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Written Answers — Energy Provision: Energy Provision (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when a decision will be made on the proposed new electricity interconnector across the Irish sea; the scale of interconnection which is appropriate; and the way in which the interconnector will be built and financed. [2192/06]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his Department's views regarding the level and number of amber and red alerts that the energy regulator had to issue in the second half of 2005 due to the unavailability of existing generation plant; if his attention has been drawn to the reported recent operation of emergency generating plant for some 15 to 17...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 382: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the need for funding at the weight management clinic at St. Colmcille's Hospital will be addressed; and if she will indicate at which stage the application for further funding is now at (details supplied). [1456/06]

Written Answers — Parliamentary Questions: Parliamentary Questions (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 412: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of parliamentary questions submitted to her in 2005 and the number referred to other bodies such as the Health Service Executive. [1756/06]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 854: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department will be contributing to the essential repairs to Balbriggan and Skerries Harbours now that his Department has finalised the ownership transfer from Dublin Port Company to Fingal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1059/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 876: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the Dublin Transport Office advisory committee has not been reconstituted in view of the fact that it last met in May 2003, that Dublin local authorities appointed members to the committee after the local elections in June 2004 and that he stated in Dáil Éireann on 1 March 2005 that he intended to reconstitute the committee at an...

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 985: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the benefits of more extensive broadleaf tree planting particularly in terms of the quantity of carbon dioxide which can be sequestered per acre of broadleaf trees planted on an annual basis have been assessed. [1458/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1384: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made on the review being undertaken of the way in which one-teacher schools can be assisted with the necessary staffing to meet modern health and safety requirements and still maintain schools in areas where these schools are operating. [2348/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1454: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be made available to allow refurbishment works to begin on the Fingal Arts Centre in Rush, North County Dublin, to establish the much needed library in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005/06]

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1496: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of tonnes of discarded wood that potentially could be recycled as fuel which is being discarded in landfill sites each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2144/06]

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1497: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the products exempted from the WEEE directive; if he will report on progress regarding recycling computers, parts and mobile phones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2166/06]

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1498: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the research which has been carried out on identifying best practice for separate compartment litter recycling bins; his views on the provision of these aids to recycling on streets, in Government buildings, transport concourses, stations and so on; the number located around the country; the Government's...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1499: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the fines imposed on Ireland for non-compliance with EU directives in his area of responsibility since January 2003 including the amounts involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2168/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (26 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: On the basis that the Order of Business will allow statements by the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children on the loss of 10% of HSE capital expenditure of €558 million for 2006, I withdraw my request under Standing Order 31.

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: More time is needed for these statements than has been allocated to them. Whatever about the Minister for Finance coming into the House in a surprise, lightning strike to tell us about the demise of €56 million, the time allocated equates to approximately €1 million per minute to explain the loss of this money. That may seem like small change to some people but, for example, hospital...

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: A pattern appears to be arising in the Department of Transport whereby two Bills have been announced which are not on the programme for Government. This is even more bizarre because we were told there is a constitutional problem in regard to random breath testing, yet we heard the chairman of the transport committee saying on the radio this morning that there was no difficulty all along and...

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Has the Tánaiste taken the opportunity to congratulate her colleague, the President elect of Chile, who is the first woman President in Latin America?

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It applies to promised legislation because she explained that some of her popularity was due to the fact that she was able to do away with hospital waiting lists in three months. In congratulating her, the Tánaiste might ask for some advice in that regard. Can I ask about promised legislation, which is a related matter? We have heard much debate about the health repayment scheme Bill which,...

EU Services Directive: Motion (Resumed). (26 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Ar dtús báire, ba mhaith liom buíochas a gabháil leis na Teachtaí Neamhspleácha as ucht seans a thabhairt dúinn an ábhar tábhachtach seo a phlé agus cúpla tuaraimí a nochtú. It is regrettable that, when one examines the coverage of this debate to date, it has been very lame in that it has covered the Government position to a significant extent. Even the commentaries do not seem...

Official Engagements. (31 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcome of the Euro-Mediterranean summit held in Barcelona at the end of November 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37986/05]