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Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Minister promised it.

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I note the Deputy did not refer to the Green Party.

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Tagann sé aniar aduaidh orm an méid eolais atá ag an Teachta Crowe mar gheall ar an tragóid is déanaí i saol na hiascaireachta sa tír seo. Ag an am céanna, agus muid ag léiriú comhbhróin leo siúd a cailleadh le blianta beaga anuas de bharr na hiascaireachta, ní mór dúinn díriú ar an mBille Iascaigh Mhara agus Dlínse Muirí 2005 chun ceisteanna a phlé atá níos leithne ná...

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Irish fishermen have access to 16% of European waters. We are going back to the time of——

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: No, I am talking about Jack Lynch's time. I am going back to the time when the negotiations took place that meant the allocation for Irish fishermen was 2.9% of European waters by value. I am also looking at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resource's own fishery vessels safety review group report, which indicated that on average boats are more than 30 years old. Some 64%...

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I wonder whether the Minister of State agrees with me as I received the impression he might have believed there was more information. I look forward to his reply as he might give me more details. These are the issues of which I have been informed.

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: No, by Irish fishermen. I am relating to the Minister of State the devastated lifestyles people are coming to terms with in fishing when they see the cost of fuel going through the roof, returns on their efforts yielding smaller and smaller incomes and the overheads of keeping boats in seaworthy conditions. As the Minister of State said, and I share his view, they also must compete with...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the European Commission's new proposed portability of pensions directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37132/05]

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the improvements to his Department's services that he envisages from the e-Government related projects allocated funding under the 2006 Estimates. [37131/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (1 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 242: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be provided from his Department to list public rights of way for inclusion in county development plans in view of the lack of financial resources available to local authorities. [37383/05]

Consultancy Contracts. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the special interdepartmental group chaired by his Department which will monitor the appointment of public relations consultants to Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34053/05]

Consultancy Contracts. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I appreciate the point made by Deputy Joe Higgins. If the Taoiseach is saying that no cases so far this year have come to the attention of the Secretary General to the Government, where does this leave, for example the Department of Health and Children contracts of more than €100,000 this year, including ones with Carr Communications in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers for business...

Consultancy Contracts. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I am sure he will be the first to tell us.

Social Partnership Agreements. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the developments in terms of talks on a successor to the Sustaining Progress agreement; when he will meet the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31433/05]

Social Partnership Agreements. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent correspondence with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31435/05]

Social Partnership Agreements. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I will be brief so that others may ask questions. If the Government had adopted the draft EU directive on seafarers' rights it might have averted the Irish Ferries fiasco. The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Deputy Coughlan, said on television last night the Government was reviewing its position on that.

Social Partnership Agreements. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I will. What is the Taoiseach's position on that? Will the directive be used to ensure that the rights of workers are protected and to show Irish Ferries that the Government will not lie down and roll over? Will the Taoiseach answer that briefly?

Social Partnership Agreements. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It was approved by the Parliament.

Social Partnership Agreements. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It is impossible to live on the minimum wage.

Order of Business. (6 Dec 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I and my Green Party colleagues were shocked to hear of the death of TimKennelly and express our sympathies to Deputy Kenny, Deputy Deenihan and the Fine Gael Party. As he answered Deputy Kenny specifically, I ask the Taoiseach to ensure the Advantica report on the Corrib gas field is made available to all spokespersons in the House. I will certainly want to read it. This is the 15th...