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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 622: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the guidelines and best practice advice on tree protection that are available from his Department to local authorities for their subsequent proactive distribution to architects, developers and planners. [29804/04]

Written Answers — Tourist Accommodation: Tourist Accommodation (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 648: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the statutory charge for directional signs indicating bed and breakfast locations will not be increased to avoid burdening bed and breakfast owners further who already have considerable overheads such as commercial rates which are not paid for by property owners renting accommodation; and if he will liaise...

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach might meet the former management of Aer Lingus since it has arisen that there was not even a meeting between them. That is a strange way to show appreciation for work done. Once the Government has discussed the Goldman Sachs report, will it let us know when we can debate this issue? I wish the Taoiseach well in his discussions with the parties and the British Prime Minister in...

National Security. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: I would again like to ask the Taoiseach if he will instigate measures that confirm there is not a breach of international law taking place with the transfer of suspects from wherever to Guantanamo Bay through Shannon Airport. There is enough illegality as regards the war in Iraq without it taking place in this country as well. Will he confirm whether the spending of between €5 million and...

Tax Collection. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the possibility of introducing refundable tax credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29985/04]

Order of Business. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: It is alarming to hear the Health Bill is to be guillotined. The late sitting notwithstanding, this decision must be reversed. The Bill, apart from being brought quite suddenly to our attention for debate with limited time to prepare, is an issue which reaches far beyond the Minister for Health and Children. It relates to the way the Government has forced an economic policy which has...

Proposed Legislation. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if the Attorney General gave approval to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27998/04]

Proposed Legislation. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Can I take from the Taoiseach's reply that the Office of the Attorney General does not approve of outsourcing, and on an individual basis is not asked for its approval in advance of outsourcing? When legislation which has been outsourced is returned in draft form, is the Taoiseach satisfied there is a sufficient number of staff to make sure it does not progress in a flawed state? I think his...

Proposed Legislation. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: To which two Bills has the Taoiseach referred?

National Security. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent work of the high-level group established within his Department in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22475/04]

National Security. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Are the Taoiseach and the high-level committee aware of the opinion clearly expressed by the Reverend Jesse Jackson, the United States civil rights campaigner, that the ongoing involvement by Ireland in the war in Iraq through its making available Shannon Airport for United States troops is putting Ireland "in the line of fire"? Has the high-level group made any recommendations on the use to...

National Security. (23 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: What I said was a direct quote.

Departmental Bodies. (16 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the projected cost of the communications unit in his Department for 2004; the way in which this compares with 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26388/04]

Departmental Bodies. (16 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Will the Taoiseach confirm my understanding that political appointees benefit from the same pay rises as Civil Service colleagues, for example, benchmarking and national wage agreements? Is that the case? Will he indicate, from the figures he provided, how many special advisers or programme managers have been employed since the general election of 2002? Is there a code of practice in place...

Departmental Bodies. (16 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: I appreciate the Taoiseach is always quite open about the communications unit and advisers. Is there a code of practice in place that is known to other Cabinet members when they are asked questions of a similar nature about the communications unit or their position with regard to advisers? There has been some reluctance, certainly on the Tánaiste's part, to divulge information, which would...

Departmental Bodies. (16 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Is there a code of practice in place for all Cabinet members in that regard?

Departmental Appointments. (16 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the responsibilities of the special political advisers appointed by him; the cost of these appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26389/04]

Departmental Appointments. (16 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Does the Taoiseach believe there is a need for more than guidelines to govern circumstances where advisers leave the service of the Government and effectively make use of that period as a lucrative training ground in pursuing a career in the private sector in lobbying, press relations or some other area? Is it satisfactory that we are operating on the basis of what appear to be voluntary...

Departmental Appointments. (16 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: Will he communicate with the Tánaiste so that she will not make that mistake again?

Departmental Appointments. (16 Nov 2004)

Trevor Sargent: It is only a guideline.