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Prison Building Programme (7 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Minister let me know the figures if he gets stuck?

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (7 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to make the purchase of sex an offence; if he has made any assessment of the present legislative developments in Sweden in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35357/10]

Written Answers — Gangland Killings: Gangland Killings (7 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the steps he plans to take to deal with the continuing spate of gangland murders, particularly in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35524/10]

Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: When does the Taoiseach expect the geothermal energy development Bill to be introduced in the House? I know he is in a certain amount of hot water already. There is a pilot project ready to go in the Dublin South-West constituency and it is meant to have tremendous alternative energy possibilities. It needs, however, this framework legislation to be put in place. There are three Ministers...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (12 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the most recent position as it pertains to the Saharawi people and their struggle for self-determination and independence. [36114/10]

Written Answers — EU Meetings: EU Meetings (12 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs If he will give details of all recent discussions he has held with Baroness Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union [36113/10]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (13 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on the recent number of cases highlighted by the National Consumer Agency where some branches of the country's four largest retailers were charging customers more than the prices displayed; if he is satisfied the law is adequate to deal with such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36384/10]

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (Resumed). (14 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Black Thursday, and all that went before it, threatens to undermine Ireland's economic sovereignty. In 1997, a Fianna Fáil-led Government inherited an economy that was in pristine condition. Some 13 years later, a Fianna Fáil-led Government is pleading for bipartisan co-operation in order to keep the IMF wolf from the door. What has happened in this country represents a scale of collapse...

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (Resumed). (14 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: As the Honohan report makes crystal clear, early on a policy decision was made not to allow any bank, derelict or otherwise, to fail. The report states: The "no failure" policy also took the question of optimal loss-sharing off the table. In contrast to most of the interventions by other countries, in which more or less complicated risk-sharing mechanisms of one sort or another were...

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (Resumed). (14 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: We voted against the blanket guarantee.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (Resumed). (14 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I am surprised at the speed with which the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Power, has caught up with the facility of his one-time senior Minister in the constituency to bend the truth. The facts are we opposed the blanket guarantee and Mr. Honohan is immensely critical, for a serving governor, of the wisdom of how that guarantee was drawn, and the inaction and dereliction of duty which...

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (Resumed). (14 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: The Honohan report continues: The scope of the Irish guarantee was exceptionally broad. Not only did it cover all deposits, including corporate and even inter-bank deposits, as well as certain asset-backed deposits and senior debt, it also included ... certain subordinated debt. It continues to indicate "The inclusion of subordinated debt in the guarantee is not easy to defend against...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (14 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport when the sports capital budget will be reopened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36693/10]

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: He was present earlier.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Do you think the Minister, Deputy Gormley, will walk on this one?

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 71: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social housing units held by local authorities that have been vacant for a period of three months and more; his plans to put in place a strategy to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37438/10]

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (19 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 2 of 4 April 2010, the action he has taken regarding replacing increased incurred expenditure by local authorities which saw project overspends ranging from 5% to 160%; if bonus payments were made to local authorities staff regarding these projects; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 128: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the number of civil servants in his Department who are e-working; his plans to increase the number of civil servants availing of e-working; if he will provide details of the numbers of civil servants he hopes to have e-working by end 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37654/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the number of civil servants in each Government Department who are currently e-working; her plans to increase the number of civil servants availing of e-working; if she will provide details of the numbers of civil servants she would hope to have e-working by end 2013 [38194/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the number of civil servants in each Department who are currently e-working; his plans to increase the number of civil servants availing of e-working; if he will provide details of the numbers of civil servants he would hope to have e-working by end 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38197/10]