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Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: If the Ceann Comhairle does not mind, I said I wished to refer to two items of legislation. The second item of legislation relates to the concerns that have been voiced already by the other Opposition leaders. I have asked about it previously.

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: We can measure the time you are taking to talk and how long I am taking.

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The situation with the release of a well known sex offender — a former swimming coach — has brought to light again the lack of registration in regard to information. We have a register which does not have——

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I am reading the title of the Bill, a Cheann Comhairle, which is a register of persons who are considered unsafe to work with children Bill. There is still no date for publication.

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Would it be possible for the Tánaiste to look beyond the restrictions——

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: ——of the Good Friday Agreement which are claimed to be an impediment here and get the information? The register is already in place in Britain. It is not a question of waiting until we have a level playing pitch.

Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It is in Britain and it is in the North.

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the closure of an estimated 500 post offices will have a devastating social impact on rural communities; and the measures he proposes to put in place to deal with such an eventual fallout. [7775/07]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take action in view of reports of cruelty inflicted on tame cats by shooting at close range in the Swords area of north County Dublin where the killer holds a gun licence; and if specific legislation will be introduced regarding the safety and welfare of cats in order that abuse like this can not...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I listened to the questions asked by Deputy Joe Higgins yesterday and I am glad my colleague in the Technical Group raised the issue of climate change. Last Monday we heard from the Institute of European Affairs about the challenges being faced. Throughout Europe people are talking about how we will reduce emissions to 20% below 1990 levels. In this country there has been a 7% growth in...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It is not.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Ownership rather than independence is the issue in terms of operating the system. I would like to press that, but not here. The concept of smart metering is gaining considerable support internationally as a way for householders to gain greater control over their electricity consumption and as a means of feeding back into the grid domestically generated electricity, be it from a farm,...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Soon.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It will cost less than buying out the toll road.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: We are for it. Can the Taoiseach not read?

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Is the Taoiseach pleased with himself?

Ceisteanna — Questions (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: What is the relationship or interconnection between the OECD review and the NESF report which was published last Sunday? Is one feeding into the other or are parallel reviews taking place? I would like to check the relationship of one with the other. Has the OECD been given any remit to examine decentralisation and how it affects the issue of public service quality? Does the OECD have a...

Ceisteanna — Questions (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: What about decentralisation?

Ceisteanna — Questions (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: He wants 20, including gardaí.

Appointments to State Boards. (28 Feb 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on appointments made to State boards since he took office in 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2356/07]