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Standards in Public Office. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: If this is not to do with conduct, then what is?

Standards in Public Office. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I am only asking the question, I am not giving the answer.

Standards in Public Office. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The question concerns the code of conduct.

Standards in Public Office. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I will be finished in a second.

Standards in Public Office. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: That is why I am raising these points. The code of conduct makes it clear that no decision regarding a private company is to be countenanced. Whatever the Taoiseach's difficulty with the fine line he describes, is there not a case to define exactly what no decision regarding a private company means? Is the action of the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon,...

Standards in Public Office. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The code could include advertising.

Public Procurement Policy. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has a corporate procurement plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13069/06]

Public Procurement Policy. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Sometimes there is a perception of a golden circle for procurement which new companies find it difficult to break into. The Department of Finance guidelines should apply to all Departments. Has the Department of the Taoiseach taken on board some of them that come to mind? For example, I understand that the Department of Finance has recommended a training programme for executives in charge of...

Public Procurement Policy. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach should check it.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (5 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: to investigate fully the impact of the Government decision to sell a majority stake in Aer Lingus, in light of the experience of national airline privatisation, for example, in New Zealand, in the absence of any alternative to aviation kerosene with the pending peak oil impact on fuel supplies,...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the decision to send Irish troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13101/06]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions his Department has taken following Trócaire's call for increased efforts by the Government to bring about an end to child labour in developing countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13100/06]

Order of Business. (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I extend my sympathies to the family of the young County Offaly student killed in a tragic accident today and wish those injured a speedy recovery. Many people, including parents, teachers and students, will have been traumatised by the event. On the Forfás report issued today, given that Ireland's oil dependency, the subject of the report, and the doubling of oil consumption here in the...

Order of Business. (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I believe the Government would be in favour of debating the issue to ensure the carbon fund alluded to by Deputy Kenny does not cost more than necessary. I ask that the Whips discuss arrangements for such a debate.

Leaders' Questions. (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: That is delusional.

Leaders' Questions. (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach will have his day as well.

Social Partnership. (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on recent developments in the social partnership process; the recent meetings he has had with the social partners concerning this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10189/06]

Social Partnership. (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Have disputes in Gama, Irish Ferries, the mushroom industry and a number of other cases influenced the social partnership talks? Does the Taoiseach have in mind measures that would allay concerns about job displacement? Does he expect discussions on a new enforcement agency to reach a conclusion? Will the social partners sign off on the appointment of 40 additional labour inspectors? Has...

Social Partnership. (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The basis of the question is the effect of the SIPTU decision on the partnership talks and whether it has been taken into account. Will the Forfás report be central to the partnership talks given the stark message it sends to Government regarding the doubling of the country's oil consumption in the past 15 years? Does Ireland face a difficult future given that average oil consumption per...

Social Partnership. (4 Apr 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Fourteen labour inspectors.