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Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The coroners Bill is a major concern to people who have suddenly lost relatives and loved ones——

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: ——in that they will not get the report for months. On the forestry (amendment) Bill, we are cutting down the trees around Thornton Hall after paying €30 million for a farm.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The forestry (amendment) Bill was promised in 2003, 2004 and 2005. There is now no date. Can we get an answer as to when it will be published?

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: To which next year is the Taoiseach referring? Can we get a clear answer on that?

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I asked about two Bills and am seeking clear answers in respect of both of them.

Lisbon National Reform Programme: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: In Lisbon five years ago, the Taoiseach and the other EU leaders pledged to make the EU the most competitive and dynamic knowledge driven economy in the world by 2010. They also pledged, by 2010, to make "a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty" in the EU. Midway in this project the EU, and certainly the Irish Government, has proven to be far off the mark. Despite the EU's wealth, 68...

Lisbon National Reform Programme: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Yes.

Lisbon National Reform Programme: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Minister should not waste my time. I can give him chapter and verse about it afterwards.

Lisbon National Reform Programme: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Government's failure to invest in social infrastructure must be challenged, not just on the basis of morality but also on the basis of logic. We should look at the example of Finland which has the most competitive economy in the world. I do not need to remind the Minister that the Greens have been elected and re-elected to government there. Finland also has one of the highest levels of...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of section 140 motions under the Local Government Act 2001 which have been tabled and passed by local authorities in each county since the passing of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30418/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is a requirement for employment as a nurse attendant in his Department that a successful candidate be a registered nurse; if the term nurse can be used forthwith and these professionals paid according to their qualifications. [30569/05]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Transport the legislation available to counter the growing number of cars with loud exhausts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30479/05]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Transport the regulations relating to the maximum noise levels from motorised vehicles in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30480/05]

Written Answers — Calafoirt agus Céanna: Calafoirt agus Céanna (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 441: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an dtuigeann sé an imní atá ann i measc an phobail i dtaobh forbairtí atá á bplé maidir leis anmBlascaod Mór i gContae Chiarraí agus an baol a bheadh ann le cé níos faide go ligfí francaigh isteach san oileán chun dúlra eile, uibheacha éan go mórmhór a scriosadh. [30727/05]

Written Answers — Comharthaí Dátheangacha: Comharthaí Dátheangacha (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 442: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cé na treoirlínte atá aige maidir le cur i láthair na Gaeilge ar chomharthaí sa Ghaeltacht nó san iarGhaeltacht agus cén tuairim atá aige faoi chomharthaí nuair a bhíonn na focail Ghaeilge orthu níos lú ná na cinn Bhéarla, a ndath níos éadroime agus iad mílitrithe chomh maith. [30728/05]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 452: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the remit, structure and membership of the woodlands of Ireland, together with the sources and extent of funding. [30503/05]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the native woodland scheme since its establishment; the date of approval; the areas concerned, nature and extent of these applications; the source and amount of funding involved; and the status of their implementation differentiating between establishment and conservation schemes and giving the names of the...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if sites have been approved for the native woodland scheme which were already clear-felled; if so, if she will provide a list of those sites; the names of the applicants; the date of approval; the areas concerned; the nature and extent of these applications; their cost and the status of their implementation. [30505/05]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide a breakdown of prosecutions undertaken by her Department for unauthorised felling, in view of the number of reports received; the number of proceedings undertaken and their outcome over the past five years. [30506/05]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (25 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will require advertisement by signs for afforestation projects similar to those used to ensure public consultation under the planning system. [30507/05]