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Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Feb 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department instructs the Commissioner of Public Works to consult local authorities to ensure that they can obtain requisite planning permission before buying property for State projects; if this happened in the case of a hotel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7940/06]

Written Answers — Pest Control: Pest Control (28 Feb 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the source of her information regarding the New Zealand flatworm (details supplied) that indicated that the feared effects of flatworm populations had not occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7806/06]

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach his Department's legislative priorities for the remainder of the 29th Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1234/06]

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I wish to take up a point raised by Deputy Rabbitte regarding the body of legislation in the Taoiseach's Department. With regard to possible legislation that might arise from the Central Statistics Office, which is under his remit, and in light of the problems shown to exist with the electoral register, could the CSO take account of its national remit and reform the electoral register...

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach has an interest in this area and has discussed it previously.

Active Citizenship. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach when the task force on active citizenship last met; if he will report on the progress of the task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6398/06]

Cabinet Committees. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on drugs and social inclusion last met. [6399/06]

Cabinet Committees. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Perhaps the Taoiseach can remind Deputies who is on the Cabinet sub-committee and the dates of the meetings of which we are talking. We should have such details when we are asking questions of the line Ministers and doing the real business. I ask the Ceann Comhairle to consider the spectacle before him. We are asking about the date of a meeting, which is information that could quite easily be...

Cabinet Committees. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: To ask the Taoiseach about the date of a meeting without being able to ask supplementary questions does not ring true or have any semblance of reality. A wider Standing Order is needed so when we ask questions, we can follow them by asking about some of the related issues.

Cabinet Committees. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I think the Standing Order is what we are really talking about here.

Cabinet Committees. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: When a question is allowed, we expect to be able to ask supplementary questions. Apparently, there is no possibility of a supplementary question in this case.

Cabinet Committees. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: We are not just in here to listen to the Taoiseach.

Cabinet Committees. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Ceann Comhairle can see how ridiculous this looks.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Ar mo shon féin agus ar son an Chomhaontais Ghlais, ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón a chur in iúl do mhuintir Larry McMahon. On my behalf and on behalf of the Green Party, I extend my sympathies to the family of Larry McMahon, who are with us today, and to the Fine Gael Party, which has lost someone who was one of its long-standing, legendary characters as well as being a public...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the arrangements agreed with Government to allow the President of the United States attend a rally of American troops in Ireland last night and the contrast between the cost of security for this event and the low-key security for the Unionist march planned for last Saturday in Dublin.

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Ferris as a chuid ama a roinnt. Tá sé an-tábhachtach go mbeadh an díospóireacht seo ann, agus cé nach bhfuil ach cúpla nóiméad agam, is mian liom cúpla pointe a lua. I listened carefully to the Minister talking about how Ireland faced many challenges. That is correct. She also said that it was being emulated by low-cost economies. There was a great...

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It is the future.

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The debate is supposed to be about further education.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I thank the Tánaiste for meeting Patient Focus and those affected as well as the hospital authorities. Legislation arises from this issue and it is important that the Tánaiste indicate the timeframe involved for the redress board, given that the 25-year neglect is at the heart of this controversy. What is the timeframe for the medical practitioners Bill on foot of the 1978 Act? Will the...

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It is written in the newspapers.