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Allocation of Time: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Neither do I want to divide the House on this, but it is important we understand the order and can all work by it in an equitable way. My party is not dealing with Leaders' Questions today; we will be tomorrow. I ask that today, in the question and answer session, that fact would be respected. Sinn Féin may feel similarly. There is considerable interest in this and the number of people...

Allocation of Time: Motion. (3 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: That is exactly what I am asking for.

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: This debate is not about the Taoiseach's personal life, Mauritius, forged letters or the leaking of information. The tribunal is dealing with this and, as the Taoiseach would say, we should let it deal with it. The Government has some nerve to condemn leaks, given the way in which the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has used his position to leak Garda files to...

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Trevor Sargent: This debate is not about searching for a head on a plate but about ensuring that we have proper standards in Irish political life. This affair is about facts of legitimate public interest. It is about the fact that the Taoiseach took gifts from businesses and businessmen, that only ten days ago he misrepresented the established facts on Clare FM and has attempted to avoid answering...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (28 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason his Department has not sought the Dublin Airport Authority's cost benefit analysis in respect of the proposed runway project; the process under which a decision will be made on whether a new runway will be built; and the expected timetable for such a process. [29917/06]

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (28 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimated final cost of the second terminal for Dublin airport and associated infrastructure; and the way in which the project is to be funded. [29918/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in providing step down beds in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29566/06]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is confident that we will see a marked improvement in accident and emergency services in winter 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29567/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1178: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the date on which Coillte Teoranta reimbursed the Government for the grant aid intended for farmers claimed by Coillte Teoranta, which was clawed back by the European Commission. [29078/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1179: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will institute a review of the 1996 strategic plan for the development of the forestry sector in Ireland which reflects the current planting rates and accepts the impossibility of reaching the targets required for critical mass as specified in that plan and in the terms of reference of the review of that plan by a person...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1180: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will confirm that she revealed the full terms of reference of the Forestry and Margaritifera Group's technical working group for the proposed forestry guidelines in her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 1 June 2006, and that no agreement was reached with Coillte Teoranta to ensure that the terms of reference included...

Written Answers — Nitrates Regulations: Nitrates Regulations (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1181: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the definition of peat soils incorporated in Schedule 1 of the Nitrates Regulations 2006 (details supplied) as soils with an organic matter content exceeding 20 per cent will also be applied to soils used for forestry. [29081/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1182: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that the foliar analysis, upon which her Forest Service's approval of fertilisation of forestry is based, is sufficient to determine phosphorous deficiency in the soil. [29082/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the maximum amount of phosphates fertilisers permitted to be applied per hectare for afforestation projects over their rotation. [29083/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1186: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the Forest Service has the ability to regulate hand fertilisation if it is outside the grant aid period to ensure the protection of the environment. [29086/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1184: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide an assurance that sufficient information is required to be provided in the application for all felling licences to ensure that the Forest Service is able to assess the impact on the environment; and if she will further provide the information required for each application. [29084/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1185: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the Forest Service has the ability to regulate forest road construction if it is not being approved for grant aid to ensure the protection of the environment. [29085/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1187: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the enforcement provisions she has to control unapproved plantations of trees; and the powers she has to require that the development be reversed and the owner be prosecuted. [29087/06]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Question 1508: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a list of the 125 rivers known to host the fresh water pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera giving their location by county and their length; the 45 catchments involved with their location by county and their extent in hectares; and the amount of afforestation by hectares in each of...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2006)

Trevor Sargent: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta McGrath as a chuid ama a roinnt. The National Oil Reserves Agency Bill is technical in nature and falls far short of what is needed if this country is to face up to the major challenges in the area of energy. Thanks to the Government, Ireland, per capita, is the seventh most oil dependent country in the world. In the period 1989 to 2001, we doubled our oil...