Results 12,661-12,680 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte
- Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I take it back.
- Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach is a very hard worker.
- Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I will take that back.
- Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach is cleverly avoiding his duty of accountability to the House.
- Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: We should have a debate tomorrow.
- Written Answers — Nuclear Weapons Programme: Nuclear Weapons Programme (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish and European position towards the existing situation which pertains in Iran with regard to the threat of nuclear weapons being developed in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7733/05]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance if a trust fund established collectively by the Roman Catholic bishops called the Stewardship Trust has applied to the Revenue Commissioners for charitable status for the purposes of the Taxes Acts; if such status has been granted; if it has not been granted, the tax treatment of that trust; if making contributions towards the payment of awards of...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regard to the proposal to decentralise part of the OPW to Claremorris, County Mayo; the number of personnel relocated to date; the number proposed to be transferred; if a timetable has been set for the transfer; if it is envisaged that the relocation will be completed by 2007 as proposed in the original announcement; and if he will...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position in regard to the proposal to decentralise his Department to Knock Airport, County Mayo; the number of personnel relocated to date; the number of personnel to be transferred; if any timetable has been set for the transfer; if it is envisaged that the relocation will be completed by 2007 as proposed in the...
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I agree with Deputy Kenny. Part of the reason we are in this mess is the Government's resorting to the guillotine. The same parties that comprise the Government resorted to the guillotine in 2001 when the universal card was introduced. The Government again resorted to the guillotine at Christmas of last year when the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, compounded the original...
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: It is clear from the Supreme Court judgment that he knew about this problem in 2001. If not, he was asleep.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: It certainly does arise. Any Minister who costs the State â¬600 millionââ
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: The Ceann Comhairle says it does not arise. He wants us to make some errors again.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Martin should do some tots himself. He is either asleep or incompetent.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: The figure is â¬2.5 million per week over 52 weeks for four years, which comes to â¬600 million. That is what Deputy Martin cost us, and that is only from the time we know the Government knew about this. I do not see how the Taoiseach can invite us again to guillotine a measure of which the Government has made such a mess on so many previous occasions.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: We have already seen how the Taoiseach has contrived to evade scrutiny in the House for five weeks on a matter to which taxpayers are exposed to between â¬500 millionââ
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: Will the Taoiseach make the report available to the committee tomorrow in this House? He said one will need six and a half to seven hours to read it. The committee will receive it at 10.30 a.m. and sit at 11 a.m., conveniently just after Leaders' Questions. Notwithstanding that, will the Taoiseach commit to the committee meeting in this House where we can discuss an issue that will impose a...
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: I am asking about the arranging of business. We have heard the excuse that it is costing us â¬2.5 million for every week. On that basis, the Minister, Deputy Martin, has received â¬600 million since 2001.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: That is a big enough issue for this House to discuss in plenary session. I am asking the Taoiseach one last time to commit to it being debated in this Chamber. What is he fearful of? All his Front Bench have read it but no one on this side of the House has seen sight of it.
- Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)
Pat Rabbitte: The Minister should have read it