Results 10,501-10,520 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The opportunity exists on an all-party basis for us to sit down together and negotiate a review of this programme, to have regard to the gateways established by the national spatial strategy and to implement a programme of genuine balanced regional development.

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The position is that 99 civil servants want to stay and only one civil servant wants to move.

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach might move to one of them.

Written Answers — Air Corps Personnel: Air Corps Personnel (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on acknowledging the courage and sacrifice of the Air Corps personnel who died in the Tramore helicopter crash of July 1999 through the reward of appropriate posthumous medals to the crew members who died; if he will confirm that a recommendation for an award of posthumous distinguished service medal was made after the tragedy; and if he...

Order of Business. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism received the Dalton report four weeks ago but did not bring it to the Cabinet until this morning. I am completely bemused about the delay. What is in the report? When will the Taoiseach give it to the rest of us?

Order of Business. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: This morning's broadcast made a change from "The Michael McDowell Hour" anyway. It was a pleasure to listen to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs for a change.

Order of Business. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: He can do the Pat Kenny show at the same time.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 2[i]a[/i]: To ask the Taoiseach the new terms and conditions of the centenarians' bounty; the way in which it is expected that the bounty will be paid to Irish-born people living abroad; if they will have to apply for the bounty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14448/06]

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome what the Taoiseach has said and I also agree with the context in which he has put the matter. The Taoiseach will be aware that I have raised the matter on behalf of my party and that Deputy Stagg has pursued it over a period. At the outset of this Dáil we devoted our Private Members' business to the question of emigrants living outside the State, mainly in the British cities. To my...

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Few of the people whose interests my party sought to advocate here will survive to 100 years. Many of them are in bad circumstances in British cities, living in very poor conditions and so on and unfortunately will not experience a life of 100 years or more. Is it the Government's intention to make any small reforms that are in the interests of the people who are still with us?

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: There are probably many more than that on the electoral register.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: A Cheann Comhairle——

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I will not detain the House too long.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Briefly, I wish to ask-——

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I do not know if anybody else has any further questions.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Nobody is offering.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Sargent has deferred to me.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Briefly, arising from what the Taoiseach said, it seems this is the first time our emigrants will have heard that the Government has decided, for reasons of EU law, that the free travel scheme is not available to Irish people returning here.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: It arises from what the Taoiseach said.

Centenarian Bounty. (9 May 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister, Deputy Brennan, seems to have held out the hope for a number of years that this was something he could concede——