pension by a half crown. However, nothing has ever been visited on our people on the scale of the devastation inflicted on them by the legacy of the Fianna Fáil-led Governments of the noughties. The Government inherited an economy...

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: The relevant section reads: Noel Dempsey grabbed one adviser in the corridor of the hotel a few hours before the speech was delivered. 'What the fuck is going on?', he hissed. Eventually copies of the speech, along with the briefing document on the tax changes it proposed, the pension promises and the associated costings, were hastily put into envelopes and handed to the cabinet .... Two...

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: No.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I will not take the Acting Chairman through the entire book.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I can recommend it as ideal bedtime reading. This is the unfortunate history of the haphazard way this country was governed.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I did not reach the Luas lines, the 2,000 extra gardaí, the 4,000 extra teachers-----

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: The Acting Chairman is right - I would be here until midnight if I were to exhaust the speech made by the then Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern. Is that any way to run a country?

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: It is time this Government called it a day.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister should not be picking up bad language from Deputy Gogarty.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: They served Fianna Fáil all right for ten years.