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Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 854: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to the request for voting rights to be given to Irish citizens; and if he has any advice to offer (details supplied). [19013/05]

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It is not agreed. No. 13, which relates to the involvement of the Irish Army in the United Nations, is a motion which I and the Green Party consider needs to be debated in this House, on the basis of consistency. If the Dáil is required to provide approval for the role of the Irish Army, it seems obvious and logical that we should also debate the role of the Army, taking an interest in its...

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Given that the Taoiseach is heading to Brussels for the European Council meeting — he will be absent from the Dáil between now and then effectively — and that the Twenty-Eight Amendment of the Constitution Bill has been published, would it not be logical that the House would have an opportunity——

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: ——at least to be consulted in advance of the meeting with the other Heads of State? How can he represent this Parliament otherwise?

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Taoiseach allow us that opportunity?

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Bill has been published. Will the Ceann Comhairle facilitate the Taoiseach to answer the question?

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: That is disgraceful.

Freedom of Information. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during April and May 2005; the way in which this number compares with the comparable periods in 2003 and 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19366/05]

Freedom of Information. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Taoiseach indicate whether the reduction in the number of freedom of information requests to his Department have allowed him to bring about the 4% reduction in staff? Is the work related to the reduction in staff? There were 80 freedom of information inquiries in the first quarter of 2003 but the number of requests is now in single figures. Does the Taoiseach see a need to amend the...

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with former US President, Mr. Bill Clinton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18374/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 18: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the British-Irish Council meeting on 20 May 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 19: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding developments in the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19360/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 20: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the conference on North-South bodies organised by the Institute for British-Irish Studies in Dublin on 22 May 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19361/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (14 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: As Deputies Kenny and Finian McGrath said, there is a sense of a drift in the Northern peace process. Can the Taoiseach reassure us that drift will not continue into the summer? Has the Government a contingency plan to involve all the parties which need to be involved to make a breakthrough over the summer months, or will we have to wait into the autumn for that and would such a delay...

Written Answers — EU Constitution: EU Constitution (2 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the implications for Ireland's EU constitution referendum following the outcome of the referendums held in France and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18371/05]

Written Answers — Undocumented Irish Emigrants: Undocumented Irish Emigrants (2 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his proposal for an on-line database for illegal Irish emigrants living in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18649/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (2 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will be cutting its annual direct aid to Uganda to demonstrate the need for political reform in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18650/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be a new tax relief introduced for mental hospitals; if there are any other new tax reliefs under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18345/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the benefits of making specific tax credits refundable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18344/05]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (1 Jun 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the remit of the proposed commission of inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18373/05]