Results 2,161-2,180 of 4,571 for speaker:Trevor Sargent

Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his intervention. Feelings on this matter are running very high. I cannot believe that the Taoiseach can state that there is no problem when people are faced with 40-year mortgages and are more indebted than ever before. It is a hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil approach. I acknowledge that our construction sector is healthy in that its profits are...

Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The construction industry.

Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach did that a year ago.

Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: No one has been called to account.

Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: There is no evidence of this.

Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: They are public contracts. They are social and affordable housing initiatives.

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on Aer Lingus last met. [16187/06]

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: In light of difficulties in the Air Berlin flotation, does the Taoiseach consider it important that the sub-committee meets urgently? Those difficulties clearly demonstrate the power oil prices have in this sector.

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I am giving a reason. We are talking about the meeting of the sub-committee.

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Indeed. Can an early date be arranged given the urgent issues unfolding? Will the Taoiseach acknowledge that this is an important matter? Will he acknowledge that the meeting should happen immediately because of the pension and worker issues yet to be resolved? Does the Taoiseach acknowledge the sub-committee should——

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I am asking about a meeting.

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Will there be an early meeting and ongoing meetings? I suggest that the sub-committee metamorphose in due course into a sub-committee on peak oil because this issue will continue to have an impact on the aviation sector and related industries.

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the new task force on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16188/06]

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Like the other leaders, the Green Party welcomes the task force on active citizenship. I often feel that volunteers in Ireland must feel like the boy on the burning deck with the flames getting higher and higher, given the time-poor lives many people are forced to live. I also acknowledge those involved as scout leaders, in tidy towns and parent teacher associations and teachers in many...

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Taoiseach help to meet the task force somewhere along the line by ensuring the Government can compensate for some of the problems which have been created? I will not state the Government has created all of them, but it has done its fair share in terms of people being time-poor with long commuting distances. Does the Government wish to introduce or announce measures to encourage the...

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: There will be no charity legislation.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: During questions I asked the Taoiseach, in the context of active citizenship, whether any progress was being made on charities legislation. Heads of the charities legislation Bill were shown to Opposition spokespersons but what progress has been made? It has been repeatedly pushed back and is now due in late 2006. Can the Taoiseach say whether it will be published in late 2006 or before the...

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: ——but it could be seen as nuclear terrorism if something went wrong. Has the Government put its views in writing or will it do so with a nod and a wink and a slap on the back?

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: It has been a long time coming.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I referred to the criminal justice, suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism Bill.