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Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Taoiseach concerned about the slippage that has taken place since the St. Andrews Agreement? The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said in the House of Commons last night that there would no longer be nominations to the positions of First Minister and Deputy First Minister but that the parties would indicate their willingness to take those posts when the Assembly met on Friday....

Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the pledge be signed on Friday?

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Relatives of the 48 young people who lost their lives in the unimaginable horror of the Stardust fire will be picketing outside the gates of Leinster House later today. What response can the Government make to their plea? They made a comprehensive submission to the Government during the summer. The Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform eventually met relatives....

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The owners of the premises were left for a number of days in control of the premises before the forensic investigation took place. I put it to the Taoiseach that we have a tried mechanism that may well be appropriate in this situation, the facility to send in a senior counsel with the assistance of an expert assessor to review the tribunal papers, to review the Garda reports, to study the...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I did not raise this matter in any partisan way.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I am merely concerned that some peace of mind should be brought to the relatives concerned about the terrible tragedy that befell them. The Taoiseach says: "Deputy Rabbitte is right in stating that no Government for the past 25 years has taken too much of an interest in it since the public inquiry — I did", but I am bound to remind him that he has been in government since 1987 with the...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The finding of arson enabled the owners of these premises to get millions in damages from the State and the taxpayer. The most serious questions were raised into which I do not want to go here. Given the precedent of Mr. Paddy McEntee, SC, being appointed in respect of the Barron report and other precedents since the commission of inquiries legislation was introduced, there is a way to...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: They understand that the Taoiseach, along with everybody else in the House, has sympathy for the terrible grief they endured. However, they do not believe that anybody is likely to act to give them some confidence that at least the State has sought to get answers to questions that remain unanswered.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the recent Smart Telecom fiasco; the discussions his Department has held with ComReg and the telecoms industry in this regard; when he will bring forward the emergency legislation that he promised to ensure there will be no repetition of this episode; the regulatory reform he will...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the ongoing digital terrestrial television trial; if he will provide details on the recently completed selection process for multiplex programme content managers; when the DTT trial will be completed and national roll-out will begin; the reason he has not dealt with digital television...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 in relation to the DEIS scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the school's commitment to tackle education disadvantage in the local area through such means as a homework club, courses for parents and art therapy, in co-operation with the home...

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Is it correct that Fianna Fáil backbenchers forced the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to back down on his refusal to budge on the deadline of 25 November regarding the electoral register issue?

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Does it not, Sir?

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I do. The Ceann Comhairle will recall that the electoral register's latest state is worse than its first with deletions, inconsistencies, people removed to a——

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I am grateful to you, Sir, as always. Is it true that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has compounded the mess by extending the deadline from 25 November to 29 December?

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: It arises from the point of view of every Member, who ought to be concerned that there will be an electoral contest based on a fair and accurate representation of the people entitled to vote.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Has the Minister extended the deadline from 25 November to 29 December? Will the resources be supplied to the local authorities to ensure they will have no excuse to fail to achieve 99% accuracy in the register? When the people were paying rates, there was no difficulty having an accurate register. It is a scandal that we are in this situation.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: We cannot have a debate on anything in here, Sir.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I apologise to the Taoiseach that he did not get a silent hearing. I wish he would resume.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: That is how the people of Dingle felt after the meeting.