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Written Answers — Climate Change Strategy: Climate Change Strategy (17 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has contributed to the review of the climate change strategy; the form and content of her input; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32917/06]

Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (17 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the frequency of visits by inspectors from her Department to registered user establishments licensed for animal experiments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32916/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the proposed guidelines for felling to protect the fresh water pearl mussel will be subject to a regulatory impact assessment. [32659/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the date on which the proposed guidelines for felling to protect the fresh water pearl mussel will be published for public consultation; and the length of time that period will be. [32660/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will assure the Houses of the Oireachtas that the issues of hydrological impacts and dangerous substances are addressed by the Forestry Working Group associated with the Western River basin district to assist in the assessment of forestry pressures in the Water Framework Directive Catchment Characterisation reports; and if...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has evaluated the response to the recent forestry promotion campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32930/06]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has discussed with farmers' organisations opportunities for and potential concerns of farmers in relation to wind energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32931/06]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (17 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to recent research regarding the spread of bovine tuberculosis to wildlife; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32932/06]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (17 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 572: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will assure the Houses of the Oireachtas that the freshwater pearl mussel is protected to the same degree in all the rivers in which it occurs, regardless of whether these locations are within or outside of a designated special area of conservation. [32658/06]

Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Building standards are a disgrace.

Appointments to State Boards. (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on appointments made by him since 1997 to State boards and other agencies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30664/06]

Appointments to State Boards. (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Following his declared procedure of appointing people to State boards, does the Taoiseach appreciate how that could malign many competent, talented and experienced members of State boards who may feel they were appointed on the basis of a friendship rather than merit? Does it not behove the Taoiseach to set out clearly the need for a new procedure, just as he has acknowledged we need change...

Appointments to State Boards. (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I tried hard to stay in order.

Appointments to State Boards. (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: We are all consumers, but we are not all on the National Consumer Agency board.

Standards in Public Office. (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the guidelines governing the use of civil servants to brief Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; if he will outline these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30668/06]

Standards in Public Office. (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: My question relates to the use of civil servants to brief Members. The briefings given in regard to Northern Ireland have been most welcome and appreciated. The Taoiseach sent a letter to Ministers and Ministers of State in August which is quite Jesuitical in some ways. It states, "in future office holders should not request civil servants to conduct briefings in settings such as...

Standards in Public Office. (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Does the Taoiseach have no idea?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, to allow time for the Dáil to hear from the Government the ways in which it proposes to ensure Aer Lingus can continue as an independent airline following the help it has, in effect, received from a billionaire investor who has reportedly purchased a 2.5% share in Aer Lingus...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I, too, would like to see that debate on Aer Lingus take place as soon as possible. On promised legislation, I raised on Taoiseach's Questions how some legislation has a long gestation period. Few have the gestation period of the Charities Regulation Bill. Given that the European Commission has complained about the Government's position on charities, although I am not sure I would agree...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It is causing heat in the European Commission.