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Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Then looking into the camera, as only the Minister, Deputy Brennan, can do, with all that sincerity, he described himself as "alarmed" at what was happening on this side of the House. Deputy Mulcahy is also absent. He said: "I urge the Taoiseach to stand firm; no tax cuts and no more spending to put the economy at risk". I saw Deputy Mulcahy on the screen before my eyes on Saturday night,...

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Affected me — I had the best craic of my life.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach must be touched to announce a package like that.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Anybody who is sane would not do so.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach must be touched.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Taoiseach for his kind compliments. Will he answer the questions for a change? What is the cost of this Niagara of destruction? What is the cost of undermining the social insurance fund? What is the cost of the damage he has done to the confidence of the Minister, Deputy Brennan? A woman came up to me on the street yesterday and told me that, like myself, she was watching the...

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: At the end of all of that, the Taoiseach had time to visit the recycling centre. However, he could not identify the recycling centre to which he went. He certainly goes a long way to recycle when he visits facilities in Drogheda and Wexford. I presume he puts the material to be recycled into the boot of his ministerial Mercedes because he does not have a car of his own and does not drive....

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I asked the Taoiseach to provide costings.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach is not doing so.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: At least I was in the trade union movement.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Of course, the Taoiseach was not in it. He used to turn up when everything had been resolved in order to claim the credit. I remember that well.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: There are only sitting three days left until Easter. It will get better.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: That is utterly untrue.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach would love me to get my hands on them in conjunction with him. That is the problem.

Tribunals of Inquiry. (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the first report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters. [43952/06]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the action he will take arising from the first report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters. [43953/06]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the costs which have accrued to date to his Department in respect of the Moriarty tribunal; if an estimate is available as to the expected total cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2076/07]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Where are we now?

Tribunals of Inquiry. (27 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: In terms of costs, does the Taoiseach think that we got value for money in this report? Mr. Justice Moriarty found that Mr. Haughey stole taxpayers' money from the leader's allowance and that the Taoiseach facilitated it by writing blank cheques.