Results 11,381-11,400 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Leaders' Questions. (16 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I will not take lectures from Deputy Martin in respect of figures.

Leaders' Questions. (16 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: He would not know a figure if——

Leaders' Questions. (16 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——it jumped up and bit him.

Leaders' Questions. (16 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: If I had anything to do with it, it would not simply be Barry McSweeney that was being moved aside.

Leaders' Questions. (16 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: According to the answer given to Deputy Burton last week, the number of people paying at the standard rate is 624,000 while the number of people paying at the higher rate is 666,440. The Taoiseach made a commitment but the situation is regressing. What will he do about it?

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her priorities for the current round of world trade talks and the summit due in Hong Kong in December 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34177/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the severe difficulties for children with disabilities and their families arising from the threatened withdrawal of a range of services provided by the Lucan Disability Action Group; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the LDAG views that it must reduce services due to the...

Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does no one pay any attention to the Taoiseach?

Departmental Bodies. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach told me on 14 April that the task force would report within six months. Did I hear him say that it has not yet been appointed? Will he say when that will happen? Does he agree that one of the most important manifestations of active citizenship is fulfilling one's duty to vote, something that has been declining in recent years? Will the Taoiseach ask the task force to examine...

Departmental Bodies. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Is it appropriate to leave the issue to the local authorities? One gets the impression that they are not really that pushed when it comes to keeping the register up to date and accurate.

Departmental Bodies. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Taoiseach believe they would have a planning problem with St. Luke's? Would it be put to a referendum if it was in Switzerland?

Leaders' Questions. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach will be aware that there were two more gangland murders in my constituency at the weekend and three gangland murders the previous weekend, and that there have been 17 gangland murders so far this year. The Taoiseach will recall the fulminations of his colleague, Deputy O'Donoghue, in opposition to the effect that if a letter went missing or a bicycle was stolen, the Minister for...

Leaders' Questions. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: There is now a veritable swarm of wasps, yet the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform seems to think that his first duty is as a panellist in various television and radio studios. I will give the Taoiseach a statistic: 75 murders where guns were used occurred between 1998 and 2004, but proceedings were taken in only 26 cases, 35%, and convictions were secured in only 12 cases, 16%....

Leaders' Questions. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: These gangland killings are turning the system into gangland law. It will not be long, if those involved feel they have a 90% chance of escape, before they turn their guns on targeted citizens. The fulminations were not just those of Deputy O'Donoghue because the Taoiseach joined in on 21 April 1997 when he said he had a message for drug barons. He stated: Our plan is to arrest you, prosecute...

Leaders' Questions. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach describes the problem well. However, many people will want to know why nothing adequate is being done to protect public safety, which is the first duty of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Government. The Taoiseach appears to think, because he describes what is taking place as a "vicious feud", that somehow this explains matters and we should all turn a...

Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: In respect of a public servant or a serving office holder, does the Taoiseach believe that being economical with the truth about one's academic qualifications could be a subject for resignation?

Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It is a highly controversial matter at present——

Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——affecting a hard-working civil servant.

Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: As a matter of public policy, what is the Taoiseach's attitude?

Ministerial Responsibilities. (15 Nov 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Kehoe has a point — they will learn what the Whip is like then, all right. Can the Taoiseach provide figures for the constituency office staffs of the Ministers of State in his Department? How many staff are employed in these offices? Is it intended that the Ministers of State will retain these staff during the course of a general election? There seems to be a serious disadvantaging...