Results 10,181-10,200 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: There are electronic voting machines that do not work and a computer system in the health services that does not work. Are the cars travelling too fast for them to be photographed? What exactly is the problem?

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I wish to raise another issue. The Taoiseach undertook to come back to me on the printing and publication of the Barr report on the shooting of John Carty. Has progress been made on that? Will it be published and will an opportunity be provided to debate the report in the House before it rises for the summer recess?

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: This shooting happened in 2000 and Mr. Justice Barr concluded his inquiry in 2004.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: No, we did not.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: This is the business of the House.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: A citizen was killed in an incident about which we know well.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: How is it that reports will be churned out after the House goes into recess?

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The same is happening with the Dalton report. Every journalist in the country has a version of the Dalton report but it has still has not been made available to Members of this House weeks later.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Chair is very unfairly trying to clamp down on pertinent questions about road safety, the publication of reports and so on.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I greatly resent the claim——

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Road safety is not wasting the time of the House and I resent the claim that we are abusing it. The Barr report is a matter of fundamental public interest——

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: ——and it is not right that the Government should deliberately contrive to publish it when the House is in recess.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Bill drafted by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for some of the Progressive Democrats Senators have the support of the Government? I refer to the Bill on home defence.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Why not?

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Bill have the support of the Government?

Written Answers — Consumer Confidence: Consumer Confidence (21 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to address the concerns of small business owners following the significant drop in consumer sentiment in May 2006 as reported by the ESRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23485/06]

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I accept that but I really do feel strongly about the matter. I do not want to second-guess the tribunal and am in no position to do so, nor do I want to apportion blame, but I really feel the killing of John Carthy in the given circumstances was needless. Now, six years later, we are only to receive the report after the Dáil goes into recess. This is not demonstrating any respect for either...

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: We got that reply a week ago. In all fairness, if it is ready for printing there is no big deal about printing it or giving it to us in whatever fashion it is available.

Official Engagements. (21 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his address to the United Nations conference on AIDS; the discussions he had with political leaders or United Nations officials during his recent visit to the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21723/06]

Official Engagements. (21 Jun 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the EU summit in Brussels. [23539/06]