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Northern Ireland Issues. (20 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6762/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (20 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach the agenda for his visit to the United States on St. Patrick's Day last; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8686/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (20 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the McCartney family concerning the murder of Robert McCartney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8688/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (20 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, in London on 3 March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8689/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (20 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on recent meetings he has had with the Northern Ireland political parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8692/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (20 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 16: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his address to the Ireland-America Economic Advisory Board during his visit to the United States in March 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8693/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (20 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Taoiseach agree that in this electioneering period the temptation to engage in megaphone diplomacy must be resisted at all times? Will he acknowledge that it is particularly important that his Cabinet colleagues resist any temptation, regardless of the provocation, to engage in megaphone diplomacy? Will he acknowledge also the frustration felt by parties on this side of the House...

Order of Business. (20 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: On behalf of the Green Party, I, too, extend good wishes to His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI. I hope and pray he will have the courage, humility and the strength of spiritual leadership to confront the many challenges that currently face the world, wherever he may go, whether war, poverty or injustice, some within his own church. I hope he continues the enthusiastic work of his predecessor in...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is excluding children of refugees and asylum seekers from his plans to alleviate child poverty; if, alternatively, he will be providing them with the same allowances as other children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11816/05]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has carried out or commissioned any research specifically on the needs of separated fathers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11815/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties in the health service in recruiting and retaining speech and language therapists, as pointed out in the Bacon report; and the measures the Government is taking to ensure that adequate speech and language therapy is available to a person (details supplied) in County...

Written Answers — Social Inclusion Measures: Social Inclusion Measures (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will report on the findings of the recent survey on income and living conditions (details supplied) collated by the Central Statistics Office and published in January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9299/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on Government policy regarding providing a rail link from Dublin city to Dublin Airport; and the Government's views on extending that line through Swords and meeting the Dublin-Belfast line at Donabate for passenger transfer in view of the fact that this provides logical access to and from the airport by rail from the north,...

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will consider the issues and concerns raised by retired farmers who have lost entitlements following the introduction of the CAP mid-term review on 1 January 2005 to ensure that retired farmers can have an income which is adequate for their needs; and if she will consult with retired farmers in order that a satisfactory outcome...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Thar ceann an Chomhaontais Ghlais — the Green Party — ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón a chur in iúl do mhuintir Michael O'Higgins agus go mór mhór dá bhean chéile agus a chlann, atá anseo inniu. It is humbling to recall such a proud record of service as that of Michael O'Higgins and his family over many generations. It stands out as something we do not often have an opportunity to...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following issue of urgent public importance: the need for a full report on the plans to ration water in Carlow following the contamination of the public water supply with the parasite, cryptosporidium, which can be fatal, especially in the light of the ongoing concern about the lack of a general hospital in the county...

Order of Business. (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: It is not. I oppose the proposal for dealing with No. 9, motion re the Rotterdam Convention, because the matter needs to be debated in the House. The convention which is relevant to sectors other than agriculture because it relates to the international trade in hazardous chemicals was considered by the Select Committee on Agriculture and Food for just nine minutes. It should be considered as...

Order of Business. (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: All Members of the House have received many representations about the Disability Bill 2004. We have a responsibility to oppose the imposition of a guillotine on the legislation which is so flawed that it needs to be withdrawn. The Government should reflect on the matter before adopting a rights-based approach. I oppose the proposal and ask the House to vote against it.

Order of Business. (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I ask the Taoiseach to reply. My question is on promised legislation, which is pertinent following the uncovering of information on GAMA construction company. It is about a directive which it was promised would be imported into Irish law by March 2005. It is Directive 2002/14/EC but it relates to the right to information and consultation about a business in which 20 or more staff work.

Order of Business. (19 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Given that March 2005 is passed, does the Government intend to revise the timescale for promising this legislation, which was published in consultation with——