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Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (2 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measure being taken to ensure the safety of birds here (details supplied). [31732/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (2 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the current regulations for health and safety on farms; her plans for review or update in view of the number of deaths on farms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31864/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (2 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 586: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the current measures employed to ensure that all buildings used for full-time education are both accessible from an equality point of view and compliant with health and safety standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31865/05]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the disastrous and unprecedented permission in place for genetically modified oilseed rape GT73, a viable seed, to be imported into Ireland; the need for the Government to implement the safeguard clause to protect Irish agriculture and the future marketing of food in line with the democratic...

Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I regret that these motions will be taken together and that there will be no opportunity for debate. I ask the Government to accede to Members' requests for such a debate as soon as possible. No. 9a, which I called for and am glad is being signed off by the Government, relates to the powerful tobacco industry. Smoking is the leading avoidable cause of heart disease and heart disease is the...

Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I wish to take the opportunity of the Minister's presence and the fact that he was previously Attorney General to inquire about the Costello report of 15 years ago, which gave rise to the charities regulation Bill. This legislation is still pending but there is no indication of its publication. Can he throw some light on when we can expect to see that legislation, given that 15 years is a...

Order of Business. (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Will it ever be produced?

Genetically Modified Organisms. (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to raise this matter on the Adjournment. I tried to do so by way of Standing Order 31 several times before the end of last month. This matter is urgent, particularly since we are now in November. I asked that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, implement the safeguard clause provided for in EU Directive...

Genetically Modified Organisms. (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Ireland might have persuaded them.

Written Answers — European Defence Agency: European Defence Agency (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received the report presented to the EU by the centre for strategic and international studies, European Defence integration, which is due to be debated in the EU in October 2005 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32048/05]

Written Answers — Sustainable Development Strategy: Sustainable Development Strategy (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 313: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to abolish Comhar, the national sustainable development partnership; if not, when he intends to fill the post of chairman, which has been vacant since June 2004; and when new members will be appointed as the term of office of most of the previous members expired in May 2005. [32272/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 314: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to contest to the end the case brought before the European Court of Justice against Ireland for requiring a €20 fee for making submissions regarding a development which is covered by the EIA directive. [32273/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 315: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take in regard to fees which are being, and which have been, paid to local authorities and An Bord Pleanála for submissions made by the public under the EIA directive if the European Court of Justice rules that such a fee infringes European law. [32274/05]

Written Answers — Environmental Legislation: Environmental Legislation (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 316: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the outstanding complaints of which the European Commission has notified to Ireland for which he has ministerial responsibility, detailing the main causes of the complaint and the stage of same. [32275/05]

Written Answers — Environmental Legislation: Environmental Legislation (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 317: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the communications he has had with the European Commission in relation to the use of jet skis and quad bikes and so on in areas designated for protection as Natura 2000 sites; and the actions he proposes to take to ensure these activities are fully assessed for their potential impact on the conservation value...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 318: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to issue guidelines to local authorities on the issue of development on flood plains in view of recent research and experiences worldwide. [32277/05]

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the recently published progress report on implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government. [28642/05]

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: A number of school groups are in the Visitors Gallery and I am sure they are trying to follow this line of questioning. I take it we are still talking about the Government's third annual progress report. On that basis, is this a case of the Government assessing its own progress or has any level of independent assessment been brought to bear on this document? Is it not fair to say that this...

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Ceann Comhairle does not have to do that.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I was trying not to fall into that trap by giving an illustration. I hoped the Ceann Comhairle might see it as such. My point is that this time last year, in regard to the last report, the Taoiseach told me we could not possibly have a metro as, to use his words: "it would soak up the whole capital programme for the State for the next ten years". I just wonder if the next progress report will...