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Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I am merely asking the Taoiseach if he would agree to the appointment of an acceptable mediator to consider the entire remit of issues following the release.

Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: There was always an opportunity to raise a topical issue on the Order of Business.

Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Taoiseach make time available to discuss this matter, tomorrow if possible? A number of formulae are available. We have been very constructive, as the Minister responsible will concede, in working out a formula that will have the allegiance of everyone concerned. That five men are languishing in jail and that we are making no effort to be helpful cannot be allowed to continue.

Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Taoiseach saying that the Whips can discuss this?

Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I am seeking clarity on the Order of Business.

Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Taoiseach saying that the Whips can meet to discuss this matter?

Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Whips can consider this issue with the support of the Government Whip to provide for a short time in the House to debate the issue.

Order of Business. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I am asking the Taoiseach.

Northern Ireland: Statements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I acknowledge the role of the Taoiseach and all those who facilitated and worked for this week's development. Speaking in the national Parliament in the week that the Provisional movement has verifiably put beyond use its deadly arsenal of weapons, we should not forget the many victims of those weapons — the people who were shot, blown up or maimed, and those who lost loved ones, family...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I welcome the Taoiseach's forthright condemnation of what is going on. If the Taoiseach maintains this approach for the rest of the term, we could have useful exchanges here. At the end of all that, what does he intend to do about the issue? The last time the national implementation body met, Irish Ferries did not even attend. If the Taoiseach does not know any of the people in Irish Ferries,...

Leaders' Questions. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I mentioned him favourably.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Kenny wants to know whether the Taoiseach has any further plans to hold Cabinet meetings in marginal constituencies. I would suggest the Deputy is inviting the Taoiseach on to a sucker punch. Given the unpopularity of some of his Ministers visiting constituencies, the last thing I would do in his position is bring all of them to a location. It would be very likely to have a...

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: If the greater part of the——

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I think I detect a snore from the bench of Deputy Conor Lenihan. If the greater part of the cost relates to the cost of back-up staff and servicing the staff does this give the Taoiseach cause for pause in terms of displacing the top tiers of the Civil Service to different locations around the country. How are Government and key Departments to do their business if key senior personnel have...

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I find the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív, difficult enough at this pace, whatever about having to video-conference with him.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on 6 July 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24363/05]

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach his plans for official trips abroad up to the end of 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/05]

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach his priorities for the next EU summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24379/05]

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 16: To ask the Taoiseach if he has been in touch with the US administration to convey the sympathy of the Irish people on the deaths and destruction caused by hurricane Katrina; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24839/05]

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 17: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his recent address to the United Nations General Assembly. [24841/05]