Results 11,241-11,260 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: May I ask about the housing(miscellaneous provisions) Bill in the context of the visit to Leinster House yesterday by the homeless group? May I ask the Tánaiste, without giving away any budget secrets like her colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, whether there will be anything in the budget to deal with the homeless grievance of the people who visited Leinster House...

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: There are 9 million bicycles in Beijing.

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: On the maritime Bill, since the Progressive Democrats is the only party that has not expressed a view on Irish Ferries, what is the view of the Tánaiste's party?

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does it have a view, a Cheann Comhairle?

Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does it agree with it?

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide an update on the work of the working group to develop a policy for the provision of integrated rehabilitation services under the aegis of the national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36939/05]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the projects undertaken by his Department that would not otherwise have been developed other than for the fact they were undertaken under the RAPID scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36938/05]

Commissions of Investigation: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister must have been giving an interview.

Commissions of Investigation: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: We have waited a long time for this investigation and I welcome it, now that it has been announced. The amendment proposed by my colleague, Deputy Costello, would have made for greater clarity. He recommended that the order should refer to an investigation into matters surrounding "the arrest and detention of" Dean Lyons. The Minister told us that he has changed the wording of the order which...

Computerisation Programme. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the costs incurred to date in 2005 by his Department arising from the e-Cabinet project; his plans for further expansion or development of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31498/05]

Computerisation Programme. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Thank you, Ceann Comhairle, I have learned sufficient.

Consultancy Contracts. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach the number of contracts valued in excess of €50,000 awarded by him to outside consultants in respect of each year since 2000; the recipient of the contract in each case; the details of the work covered by the contract; the original estimate of the cost of the contract; the final amount paid in respect of each such contract; and if he will make a statement...

Consultancy Contracts. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The next batch of questions on social partnership is important. The House would not do them justice in the time available, so I had better think of something to ask the Taoiseach about this list. Does he believe this is the nature of modern government? Even though this does not relate to a line Minister and it is his Department, there are pages and pages of consultancies. Is it unreasonable...

Consultancy Contracts. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——for Operation Freeflow." I asked the question in terms of the Taoiseach's responsibility for the code of practice for office holders.

Consultancy Contracts. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: In a subsequent letter to my colleague, Deputy Shortall, from the Dublin Transportation Office, it is made clear——

Consultancy Contracts. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It is clear to the DTO that the Minister of State intruded himself uninvited——

Consultancy Contracts. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I know that it is unbelievable that the Minister of State might do such a thing. Does the Taoiseach have a view on this?

Order of Business (Resumed). (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It would be appropriate if we in the House recorded our sympathies to the bereaved family following the fishing tragedy off Wexford. The skipper of the vessel is still missing. We also record our appreciation of the efforts of the rescue services and offer our condolences to the people and region affected by such terrible tragedy. When does the Taoiseach envisage that the proposed Abbotstown...

Leaders' Questions. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach does not appear to acknowledge the rising public concern, North and South, about this issue and the succession of secret bilateral deals, details of which are still emerging. How can he make the comments he has made in the wake of the House of Commons debate? I will cite, for example, the words of SDLP leader Mark Durkan in the House of Commons regarding the negotiations...

Leaders' Questions. (30 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach's last point is a strong one with which I entirely agree. The question he must answer, however, is what kind of an amnesty does not require people to come forward and admit the offence of which they are seeking to be released. I suggest that the alternative is an agreement which requires that the people in question come forward, plead guilty, be convicted and be released. It...