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Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: That is wrong. It is incorrect.

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: There is also demand for slavery.

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: No, it was not.

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: They are privileged.

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: We will not do that.

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Where is the Minister going?

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Ar dtús báire ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a gabháil leis na Teachtaí as Fine Gael, Páirtí an Lucht Oibre, Sinn Féin agus An Páirtí Sóisialach agus leis na Teachtaí Neamhspleácha a labhair ar son an Bille seo agus a thug tacaíocht don Bhille. Even if this Bill needs to be amended, those parties are supporting it. That is in the spirt of the legislation introduced by Deputy Boyle,...

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Any cant about representing farming is hollow and hypocritical.

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Licensing for fur farms in Ireland was only introduced in 1965, yet ranching of American mink began 55 years ago, unlicensed. It still has a culture of non-regulation. This is shown by the evidence from localities where mink have escaped. In 1969 mink were sighted in 11 of the Thirty-two Counties. American mink was breeding in the wild in County Tyrone, causing havoc among the native...

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It is banned, that is my point. Logic dictates that if it is banned there are no farms.

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Wild mink also badly affect poultry farms.

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: What about the effects of fur farming on the type of society we are trying to foster? Gandhi claimed "the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated". Where does this stand with the morals of the Government? George Bernard Shaw said "The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that is the...

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I urge people to vote with their conscience and vote for the Bill.

Written Answers — EU Conventions: EU Conventions (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason Ireland has failed to join 31 other European states in ratifying the Council of Europe's 1997 Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9445/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive working group on cystic fibrosis services, which was set up after a report labelled CF services as dangerous will report to her; her views on whether the analysis of the initial report is accurate; and if, in the meantime, she intends to act on the recommendations of the initial report....

Written Answers — Carcinogenic Products: Carcinogenic Products (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the recent food scare caused by the use of Sudan Red 1 in a variety of foods; and the measures which have been introduced to safeguard against these types of incidents. [6983/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to eliminate inequities in the forestry grant system such as the discrepancy in the rate of premium and the fact that forestry organisations are not interested in holdings under three hectares; her views on whether more smallholders would opt to plant trees if these inequities were eliminated; and if she will make a...

Order of Business. (24 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I do not want to prevent the Minister from answering, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business. (24 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I would like clarification of the Government's promise on the date for a referendum on the EU constitution. In today's newspapers the Government announced the launch of a new website and there is reference to a referendum in autumn of next year. Is there clarity on the Government side as to when the referendum will be held? On promised legislation, and to tie in with that, will the defence...

Order of Business. (24 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Deputy is asking about promised legislation.