Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I move:

"That Dáil Éireann resolves that it no longer has confidence in the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Cullen, in view of the incompetent manner in which he has failed to introduce and implement policies that properly fulfil the functions of his Department, including measures to:

— encourage public support of the electoral process;

— construct and allocate social housing to the 50,000 applicants on local authority waiting lists; --restrict the creation of unnecessary waste, resource the collection, reuse and recycling of waste materials, and the effective and safe disposal of unrecoverable waste, through funding methods that have the widest public acceptance;

— implement a national spatial strategy that properly distributes services, facilities and opportunities throughout the country;

— comply with international obligations that this country limit its increase of greenhouse gas emissions;

— responsibly protect national heritage; and

— enhance the quality of and access to local democracy."

Perhaps the Leas-Cheann Comhairle might give me guidance. It is not yet 7 o'clock, and I expect the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government might be here.

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