Results 861-880 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Order of Business. (24 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: People on very low incomes cannot visit their family doctor at present.
- Order of Business. (24 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: The Government ought to restoreââ
- Order of Business. (24 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I join the Minister for Finance in welcoming the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform's U-turn in the case of a young Nigerian man who was deported last week. I did not hear the Minister say when the immigration and residence Bill will be brought before the House. It is clear that the system is in need of urgent review. It is disgraceful that a young child was snatched from a...
- Driving Tests. (24 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Transport the new technical checks that have been introduced as part of the driving test; the reason these technical checks were introduced; if he plans to introduce further reforms of the driving test procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9683/05]
- Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (24 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport when new regulations on customer service and safety standards in the taxi industry will be implemented; the precise areas that these regulations will focus on; the number of submissions from the public he has received in this respect following the public consultation phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9682/05]
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if the Government has plans for the holding of constitutional referenda during 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4633/05]
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the progress with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the Oireachtas All-Party Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/05]
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Did the Taoiseach answer the question about what will happen if the indications in France are borne out on the day of the referendum?
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Will we proceed in any event? How many reports has the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution issued and how many parts of these have been implemented?
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I would like to pursue with the Taoiseach the question of the price of building land. Today Davy Stockbrokers predicted another boom year, which at least is different from the usual economists' reports which, whenever there is a threat to the price of building land, state the prices of houses will tail off next year and that increases will be in line with inflation. We have been hearing this...
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I wish to return to the issue of the price of building land. The Taoiseach described the problem and told us about the various reports that have been produced. He also told us about the all-party committee. The Taoiseach's analysis is much closer to my own than one might think from reading the newspapers. However, there is a difference when it comes to taking action. What does the Government...
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I have two questions and I did not intrude in any way.
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: The purpose of asking questions is to get answers.
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Can the Taoiseach name one of the initiatives that will be in the Minister's paper?
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Of course it does.
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: This question relates to the Oireachtas All-Party Committee on the Constitution. It is a critical question regarding the price of land. Will the Taoiseach tell the House one measure that the Government will carry out? It is a simple question.
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I know about all of that.
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: The Government is fantastic. Can the Taoiseach tell me of one measure?
- Constitutional Referenda. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has spent four years talking about the issue, but he cannot tell me of one Government measure.
- Leaders' Questions. (12 Apr 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I refer to the scandal originally revealed to the House by Deputy Joe Higgins, namely the disgraceful exploitation of a large number of workers employed by Gama Construction Ireland Limited. In the last intervention by the Taoiseach he accused Deputy Joe Higgins of not having complied with or produced the information to the investigation. We all now know that this is not true even though the...