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Leaders' Questions. (18 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: This is the eighth year of the Taoiseach's leadership and he keeps reeling off these figures like they represent some kind of improvement. The Tánaiste had promised significant improvement by this autumn. From what she said today, we know that such is not the case. I do not know whether the Taoiseach is right in saying that the Tánaiste had already given out the figures I quoted, but they...

Leaders' Questions. (18 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: How can a patient be refused in such circumstances in extemis? It is beyond belief that he could be turned away in circumstances like these. The people expect the Head of Government to answer that question in this House.

Order of Business. (18 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Taoiseach know the date of Estimates day? Has the Government taken a decision on the IMF request for €800 million to be taken out of the economy?

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancies of treatment between older cancer patients and middle aged cancer patients; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that the treatment rates of those aged 70-79 were half to a third of cancer patients in the 50-59 age group; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Competition Legislation: Competition Legislation (18 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 502: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties created for actors, musicians and freelance journalists by the manner in which the Competition Authority is interpreting competition law, treating such workers as if they were commercial companies and as such not entitled to band together to seek improved fees,...

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Three years ago, a 14 year old boy, Brian Rossiter, was arrested along with two other boys for public order offences in Clonmel. He was brought to Clonmel Garda station where he was put in a cell on his own. The following morning, he was found unconscious in his cell and taken to hospital, first in Clonmel and then to Cork. Three days later he died, never having regained consciousness. One of...

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Experts believe that to choose to use this legislation is to choose an inquiry that will prevent questions being asked and answered, rather than establishing the truth or allowing it to be revealed. If we passed legislation a year and a half ago called the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 that provides for a certain type of speedy, more efficient and certainly cheaper inquiry than we...

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach said the Minister is satisfied that this method of inquiry is adequate. The Minister was similarly satisfied about this method of inquiry in the Dean Lyons case and he needed to change his view. No other body I have discussed this matter with is satisfied and the Taoiseach does not appear to understand that there are only specific questions, which are listed in the...

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Why will the Minister not address the House and answer who selected the seven gardaí, who made complaints against them and why is he going down this road when he needed to back off in the case of Dean Lyons? This legislation has never been used before. It is very odd and I ask that the Taoiseach have it examined before it proceeds any further as it is quite farcical. I regret that the focus...

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste will explain to the Taoiseach why that happened.

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: As regards Question No. 1, did the Taoiseach see the story in The Irish Times about an extradition warrant for a paedophile, which went missing?

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I thought it was the type of thing that might stick in his mind, if he had seen it. Will he comment on how it happened——

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——in the context of the efficacy of the Chief State Solicitor's office?

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: We are talking about the implementation of the Nally report for the reorganisation and efficiency-——

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Ceann Comhairle may relax. The Taoiseach is well able to handle it.

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Taoiseach aware of the case to which I refer?

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The whole purpose of the Nally report was to ensure that these organs of the State are functioning to optimum efficiency. I am merely pointing to one case that appears to suggest that they are not functioning as efficiently as we thought, after the implementation of the Nally report. With respect, I suggest this is a perfectly legitimate way to ask the Taoiseach——

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the OECD Report on Regulatory Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26558/05]

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: To return to the recommendation of Ahead of the Curve, the enterprise strategy group's recommendation for a super regulator, and the contrary view taken by the group in the Taoiseach's Department, is the Taoiseach saying that the view of his group is that there should be no rationalisation of the existing 11 regulators or merely that it did not agree with the particular recommendation of...

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: No, I do not. Unfortunately, I had to resort to them in recent weeks.