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Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (1 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 223: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Fingal County Council has not appointed all of the community and environmental pillar representatives to its Strategic Policy Committees; and the measures which will be taken to ensure that same is done. [21378/06]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Amendment No. 2 referred to people involved in education. I am aware that we are talking about a short-term stopgap. However, the ability of someone to cite a constitutional entitlement to have a case heard in Irish, as someone from the world of education could do, possibly goes under the radar of what we are trying to achieve today, which is to prevent the eventuality of anyone abusing any...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (2 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Minister clarify that? He has not given a particular reason to reject the amendment. Rather, he wanted to say the DPP is a good person and would obviously take on board the relevant concerns, but is it not valid for us as legislators to put such in writing?

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach might have heard that he nearly did not have a Government to come home to last week. As the controversy brought back memories of the Father Brendan Smyth debacle has the Taoiseach had a chance to reflect on the implications of last week's events? These continue to reverberate in the media and in the homes of people around the country, on the question of what the Government is...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It is interesting to hear the Taoiseach talk of a five-year plan with regard to children. The Children Act was a 2001 Act and therefore the five years are up. Judgment calls, and the judgment being made is not great. I am referring not to myself but to the groups which would like their voices heard here, and they say the Government has not acted to protect children sufficiently. What is the...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It was already referred to, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: You did not read out that ruling when the office was referred to earlier.

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: What about the timeframe for the all-party committee?

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The disappearance of 250 children each year is quite substantial as well.

Freedom of Information. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received to date in 2006; the way in which this compares with the comparable periods in 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20714/06]

Freedom of Information. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Information Commissioner has made it clear that the freedom of information legislation does not operate as it should in terms of the fees charged and the number of bodies that are not covered by the legislation. Does the Taoiseach think there is a need to undertake an exercise of comparison with the UK? The police forces in that country are covered by its freedom of information...

Freedom of Information. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: No, I want to ask about the pattern of freedom of information requests to the Department of the Taoiseach. It seems that three times more requests are being received for personal information than for non-personal information. Is that pattern reflected in the Department of the Taoiseach? Requests for personal information are far more numerous than requests for non-personal information because...

State Prosecution Service. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Given the recent concern about the prosecution process engaged in by the State, will the recommendations of the Nally report be treated with urgency? In light of the Supreme Court experience, should the Nally group take on board any lessons? Will the Taoiseach recommend that those involved in the Nally report examine the experience afresh, given that it has been the subject of much debate in...

Legislative Programme. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach his legislative priorities for the remaining time of the current Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20715/06]

Legislative Programme. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: With regard to the legislation we are updating, the Taoiseach referred to the statute law revision (pre-union) Bill. Given our experience over the past fortnight with the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 1935, does he see a need, as I do, to evaluate legislation enacted prior to 1937 in certain cases that may fall foul of the Constitution? Is there a plan with regard to legislation, given that he...

Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I wish to highlight the concerns of the Children's Rights Alliance, Rape Crisis Network Ireland and the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Defects in the register for sex offenders have been highlighted and there is a need for a properly resourced monitoring registration system. However, there is still no indicated date for the publication of such legislation, about...

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question : To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will request an examination of the findings in the Council of Europe report just published which cites Ireland as a stopover point for extraordinary rendition flights and the need for the Government to require inspections of aircraft known to have been used for this illegal purpose when they land at airports here, most commonly at...

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Minister make himself familiar with the Amnesty International report, of which he did not seem to be aware when questioned by Deputy Allen? It stated that between September 2001 and September 2005, Shannon Airport was used on 50 occasions by CIA planes disguised as commercial aircraft. We must first ask what these planes were doing. The Minister should take on board the legal...

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: We are referring here to human rights issues.

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: That is an assertion, not a fact.