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Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: The case is so serious that it merits a response from the Tánaiste in the House.

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 8 February 2007, if he has received the report of the special [i]rapporteur[/i] of the UN Commission on Human Rights on trafficking; the contents of same; the Government's reaction to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10493/07]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the most recent discussions between the EU and China regarding the ongoing mistreatment of Falun Gong practitioners. [10494/07]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: As the House knows, Opposition Private Members' Business is precious. A limited amount of the Dáil calendar is given over to the Opposition to ventilate issues of public interest. This is the third occasion in the past three years that the Labour Party has sought to address the issue of class size in its Private Members' Business. I thank my colleague and education spokesperson, Deputy...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I have a question regarding the police ombudsman commission. My colleague in the other House, Senator Tuffy, received a reply from the commission chairman, Mr. Justice Kevin Haugh, in response to a query she made about the accidental killing at Lucan indicating he could not inquire into the matter because the commencement order——

Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: ——had not been made. Why is that the case? When will the commencement order be made? I also have a question regarding a promise made on legislation necessary to implement the State's commitment under the St. Andrews Agreement. There appears to be a lacuna in the legislation. The British-Irish Agreement of 1999, as the Taoiseach will know, made provision for North-South bodies and...

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach his priorities for the European Council Meeting of 8 and 9 March 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6452/07]

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent meeting with the President of Poland, Mr. Lech Kaczynski. [7294/07]

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the EU summit on 8 and 9 March 2007. [9620/07]

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. What is the purpose of the so-called "people-friendly" declaration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Union at the forthcoming meeting in Berlin next Sunday? Is it the Taoiseach's intention to attend that meeting? Has the Government signed off on the declaration and is it agreed at this stage?

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: On the energy dimension, after the summit the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, announced that the Government would take an initiative to either ban or tax the traditional light bulb. Has the Minister decided to turn out the lights or will the Government impose a tax on light bulbs? What contribution will the Government make on the issue? Having...

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: What is the Taoiseach's view?

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: Speaking of the President of Poland, while he was here at the National Forum on Europe, he made some remarks that were regarded as very offensive by the gay and lesbian community. Did the Taoiseach register any view with the President when he met him on this issue? As I understand, it is part of the package that it would be legally binding to make renewable energy account for 20% of the...

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: I want to ask a question, but I do not know how many minutes remain. With regard to what happened yesterday, it is not fair to embark on a new batch of questions when there is no opportunity to answer. How can the Taoiseach be so confident that Ireland will meet the targets when we have officially budgeted €300 million to purchase carbon credits in the next few years? What is the basis...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: If the Taoiseach keeps this up, he can be his own warm-up man for the jamboree at the weekend. Yesterday I asked, and the Taoiseach refused to answer, how many tens of millions of euro of taxpayers' money will be bestowed on the lads from the tent at the Galway Races to build private hospitals on the public grounds of our existing hospitals. This morning, I would like to raise another public...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: ——anything Deputy Kenny has instanced about the other decisions on which the Taoiseach wasted so much money during the lifetime of this Government. What guarantees can the Taoiseach give the taxpayer that this pattern on the Thornton Hall project will not continue? I notice the Minister forgot to factor in an access to the site. The Lord knows how much he will pay for the roadway in...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: It is the Comptroller and Auditor General's view.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: It is not my view. It is the view of the Comptroller and Auditor General. It is the view of experts who saw the sale of the adjacent site at the weekend. It is not akin to Castlerea. If the Taoiseach believes the people at Killsallaghan have the same view as the people of Castlerea, he should make one of his flying visits to the area. He moves around the country faster than the MRSA bug....

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: This is the same Minister who said Mary Robinson would not be right for the Park——

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Pat Rabbitte: ——because it would cause a flight of capital. This is the same Minister, Deputy Seamus Brennan, who was the architect of the 1977 package of proposals and who puts on his very sincere face and tells the Opposition that their proposals will cost too much. I wonder in that instance what he thinks of the proposals of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell——