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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the timetable as to when the promised anti-trafficking in human beings legislation will be introduced to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22204/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (8 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the use of energy efficient cars is being considered for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21674/06]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Transport when a final offer to trade union parties in the Aer Lingus flotation negotiations will be made; if a provision for compulsory redundancies will be included therein; and the deadline which will be set for the acceptance or rejection of same. [21895/06]

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the failure to undertake a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis for the second runway proposed for Dublin Airport; and if analysis has been undertaken of the implications of the second runway for vehicular traffic on the M50. [21894/06]

Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 419: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the powers available to local authorities to prevent the burning of plastics in domestic fireplaces; and if he plans to introduce legislation in this area. [21834/06]

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Minister should show us where that is the position.

Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I wish to highlight the concerns of the Children's Rights Alliance, Rape Crisis Network Ireland and the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Defects in the register for sex offenders have been highlighted and there is a need for a properly resourced monitoring registration system. However, there is still no indicated date for the publication of such legislation, about...

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question : To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will request an examination of the findings in the Council of Europe report just published which cites Ireland as a stopover point for extraordinary rendition flights and the need for the Government to require inspections of aircraft known to have been used for this illegal purpose when they land at airports here, most commonly at...

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Minister make himself familiar with the Amnesty International report, of which he did not seem to be aware when questioned by Deputy Allen? It stated that between September 2001 and September 2005, Shannon Airport was used on 50 occasions by CIA planes disguised as commercial aircraft. We must first ask what these planes were doing. The Minister should take on board the legal...

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: We are referring here to human rights issues.

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: That is an assertion, not a fact.

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: That is an assertion.

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: That is an assertion, not a fact.

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: What does the Minister expect?

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Minister is legally obliged to take account of that.

Extraordinary Renditions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Minister make available the legal opinion, over which he said he stands, which indicates that it is sufficient to obtain a verbal reassurance in this regard because we possess a legal opinion which indicates that inspections must be carried out?

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It is interesting to hear the Taoiseach talk of a five-year plan with regard to children. The Children Act was a 2001 Act and therefore the five years are up. Judgment calls, and the judgment being made is not great. I am referring not to myself but to the groups which would like their voices heard here, and they say the Government has not acted to protect children sufficiently. What is the...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It was already referred to, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: You did not read out that ruling when the office was referred to earlier.

Leaders' Questions. (7 Jun 2006)

Trevor Sargent: What about the timeframe for the all-party committee?