Results 961-980 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Every day brings some new revelations about the Gama Construction scandal and the fact that 1,400 workers were exempted from paying social insurance here — three quarters of all workers so exempted over the past three years. Will the Tánaiste pledge that there will be a debate in the House as soon as the High Court matter is resolved? The Tánaiste sat on this scandal for three or four...

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——a flimsy internal investigation in her own Department when it is clear that the official did not go outside the door to ask any of the workers concerned if the allegations were true.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste——

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I agree with you, Sir. I am not asking for the debate now.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I am asking the Tánaiste to commit to a debate where we can fully probe her responsibility for the gross exploitation that took place, and now it turns out that the Irish Exchequer was being cheated——

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——both in tax and social insurance terms. They were not paying tax either, Sir. Did you know that, a Cheann Comhairle?

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: They were not paying tax or PRSI and the Tánaiste——

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——was responsible for invigilating it.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: What investment is the Tánaiste talking about?

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste keeps talking about investment. What investment?

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: They were getting our contracts but they were not paying tax or social insurance.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: In breach of labour law.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: That is a very serious allegation.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste stood over it for three years.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It is three quarters of everything.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste informed the House that the reason she handled the long-stay charges issue and removed the Secretary General of her Department in the manner she did was that she felt she should have been briefed as the new Minister but had not been. Mr. Kelly told the Joint Committee on Health and Children yesterday that he had arranged extensive briefings but that the Tánaiste cancelled them.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: She cancelled the briefings which were arranged.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Tánaiste take the opportunity to correct the record of the House and say whether she will give evidence to the joint committee? A serious conflict of evidence exists not just between her predecessor and Mr. Kelly but between her and Mr. Kelly.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Why not? It is on the record of the House.

Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Is it now the case that matters before a committee are considered to be sub judice? That is a new rule.