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Written Answers — Dog Breeding Establishments: Dog Breeding Establishments (8 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 82: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take on the working group recommendations on regulating breeding establishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9533/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (8 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 210: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to address the predicted local authority funding shortfall identified by the Indecon report. [9774/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (9 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: to hear the case for a patient charter and additional resources for Beaumont Hospital to end the appalling overcrowding which last Monday resulted in a lady with a serious case of pneumonia being left on a hard plastic chair from 12.30 p.m. to 10.30 am., ten hours later, before being told the...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Like other Deputies, the Green Party opposes the guillotining of this Bill, particularly as it is fundamental legislation, with 42 amendments. The amendments were tabled in a considered fashion in the hope that time would be allowed for a debate. By guillotining it and hoping to have the matter dealt with without any fuss, essentially, the Government is making a mockery of Report Stage and...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: We are being asked to turn St. Patrick's Day into St. Patrick's week, which is unique for most people in this country who expect next Friday to be the only day that is a holiday. This Dáil should start to recognise that outside this House this is completely unacceptable, regardless of the explanations being put out that some Members are going to be on the other side of the world and...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The reality is that many issues face this country. We heard about the 495 people on trolleys and record levels of problems in the health service. I am sure the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children would appreciate if we were here next week. I ask her to review the situation that is being proposed. With the levels of amnesia on Government benches——

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: ——there is every likelihood the Government will forget where the Dáil is if they are off for a week.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: We need to remind people that this is where the work gets done and this is where people should be attending. To be off for a week is unacceptable. There is no reason for it and we should reject it here and now.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (9 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps taken by the 26 Garda officers and four Garda sergeants who accompanied the 13 Chinese deportees on 21 February 2006 to ensure their fair treatment by Chinese authorities on arrival in Beijing; if he is satisfied that these people will not be subjected to cruel or unfair treatment in the aftermath of their...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (9 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the full cost to the State of the recent deportation by air of 13 Chinese nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9791/06]

Public Inquiries. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the recent communications he has had with the family of the late Mr. Pat Finucane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8961/06]

Public Inquiries. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the recent communications he has had with the family of the late Mr. Pat Finucane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9159/06]

Public Inquiries. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach mentioned that a full independent public inquiry was needed into the murder of Pat Finucane and in other cases, and that this was a sample of six cases. Having listened to Michael Finucane speaking to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, it seemed that the six cases were considered to be of such significance that they required an examination by an independent judge. They were...

Public Inquiries. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Were they significant?

Public Inquiries. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: What did Prime Minister Blair say to the Taoiseach? Does he agree?

Public Inquiries. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Dictated by the security services.

Leaders' Questions. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: He is not reading the newspapers.

Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I refer the Ceann Comhairle to No. 66 on the Order Paper and ask that the Government make time available to allow the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell——

Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: ——to correct the record following his unwarranted and untruthful attack on my colleague, Deputy Gormley, in which he made the incredible statement that Progressive Democrats offices had been ransacked by his sort of people.

Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Ceann Comhairle allow the Government——