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Proposed Legislation. (4 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: This Minister would find a quango to blame for anything. I am looking forward to getting the job he has because it seems to be a handy number. It is always someone else's fault, not the Minister's.

Proposed Legislation. (4 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: In respect of the question Deputy Charles Flanagan asked, that is also the aspect in which I am interested. Has the Minister been immune from the representations we have been getting from families of wards of court? They have relatives who are wards of court and who are in receipt of awards, which have been invested in accordance with whatever is the practice, but they are extremely...

Proposed Legislation. (4 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: What the Minister has to say about was auld blarney

Proposed Legislation. (4 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I was referring to the Minister, not the legislation.

Proposed Legislation. (4 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I would be better off asking an usher.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (4 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria used by the gardaí in determining which witnesses may use the entrance to the new Central Criminal Courts building in Dublin, which is normally used for those in custody and by members of the Garda and the Judiciary; if any witness who requests to use the entrance will be facilitated; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Gangland Killings: Gangland Killings (4 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is concerned about the spate of gun murders to date in 2010; the steps that he is taking to deal with the upsurge of murders in the early weeks of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5582/10]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (4 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the conflicting advice from the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service and the Garda National Immigration Bureau regarding whether persons who hold Irish-born child residency visas can renew their visa at their local GNIB office or correspond directly with the IBC...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Recapitalisation: Banking Sector Recapitalisation (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if and when he will convert the State's preference shareholdings, through the National Pension Reserve Fund, in banks (details supplied) into ordinary equity; the effect this will have on the capital structures of the respective credit institutions; if the next coupon payment will be collected in the form of ordinary equity; if the preference...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the proposed merger of the Competition Authority, the National Consumer Agency and the consumer protection function of the Financial Regulator; if it is necessary to put the merged entity on a statutory footing through the enactment of new or amending legislation; when the merger will be completed and the new entity fully...

Arbitration Bill 2008: Report Stage (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome the provision in respect of better consumer protection, which the Minister signalled on Committee Stage. We all agree with the exclusion in respect of amateur sportspersons. I am not entirely sure and the impediment is probably on my side about how that meets my amendment, in so much as my advice was that the purpose of the amendment was to correct a technical error. I explained...

Arbitration Bill 2008: Report Stage (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: The proposed new section empowers the High Court or the Circuit Court to adjourn civil proceedings with the consent of the parties to facilitate arbitration and the Minister explained why this replacement is being inserted. I am asked to agree it is a superior provision and, in so far as I am competent, I so do. Will the Minister address my amendment No. 13? I advanced it on the basis that...

Arbitration Bill 2008: Report Stage (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: This involves a major deletion. Will the Minister put his briefing note on the record?

Arbitration Bill 2008: Report Stage (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: I accept that and I apologise.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: There is no accountability to the House.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: Can I ask the Taoiseach about promised legislation? For more than three years, Deputies on these benches have been hammering away at the need for legislation governing the operation of management companies. We cannot get answers to our questions about when the legislation will come into the House. What do I need to do to get that information? Do I have to contact Deputy Mattie McGrath to...

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: All right. I will not——

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: It is a new name for developers.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: In fairness, "stakeholders" is a nice new name for developers. That is a good one.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Pat Rabbitte: A Cheann Comhairle, I apologise for the interruptions. Can we hear from the Taoiseach about the current status of the Bill?