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Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I do so think. The Taoiseach is doing awful damage to the morale of the people-----

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: -----by hanging on to no manifest useful purpose.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: It is not possible to exaggerate the hole the Taoiseach has dug us into. One could not exaggerate it.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I doubt the casino will be before the election at this rate.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (9 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of proposals contained in the Cromien Report from 2000 that are currently under consideration for implementation by her Department; the number that have already been implemented; in respect of both sets of proposals if she would identify same; the other measures she will implement to improve the operational...

Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: The effective regulation of auctioneers and estate agents has been demanded in this House for many years. A Bill to regulate auctioneers, letting agents and property management agents is long overdue. It is remarkable that throughout the boom none of the successive Fianna Fáil-led Governments that gorged themselves on property taxes were prepared to move to proper regulation. A...

Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Some of them certainly are. They crawled under their stones for a couple of years but they are now beginning to emerge and the national broadcaster is beginning to feature them again. Some of them even have the audacity to tell us that they told us so. They did not. I am afraid to say that if they had, I do not think the newspapers would have published it. The newspapers were part of the...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (4 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome a number of aspects of the Bill but I am bound to say that I have reservations about the new fashion in the Department of Justice and Law Reform for omnibus Bills that include the kitchen sink. It is difficult to see any rationale for throwing together legislative amendments on bankruptcy, domestic violence and private security services. I welcome the provisions for enforcement of...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (4 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I thought the Law Reform Commission recommended four years.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (4 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I stand corrected, but six years still seems to me to be an unconscionably long time. At the moment, the Minister is driving people to take up temporary addresses in Britain where they are declaring themselves bankrupt. They will then be back in this jurisdiction in 12 months. On balance, I think that six years is still a long time. I referred to MABS, the Money Advice and Budgeting...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Second Stage (4 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister should not take up a Front Bench role because he has been overworked in this area in recent years. I wish to say a final word on the capacity of the intoxicating liquor legislation to promulgate codes. All my constituents want to know, and I am sure it is the same throughout the country, is what difference will this Bill make. We still have the problem of some off-licences and...

Written Answers — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (4 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of poultry egg breeders here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40657/10]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (4 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the details, if any, of any analysis carried out by him or by the Revenue Commissioners, similar to that done on high-income individuals, on the nature and extent of the use of tax reliefs and exemptions by highly profitable corporations to reduce tax liabilities and to result in the payment of corporation tax at an effective...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (4 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if the investigation in a newspaper of 23 October 2010 has been drawn to his attention in respect of the unlawful killing of a person (details supplied); his views that the content warrants the reopening of this case; his further views that the circumstances described warrant investigation under the Commissions of Investigation...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the meetings he has had with other Ministers or his Department with other Departments in relation to amalgamating or transferring funding from the Leader to county enterprise programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39296/10]

Community Development (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Community; Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans regarding the development and funding of the national community and voluntary sector; if such plans include alleviating poverty, social exclusion and inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39295/10]

Order of Business (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Will they be secret until then?

Order of Business (3 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Taoiseach minded to restrict his response to Donegal South-West, or will he give a response in respect of all four vacancies?

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to abolish the 30 hour rule in respect of rent supplement and his estimate of the cost of same. [40039/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Nov 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is committed to maintaining the value of the State pension at current levels in 2011. [40052/10]