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Order of Business. (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I also oppose the moving of this Bill.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: When is it proposed to bring the Abbotstown Campus Development Authority Bill before the House? I remind the Taoiseach of his commitment that the work permits Bill would be through the House this session, but it has not even been published. Obviously, it will not be moved in this session so will the Taoiseach indicate when it will be published?

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: We are giving the House notice.

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 63: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he met with two persons (details supplied) regarding the future of Thom's Directory, arising from changes to section 4 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001; if his attention was subsequently drawn to a newspaper report of the meeting; if his office was the source of the information in the newspaper...

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the RPII's anti-radon programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22229/05]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the basis on which he re-appointed a person (details supplied) to the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22651/05]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he gave an undertaking to six representatives of the greyhound industry at a meeting in December 2004 that a person (details supplied) would not be re-appointed to the Irish Greyhound Board; the reason this person was subsequently appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22652/05]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 394: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if, when reappointing a person (details supplied) to the Irish Greyhound Board, his attention has been drawn to the very critical comments made regarding the person in a judgment delivered in the High Court in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22653/05]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received representations from a number of organisations within the greyhound sector expressing concern at the appointment of a person (details supplied) to the Irish Greyhound Board; if he has responded to these representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22654/05]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he intends to make any changes to the membership of the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22655/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors that have been appointed to date in regard to his announcement of the recruitment of an additional 11; when the full number will be appointed; the current establishment level of the labour inspectorate; the number currently serving as labour inspectors; if any of the labour inspectorate...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 610: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider asking the Garda to reopen its investigation into the fatal fire at a hotel (details supplied) in County Donegal on 8 August 1980; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22560/05]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 611: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a request from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for access to his Department's files on the circumstances of a fatal fire in County Donegal in 1980; if, in view of the exceptional circumstances of this case, he will consider granting access to these files; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider using the powers available to him, under section 1 of the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1998, to have the Attorney General consult with Mr. Justice Morris with a view to seeking his consent for an amendment to the terms of reference so that the Morris tribunal be requested to...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 681: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 is losing one and a half teachers under the general allocation system; her views on whether this is a serious and unacceptable decrease in resources for a school designated as disadvantaged; the steps she will take to have these positions...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 682: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools which are designated as disadvantaged; the number of schools which have staffing concessions; the number of schools which are losing posts under the revised system of allocation to schools with special education needs; the location of these schools; her proposals, in view of this, to support such schools to...

Leaders' Questions. (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Without any justification, the Taoiseach proposes to call the House to rise on 1 July. The Government will limp off into the summer recess with the ministerial debris of the parliamentary year still on the front bench. The former Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Noel Dempsey, came up with the idea of spending €52 million on electronic voting, and the...

Leaders' Questions. (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Fianna Fáil backbenchers will like what I have to say. In August 2000, the Acting Commissioner, Mr. Noel Conroy, sent a secret report based on the Carty investigation to the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy O'Donoghue. It was a shocking 37-page summary of what Assistant Commissioner Carty had uncovered in Donegal. What did the Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, do about...

Leaders' Questions. (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Every time I raise the issue, the Minister scurries up the back stairs to brief the media and muddy the waters. I hope when he scurries up today that he brings the report with him and gives the media a copy. Contrary to what he tried to suggest yesterday, I have seen the report and it would cause the hair on the back of any reasonable person's neck to stand up. It is reprehensible and...

Leaders' Questions. (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: We want the real facts.