Results 2,121-2,140 of 4,571 for speaker:Trevor Sargent
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Question 533: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the length of time on average it has taken for his Department to make a decision on social housing schemes submitted by local authorities for approval and funding in each of the past three years. [19602/06]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Question 535: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the performance indicators his Department has for the length of time it takes to make a decision on social housing schemes submitted by local authorities for approval and funding. [19604/06]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Question 536: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has approved social housing schemes with electric heating in areas on the gas network; and if so, the housing schemes involved. [19605/06]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Question 537: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has required a housing association to drop plans for gas-fired heating in social housing schemes in favour of electric heating; and if so, the schemes involved. [19606/06]
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: As, unfortunately, I will not have the opportunity to have a proper meeting with the Australian Prime Minister, I have been asked by the Green Party in Australia to ask the Taoiseach if he will question the Prime Minister about his record. A letter from Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Green Party in Australia, who speaks for many Australians states: First of all thank you for speaking up...
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: The Prime Minister of Australia is the issue. Will the Taoiseach clarify his position on the invasion of Iraq? Has he noted the Amnesty International report published earlier, which states the Government is burying its head in the sand on the issue?
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Has the Taoiseach questioned Prime Minister Howard about his record, including on the Kyoto Protocol? If Ireland, which has such a bad record, can sign up and ratify the protocol, surely the Australian Government can. Has the Taoiseach made that point?
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: I referred to the Australian people.
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Does the Taoiseach still believe them?
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Did the Taoiseach raise these issues with him?
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: That is the kind of glib response I have to come to expect. I had hoped the Taoiseach would have taken the opportunity to outline what he said directly to the Prime Minister rather than giving the impression that they were as thick as thieves in condoning the illegal international war led by the US with Australia following on meekly behind. Was the Taoiseach quoted correctly in boasting about...
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach was in there at the beginning.
- Leaders' Questions. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: They are not entitled to break the law or to commit murder.
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Does the Taoiseach accept that not fulfilling promises made in the last partnership agreement has not helped his case for this potential agreement, about which the Taoiseach is pessimistic? Is there a timeframe by which 90 additional labour inspectors are to be appointed, given the Taoiseach's commitment? Will there be any provision in the forthcoming discussions for the Kyoto agreement,...
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: What about social housing?
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Tell the workersââ
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on developments in relation to a possible new national agreement with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16189/06]
- Social Partnership. (23 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the studies which are being carried out by the National Economic and Social Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16190/06]
- Written Answers — Farmers' Markets: Farmers' Markets (18 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will capitalise on the heightened awareness of the potential for direct sales of farm produce following popular campaign to have farmers and the wider community exercise traditional market rights before 1 May 2006 in towns and villages and even some designated crossroads throughout the country; and if she will meet with the...
- Written Answers — Farmers' Markets: Farmers' Markets (18 May 2006)
Trevor Sargent: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will capitalise on the heightened awareness of the potential for direct sales of farm produce following the popular campaign to have farmers and the wider community exercise traditional market rights before 1 May 2006 in towns and villages and some designated crossroads throughout the country; and if she will meet with the...