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Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I oppose such an approach because it sends the wrong signal.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I will have a short enough time slot. I have to take every opportunity I get.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I will have just five minutes to speak in the debate.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It will not be enough — that is the point.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I am opposing it.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Green Party opposes this proposal and supports the motion to which Deputy Stagg referred. I do not want to delay the Tánaiste any longer from going to speak on European matters at the forum but it is important for him to bear in mind at the forum that we do not compare well to other European countries when it comes to sitting days in this House and the way we conduct our business....

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: While respecting the decision made under Standing Order 31 on my request, I would like to ask whether the criminal justice miscellaneous provisions Bill or the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006 will take into account Senator Brady's brain wave——

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I tried to get this issue raised under Standing Order 31. I have no other avenue.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Can the Tánaiste indicate whether Senator Brady has influenced these Bills?

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Many of those places are by-passed.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Tá mé ag roinnt mo chuid ama leis an Teachta Morgan. This is an important debate. The fact it is coming at the end when quite a number of Deputies have probably headed for the hills is unfortunately symptomatic——-

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Perhaps in their SUVs indeed. It is symptomatic of an attitude problem and also a disingenuous approach by the Minister. He says, on the one hand, the matter is very serious and we have to deal with it, but on the other that it makes no difference if we do not because Ireland is quite a small country.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Minister has to recognise that morally, as well as economically and environmentally, there is a responsibility on this country which others will watch carefully. They know that relative to other countries Ireland performs atrociously when it comes to climate change. The US, we know, is internationally the worst offender. Next, in terms of per capita emissions come Australia, New...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: These are not just my sums and we can talk about this afterwards, if the Minister wishes. I am putting in perspective that there is, first and foremost, a moral responsibility rather than arguing about how much it is. The bottom line is that we are failing in terms of our commitments. We are obviously hanging a great deal on the aspect of the Kyoto package which states that carbon trading...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I thank the Minister for that. I am just saying he was getting the information there, as I am sure the Minister was. To give the impression that all this money is going to Africa to save people there from starvation is untrue. It seems that eastern and other parts of Europe are doing quite well.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I want to correct any impression that might have been given that this is all heading for Africa. It is very important we go beyond this legislation, which is sending out the wrong signals. It is quite irresponsible economically, in that it is presuming that we will buy carbon credits for perhaps €10 or €15, or maybe €20. It is a flexible and fluctuating situation. The Stern report,...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: That is what Stern says it will be. I am not deciding this, and neither is the Minister. I want him to bear in mind that he may be coming at this from a completely different viewpoint from the reality. We need targets and that is something the Minister failed to accept from the Green Party when it put forward its climate change targets Bill 2005, the first legislation in this regard. That...

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: While the Minister may say that, even an SEI-registered contractor is not obliged to have the training required in other countries. The Minister must deal with this problem.

Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The signals being given out to the effect that this is somehow acceptable are bad for both business and Ireland. It is no different to Neville Chamberlain returning from Germany before the Second World War waving a piece of paper saying people should not worry, it is not such a major problem, it is only a small country and peace in our time. The phrase, "the Minister ain't seen nothing yet"...

Gangland Crime. (14 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Does the Minister accept no Opposition Member called for round the clock police protection for everybody? Does he understand that, because he claimed that was what Members were seeking? Will he ensure from an operational point of view — he has political responsibility but he needs to apply himself to the operational details——