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- Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: I wish to raise directly related legislation, namely, the tribunals of inquiry (evidence) (amendment) Bill. Will the legislation be brought forward with greater urgency to allow the House to address the injustice of not having costs allowed for the McBrearty family?
- Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: I know the Taoiseach was replying generally to several questions but, intending to be helpful, I asked whether the tribunals of inquiry (evidence) (amendment) Bill would be brought forward with greater urgency and whether it would envisageââ
- Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: I was seeking to have it taken more urgently than this session because that could mean, as it has in the past, that it will not be published. A second promised Bill, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Bill, is pertinent to the discussion on Leaders' Questions. I understand a review of the reasons giving rise to the treaty will be reviewed in May. If Ireland, a signatory of the treaty,...
- Leaders' Questions. (13 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: The moral authority for this Government to pronounce on law-breaking is paper thin. Apart from anti-social behaviour, the corruption at Gama Construction and tax fraud, the Government is infamous for being taken to task for not complying with EU law. Ireland is cited in the second highest number of legal actions by the EU Commission for infringements of EU law, and in the highest number of...
- Leaders' Questions. (13 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: I always have.
- Leaders' Questions. (13 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: We are entitled to get an answer to the question.
- Leaders' Questions. (13 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach frustrates us all the time.
- Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take in view of the growing level of alcohol abuse among young people and the links between this and assaults and murders here; if a comprehensive programme in which co-operation between his Department and other Departments such as the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Arts,...
- Written Answers — Prison Visiting Committees: Prison Visiting Committees (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the mileage claimed by members of jail visiting committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10870/05]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Finance the total VAT charged on the sales of the Band Aid DVDs and CDs launched at the end of 2004; and the way in which this compares to the money donated to the Band Aid Foundation by the Government. [10751/05]
- Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the issue of the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities was raised with the Chinese Government during the recent visit to that country. [10743/05]
- Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's position on the current instability in Lebanon and the continuing presence of Syrian troops in that country. [10744/05]
- Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had, or plans to have, any contact with the new Palestinian Authority; and if the Government plans to increase aid to Palestine. [10745/05]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to help counteract the increased pressures on aid agencies, in the aftermath of the tsunami of 26 December 2004, in coping with emergencies in other parts of the world, such as Darfur and the AIDS crisis; and if, in view of these pressures, he will accelerate progress in Ireland's commitment to reach the UN target of 0.7% of GNP....
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Governments around the world have met their pledges of aid in the aftermath of the tsunami of 26 December 2004; and if not, the action which can be taken to ensure that they do. [10747/05]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government has met all of its pledges of overseas aid, in particular to Honduras and countries affected by Hurricane Mitch, Liberia, Afghanistan, Haiti and Iraq. [10749/05]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 611: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures taken by her Department or which she intends to take regarding the calling into question by the European Court of Auditors report on Ireland of the aid granted to Coillte Teoranta's reconstitution of woodland after gale damage which they determined had been completed before the approval of the application by the forest...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures taken by her Department or which she intends to take regarding the calling into question by the European Court of Auditors report on Ireland of the aid granted to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [10263/05]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 613: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures taken by her Department or which she intends to take regarding the calling into question by the European Court of Auditors report on Ireland of the aid granted to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [10264/05]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Apr 2005)
Trevor Sargent: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures taken by her Department or which she intends to take regarding the European Court of Auditors report on Ireland of the aid granted to a company (details supplied) in County Mayo. [10265/05]