Results 41-60 of 4,571 for speaker:Trevor Sargent

Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (10 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 447: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on correcting the anomaly whereby about 700 voters in County Laois vote in the local elections for Carlow and the councillors they elect cannot act for them in local council matters because they are a matter for Laois County Council. [3933/04]

Constitutional Amendments. (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Oireachtas committee on the Constitution; whether any constitutional referenda will be held in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1280/04]

Constitutional Amendments. (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach referred to property rights. I would be interested to hear if he took note of the widespread calls made by people dealing with housing and homelessness, for a right to shelter to be incorporated as a constitutional provision, explicitly including people with special housing needs. Has this matter been discussed and does the Government have any intention of acting on this call,...

Constitutional Amendments. (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: It was on Carrickmines and electronic voting.

Constitutional Amendments. (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: We have heard the Taoiseach speak of competing views, how open his mind is and how referenda are not just for fun. That is obvious enough. Does the Taoiseach agree with having a five year electoral cycle, something the Green Party supports? I see the practicalities when he said that we cannot have referenda every second month. However, in allowing more opportunities for referenda, would he...

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: I object to the use of the guillotine, for which there is no reason in this case. It is going into a late-night sitting. The Bill could easily be taken tomorrow, when we would have more time to debate it, rather than trying to guillotine it tonight.

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: I caution the Taoiseach to watch out for the courts, which may have a different view on the need for legislation on electronic voting. On the charities regulation Bill, I heard the Taoiseach's brother, the Minister for State, Deputy Noel Ahern——

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The dormant accounts (amendment) Bill must not be used as a Government slush fund and we should first pass the charities regulation Bill so that the dormant accounts fund can be used in a fairer way.

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The order in which they are taken should be reversed.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: I thank Deputy Kenny for sharing Fine Gael time on this joint Opposition motion. It is constructive that the issue of electronic voting which applies to every voter regardless of political view be dealt with on a cross-party basis. The former Minister of State at the then Department of the Environment and Local Government, Mr. Bobby Molloy, made it clear in the Seanad that a consensus was...

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: There will be no Braille and there is no proposal to make changes in that regard. I would like to make some points about the technical issues. It has been mentioned that the Nedap-Powervote software is proprietary and that the source code is not available for public scrutiny. There is a possibility that there are flaws somewhere in the 200,000 lines of code, or that the code could be open to...

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: He has not long to go anyway.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Trying to improve it?

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: How does the Minister know?

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: They do not have Fianna Fáil.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: He needs to be verified too.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Minister should not be hard on himself.

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: There is.

Written Answers — G7 Meeting: G7 Meeting (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the recent summit meeting of leaders of industrialised nations which he attended in Boca Raton, USA. [4803/04]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Feb 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax changes and incentives initiated and maintained during his term of office in regard to the horse breeding and the horse racing industries. [4802/04]