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Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 632: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to resolve the situation where farmers, having paid a levy on bale wrap plastic, have had no service where proper waste management of plastics is a condition of REPS payments; and the measures she will take to restore the service. [29442/05]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Under Standing Order 31 I seek the adjournment of the House to deal with a matter of urgent importance, namely why the Government has delayed ratifying the framework convention on tobacco control, which has already been ratified by 79 countries as a vital health initiative, and which has 8 November as a deadline. The HSE cannot be blamed for that one.

Order of Business. (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Before I put a question on promised legislation, will the Taoiseach tell the House whether the Government will ratify the framework convention on tobacco control? An amount of legislation at the end of the list refers to public transport, such as the Public Transport Commission Bill. I understand the Cabinet discussed the metro today. When will it commence, given that a promise was made that...

Order of Business. (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I hope the Government has approved the project.

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the interdepartmental team on infrastructure and public-private partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25208/05]

Departmental Bodies. (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the costs to date in 2005 of the communications unit in his Department; the projected costs for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28639/05]

Departmental Bodies. (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It is interesting to note how much Civil Service time, energy and resources have been invested in the communications unit, yet freedom of information legislation has been amended to frustrate the accessing of information that may otherwise be — and should be — available. Is there not merit in the opinion that this is less of a communications unit and more of a propaganda unit which is...

Ministerial Staff. (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the responsibilities of the special political advisers appointed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28640/05]

Ministerial Staff. (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I note that there are 13 employees in the Taoiseach's private office and eight in his constituency office, under the general term of advisers or staff. Can the Taoiseach clarify the breakdown, if it exists, between Civil Service positions and appointees from outside the Civil Service in that number? What pay scale is being followed for these staff? Is it totally separate from anything in the...

Ministerial Staff. (18 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: What about the breakdown between appointees and civil servants?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 1. (13 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate a matter of urgent national importance, namely, to allow the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, explain to the House how objections to the Corrib gas pipeline sent to the Department were not passed on to the Minister's Corrib gas technical advisory group and in the light of...

Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I respect your decision on Standing Order 31, a Cheann Comhairle, so I will ask a question on promised legislation. Will there be an opportunity, perhaps in dealing with the Natural Gas (Regulation) Bill, or hopefully before that, for the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Noel Dempsey, to make a statement explaining why information was not passed on?

Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The legislation certainly does arise. I am asking about this legislation in the context of my earlier question. I am also asking about the Roads (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which needs to be amended to take into account the need for safety measures in dealing with bull bars on SUVs and other problems that have caused injury and fatalities on our roads.

Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: There is no urgency.

Decentralisation Programme. (12 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I agree with Deputy Walsh. They are watching the match.

Grocery Industry. (12 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Like Deputy Walsh I wish to know whether the Minister will take this or who will do so? Am I left also without a Minister?

Grocery Industry. (12 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: On a point of order, is there any plan in place for either the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment or the Minister for Agriculture and Food to take my Adjournment matter?

Grocery Industry. (12 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I detect that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment is in the House.

Grocery Industry. (12 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I will proceed but the Minister has just arrived in a hurry.

Grocery Industry. (12 Oct 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Ceann Comhairle must share my frustration. I thank the Minister for coming in a little sooner than he expected to do. He deals regularly with the groceries order and I want to bring to his attention the situation as it applies to constituents of mine who feel particularly vulnerable at the prospect of the groceries order being abolished, or changed in a way that will not take account of...