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Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: One could get an usher to come in and read the reply on the Adjournment. It would make a lot more sense.

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: A legitimate question was asked. Is the Minister contemplating legislation in this area?

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does something contemplated 24 hours ago not qualify?

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does a statement by the Taoiseach in the House not amount to promised legislation? Is that the Chair's ruling?

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: That nice man has not answered a question since he became a Minister of State.

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport the bodies he will designate to enforce air passenger rights for disabled passengers as agreed at the EU Transport Council meeting of 6 October 2005; and when he will do so. [29064/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the grave situation which continues to obtain at the cystic fibrosis centre of St. Vincent's Hospital (details supplied); if, in view of this, the long needed recommendations of Pollack and others for over nine years will be implemented in 2005 as she stated in Dáil Éireann on 21 June...

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste will explain to the Taoiseach why that happened.

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: As regards Question No. 1, did the Taoiseach see the story in The Irish Times about an extradition warrant for a paedophile, which went missing?

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I thought it was the type of thing that might stick in his mind, if he had seen it. Will he comment on how it happened——

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——in the context of the efficacy of the Chief State Solicitor's office?

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: We are talking about the implementation of the Nally report for the reorganisation and efficiency-——

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Ceann Comhairle may relax. The Taoiseach is well able to handle it.

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Taoiseach aware of the case to which I refer?

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The whole purpose of the Nally report was to ensure that these organs of the State are functioning to optimum efficiency. I am merely pointing to one case that appears to suggest that they are not functioning as efficiently as we thought, after the implementation of the Nally report. With respect, I suggest this is a perfectly legitimate way to ask the Taoiseach——

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the OECD Report on Regulatory Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26558/05]

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: To return to the recommendation of Ahead of the Curve, the enterprise strategy group's recommendation for a super regulator, and the contrary view taken by the group in the Taoiseach's Department, is the Taoiseach saying that the view of his group is that there should be no rationalisation of the existing 11 regulators or merely that it did not agree with the particular recommendation of...

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: No, I do not. Unfortunately, I had to resort to them in recent weeks.

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Yes, perhaps the Ceann Comhairle has a point. On the Competition Authority and the various reports, lectures etc., what tangibly has been achieved? If there are anti-competitive practices in this economy, as is alleged, and there is anti-competitive activity to the extent suggested in certain significant sectors, why have more prosecutions not been advanced? Why has more action not been...

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Tánaiste is a bit behind on the deadline of 25 April 2001, is she not?