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Official Engagements. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 26: To ask the Taoiseach the foreign visits he intends to take during the remainder of 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16063/05]

Official Engagements. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 27: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Moscow to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VE day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16064/05]

Official Engagements. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 28: To ask the Taoiseach the agenda for the June EU summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16065/05]

Official Engagements. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 29: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the European Council, Mr. Jean Claude Juncker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16066/05]

Official Engagements. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 30: To ask the Taoiseach the role of the National Forum of Europe in regard to the proposed EU constitution referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16067/05]

Official Engagements. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: When will the legislation on the referendum be put before the Dáil? Will the Taoiseach confirm that the proposed referendum wording will allow the Government with Oireachtas approval to join the EU's new permanent structured co-operation——

Official Engagements. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I will leave it for another day.

Official Engagements. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I may have been trying my luck there. However, the Ceann Comhairle is wide awake and on to me. Will the Taoiseach clarify where he sees the European Court of Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights having a role and where there should not be a conflict or confusion arising between each? In Warsaw, the Council of Europe opened several conventions for signing. These included...

Official Engagements. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Does confusion arise with regard to the European Court of Human Rights?

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

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the serious implications for Government policy of the decision by Cambridge Diagnostics Ireland Ltd. to close in Galway with a loss of 120 jobs in favour of relocating to China and Britain; and the plans by Government to address the lack of indigenous employment creation to offset this seriously detrimental trend for the...

Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I support the request for a debate on the report on obesity.

Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I just wish to voice my support. The Government's support for the Nutrition and Health Foundation is in conflict with its concern about obesity. My question is about the business improvement districts Bill as a response, even though it is far from adequate, to the loss of 120 jobs in Galway. Something serious must be done. Will that legislation be fast-tracked and will more indigenous...

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (17 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the capital funding which has been allocated to the Mountjoy complex in Dublin in each of the past ten years; and if he will itemise the projects in each instance. [16189/05]

Written Answers — Garda Personnel: Garda Personnel (17 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Síochána who have been dismissed from the force or lost their pension entitlements in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16190/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the benefit in kind tax incentive to reward efforts to reduce mileage instead of effectively encouraging greater distances to be travelled (details supplied). [16059/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (17 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will examine the level of grant assistance and other incentives in countries which are successfully harnessing renewable energy such as solar panels in house construction; and if he will use fiscal measures to incentivise renovation of existing buildings and the incorporation of energy efficiency and...

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (17 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Tááthas orm deis a fháil labhairt ar an mBille agus tá cúpla rud le rá agam atá an-tábhachtach mar tá an reachtaíocht an-tábhachtach, mar atá an proifisiún an-tábhachtach i saol na tíre agus go mórmhór i saol na talamhaíochta sa tír. The Veterinary Surgeons Acts 1931 to 1960 will be repealed by the enactment of this legislation, so there is hopefully a considerable body of...

Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I am disappointed, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, that you were not able to allow a discussion on the matter I sought to raise earlier under Standing Order 31. On promised legislation, a number of companies are clearly implicated in the problem of obesity. In addition, they are endorsed by the Government, even though they are in the business of creating addiction to salt and sugar in children.

Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Although this matter may not apply to the register of persons who are considered unsafe to work with children, perhaps it should.

Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: That legislation was implemented effectively in Northern Ireland. Last January the Taoiseach said the Minister had appointed an implementation body to advise on and assess the legislation.