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Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether there is an urgent need to undertake a national feral cat neutering programme. [17400/05]

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of historical sites in County Clare maintained by the Office of Public Works; the annual number of visitors to each site over the past five years; the investment in each of these sites in the past five years and the corresponding figure spent on promotion of these sites; the average spend differential between present day figures and the...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the peak-oil scenarios contained in the report for the US Government, Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation and Risk Management (details supplied); his plans in train or envisaged to counteract this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22621/05]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Coillte Teoranta continues to clear-fell afforested areas during the period in which such activities are prohibited under the Wildlife Act for private individuals and local authorities and the measures she has taken or will take to ensure equal implementation of this important...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Facilities: Sport and Recreational Facilities (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 809: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a preference for central and urban located skateboarding facilities in the recently announced pilot scheme for the purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22627/05]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Facilities: Sport and Recreational Facilities (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 810: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which cyclists, skateboarders, rollerbladers and other skaters should ideally be accommodated in green spaces and open areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22628/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 811: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Question No. 51 of 4 November 2004, when the finalisation of the draft guidelines for planning authorities on wind energy development will be published; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this delay is causing considerable uncertainty in the planning system, particularly in drafting...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 812: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the details of the local agenda 21 environment partnership fund have not yet been announced for 2005; and if he intends to continue with this fund. [22631/05]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 817: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the timescale for the review of the national climate change strategy. [22719/05]

Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 818: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the timescale for the adoption of a strategy to reduce emissions of transboundary air pollution. [22720/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 819: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to introduce legislation to transpose Directive 2003/04/EC on public access to environmental information; and the public consultation which is planned in this regard (details supplied). [22721/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 820: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to introduce legislation to transpose Directive 2003/35/EC and the public consultation which is planned in this regard (details supplied). [22722/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 821: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made to in implementing the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22723/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 823: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason his Department is advising State agencies such as the EPA that Directive 2003/04/EC on public access to environmental information does not have direct effect as against emanations of the State and that they should not implement it. [22725/05]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 822: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the assessment which has been carried out of the impact of peat extraction on adjacent or nearby peatland special areas of conservation for the purposes of the habitats directive; the number of licences for such activity which have been granted under the habitats regulations. [22724/05]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 824: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is still Government policy that local Agenda 21 be implemented by county development boards; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that county development boards are not aware of this responsibility; and his plans to ensure that the attention of county development boards is drawn to their...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (28 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 825: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provisions which have been put into place to implement the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context; the measures to allow for the consultation with the public on projects in other jurisdictions which are likely to have significant environmental effects on Ireland and for...

Social Partnership Agreement. (29 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his speech to the ICTU conference in Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22338/05]

Social Partnership Agreement. (29 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent work of the National Implementation Body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22555/05]

Social Partnership Agreement. (29 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I will ask two questions relating to the Taoiseach's speech to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in Belfast. ICTU has set out a number of priorities in advance of the new round of partnership talks. Top of its list is tackling the widening gap between the low and high paid, which is not new. Given the growth in this gap under Governments led by the Taoiseach, does he foresee a time when we...