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Order of Business. (16 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: ——or does the Government intend to continue to make Shannon available for the transport of troops, regardless of the casualties in Iraq?

Order of Business. (16 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: It is traditional to permit party leaders to put——

Order of Business. (16 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: I could have raised the matter under the general socialist cover but I chose not to do so. This is a serious matter about which many Members are concerned.

Order of Business. (16 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: I thought the Taoiseach might take the opportunity to comment on what we have witnessed, via our televisions screens, in Falluja.

Order of Business. (16 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: What we see on our televisions is abuse of civil rights and the Geneva Convention.

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the report of the taxi advisory council on new regulations to be introduced to the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26982/04]

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on the work to date of the taxi hardship panel. [26977/04]

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Although the Government supported its passage on Second Stage in the House, can we take it that the Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999 is considered dead by the Government?

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: I take it from that answer that the Bill is dead and that the work to which the Taoiseach refers and which has been prepared will not be undertaken.

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has clarified the additional functions of the Government Chief Whip. However, does the Minister of State with special responsibility for overseas development and human rights, Deputy Conor Lenihan, have a role in the peace process?

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: I appreciate that, but does he have a role in the peace process?

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Irish Parliament is united in this plea for the early release of Margaret Hassan. She is an Irish citizen who has devoted most of her working life to humanitarian work for the weakest and most vulnerable people in Iraq. I speak as the leader of an Irish party that has consistently opposed the illegal war in Iraq and expressed solidarity with the Iraqi people in all their suffering over...

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach has rambled off into a number of areas about which I did not ask him. I referred to a particular announcement by the former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, that he would provide a number of 50-bed community nursing units specifically for the purpose I have outlined. Not one of the beds has been provided, as the answer to a parliamentary question on 28 October...

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: It is another form of family planning.

Leaders' Questions. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Delivery units.

Northern Ireland Issues. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Has either of the two Governments taken the report of the International Monitoring Commission? Does the Taoiseach think it is helpful? I presume we can take the Taoiseach's earlier answer on the fears articulated, especially by the SDLP, that to enlist the support of the DUP, fundamental changes might be made to the Agreement. We can take from what the Taoiseach has said that his Government...

Legislative Programme. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach his Department's legislative priorities for the remainder of the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21326/04]

Legislative Programme. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: I defer, Sir.

Northern Ireland Issues. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach when he last met the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair; when he expects to next meet him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21328/04]

Northern Ireland Issues. (2 Nov 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his most recent contacts with the Northern Ireland political parties. [21329/04]