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Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: ——should not be tolerated.

Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I wanted to highlight the urgency of the matter.

Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I believe what was said, with the expletive, was nailing buyers to the effing wall. This is not the kind of consumer protection which is tolerable.

Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The legislation to which I refer is the proposed consumer protection, national consumer agency, Bill. It is extremely urgent and was due to be published in this session. It should be enacted. When will Members have access to it?

Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: By this session does the Taoiseach mean before the end of January?

Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Steady on.

Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I wish the Taoiseach well for his European Council meeting. Perhaps he can return with a clear Government position on climate change before breaking for Christmas. I wish the Ceann Comhairle and the staff who keep the Houses of the Oireachtas working in such an efficient manner, notwithstanding all the challenges and unsocial working hours, a happy Christmas. On behalf of the Green Party,...

Northern Ireland Issues. (13 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if his Department will establish a public inquiry into collusion of British authorities with loyalist paramilitaries following recent reports on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41355/06]

Northern Ireland Issues. (13 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I have a number of questions arising from the Taoiseach's reply. He said that the delay in regard to the MacEntee inquiry is regrettable, with which we all agree, but it is due to the fact that new evidence has continued to be brought forward. Surely it could be a tactic to delay an inquiry if new evidence is being dripfed on an interminable basis. Will a cut-off date be set following...

Written Answers — Air Quality: Air Quality (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 106: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view on the fact that environmental air quality as monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency indicates that the allowable annual limits as defined by EC Directive for PM10 were exceeded at the majority of sites which represents no improvement since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the fact that the local authorities of Fingal, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown and Wicklow have agreed local area plans which would require 60% reductions in CO2 emissions, his views on whether it is time that his Department produced regulations that would require all local authorities to set such targets...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 178: To ask the Taoiseach his views on whether it is necessary and prudent to engage opposition parties in formal briefings with regard to any plan B that may be initiated in the absence of the restoration of power-sharing in Northern Ireland. [42345/06]

Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Each of these matters deserves debate, with No. 20 deserving our particular attention in light of the Farrell Grant Sparks report. The future of fisheries is clearly perilous. This omnibus approach does not suggest the Government is paying attention or being accountable to the House on these matters. No. 20, which is to be taken as part of a general omnibus, highlights the irrelevance of...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I am not sure whether the Taoiseach saw "Prime Time Investigates" on RTE last night, which made me very angry, but he can indicate whether he did. We can all be angry about people being forced to live 50 miles from where they work because they cannot afford a house any closer. However, the behaviour of the gombeen men and racketeers who give auctioneers and estate agents a bad name angered...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I asked a number of questions that the Taoiseach did not answer in his response. I asked when legislation will be introduced to stop false bidding and require truthful disclosure. Such matters require law, not merely independent regulation or a regulatory authority. The Taoiseach has had nearly ten years to deal with these matters. The Central Bank suggests that house prices are...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: We must get answers to these questions as they were raised on the public airwaves. The Taoiseach referred to an independent regulatory authority but did not say when legislation will be introduced in the areas I mentioned. He has not told us when prosecutions will be taken relating to data protection, though I hope they come about soon, and he has not informed us of when we will see an end...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: I was correcting the Taoiseach as he did not hear me.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach knows the legislation is inferior.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Taoiseach should deal with the matter.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Trevor Sargent: The Government is responsible for legislation.