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Written Answers — Public Bodies: Public Bodies (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 661: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government informed the European Commission that Ireland already upholds the rights enshrined in the Aarhus Convention and EU Directive 2003/35, which require a review of administrative decisions by public bodies which is timely and not prohibitively expensive through the system of judicial review in...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 662: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that the European Commission, after issuing Ireland with a letter of formal notice followed by a reasoned opinion, has informed Ireland that it will be bringing infringement proceedings against Ireland before the European Court of Justice for its failure to protect the fresh water pearl...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 663: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the guidelines prepared for the protection of the fresh water pearl mussel and circulated for public comment in 2006 have not been published; and when they will be published. [12753/07]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 665: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the existing highest Irish water quality standard Q5, which has been determined by the best scientific opinion to be inadequate to protect the fresh water pearl mussel, will be revised accordingly. [12755/07]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 664: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the Environmental Protection Agency with extra resources to fulfil the role outlined in S.I. No. 106 of 2007, European Communities (Drinking Water) Regulations making it an offence if a local authority fails to comply with a direction from the Environmental Protection Agency to take...

Price Inflation. (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will request the Central Statistics Office to change the way in which inflation is measured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6338/07]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, to allow time for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to update the Dáil on when he was first asked to provide assistance in upgrading the Oughterard sewage treatment plant, which is still discharging virtually raw human sewage into Lough Corrib, causing...

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I support Deputy Kenny's request for more information. A debate on the issue in the House, of whatever duration that can be managed, would be appropriate. The matter I raised under Standing Order 31 referred to the problem in Galway. There is a need for an update on the situation and for us to learn from the mistakes of the past. The opportunity should not be missed to have that debate...

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The Criminal Justice Bill is being cited outside the House as important for various reasons, beyond its substance, including how it bears on our democracy and how that must be taken into account. I have come from a conference in the National Library organised by TASC, entitled Power to the People — Assessing Democracy in Ireland. This Bill was cited as an example of whether it is...

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: To withold the temptation to use the guillotine means that democracy and accountability are not being further undermined and hopefully better legislation will flow from more reasoned debate.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: There is promised legislation in an area which may be pertinent to the meeting between the Taoiseach and Northern colleagues today. It relates to paedophiles or suspected paedophiles coming here from abroad who have no legal obligation to inform the Garda when applying for a job that puts them in contact with children and with no mechanism to monitor this. The promised legislation on the...

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Given that the assembly and institutions are to be re-established, hopefully, will that legislation be introduced and when will we have it?

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Will we have the referendum first?

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason it has taken a total of six years to reach the point whereby the Tetra consortium have been awarded the tender to pilot the national digital radio system for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12986/07]

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (4 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will facilitate the introduction of sentencing guidelines for the Judiciary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12985/07]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (5 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the MacEntee report and related reports on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; that this discussion takes place before the general election; and to call on the Tánaiste to indicate if the Garda Síochána regrets its role in the failed investigation.

Nordic Battle Group: Motion (5 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Ba mhaith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt leis an Teachta Finian McGrath agus an Teachta Ó Snodaigh.

Nordic Battle Group: Motion (5 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: This motion is important and it would be good to have more time to discuss the fundamental changes proposed in the way Ireland deals with the rest of the world, particularly from the point of view of military operations, international law and human rights. All parties would claim these as cornerstones of their approach to foreign relations. There are, however, differences between the...

Housing Management Companies. (5 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: In light of a 64% increase in fees on one estate, I wish to draw the House's attention to three case studies which will illustrate the activities of property management companies. All will highlight the fact that such companies are protected by the Government while they rip people off. An estimated 8% of people in Ireland now live in properties managed by companies and the proportion is...

Housing Management Companies. (5 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I am not surprised at that anger. The Government allows the law to favour management companies. There is an embargo on local authority recruitment which often means it is not possible for the council to take into charge because it does not have the staff. The corporate enforcement agency does not have the resources.