Results 221-240 of 4,571 for speaker:Trevor Sargent

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (12 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Defence if there has been a change in the principle of voluntarism for soldiers participating in international UN missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24284/04]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (12 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to keep Ireland genetically modified free, especially in view of the EU decision to allow the growth of genetically modified maize. [24043/04]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (12 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to support the establishment of an independent state in western Sahara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24044/04]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (12 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government, through its overseas aid programmes, plans to support water conservation projects in view of the worldwide threat to water table levels. [24045/04]

Sustaining Progress. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach the progress in the implementation of the Sustaining Progress agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22458/04]

Sustaining Progress. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the fifth plenary meeting with the social partners under the Sustaining Progress agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22459/04]

Sustaining Progress. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Members of the public hear of Government commitments on overseas development aid, carbon tax and the 10,000 houses. Will the Taoiseach reiterate and assure the House beyond doubt that this commitment of 10,000 genuinely affordable houses will be delivered on, given some of the doubts in this regard that he has expressed in the past? It is somewhat forgiving of ICTU and other members of the...

Irish Language. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 163: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha cén dul chun cinn atá déanta aige agus ag an Rialtas sa chomhphlé le ballstáit eile an AE chun stádas oifigiúil a bhaint amach don Ghaeilge agus ar chuir an Rialtas litir chuig an gCoimisiún fós ag lorg an stádais seo agus an gceapann an tAire go ndéanfar socruithe san idirphlé leis na ballstáit eile agus leis an gCoimisiún le...

Irish Language. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an bhfreagra. Tá an Rialtas ag plé na ceiste seo le fada ach tá gá le freagraí daingneacha, "sea" nó "ní hea". Níor chuala mé na freagraí a raibh mé ar a lorg go fóill. Ar scríobh an Rialtas litir go foirmiúil chuig an Coimisiúin agus Comhairle na nAirí ag déanamh an iarratais seo? An féidir í a feiceáil? An mbeidh rún ar an gclár ag an...

Irish Language. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: An nglacann an tAire go bhfuil an-difríocht idir teanga conartha agus teangacha eile sa Spáinn, mar shampla, nach dteangacha conartha iad agus nach bhfuil comparáid ann? Tuigim nach bhfuil litir ann, agus tá díoma orm nach bhfuil, ach ar labhair an tAire go pearsanta, nó ar labhair ionadaíocht ar a shon, sa Bhruiséil le stáit eile faoin gceist seo? Tá sé ag rá go bhfuil sí á...

Irish Language. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Chuir mé ceist agus tá mé ag fanacht ar fhreagra go fóill. Ar labhair an tAire go pearsanta? An mbeadh suim aige sa cheist gon-ardófadh sé í le baill stáit eile? An bhfuil suim aige i gceist Lá freisin, mar tá sé, mar Aire Gnothaí Eachtracha, ag plé le daoine ar an dá thaobh ó Thuaidh agus is féidir leis an cheist a chur ansin? Is ceist don Tuaisceart é fosta.

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach has informed us in many ways that he feels people's pain. Does he appreciate, given everything he has experienced over many years, that the 2001 health strategy commitment of funding for 3,000 extra hospital beds by 2011 is completely inadequate, that the time frame is neither real, appropriate nor adequate and that it must be re-assessed and a new plan brought forward? Is it...

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: It is not.

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: We need more beds.

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: I am not sure the Taoiseach appreciates the urgency of this matter. Whether the report and the target date of 2011 seemed fine, the date is not fine now. When the Taoiseach refers to private nursing homes, which seem to be seen as some form of panacea, does he not realise that 20 people were waiting for beds in the Mater Hospital just one hour ago? Some have been waiting since last Thursday....

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: In the context of the wider implications and the needs of this country in terms of accident and emergency shortfalls and the suffering in our hospitals, it is important that the probity of allocating so much money to what effectively is an industry and also an entertainment be dealt with not only by a committee with a narrow remit but in the Dáil by way of debate. For that reason I seek a...

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: I would like to think the Taoiseach would take the opportunity to clarify the statement of his Minister for Foreign Affairs——

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: I was simply hoping that the Taoiseach might take the opportunity to address the issue when replying. The charities regulation Bill has been promised since before I became a Member of the House. The Costello report goes back to 1990 and even the time of the hospital sweepstakes. Those hospitals that must raise extra funds to meet Exchequer shortfalls want to know when the Bill will be in place.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach will not be here.

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Tá áthas orm deis eile a fháil chun labhairt ar an Water Services Bill 2003. I mentioned earlier that the European Commission has to take much of the credit for the introduction of this legislation and a great deal of other legislation. The drinking water regulations contained in SI 439 of 2000 came into force in January 2004. It behoves the Government to uphold the spirit of such...