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Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as a chuid ama a roinnt liom. We have waited a long time for the Disability Bill but those of us who attended large meetings in the Mansion House which advocated rights-based legislation as a basic requirement for the Bill have been sadly disappointed. That disappointment remains at the heart of much of the concern raised and will result in this Bill falling...

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Like other speakers, I pay tribute on behalf of the Green Party to Mr. Des Edwards for the many years of service he has given and wish him, his wife and family well into the future. As we were paying tribute to Mr. Frank Lane and Mr. Paddy Behan, some of us could not help but also pay tribute to Des even though he was not retiring at that time. This was not surprising as the three men were...

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I have two questions, one a request for a debate. The Minister mentioned giving the Opposition the opportunity for perusal of the report into the Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen. Could we perhaps have further consideration including perhaps a debate with questions to be answered by the Minister?

Order of Business. (27 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: That just relates to the business of the House. In 2003 the forestry (amendment) Bill was promised for 2004; in 2004 it was promised for 2005 and in 2005 it is now not possible to say when it will be published. I know the Taoiseach is famous for his love of forestry after his less than exhaustive look up every tree in north County Dublin. Is forestry now something of an embarrassment or will...

Written Answers — Departmental Estimates: Departmental Estimates (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on an item in the Defence Estimates for 2005, that is, costs arising directly from Ireland's participation in the EU's European Security and Defence Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1528/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Defence the new major military equipment which will be acquired by the Defence Forces in 2005; the estimated costs and purposes of these investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1527/05]

Written Answers — Asthma Management: Asthma Management (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 308: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the results of a study in New Zealand on a breathing method (details supplied) as a treatment for asthma; her plans to investigate the merits of the treatment and its application here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1895/05]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if it is Government policy to support the view of the energy regulator on wind energy development; if he is aware that the largest wind energy company here has decided not to build any more wind farms; if he will allow a situation to develop whereby Ireland is the only country in Europe with no Government...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 593: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a new hydrogen refuelling plant for buses is being built in Hornchurch, England, as part of an EU initiative for buses; if there are plans for a similar plant here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1896/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 619: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a company (details supplied) that owns a quarry at a location (details supplied), which received grants from Údarás na Gaeltachta despite not being in the Gaeltacht, will be asked to repay the grant money, even if it was granted in error by An tÚdarás, in the same way that social welfare recipients who...

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 822: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider the financial burden being put on schools which are now required to pay for collection of bins by local authorities; and if this cost will be offset by making it refundable from her Department to avoid adding to the financial burden which requires extensive fund raising on behalf of many schools in the country....

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1232: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is common practice for schools to direct that no first aid be applied in the event of an injury to children, that schools are refusing to administer the very basic application of antiseptic and sterile dressing due to litigation fears and that in a great many cases no first aid...

Written Answers — Dunsink Observatory: Dunsink Observatory (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1233: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has plans to avert the closure of Dunsink Observatory; her views on whether the important buildings will be liable to vandalism when it is not occupied full time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1898/05]

Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Words fail us when faced with loss of life, livelihoods and basic needs of life and culture of the scale created by the tsunami and its awful aftermath, which will continue for years. In the years to come, will we monitor the loss of life anticipated as a result of disease and many other hardships facing the areas affected? We must first express sympathy to all those affected, including the...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Ar son an Comhaontas Glas, ba mhaith liom comhbhrón a ghuí ar mhuintir Eileen Desmond. I was saddened to hear of the death of Eileen Desmond. Our sympathies go to her daughters, Honor and Paula, and the rest of her family. I sympathise with Deputy Rabbitte and the Labour Party for having lost such an excellent colleague. I do not doubt that Eileen Desmond's reputation preceded her. While I...

Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the urgent need for the Government to establish a redress board to allow the many dozens of women who suffered at the hands of Dr. Michael Neary in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, to bring closure to these events; receive an explanation and acknowledgment of what happened and...

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: I note that most of the territory of this State is under the control of the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources, but I observe the fisheries Bill seems to have disappeared from the list of promised legislation. Sadly, for the people of South-East Asia, the disaster there had tragic implications for their livelihoods, but in this case——

Order of Business. (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Is this Bill now to be incorporated in some other legislation? That the country does not have a marine conservation centre highlights the low priority given to this area generally. Will the fisheries Bill now be called the sea fisheries Bill or is there any hope of attention being paid to the fisheries area?

National Economic and Social Development Office. (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Centre for Partnership and Performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34604/04]

National Economic and Social Development Office. (26 Jan 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the recent work of the National Economic and Social Development Office. [34605/04]