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Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach makes it sound like a hair dryer.

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: This matter is far more serious than the Taoiseach realises. Does the Taoiseach appreciate that the position of the EPA is compromised, in light of the pronouncements of its director, Dr. Mary Kelly, in favour of incineration, as well as the appointment to its board of Ms Laura Burke, who is a former employee of Indaver Ireland, which is the company seeking an incinerator licence? In that...

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: He believes in an approach of "anywhere but Wicklow".

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Government does.

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The EPA always gives licences.

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: If we have to examine other issues, what about food?

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: There is nothing we can do about the burning of waste in back yards.

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Further explanation will be required if we are to accept what is proposed regarding No. 9. The withdrawal of the Postal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 is certainly inexplicable given the great need to debate the post office system and the need for it to be reformed so it will not be shrinking by the week, as is now the case. In light of an announcement by the United States that it will...

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Will the charities regulation Bill be withdrawn given that it seems that it was never intended that it would see the light of day?

Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I share Deputy Rabbitte's view that the guillotine is totally unacceptable. The Green Party opposes it on this Bill above all others. The Taoiseach said the Travers report would be available to us on Thursday. It is important that we can take that into account when deliberating on this matter, to avoid repeating by default the problem the Government created. I ask that the matter not be...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which Ireland will respond to the likely eventuality that the elections on 31 March 2005 in Zimbabwe will not be in accordance with international and SADC principles for the holding of free and fair elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7745/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland's and the EU's role in election observation in view of the fact that the Zimbabwean Government has silenced another independent voice (details supplied) on 1 March 2005 and that this represents further evidence that the 31 March 2004 elections can be neither free nor fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7744/05]

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (8 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 447: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the principle of no taxation without representation; efforts to ensure Irish citizens living, for example, in the UK who are taxed under Irish tax and PRSI regulations and being in receipt of a Department of Education and Science pension are granted the franchise which tax payers living in...

Departmental Expenditure. (9 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the expenditure of his Department during 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5702/05]

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I will speak about tomorrow's debate in due course. I regard the IRA statement as gratuitous and quite insulting to put to the family of a murder victim. To offer them a further murder is incredible. Does the Taoiseach see merit in the request that the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation undertake to allow civic society and society beyond the parties engaged in the process to involve itself in...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (9 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to carry out a systematic review of the Residential Institutions Redress Board in view of the recent court payment of €370,000 which dwarfs the average award from the board and is significantly higher than any other payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7944/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when and how he intends to transpose the European renewables directive into Irish law. [8282/05]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (10 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has satisfied himself that he has the necessary time and resources to respond within the one month deadline to the request by the European Commission for greater transparency on the application of public funding by RTE to public service broadcasting purposes; the timeframe within which the Government has...

Statistics on Farming. (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has statistics that indicate the numbers of full-time and part-time farmers in the 1950s, in the early 1990s and in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6985/05]

Statistics on Farming. (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I asked a statistical question on the basis that Teagasc has given figures that I assumed were based on CSO figures. Is the Minister of State in possession of all the facts in regard to Government figures? Perhaps he will need to give me the reply again when he has had an opportunity to discuss with Teagasc the real situation which I understand has resulted in a couple of thousand farmers...