Results 901-920 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Official Engagements. (13 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: North Korea.

Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: While I understand that is the legal advice available to the Taoiseach, the Minister for Justice of the day was enabled to make special arrangements in the case of the Stardust tribunal. There is a precedent without abrogating the rights of the Chairman of the tribunal in this particular case.

Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: On a slightly different aspect of the same issue, what is the Government's response to criticism outside the House that the first report of the Morris tribunal is available but the House has not so far debated it? What is the attitude of the Government on the matter? Would it be appropriate at this stage of the Morris tribunal for the House to debate the first report?

Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach is looking at an open air pool.

Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Can the Ceann Comhairle promise that this flexibility will become a regular feature?

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (13 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 94: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to ensure that Ireland meets its obligations to comply with EU law on environmental matters having regard to the announcement made by the Commission on 13 January 2005 that it has issued eight separate legal warnings over breaches of EU environmental law; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (13 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 149: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has completed his consideration of European Court of First Instance decision to rule against Ireland for failure to protect human health through properly controlling waste dumps; the steps he is taking to ensure Ireland will in future comply with the European Commission's waste disposal directive; and...

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Tánaiste clarify her answer about the long-stay nursing home charges? We now receive queries from people wishing to know when they are likely to receive some refund under whatever redress scheme the Tánaiste might announce. I have come across some cases of people in extremis who are desperately in need of some alleviation. In her speech at her party conference, the Tánaiste...

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I wonder if the health service, like Mr. Charles Haughey, will end up dependent on Ben Dunne.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: With regard to the letter concerning Gama Construction written by the Tánaiste to the then Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan, and published today, I wrote to the Tánaiste at that time about the same employer——

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——complaining about a company being undercut.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: May I ask about No. 6 on the legislative programme? I would have finished by now if the Ceann Comhairle had permitted me.

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Ceann Comhairle is right. When will the Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill come before the House? Is it not extraordinary that during the Tánaiste's period in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment her officials and inspectors carried out an investigation when complaints made to me, the then Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan, and others concerning...

Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I did not say nothing was done but asked how the Department ended up giving Gama a clean bill of health.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in relation to his Dáil reply of 22 February 2005, he will elaborate on his comment that people coming to this country tend to be open to the idea of learning not only English but Irish as well; the evidence he has to back up these claims; if he has statistics to confirm such conclusions; the basis on which he...

European Council Meetings. (19 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the March meeting of the European Council; his priorities for the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7522/05]

European Council Meetings. (19 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the spring EU summit on 22 and 23 March 2005. [9192/05]

European Council Meetings. (19 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he had any meetings on the margins with other EU leaders during the course of the spring summit on 22 and 23 March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9193/05]

European Council Meetings. (19 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: What is the position of the Government on the services directive? I have read that the Government took up a position of opposition to the French move to have serious changes wrought in the directive. Does the Taoiseach accept that in certain areas of services, the directive could have a serious impact on employment and on workers' conditions in Ireland if companies could perform to standards...

European Council Meetings. (19 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Why was it reported that the Government opposed the French initiative?