Results 101-120 of 13,375 for speaker:Pat Rabbitte

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Would it not, therefore, be prudent to defer this matter until we have time to consider it after 12 June.

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The question of a tally was raised by the Government backbenchers.

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: This is not about satisfying Government backbenchers but about having a verifiable audit trail.

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Taoiseach knows I have a high regard from him, but where the counting of votes is concerned, I do not trust the Fianna Fáil Party and this motion does not allay my fears.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: I am glad Deputy Kenny tabled this motion, which my party is happy to support. It has already succeeded in flushing out the division and unease within and between the Government parties and has forced a climbdown by the Government. It is, however, only a partial climbdown when the critical issue of the verifiable vote audit trail remains unresolved. When I referred to my support for the...

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Labour Party has studied the proposed electronic voting system in depth. We published a detailed report on the Government's proposed system last November. Since then a wide variety of technical experts have all expressed the same doubts about the system. Most of them have focused on the one salient fact on which the Government is silent in the amendment published today, namely, the fact...

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: That is no way for the Minister to refer to the Tánaiste.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Fianna Fáil knows all about that.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: How does the Minister know?

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: How does the Minister know?

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: That is not the argument.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: That is no way for the Minister to refer to the Tánaiste.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: There is no paper trail.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: What about the Tánaiste's comments?

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: I demand that the Minister gives way.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: The Minister has only come to read a speech. It is all blather.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: He might as well be talking about headage payments.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Department of the Taoiseach was excluded from the decentralisation proposals announced by him in his budget speech; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30745/03]

Written Answers — Non-Resident Accounts: Non-Resident Accounts (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of High Court orders sought to date by the Revenue Commissioners under the Finance Act 1999 to require financial institutions to supply names, addresses and other relevant information regarding holders of bogus accounts at the latest date for which figures are available; the number of cases in which orders have been granted; the general...

Written Answers — Voluntary Agencies: Voluntary Agencies (17 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the dedicated unit in his Department to work with the voluntary agencies at home and abroad will be established; the number of staff it will have; the expertise persons in the unit will require; the way personnel will be selected (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/04]