Results 2,401-2,420 of 4,571 for speaker:Trevor Sargent

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I am asking about a meeting.

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Will there be an early meeting and ongoing meetings? I suggest that the sub-committee metamorphose in due course into a sub-committee on peak oil because this issue will continue to have an impact on the aviation sector and related industries.

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the new task force on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16188/06]

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Like the other leaders, the Green Party welcomes the task force on active citizenship. I often feel that volunteers in Ireland must feel like the boy on the burning deck with the flames getting higher and higher, given the time-poor lives many people are forced to live. I also acknowledge those involved as scout leaders, in tidy towns and parent teacher associations and teachers in many...

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Taoiseach help to meet the task force somewhere along the line by ensuring the Government can compensate for some of the problems which have been created? I will not state the Government has created all of them, but it has done its fair share in terms of people being time-poor with long commuting distances. Does the Government wish to introduce or announce measures to encourage the...

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: There will be no charity legislation.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: During questions I asked the Taoiseach, in the context of active citizenship, whether any progress was being made on charities legislation. Heads of the charities legislation Bill were shown to Opposition spokespersons but what progress has been made? It has been repeatedly pushed back and is now due in late 2006. Can the Taoiseach say whether it will be published in late 2006 or before the...

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: ——but it could be seen as nuclear terrorism if something went wrong. Has the Government put its views in writing or will it do so with a nod and a wink and a slap on the back?

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It has been a long time coming.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I referred to the criminal justice, suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism Bill.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Perhaps Tony Blair will help.

Written Answers — Workplace Fatalities: Workplace Fatalities (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the 20 per cent increase in workplace fatalities in 2005, he intends to implement the recommendations made by the law Reform Commission in 2005 for a new statutory offence of corporate manslaughter. [18474/06]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on establishing a commission on crime and punishment to identify the factors causing crime and to update and develop measures to address those factors taking into account international best practice in penal systems including the measures developed to rehabilitate offenders; if he will ensure that this includes...

Death of Staff Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (18 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: On behalf of the Green Party I wish to express my shock on hearing of the sudden death of Ms Breda Courtney. It is particularly sad given that the quiet, professional and methodical way in which Ms Courtney carried out her work would not have drawn comment because she was so professional. It is at a time such as this, when she is not here to appreciate it, that people are reminded of the high...

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: No. While we appreciate the opportunity to speak on the motion, we must record our opposition to the way in which the arrangements have been made which sees a number of party leaders, myself included, not being given the opportunity of meeting Prime Minister Howard of Australia. That is at variance with precedent. I recall meeting on the same basis as other party leaders, Prime Minister Blair...

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: How does one exercise the right of reply?

Order of Business. (18 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: On the same matter, but on the Order of Business, if the use of the word "steal" does not reflect the Tánaiste's perspective on the matter, does the statement made by Deputy Glennon on the radio this morning, when he implied that the word "steal" was used as a noun and Aer Lingus was, therefore, being sold for a pittance or was going for a song, reflect her perspective? Perhaps she will...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Tá áthas orm deis a fháillabhairt ar an mBille Fuinnimh (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha) 2006. Ba mhaith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt le mo chara, an Teachta Gogarty. Is ceart féachaint siar agus ansin chun cinn. For many years, we have known about the limitations of the types of energy we use. Media reports date back decades and 1973 was the start of a real debate on the finite nature of the...

Genetically Modified Organisms. (18 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans in relation to the opposition from most farmers, especially those in the horticultural sector, to an introduction of genetically modified seed, crops or animals to Ireland and of the genetically modified organism trial planned for a farm (details supplied) in County Meath; if her attention has been drawn to the unanimous vote...

Genetically Modified Organisms. (18 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I expected that answer from the Minister of State and I thank him for it. However, I have to ask whether he would be so sanguine about co-existence if we were discussing foot-and-mouth disease.