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- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 538: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions No. 51 of 4 November 2004 and No. 811 of 28 June 2005 when the finalisation of the draft guidelines for planning authorities on wind energy will be published; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this delay is causing considerable uncertainty in the planning...
- Written Answers — Wildlife Protection: Wildlife Protection (4 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 539: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures which are in place or planned to monitor and enforce the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, at national, regional and international levels; the number of convictions in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26378/05]
- Written Answers — Sustainable Development Strategy: Sustainable Development Strategy (4 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 540: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the Government's current sustainable development strategy; and the way in which it is monitored, reviewed and revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26379/05]
- Written Answers — Sustainable Development Strategy: Sustainable Development Strategy (4 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 541: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on the implementation of agenda 21; the plans available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26380/05]
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (4 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 542: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made or planned in his and other Departments, local authorities, public entities and services towards the aim of implementing an environmentally progressive purchasing policy; the estimate of the total Government purchasing budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 543: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which all areas of county and local development plan objectives are monitored, assessed and acted on in the interests of proper planning and development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26382/05]
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (4 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 544: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is an updated version of the "Green Government Guide â Promoting Environmental Management and Practice in Government", published by a previous Government; the steps taken to promote, and the progress made towards, environmental management and practice in Government at national and local level; and...
- Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Deputy Rabbitte mentioned the phenomenon of flushing money down the toilet. I want to raise a related issue dealing with sewage treatment, which in more ways than one is another example of flushing money down the toilet. At the opening of the Ringsend treatment plant, the Taoiseach covered himself in glory opening what he called a state-of-the-art facility. The fact it was based on old census...
- Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: We want the plant that was planned.
- Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: The Government does not listen to the council.
- Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach still has not stated whether there will be an investigation into how Ringsend became such a botched job. I still want an answer.
- Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: I do not see the results.
- Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: It is not at all satisfactory for the Taoiseach to state he is leaving it up to the council. The European Court will be down on his head on the basis of his failure to, as the European Commission press release puts it, put in place satisfactory rules to prevent malodours from urban waste water treatment plants in accordance with the EU Waste Framework Directive. It is the Government's job to...
- Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: They are smaller plants.
- Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Smaller plants work better.
- Social Partnership Agreement. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if the agenda for Sustaining Progress includes a contingency for the current oil price hikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25015/05]
- Social Partnership Agreement. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on recent contacts with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25195/05]
- Social Partnership Agreement. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the final plenary meeting of the Sustaining Progress agreement in Dublin in July 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25196/05]
- Social Partnership Agreement. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25197/05]
- Social Partnership Agreement. (5 Oct 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach when the autumn talks will convene for a successor agreement to Sustaining Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25198/05]