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Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I was reading through the Government's latest national climate change strategy and I concede that it makes interesting reading. The brazen statement that Ireland is meeting its commitments jumps out from page 15 and surely the Taoiseach knows this statement is false. Regarding the Kyoto Protocol, Ireland is 25.4% over 1990 levels and rising so the contents of this report are downright lies....

Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: To what progress is the Taoiseach referring? The situation is worse than ever.

Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The strategy is a fiction.

Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach is the personification of a flexible mechanism but we need firm mechanisms. He is correct that we face a challenge. Why was he not present at the launch of the document, given the serious repercussions it has for the country? He sent along his royal smugness, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, who does not carry the weight the...

Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: An annual reduction of 3% is required to reach the target.

Code of Conduct for Office Holders. (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will amend the code of conduct for office holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12572/07]

Code of Conduct for Office Holders. (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I asked the Taoiseach specifically if he would amend the code of conduct for office holders. The reason I asked that question was that on 28 February last the Taoiseach told us very clearly that he was opposed to the packing of State boards. Will he amend the rules in line with his clearly stated view on that matter, given that in the first six months 375 appointments were made by office...

Code of Conduct for Office Holders. (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Is there not a need to change the code of conduct, therefore, at least to reflect that so that it is not ambiguous? It is so at the moment.

Code of Conduct for Office Holders. (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Not everything.

National Security Committee. (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Security Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11367/07]

National Security Committee. (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It is well within the scope of the question. My question refers to the work of the National Security Committee. I want to know whether the Taoiseach is considering widening the remit of that committee. The issue is not just about an Islamic terrorist cell or what might be relevant in other countries. Is the Taoiseach, for example, considering the possible effects on national security if...

Programmes for Government. (3 Apr 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11370/07]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (29 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the value of the land approximately to be given to private individuals to build private hospitals on public land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11990/07]

Written Answers — Cancer Control Strategy: Cancer Control Strategy (29 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the warning issued by the Environmental Health Officers Association regarding the risk of skin cancer from sun beds; her plans to introduce legislation to have agreed age restrictions for sun bed use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11991/07]

Written Answers — Garda Pensions: Garda Pensions (29 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Garda pensions are reduced by €60 per week for Gardaí who retired before 1993; if so, the reason for this; and if he has plans to alter same. [12156/07]

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (29 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance if customs officials employ a sniffer dog at Shannon Airport; if so, the number of drug seizures and their total value the dog has been involved in; the length of time the dog has been employed by customs at Shannon; if no dog is employed at Shannon, when was the last time a sniffer dog was employed; the reason it was removed from duties; and the...

Written Answers — Open Skies Agreement: Open Skies Agreement (29 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will sanction the €53 million spend over five years in the economic plan put forward by the Mid-Western Regional Authority and other interests in the mid-west. [12238/07]

Written Answers — Open Skies Agreement: Open Skies Agreement (29 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to provide additional funding to Shannon Airport for marketing following the Open Skies agreement reached between the EU and the US. [12237/07]

Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question : To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to release the funds to Galway City and County Councils to upgrade their water treatment facilities; and if he will lift the staff embargo on local authority recruitment in the Galway area, Galway city having the lowest staffing per capita in the country, to ensure work is carried out...

Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The local authority has the lowest number per capita in the country.