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European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: That is all.

European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It is new jobs we need.

European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: We are serious offenders.

European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: They emit far less per person.

European Council Meeting: Statements (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Ireland is not fulfilling its commitments. That is the bottom line.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The proposal is not agreed. I presume the Ceann Comhairle is referring to the Carbon Fund Bill and the Green Party is opposing the taking of this Bill with all Stages to be concluded by tonight. This matter will present the country with a very important crossroads and we may choose to go down the road of unnecessarily throwing away taxpayers' money; €270 million is a lot of money to waste...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: May I ask a question on the Order of Business?

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9548/07]

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Hear, hear.

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I listened to the Taoiseach say there were not many contentious issues. One would have to agree that the climate change debate in the EU is as contentious as they come, unless one adopts a "hear no emissions, see no emissions, speak no emissions" type of approach. Is the Taoiseach finding that the previous béal bocht approach with our European neighbours will not work this time when it...

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: A "béal bocht" approach was taken at Kyoto.

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It was interesting to hear the Taoiseach's reply, given that Sustainable Energy Ireland, SEI, has referred to our increasing demand for electricity which will, unfortunately, offset what he referred to unless we get that under control. The SEI predicted an increase of 30% in demand. I wish to ask the Taoiseach about a reply he gave me. I am still waiting for an exact answer. He gave me a...

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It relates to the outcome of the European Council. Each country is asked——

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: ——to play its part. I am simply asking the Taoiseach to articulate what part this country will play in meeting that target. That is all. I wanted to ask the Taoiseach about that because he made a worrying comment to the effect that it did not matter two tossers for the next ten years. Does he understand about the increase in heavy rainfall which, for example, has doubled since the...

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: According to the World Health Organisation, 150,000 people are dying per year from climate change related problems. This is happening now. Al Gore says we have ten years to deal with the problem, not to start to do so. I want to know whether we are going to come down from 23% over 1990 levels and then go further below 1990 levels by 20% or 30%. I want to hear about Ireland's involvement,...

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: We must start now.

European Council Meetings. (21 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: There is no silver bullet.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if recent announced measures extending the capacity of credit unions are the extent to which he will allow reforms of this sector; and his plans to introduce amending legislation. [10163/07]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (20 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of further ECB rate rises being anticipated for 2007. [10162/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 182: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on gender balance at each grade in his Department and in agencies that come under the aegis of his Department. [9857/07]