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Cabinet Committees. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social inclusion and drugs last met. [30209/05]

Cabinet Committees. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: In addition to examining whether lessons can be learned or future mistakes avoided, will the Cabinet committee on social inclusion and drugs take stock, given the result of the French referendum on the EU constitution, of the problems in France where rioting has occurred for the past 13 nights? Some 1,200 people are in custody in France, many of them on the basis of social exclusion as they...

Cabinet Committees. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I have a simple question as follows. Given that the ESRI has clearly indicated that people with disabilities are more likely to live in poverty, does the committee on social inclusion pay attention to monitoring the lives of such people?

Cabinet Committees. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Could the committee meet more frequently, given that it has a larger work volume than it appears to be able to get through?

Decentralisation Programme. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach the number of officials from his Department who have applied to relocate under the Government's decentralisation proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25201/05]

Decentralisation Programme. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It is ridiculous to take these questions if there will not be time for any supplementary questions. We are dealing with a major impact on the whole country.

Decentralisation Programme. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: We will not have time, even for the Taoiseach's Department.

Decentralisation Programme. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: He said it.

Decentralisation Programme. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach told us in February that 45 members of his staff had applied through the central applications facility to relocate, that is 20% of his Department. Is there any increase in that figure? There are 10,000 posts to be decentralised but only 1,800 staff have agreed to move outside the greater Dublin area. Is a cost factor being put in place for interaction between, for example, the...

Decentralisation Programme. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: If one multiplies that it indicates the scale of costs involved.

Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: There are a number of pieces of legislation due in the pharmacy area. There is a vacancy for a chief State pharmacist, which in the context of any developments of the avian flu problem would badly need to be filled. Must we wait for the pharmacies Bill or will there be an independent appointment procedure perhaps more above reproach than the one which took place for the chief scientific...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out or commissioned cost-benefit analyses of reforms to current tax residency rules; if he intends to undertake a reform of tax residency rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32948/05]

Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the findings of the recent OECD report which estimated that Irish inflation would have been almost 1% higher if all house price costs were included in official data, thereby suggesting that inflation figures underestimate the real cost of living by ignoring a large part of soaring house prices; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending the Freedom of Information Act on a partial basis to the Garda Síochána in a manner comparable with its partial application to the Labour Court and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33616/05]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on extending the Freedom of Information Act on a partial basis to the Garda Síochána in a manner comparable with its partial application to the Labour Court and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in order to make it obligatory that the Garda Síochána and its subsidiaries, including the Garda National Immigration Bureau,...

Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to Question No. 329 of 2 November 2005 if any payment was sought or obtained from France for the transfer of ownership of the Loran C mast in April 2005; if the figure of €27,829 for storage costs in 2005 covers only the time prior to this transfer and his plans for the 137 acres at Loop Head. [33467/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that regulations here governing the time truck and van drivers can drive without breaks and sleep are satisfactory and are being enforced; and to make a statement on the issue of controlling the standard of truck driving, particularly in regard to the killing and injuring of cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many long distance trains do not carry bicycles due to the frequent use of Arrow carriages on these routes; if he agrees Arrow carriages are not suitable for long distance journeys, such as Dublin to Limerick or Dublin to Wexford, and to ensure something is done so that passengers who wish to...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (9 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 374: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the bleak future for fossil-fuel prices, and the high quality of energy-conservation and insulation technologies which are already available, he will consider a radical upgrade in energy conservation and building regulations to move Ireland to a position where new buildings require almost or...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (10 Nov 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Irish humanitarian aid to the parts of south Asia effected by the recent massive earthquake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33572/05]