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Departmental Expenditure. (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recommendations of the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes relating to his Department; the recommendations in this regard which will be implemented during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46387/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Minister for his reply. I have been trying to get his reaction to the McCarthy report for some time and his position up to now has been that its recommendations were in the mix in the budgetary discussions. The budget has come and gone. The McCarthy report contains a huge wodge of proposals relating to his Department and I am not clear from his reply which of them he is taking...

Departmental Expenditure. (10 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: I did not imply the Minister is not the person responsible or that Dr. McCarthy is taking over from him. I did not comment on the merit of the proposals, as I am merely trying to elicit information from him regarding which recommendations he will implement and which ones he will not. I have not obtained that. Given the main savings he has made relate to pay and, for example, Garda members...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to amend the Merchant Shipping Bill or any other legislation to increase the retirement age for maritime pilots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45887/09]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Does Fianna Fáil go along with any of this?

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Which is a drawback.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Leas-Cheann Comhairle in a position to assure the House that Fianna Fáil will vote for this measure?

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (Alcohol Products) (9 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: The truth is that we knew there would be serious cuts in this budget, everyone in the House saw that as an inevitability. Most of us on this side of the House, however, expected the Government to address the other side of the balance sheet and that there would be some element in it to restore growth as quickly as possible leading to job creation. No one anticipated that when we said we would...

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (Alcohol Products) (9 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: It is the Fr. Jack budget.

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (8 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress she has made in the establishment of an inquiry into the alleged abuse carried out by a doctor (details supplied) in the north east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45557/09]

Written Answers — HIV Infection: HIV Infection (8 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the increase in the number of persons who contracted HIV or Aids here in 2009; if her attention has been drawn to the factors that have led to this increase; if any public awareness campaign is planned to ensure that people protect themselves against contracting HIV or Aids; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Remuneration: Banking Sector Remuneration (3 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the position regarding the €500,000 earnings cap for chief executives at credit institutions covered by the blanket bank guarantee; if this relates to salary only or to the total remuneration package; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this limit is being circumvented through deferred payments, payment in kind or...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Remuneration: Banking Sector Remuneration (3 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the payment of bonuses to staff at credit institutions covered by the blanket bank guarantee and expected to participate in the National Assets Management Agency; if his attention has been drawn to the bonuses being paid to staff in the lending departments at any of these credit institutions; and if he will make a statement on the...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Tell that to Deputy Conor Lenihan.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: Who will lose their positions on the board?

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: We are being ripped off.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste read out three conditions attaching to the public pay talks and the union response, one of which was that the effect must be permanent. These are the same three conditions referred to by the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, in a radio broadcast this morning. Members heard nothing of this from the Taoiseach yesterday morning. Given that the days' leave are, by...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: While I do not often intrude, I felt that-----

Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Pat Rabbitte: It is interesting that the Tánaiste has stated that one of the conditions is that the effect should be permanent, while it is known that the offer made is impermanent. How can that run?