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Northern Ireland Issues. (10 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 26: To ask the Taoiseach if he has considered reconvening the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation, especially in view of the political vacuum that exists in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2891/04]

Northern Ireland Issues. (10 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 27: To ask the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting on 26 January 2004 with representatives of the Ulster Political Research Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2901/04]

Northern Ireland Issues. (10 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 28: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 29 January 2004 in London with a delegation from the Democratic Unionist Party. [3150/04]

Third Interim Report of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse: Statements. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Is the Minister saying that her letter of resignation is wrong then?

Third Interim Report of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse: Statements. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister should read her resignation letter.

Third Interim Report of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse: Statements. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Ms Justice Laffoy stated that, arising from interviews given by the then Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Woods, she sought discovery in the belief that departmental documents would explain why the State assumed culpability in all circumstance in all cases and why the contribution from the religious was capped at €128 million. Ms Justice Laffoy believed these documents would help...

Third Interim Report of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse: Statements. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: It was a fair question. Will the Minister give the answer?

Third Interim Report of the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse: Statements. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: From television programmes. That is beyond belief.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: In recent times the House has attracted increasingly denigratory coverage. One of the main reasons for this is, undoubtedly, the manner in which we organise our affairs, which is dictated by the Government. Most of the parties in Opposition have prepared extensive proposals for Dáil reform. My party submitted an 80-page document on Dáil reform to the Government Chief Whip. Notwithstanding...

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister sought too late to change it. It was his problem, on his side of the House, that he could not change it.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: What the Minister did was delay the disastrous 2002 figures and issue them simultaneously with the 2003 figures which showed an improvement on a disastrous picture. That is what he did.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: He manipulated the presentation and——

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: It is disappointing that the Minister, who was most active when on this side of the House for fair parliamentary conduct, has become the greatest abuser of it in office. Now, as we have 15 presidents of Europe, the Government has grown more remote from the people and Parliament and become more smug——

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: ——and disinterested in the image of this House outside. We have made our proposals to the Government Chief Whip. While these Ministers have outriders across the cities of Europe, they should think about the damage they are doing to the practice of democracy at home.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: I agree entirely with what Deputy Kenny has said. Apart from anything else, the issue being pushed into the night is the interim Laffoy report. We will come to that in due course, because this is absolutely disgraceful. After all the controversies and the Taoiseach's concern for people abused in these institutions, he is going to provide 60 minutes.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister had plenty of opportunity to talk about Laffoy's criticism of him and his Department, but he kept his head down until he gave——

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: ——a very mealy-mouthed performance on Sunday.

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: This is the beginning——

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: This is the beginning of the second formal week of the Dáil's resumption, if one discounts the phoney week when the Government Whip had the Opposition in here talking to itself. Although it is only the beginning of the second week, the guillotine is already being used. It is proposed to guillotine Second Stage of the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill. We had 25 minutes of...

Order Of Business. (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: It will be too late. That is the point. When are we going to seriously——