Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I acknowledge the role of the Taoiseach and the Government. The Green Party and all parties welcome the level of stability that has been brought to Northern politics. Last Friday, I was glad to be in Stormont to meet my newly elected Green Party colleague, Brian Wilson. The assembly is changing and developing alongside wider society. Given that the category of "Other" in the assembly is growing, is there any hope there will be a reduction in the level of segregation, particularly in terms of housing and education? Is it the plan of the Governments and the assembly to address these issues, which should be a priority if we are to have any reconciliation in society and not just between the politicians?

Regarding all-island institutions, I would like to press the urgency of bringing forward the register of persons considered unsafe to work with children. In the wider context of energy strategy, in which the Minister for Foreign Affairs is interested thanks to his previous portfolio, what hope is there that we will genuinely and effectively develop on an all-island basis the energy revolution being discussed in the European Commission? The Environmental Protection Agency is hampered by the fact it cannot operate as a single organisation on an all-island basis. Does it form part of the Government's objective?

Yesterday, the Cabinet discussed the long-awaited report of the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan bombings. Are we to debate collusion before the Dáil rises? I understood the Government hoped to publish the findings before Easter. Will the Taoiseach arrange a debate in the House?

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