Results 4,021-4,040 of 4,571 for speaker:Trevor Sargent

Waste Management: Motion. (3 Jul 2007)

Trevor Sargent: In Ontario they separate everything, wet and dry. The wet material goes for composting, while the dry material is all segregated. There is no grey bin and that should be our objective. I hope we can all come together at local authority level to implement it. That is the way to achieve zero waste. This critical shift would signal an end to the unsustainable approaches to waste management...

Waste Management: Motion. (3 Jul 2007)

Trevor Sargent: When he was Minister for Finance, Deputy Quinn told me he could not introduce a plastic bag tax. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Waste Management: Motion. (3 Jul 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It is the truth. Deputy Quinn was wrong and should eat his words.

Departmental Objectives. (5 Jul 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Hear, hear.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (5 Jul 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I agree with Deputy O'Rourke.

Seanad: International Agreements (27 Sep 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Tá áthas orm a bheith anseo i Seanad Éireann don chéad uair mar Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom mo leithscéal a ghabháil nach bhfuil an t-Aire Gnóthaí Eachtractha, mo chomhghleachaí, an Teachta Dermot Ahern, in ann bheith i láthair, ach tá áthas an domhain orm an deis seo a fháil freagra a thabhairt, go mór mhór de bharr go bhfuil an Seanadóir Ross ag chur na díospóireachta os...

Seanad: International Agreements (27 Sep 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Who knows?

Seanad: International Agreements (27 Sep 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I state clearly that this is an area of personal interest to me. I was not involved in formulating the response given that I was asked to take this Adjournment matter at short notice. I am pleased to be here and in a position to speak both personally and on behalf of the Government. There is an urgency to this issue. I spoke to the Minister for Foreign Affairs briefly before coming to the...

Noxious Weed Control. (3 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I thank Deputy Creed for his concern.

Pigmeat Sector. (3 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: That is for growing.

Personal Explanation by Minister of State (9 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: On 5 April last, I raised with the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with responsibility for housing the problems which residents in Balbriggan in Dublin North were encountering with property management companies. I mentioned that Mr. Mark Colgan and Mr. Desmond Ryan were listed as directors of Brecan property management company. Mr....

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The Minister is on her way. She is flying in from Brussels.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The Deputy is making it up.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Deputy Creed should talk to customers; they are mutually exclusive to them.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The Deputy should talk to the customers and then he will find out what is the real story.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: They think we are clean and green.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I found them very friendly.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I will listen to what the Deputy has to say as well.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Some 5% of it, Deputy.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I did not.