Results 361-380 of 4,571 for speaker:Trevor Sargent

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to debate a specific matter of urgent importance, namely, to address the difficulties which lie ahead in meeting electricity supply needs in the face of growing demands for energy, the threat of industrial action in the ESB as reported today and the inevitable rise in fossil fuel price due to oil depletion and correspondingly the lack of progress from...

Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I asked a question of the Tánaiste yesterday but did not get an answer. The Taoiseach might respond today. Ireland has signed the Aarhus Convention but has not yet ratified it. Having regard to Article 29.5.1° of the Constitution, when will the convention be ratified and laid before the Dáil? Since my request to adjourn the Dáil under Standing Order No. 31 was disallowed, may I ask the...

Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Aarhus Convention. Aarhus is a town in Denmark.

Humanitarian Relief. (2 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his meeting with aid agencies on 4 January 2005 to discuss the aftermath of the tsunami in Asia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34617/04]

Agri-food Sector: Motion (Resumed). (2 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I am speaking on behalf of many farmers in my constituency of north County Dublin, as well as farmers throughout the country. I ask the Minister to take on board what has been said here because this is a very urgent motion. The issue of labelling is relevant due to the experience of the foot and mouth outbreak. It is relevant to the way retailers and restaurateurs can source food quickly from...

Written Answers — Government Apology: Government Apology (2 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the Government should apologise for the action of Taoiseach, Éamon de Valera, in offering his condolences on the death of Adolf Hitler at the German Embassy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2814/05]

Written Answers — European External Action Service: European External Action Service (2 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the implications for his Department of the establishment of the new European external action service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2815/05]

School Accommodation. (3 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the analysis which has been carried out regarding the impact on the ethos and language integrity of a school (details supplied) of trebling the number of classrooms in the school; the consultation which has taken place with the school in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3062/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety in Schools: Health and Safety in Schools (3 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a hands on approach is needed from her Department in relation to basic first aid for schools, in view of specifically the high risk environment that exists there and the dangers that inappropriate practices might be carried out if the matter is left up to the Health and Safety Authority without any circulars issued by her...

Official Engagements. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcome of the European Union summit of 16 and 17 December 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34608/04]

Official Engagements. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions on human rights with the Chinese authorities during his recent visit to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3358/05]

Official Engagements. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the discussions he had with the Chinese authorities during his recent visit to China on the issue of lifting the EU arms embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3359/05]

Official Engagements. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I note at the European Council summit that the issue of EU immigration policy was one of the areas covered. Can the Government say it fully lives up to its international obligations in terms of immigrants and asylum seekers? I note Spain has recently regularised 1.5 million illegal immigrants. It seems that Ireland and some other EU states are reluctant or are refusing — I am not sure which...

Official Engagements. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Taoiseach come back to me on that question?

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Does the Taoiseach recall his statement last week that National Toll Roads had a contract for the upgrade of the M50? We found out that this is not the case. He also stated the widening of the M50 was proceeding, although An Bord Pleanála has not yet made a decision on the matter. Does the Taoiseach propose to correct the record because we have found no legal basis for his statement that the...

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Will the health Bill provide for cross-Border arrangements?

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The health Bill has not been passed. Is publication expected in 2005?

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I refer to No. 58 on the legislative programme.

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Taoiseach make a statement on the matter?

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The untruth is on the record.