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Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (6 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí employed in the Clare Garda division in the past five years by district. [13951/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take into account the timeframe for the commemoration of the Easter Rising in April 2006 and accordingly ensure that outstanding approved citizenships are issued including the case of post-nuptial citizenship from a person, details supplied, in County Mayo. [13974/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (25 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his 22 March 2006 meeting with Mr. Raymond McCord concerning the murder of Mr. McCord's son in 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13070/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (25 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach already promised to seek a full investigation into the murder of Mr. McCord. He promised to meet Mr. Blair at the fringes of the European Council meeting at the end of March. Did the Taoiseach not meet him there but in Armagh instead, or did he meet him a second time to discuss this matter? In his reply the Taoiseach mentions Armagh only. Can the Taoiseach indicate what is in...

Commemorative Events. (25 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he will review the 16 April 2006 commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/06]

Commemorative Events. (25 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I welcome the opportunity for the commemoration. The Green Party was particularly mindful of the need for the Proclamation to be a reference point for the way this nation is developing and that it must do considerably more to live up to the expectations of those who fought and the many who died in 1916. As Deputy Rabbitte said, the Taoiseach should consider that the prospect of ongoing...

Commemorative Events. (25 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I am trying to be positive and I will be brief. In suggesting the events and the inclusiveness that should mark those events, did the Taoiseach have any expectation that he would give rise to the Roman Catholic church and the Church of Ireland debating fundamental theological reconciliation? I ask the Taoiseach to reflect on the Arbour Hill ceremonies in future. These have not been marked by...

Order of Business. (25 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: So the Order of Business does not become a charade, will certain promised legislation actually appear? As Deputy Kenny said, eight of the 17 Bills promised for the previous session failed to appear. Half those Bills were published. Some 62 Bills have been promised for 2007. Will even a fraction of those 62 Bills appear? Will we have a shorter recess and sit through July? Perhaps the Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Recreational Watercraft: Recreational Watercraft (25 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Transport if he plans to establish in law any of the recommendations outlined in the Final Report of the Action Group on Small Powered Recreational Craft (including Personal Watercraft); and if a deadline will be set for the introduction of these recommendations. [15096/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (25 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of instances in which drivers have not challenged the award of penalty points against them since the introduction of penalty points for each year; the number of instances in which they have challenged the award; the number of those challenges which succeeded; and the number which failed. [15098/06]

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (25 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 716: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the training and resources which are given to the Garda Síochána to comply with its responsibilities as detailed in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 427 of 7 March 2006; and if he is satisfied that the Garda has the skills necessary to determine cruelty relating to exotic animals. [15097/06]

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: On this day 20 years ago, the devastating potential of nuclear power was unleashed by the explosion of just one reactor at Chernobyl. Some 190 tonnes of uranium and graphite were expelled into the atmosphere, contaminating for thousands of years an area around the plant the size of England and Ireland combined. The people of Chernobyl were exposed to radioactivity 90 times greater than the...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: How many hits have they received?

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I asked four questions and received an answer to one, namely, that the Government will not circulate the plan to every household.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Perhaps one out of four from the Taoiseach is not that bad. However, I also asked whether the fire service would have an emergency exercise to assess how we might cope. That is what it seeks, but I have not had an answer. There has never been such an exercise. Second, I requested an audit of the local authority plans rather than of the national plan, which is different. The local authority...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Government has not made a submission.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Green Party was the first party to call for the closure of Sellafield.

Leaders' Questions. (26 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Fianna Fáil wanted nuclear power then.

Northern Ireland Issues. (26 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 18: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the UK Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, on the margins of the EU March 2006 summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15131/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (26 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 19: To ask the Taoiseach his views on his April 2006 meeting in Armagh with the UK Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, and the initiative taken there on the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15135/06]