Results 12,981-13,000 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: I thank Deputy Calleary for his kind remarks. I always realised that I had bipartisan support in this House.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: Regardless of Deputy Calleary's morningtime reading, the position on the local property tax has not changed. The situation is as announced, in terms of the 80:20 divide and the variability clause that allows individual authorities to make their own decisions. I happened to be in the House when my colleagues on the Labour Party benched raised this as a Topical Issue. They stated no more...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Calleary's difficulty is his propensity to believe gossip, speculation and mischief-making.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: The fact of the matter is that there is no change in the 80:20 division.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: The arrangements in the solidarity fund, which we put in place and fully support as a Government, continue to obtain. The story about the Economic Management Council is completely misleading. A meeting of the council did not take place purely because the personnel comprising the council were not able to attend the meeting. There is no squabble in the Government about this issue.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: The purpose of the local property tax is to broaden the tax base in this country and to give local authorities an element of autonomy and sovereignty they did not have heretofore. This was supported by Deputy Calleary's party at the time. If Deputies from any particular local authority are asserting their understanding of that policy, that does not constitute a squabble. There is no...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: -----to give guidelines to local authorities by September-----
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: -----so that they are clear about their remit.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: The question of how the variability clause that has been built into the law should be operated will be a matter for the councillors of the future.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: This Government, for the first time in the history of the State, has created an expressions of interest facility to invite people in the public domain who consider themselves to be suitably qualified to apply for appointment to a particular State board. Many people have done so and have been subsequently appointed. The proposition from Deputy O'Brien that somebody ought to be automatically...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: In my constituency, Ms Boylan campaigned in the European Parliament election on the basis of that chairmanship being her contribution to the public interest.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: I am surprised that Deputy O'Brien is taking this position. I have been very happy to make appointments to the range of State companies and agencies under my aegis. The persons occupying those positions are outstandingly suited and I have reappointed a number of people not of my political persuasion. Having had the privilege of dealing with them for three years, I reappointed the chairs of...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: I am glad, however, to see Deputy Joe Higgins replacing him. The least one can say about Deputy Higgins is that he is not afraid of a bit of work.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: I do not accept that this is the lesson at all. The lesson is that Sinn Féin considers cronyism all right in Northern Ireland but not in the Republic of Ireland.
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: From the little I know of the sector, I agree with the Deputy that it is a tough industry. There is no doubt about that. In regard to the issues raised here, the Taoiseach undertook to ask NERA to intervene in terms of assessing some of the claims made in the House. I do not know the outcome of that but if they are as the Deputy said, it is a serious matter. It is a matter that I would...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: I entirely accept the Deputy's bona fides in this matter. I have not seen any report from NERA and I would like to see precisely what conclusions it has come to. It is not desirable for any category of workers to be required to work in the circumstances the Deputy described. I have to say I am very old fashioned about it. I preferred the situation where refuse was collected by direct...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: Some of the companies operate a very tough regime. The issues raised by the Deputy warrant further study and I will be very glad to sit down with the Minister with responsibility, Deputy Bruton, and press these issues with him.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of 'Eurodac' (recast) and for the effective application of the Dublin Regulation, back from committee; No. 22, Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 - Fifth Stage (resumed); No. 9b, Employment Permits...
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: This matter was debated exhaustively at committee yesterday.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)
Pat Rabbitte: I am a Liverpool supporter and I apologise if I bit anyone this morning. The climate action and low-carbon development Bill is at an advanced stage of preparation. Only recently, that advanced stage was discussed by my Department and the Department of the Minister, Deputy Hogan, because of the obvious synergies.