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Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: What did they get?

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: How can it be positive that the Taoiseach has earned support for five years, if he thinks it so, from these Deputies and they got nothing in return?

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Did they get anything?

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Taoiseach saying they foolishly pledged their support for five years in return for nothing that was not already in the Fianna Fáil programme?

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Taoiseach permit time to Deputy Finian McGrath to read into the record of the House his deal, as he told a number of public broadcasting media he will do? In today's newspapers he is quoted as saying he may not be given enough time today to read them all in. Will he be given a second bite in the event that they do not all fit on the first day? Is the Taoiseach stating that the...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I am quite prepared to cede Labour Party time to the Deputy to hear what he got. Apparently it is not just of national consequence but of international consequence. It involves the reform of the United Nations.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Secretary General of the United Nations know this?

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Is it true, as the Deputy told the Marian Finucane radio programme, that he has changed Government policy as it relates to the landing of US military at Shannon Airport?

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Is that the case? What are the changes and when will we see them?

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I am sorry, Sir, I am sorry.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I was merely trying to establish——

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: ——whether Members will have access to these documents, including whether Government policy on the use of Shannon Airport by the American military has changed, as Deputy Finian McGrath honestly and clearly believes.

Northern Ireland Issues. (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Do I take it from the Taoiseach's reply that he does not believe that the South African-style truth and reconciliation commission would be the appropriate one for Northern Ireland? Have the British authorities consulted him or the Government about the remit, personnel, timeframe etc. of the independent group announced to examine the legacy of the Troubles? If the Taoiseach's view is that...

Northern Ireland Issues. (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I do not want to invite the Taoiseach to comment further than is prudent on the question of the proposed Love Ulster demonstration, but on the discussions on the North-South institutions, is he saying that the proposal of the last Dáil in respect of an Oireachtas all-party committee is now withdrawn in favour of establishing the North-South Parliamentary Forum that is provided for in the...

Northern Ireland Issues. (26 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the plans he has for meeting the new British Prime Minister, Mr. Gordon Brown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16883/07]

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The election of a new Government is one of the great parliamentary occasions, and one of the great set pieces in Dáil Éireann. It is the first opportunity for the newly elected Members to present themselves in Parliament and it allows us to make some initial remarks on the formation of the new Government. Best wishes to those who have the privilege of being selected to serve in the...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: It is an extraordinary dolly mixture. Like Deputy Mary Harney earlier today, my heart goes out to former Deputy McDowell, wherever he is resting. When he sees this Government, I hope somebody will hold a wet towel to the noble forehead because heading into difficult economic times with this combination is a dispiriting prospect for many people. When Deputy Finian McGrath was running around...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: We should leave heads out of this. The Taoiseach stated recently that we are heading into more difficult economic times and he has left us with a Government that, it seems, has nothing in common but a determination to be in power, a Government with two diametrically opposed parties with acting leaders and the third with a leader on the way out. That is not the way to head into difficult...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: ——that is, whatever happens we must get into power.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Political power is taken by those in a position of political strength and the Greens are not in that position. They are, as they admit, not needed by this Government and therefore they were not in a position to demand policy goals and did not in the event succeed in achieving any policy goals. Of course, there are reviews, commissions, analyses and some minor worthy achievements, but this...