Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

In supporting this call I predict that if the matter is not debated here, it will be debated in the European Court of Human Rights.

Legislation that has been promised over many years in a number of areas, such as the charities regulation Bill, has now dropped off the face of the earth, so to speak. No indication has been given about the legislation in question even though it was promised for 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Almost 50% of people surveyed give approximately €11 per month.

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