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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the current levels of economic activity on the metropolitan area networks, including the levels of income and traffic being generated by e-Net; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19935/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his reaction to the recent report from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment which revealed very low investment in ICT in Irish primary and post-primary schools compared to schools in Northern Ireland, the UK and the USA; his views on the disappointing placing of Ireland for broadband access on a...

Written Answers — Foreign Military Aircraft: Foreign Military Aircraft (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when and the person by whom a decision was made to change long-standing criteria whereby permissions for foreign military overflights or landings in the State were conditional on an aircraft being unarmed, not carrying arms, ammunition or explosives, and not being an integral part of training manoeuvres by foreign military aircraft, or in...

Written Answers — Airport Security: Airport Security (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps which have been taken to try to ensure the security and the safety of the travelling public as well as workers and persons living in the vicinity of Shannon Airport in the event of serious accident, sabotage or terrorist attack, in view of the quantity of munitions, explosive substances and other dangerous materials such as depleted...

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I support the remarks of Deputy Kenny. It is particularly hard on Independent Deputies elected to the House to be reduced for the duration of their stay here to merely reading out a request under Standing Order 31 when, in most cases, it is fair to say, other than in the case of Northern Ireland taking over Cavan-Monaghan, the Ceann Comhairle has no intention of acceding to the request.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I do not think there is any prospect of Northern Ireland taking over Cavan-Monaghan. The Ceann Comhairle can relax. Six years ago today, on behalf of the Labour Party, I introduced the Whistleblowers Bill which the Government of the day accepted and it was passed on Second Stage. At that time the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy O'Donoghue, told the House that much...

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, was actively progressing the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell's going down.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: There is much interest outside the House in this issue. Can I take it from that statement that it is not the intention of the Government to introduce a whistleblowers Bill?

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: We have never seen any explication of that in the House.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: On the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill yesterday, an amendment to this effect was ruled out by the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, on the basis that——

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——a Bill on whistleblowing was due.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I know you are sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, but let me make this point.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I am not looking for a debate. I am making the point that——

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——the Tánaiste, on behalf of the Government, said there is no intention of introducing a whistleblowing Bill.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I will, Sir, but I want to make this point. The Tánaiste, on behalf of the Government, has just said there is no intention of bringing in a whistleblowers Bill. Yesterday, when an amendment was put to that effect to the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill——

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, said he was ruling out the amendment because there was a whistleblowers Bill coming.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I will not have an opportunity on it, Sir.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I am trying to clarify the Government's position and if there is legal advice to the effect that the Tánaiste says there is — I am not disputing her word — the least we are entitled to is to have that advice.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It was promised yesterday.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Why was it voted down yesterday in the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill?