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Order of Business. (11 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It arises in every media outlet in the country. Will the Dáil have any relevance——

Order of Business. (11 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach has an opportunity to say whether the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regards this House as relevant.

Order of Business. (11 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Where is the statement to be made?

Order of Business. (11 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I am asking a question which is fairly relevant to this House.

Order of Business. (11 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Dáil be involved in that statement?

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will report on the establishment of the National Library of Ireland as an autonomous national cultural institution under the provisions of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14964/05]

Written Answers — Cúrsaí Pleanála: Cúrsaí Pleanála (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 284: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil eolas aige faoi chinneadh stairiúil an Bhoird Pleanála maidir le cúrsaí pleanála sa Ghaeltacht agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aige dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil féachaint le rialacháin a dhéanamh faoi alt 33 den Acht um Pleanáil agus Forbairt 2000 a...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 464: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in preparing a planning authority manager's report on the progress made in attaining the objectives of its current development plan, as required under Section 15 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, there are objectives that should be left out of the review; if so, the objectives which should be so...

Programmes for Government. (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: This follows on from the previous question I raised in February concerning the Sustaining Progress programme when I asked the Taoiseach about the implications for social partnership of the Kyoto Protocol and whether it had been discussed with the social partners, particularly regarding any tax burden to be placed on Irish citizens following the Government's failure to meet its targets in any...

Programmes for Government. (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Any tax that the Taoiseach might be considering. At the time, the proposed carbon tax was on the agenda. However, given that part of the Sustaining Progress programme undertakes that the national climate change strategy will be fully implemented, when will it be on the agenda? Two years ago, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government estimated that the sum of €260...

Programmes for Government. (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: My question is whether the item will be on the agenda, given that it has a real impact, and must be addressed, particularly by those who are most responsible for landing the carbon burden on the country in the first place, who in the main are not the ordinary taxpayers. Will the Taoiseach put this issue on the agenda and will environmental groups be represented on social partnership in light...

Programmes for Government. (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It is peripheral.

Programmes for Government. (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I asked a question concerning €260 million which does not appear to have made any impact.

Programmes for Government. (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach does not care about the issue.

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Whose money is the Government using?

Leaders' Questions (Resumed). (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach has to answer after last night's "Prime Time" programme about the overruns. I will not ask him again as I have attempted to ask him before. Are we not witnessing the biggest abuse of taxpayers' money in the history of the State? Will he explain, given the international research carried out, how the Government can stand by after receiving a national roads needs study, effectively...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed). (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It was not a plan as it arose only at Government level and not from the National Roads Authority. How has that cost overrun been allowed to continue? Will the Taoiseach halt that and review the national roads plan so that we can return to some financial common sense?

Leaders' Questions (Resumed). (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: To return to it.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed). (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach referred to inflation, but I referred to the cost overrun after inflation. If one wished to include inflation, it would be even worse. The overrun after inflation was found to be 86%. The Taoiseach has still not answered my question about whether he accepts that it is right and proper that a plan presented as costing €5.6 billion is now estimated to cost up to €18 billion...

Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Trevor Sargent: My question on promised legislation is pertinent to an earlier question to which I did not receive a reply. In regard to the National Roads Infrastructure Bill, will the Taoiseach indicate whether he will review and halt the signing of further road contracts involving tolls because of the revelations about cost overruns?