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Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The Bill is a long way away so.

Control of Exports. (26 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the Control of Exports Bill 2007 will be amended to require Irish companies to receive prior licensing approval before establishing licensed production arrangements overseas for any equipment on Ireland's military list as defined in the Control of Exports Order 2005, Government authorisation for private providers...

Written Answers — Employment for People with Disabilities: Employment for People with Disabilities (26 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department has taken to implement the recommendation contained in the Government's mental health policy A Vision for Change that evidence based approaches to training and employment for people with mental health problems should be adopted and such programmes should be put in place by the agencies with...

Nomination of Taoiseach. (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I dtús báire, a Cheann Comhairle, guím gach ráth ort mar Cheann Comhairle. Ba mhaith liom tacú leis an moladh atá curtha ag an Aire, an Teachta Cowen, maidir le ainmniú an Teachta Bertie Ahern mar Taoiseach na tíre seo. This is a time when the nomination for Taoiseach most clearly reflects the wish of the people who voted for Fianna Fáil in large numbers. For the six Green Party...

Nomination of Taoiseach. (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Aithním agus cuirim fáilte roimh thoradh an vóta seo agus guím comhghairdeas agus gach ráth ar an dTaoiseach ar bheith tofa arís mar Thaoiseach na tíre. Ní rud nua é dó mar is Taoiseach é le tamall fada agus tá ag éirí go han-mhaith leis sa ról sin. Ach san am céanna, cuireann toradh an vóta seo tús le ré nua mar cuireann sé tús le ról mo pháirtí fhéin, An...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Lá mór stairiúil don Chomhaontas Ghlas é seo agus don gluaiseacht glas ar fud na cruinne. Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil le gach duine atá mar bhall den Rialtas. Is lá stairiúil do gach aon duine agus do chlann gach aon duine atá roghnaithe. Apart from being a proud day for all those appointed, it is a particularly proud day for me and all Green Party members throughout...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: A GMO-free zone will enhance the livelihoods of farmers if Deputy Sherlock knows anything about them.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: We have to review waste policy to remove the problems being caused to many of our communities by the threat of incinerators and super dumps. Net metering, for which we called in Opposition, is now in the programme for Government. We can now review and reform the EPA in Government. That will help in many of those issues that have caused huge problems for communities around the country. The...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: If it was not appropriate to question the Taoiseach then in the teeth of a general election campaign it is most cynical to decide now is the time.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The votes have been cast; the result is in the box——

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: ——and we now have to work with what we have.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The tribunals will do their work and I have faith in them. The reality for Fine Gael is a very difficult one——

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I did not interrupt Deputy Bruton. If he does not mind I will just finish.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: If Fine Gael really wanted to be in Government, its members should have looked back at John A. Costello. He wanted to be in Government and he asked a man who was chief of staff of the IRA to serve as Minister for Foreign Affairs

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: If Fine Gael wanted to be in Government it would have gone to Sinn Féin and asked it to do business. Fine Gael does not want to be in Government.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Fine Gael cannot take being in government and that is why the party is in Opposition.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: How does Deputy Bruton know?

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Tell us, so.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Fair enough. Is this in order a Cheann Comhairle?

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I have no problem.