Results 1,261-1,280 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Public Private Partnerships. (25 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: They may be in progress or contemplated.

Public Private Partnerships. (25 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I asked the question because the information we have in terms of the kind of project that traditionally would have been done under the capital programme, for example schools etc., seems to indicate it would be far more efficient and cheaper for the taxpayer in the long term for them to be done in the traditional way. While I do not rule out PPPs absolutely, the examinations we have seen of...

Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Has the Government decided that a Supplementary Estimate will not be necessary this year for the refund of nursing home charges?

Written Answers — Adoption Register: Adoption Register (25 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the leaflet regarding the national adoption contact preference register has not been delivered to every household (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17595/05]

Order of Business. (26 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Some 13 Bills have been promised for this session. We are now more than half way through and I believe that only one has been published. I wish to ask in particular about the work permits Bill, which has been promised for nine consecutive sessions. As far as I know, there has been no sign of it. Regarding the debate of recent days on tax incentives and shelters, reviews either going on or...

Order of Business. (26 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for his response but he did not answer my question. Is there imminent amending legislation to extend the scheme that exists for private hospitals to psychiatric hospitals as promised by the Tánaiste?

Written Answers — Hearing Impairment Claims: Hearing Impairment Claims (26 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of claims for damages for deafness determined in court or settled out of court at the latest date for which figures are available; the amount paid out to date in terms of damages or legal costs; the number of such claims outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17612/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (26 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of officers and personnel of other ranks in the Naval Service at the latest date for which figures are available; the way in which these figures compare with the establishment levels set out in the White Paper; the steps being taken to recruit personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17613/05]

Written Answers — Crime Scene Photography: Crime Scene Photography (26 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the numerous graphic photographs published in newspapers of the body of a person (details supplied); the responsibilities of the Garda Síochána in such circumstances; if provisions of the Garda Síochána Bill 2004 or the proposed defamation Bill will be relevant to such situations; if...

Decentralisation Programme. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff within his Department who have applied for transfer to locations outside of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme; the impact, if any, this will have on his Department; if there are plans to decentralise any part of his Department or any agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...

Decentralisation Programme. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the staff be replaced in the Department of the Taoiseach or will staff be transferred from other areas of the Civil Service? Has a new chairman of the implementation committee been appointed? If so, who? To whom will he or she report? For example, will he or she report to a cross-departmental committee or a Minister? What reporting arrangements apply to the implementation committee?

Decentralisation Programme. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: What mix of grades comprises the 42 people? Are people with skills particular to the Department of the Taoiseach being lost? Professional grades are experiencing difficulties, being told to either move "or else". I do not know how people with such technical or professional skills can be accommodated elsewhere in the Civil Service.

Air Services. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on Aer Lingus last met and when the next meeting is due. [16046/05]

Air Services. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Could the Chair tell me how Deputy Higgins's question is statistical?

Air Services. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: No, it does not.

Air Services. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The question asks when the Cabinet sub-committee last met.

Air Services. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: This has nothing to do with matters like export figures or the CSO. Whatever it is, it is not a statistical question.

Air Services. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: One could say that about any question, that it is looking for one specific answer.

Air Services. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It is a stratagem used by Deputy Higgins to ask a question on the Cabinet sub-committee on Aer Lingus and it most emphatically is not a statistical question.

Air Services. (31 May 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It may well pose a problem for the Chair.