Results 101-120 of 4,571 for speaker:Trevor Sargent

Confidence in the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Motion. (30 Mar 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Minister should get off the stage.

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (30 Mar 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is possible to end the three for two rule for transporting school children before 2008; and if not, the factors which prevent this. [9769/04]

Written Answers — Environmental Pollution: Environmental Pollution (30 Mar 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a legislative provision requiring operators of parked vehicles to turn off their engines as required under Swedish law and which in Ontario, Canada, is notified by signs at bus stops which read: "Please turn your engine off when parked". [9727/04]

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The House has not decided the matter.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)

Trevor Sargent: We did not decide to vote on the Bill.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Ba mhaith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt le Teachtaí Ó Caoláin, Higgins agus Finian McGrath.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Green Party supports the amendment to put the citizenship proposal before the All-Party Committee on the Constitution. The Minister should not be too worried about the position of the Opposition parties in that regard. The Green Party's call to reject the Government proposal was contingent on the Government's determination to proceed at the local and European elections and on the need for...

Commissions of Inquiry. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach when he expects to receive a further report from Justice Barron in respect of the Dundalk and Belturbet bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7573/04]

Commissions of Inquiry. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach referred earlier to the issue of missing files from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Is he aware of the concerns of the Justice for the Forgotten group which has questioned the efficacy of multiple inquiries on selected aspects of the bombings? There has been talk of holding what appear to be compartmentalised inquiries. Is the Taoiseach of the view that there...

Commissions of Inquiry. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach stated that the holding of an inquiry either in Northern Ireland or Britain would not be without problems. Does he agree there is a need to press further for the holding of a full public inquiry in this jurisdiction? Does he not accept the view of the relatives that it would be extremely onerous on them to have an inquiry held across the water and to expect people to go back and...

Freedom of Information. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department for the first three months of 2004; the number acceded to by his Department; the way these figures compare with the figures in 2003; the fees paid to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8597/04]

Freedom of Information. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Information Commissioner has been highly critical of the 2003 changes. Has the Taoiseach met Ms O'Reilly on this issue and when does he expect her report? I understand she has promised a review of the amended Act in June. Is it now time to re-examine the charges which have been made? One individual spent more than €3,000 trying to extract information which was not for personal gain....

Constitutional Amendments. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if referenda are being planned for 2004; if so, the nature of those referenda and the timescale involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8593/04]

Constitutional Amendments. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Has the Taoiseach looked again at the ill-judged decision to have the citizenship referendum on the same day as the local and European elections in light of the amount of advice that has been given on this? Does he now accept that there is not going to be a need for a referendum on the price of property, as he said before, given the all-party committee's report? What legislative response will...

Constitutional Amendments. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Will there be legislation?

Order of Business. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: To come back to deal with the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004.

Order of Business. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: A Cheann Comhairle——

Order of Business. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: It is important to give the Government an opportunity to respond to what has developed, a clear decision that the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004 that we are being asked to debate tomorrow is effectively without merit. There is no rush to enact it.

Order of Business. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: It will make a mockery of this House if we return from Arbour Hill to deal with a Bill which has no merit in the context of the needs of this House. There are many more urgent relevant Bills.

Order of Business. (4 May 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Hear, hear.