Results 11,961-11,980 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister has been there for eight years.

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Does the Minister admit he is a member of Government? He keeps talking about himself.

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: We never held the justice portfolio.

Morris Tribunal: Motion. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: No, the Minister is not. That is a complete distortion.

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I want to return to the matter of Garda conduct in Donegal and the Carty report which was completed and submitted in July 2000. This was a report by a senior policeman into the awful, appalling, unbelievable and bizarre allegations surrounding the conduct and performance of the Garda in Donegal. In November 2001, the Government voted down a joint motion in the name of my Labour Party...

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Will the Taoiseach say the Minister similarly misled him and the Cabinet at the time, that he had the Carty report in his possession and that it did not bear out the grave character of allegations of abuse and dereliction of duty of the Garda in Donegal?

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister, Deputy McDowell, gave us that information on Friday.

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: There is no way one could read everything the Minister says but he told us on Friday——

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It is a first that the Taoiseach can think of no defence.

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Either the Minister, Deputy McDowell, is telling this House an untruth or the Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, told this House an untruth regarding a grave matter which goes to the cornerstone of our democracy. I ask the Taoiseach as head of the Government to answer the question. I put it to him that both Ministers are now being untruthful, that the Government possessed the Carty report and that...

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It did not have an official report from the Garda.

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach should not be talking rubbish.

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: The people of Donegal have suffered enough.

Leaders' Questions. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It certainly did not take on board any of the recommendations.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I was very sorry to learn of the untimely death of Seán Doherty. On my behalf and on behalf of the Labour Party, I join the Taoiseach and Deputy Kenny in extending our condolences, in particular to his wife, Maura and to his four daughters. It could be said that Seán Doherty's political life was a game of two halves. I only played the second half with him and am bound to say that I enjoyed...

European Issues. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the outcome of his meeting with the Prime Minister Juncker of Luxembourg on 2 June 2005 in regard to EU issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19099/05]

European Issues. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach the outcome of his meeting with Chancellor Schröder of Germany on 2 June 2005 in regard to EU issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19100/05]

European Issues. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach if he plans to meet or have discussions with other EU leaders in advance of the European summit to discuss the implications of the referenda results in France and Holland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19102/05]

European Issues. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received a final agenda for European summit meeting on 16 and 17 June 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19103/05]

European Issues. (21 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 22: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of the European summit on 16 and 17 June 2005; if it is intended to proceed with the planned referendum on the EU constitution in view of the outcome of the summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20737/05]