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Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Standing Orders.

Order of Business. (30 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It is important that we know the difference between "indoor" and "open air".

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will expand on his recent statement that older persons should be able to remortgage their property to the State in return for an annual income to supplement their pension; if he plans to table formal proposals on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23028/05]

Order of Business. (1 Jul 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The question put to the Ceann Comhairle was how does he recommend, as the chairman of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, that Members give four days' notice of amendments when they receive a Bill on the day before it is taken. That is the question. I do not propose to have a discussion with him.

Order of Business. (1 Jul 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: How does he propose to have a four-day rule when Members only get one day's notice of a Bill?

Order of Business. (1 Jul 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Members receive one day's notice of a Bill, which was the point originally put to the Chair.

Order of Business. (1 Jul 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I second the amendment that the Dáil should resume on 13 September. It is very difficult to justify anything else to the public. It is impossible to justify three months' absence from plenary session of the Dáil. Outside it is not understood that it is the Government and not the Dáil or the Oireachtas that makes the decision to put the House into recess for three months. It is impossible...

Order of Business. (1 Jul 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Even by the standards of this Government, the recess is coming at least a week earlier than in recent years. There is no justification for the House not to sit next week. I am happy to second Deputy Kenny's proposal that the House return on 13 September.

Order of Business. (1 Jul 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, has said that Deputy Sargent is technologically inadequate.

Order of Business. (1 Jul 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: As the acting head of Government, I ask the Minister, Deputy Cowen, to give a more positive indication than that on the matter raised by Deputy Kenny. It appears the proposal he has put is reasonable. Anybody who looks closely at the deal Shell Oil got in Mayo would reach the conclusion that the least it can do having got one hell of a deal from the Irish taxpayer is to make itself amenable...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Taoiseach detail his Government's plans to deal with the displacement of 543 workers by Irish Ferries Limited? He should have a note of it because he will remember this was a significant company which served the strategic interests of this country well before it was sold off to friends of Fianna Fáil by the then Minister for Transport, Deputy Brennan. Having gotten away with it in...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome the Taoiseach's forthright condemnation of what is going on. If the Taoiseach maintains this approach for the rest of the term, we could have useful exchanges here. At the end of all that, what does he intend to do about the issue? The last time the national implementation body met, Irish Ferries did not even attend. If the Taoiseach does not know any of the people in Irish Ferries,...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I mentioned him favourably.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Kenny wants to know whether the Taoiseach has any further plans to hold Cabinet meetings in marginal constituencies. I would suggest the Deputy is inviting the Taoiseach on to a sucker punch. Given the unpopularity of some of his Ministers visiting constituencies, the last thing I would do in his position is bring all of them to a location. It would be very likely to have a...

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: If the greater part of the——

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I think I detect a snore from the bench of Deputy Conor Lenihan. If the greater part of the cost relates to the cost of back-up staff and servicing the staff does this give the Taoiseach cause for pause in terms of displacing the top tiers of the Civil Service to different locations around the country. How are Government and key Departments to do their business if key senior personnel have...

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I find the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív, difficult enough at this pace, whatever about having to video-conference with him.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on 6 July 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24363/05]

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach his plans for official trips abroad up to the end of 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/05]

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach his priorities for the next EU summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24379/05]