328 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has considered legislation similar to the Electric Law passed in France in February 2002 which introduced a feed-in tariff system for individuals as well as companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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327 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the existing or planned incentives to individual householders to install renewable energy such as solar, PVs and micro turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the fact that farmers, including organic farmers, have their markets and certification threatened by the importation of genetically modified seed even for feed purposes; and if she will urge farmers to do likewise against genetically modified crops in order that Ireland can be de facto genetically modified free; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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132 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress and opportunities in place or planned for farmers and all involved in developing the biofuel and biomass sector in view of the serious increases in oil prices and concerns over the long term security of oil supplies; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach when he next expects to meet with the British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any contact he has had with the US Administration regarding the arrival here of the Colombia Three; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on meetings he has had or plans to have with the US Administration regarding the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on meetings he has had or plans to have with the Northern Ireland political parties to discuss the sudden upsurge of violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the backlog at the special eye clinic on Rathdown Road, Dublin 7 is so long that as many as 2,000 children are waiting for the attention of just one doctor; the measures she intends putting in place to alleviate this hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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67 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the role of the newly appointed first Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, Ms Marrinan-Quinn; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the agenda for the EU Defence ministerial conference in October 2005 at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, England; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1390 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made in implementing the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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1084 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding progress in providing the urgently needed secondary school for the Donabate/Portrane peninsula in north County Dublin; if her attention has been drawn to the predominant view in the community that such a school be run by County Dublin VEC; if she has taken on board the provision to date of a free site as well as a patron body and the presence of large numbers of children justifying the immediate establishment of a local secondary school; and if her attention has further been drawn to the dangerous nature of the journey for many children in accessing secondary schools in other places. [24389/05].
945 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of submissions made to this Department which were sought regarding section 30 of the Criminal Justice Bill 2004; if those have been presented to the Dáil Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights for consideration as part of the Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice Bill 2004; if those submissions will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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912 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the delay in having some senior Garda personnel seconded to the police service of Northern Ireland; and if his attention has been drawn to the importance attached to such secondment in the interests of ensuring the police service of Northern Ireland is representative of different traditions at senior grades as well as at lower grades.
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911 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress which has been made in establishing an all-island charter of rights as intended following the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
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878 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the investigation carried out by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution in the United Kingdom on the effect of agricultural chemicals when sprayed on farmers and other persons, especially developing children living in the vicinity of the sprayed area; if her attention has been further drawn to the position of a person (details supplied); and if she will redouble efforts to help farmers to embrace organic farming methods to improve their health and their financial returns.
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850 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will consider the case of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will further consider an appeal in order that this person can benefit from the early retirement schemes.
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765 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the decision taken by the Government in 1969 which created the situation affecting members of the Retired Aviation Staff Association where since 1990 the pension increases in the Irish Aviation (General Employees) Pension Scheme have fallen behind the public service by approximately 50%; and if he will undertake to have this matter of inequity and lack of parity with other pensioners resolved before any other changes take place affecting the State Airport Authorities or Aer Lingus.
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491 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance his plans to provide details of payment of stamp duty, including the names of the purchasers and sellers, being made publicly available within a year of the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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218 Mr. Sargent asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to increase the number of decompression chambers available here; and if the location of the decompression chamber will be regionally balanced.
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158 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role his Department has had in relation to the lobbying by Aer Lingus management for an exemption to equality law, in view of recent revelations regarding same.
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30 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the role he envisages for the National Forum on Europe in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the official foreign visits he plans undertaking during the remainder of 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the recent contacts he has had with other EU leaders concerning the status of the proposed EU constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the progress of the Government’s plans to initiate structured dialogue with the churches and faith communities; if this initiative was discussed during his meeting with Pope Benedict XVI; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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26 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican in July 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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25 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the French Minister for European Affairs; his views on her statement that the French Government would not seek a second referendum on the EU constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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23 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the position regarding his speech to the Enterprise Ireland luncheon in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the agenda of the upcoming European Council meeting in October 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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20 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the UN summit in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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684 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if mass releases of balloons are in breach of any existing legislation; or if he will consider bringing in legislation, such as exists in other jurisdictions, preventing such releases.
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683 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the institutional arrangements which are being or have been made for the purchase of carbon credits by the Government; the public consultation planned in relation to these institutional arrangements; the guidelines regarding the purchases; if the views of Development Co-operation Ireland have been sought; if the views of environmental non-governmental organisations have been sought; if the views of development non-governmental organisations have been sought ;and the ongoing involvement for DCI as well as or instead of non-governmental organisations is envisaged in advising on and overseeing purchases of carbon credits.
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26 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will more fully explain his proposal to encourage the remortgaging of pensioner’s homes.
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37 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress which his Department has made on the introduction for all senior citizens of an all-island free travel scheme.
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D'fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén ról atá aige nó ag a Roinn i gcaighdeánú litriú agus chur i láthair logainmneacha agus ainmneacha sráide agus an gcuirfidh sé smacht air seo chun an ruaig a chur ar dhrochlitriú.
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8 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if further Cabinet meetings are planned outside Dublin during the remainder of 2005; the projected costs of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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4 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent work of the National Implementation Body; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his speech to the ICTU conference in Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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825 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provisions which have been put into place to implement the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context; the measures to allow for the consultation with the public on projects in other jurisdictions which are likely to have significant environmental effects on Ireland and for which an environmental impact statement has been required under European legislation (details supplied).
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824 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is still Government policy that local Agenda 21 be implemented by county development boards; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that county development boards are not aware of this responsibility; and his plans to ensure that the attention of county development boards is drawn to their responsibilities in regard to local Agenda 21.
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822 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the assessment which has been carried out of the impact of peat extraction on adjacent or nearby peatland special areas of conservation for the purposes of the habitats directive; the number of licences for such activity which have been granted under the habitats regulations.
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823 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason his Department is advising State agencies such as the EPA that Directive 2003/04/EC on public access to environmental information does not have direct effect as against emanations of the State and that they should not implement it.
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821 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made to in implementing the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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820 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to introduce legislation to transpose Directive 2003/35/EC and the public consultation which is planned in this regard (details supplied).
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819 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to introduce legislation to transpose Directive 2003/04/EC on public access to environmental information; and the public consultation which is planned in this regard (details supplied).
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818 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the timescale for the adoption of a strategy to reduce emissions of transboundary air pollution.
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817 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the timescale for the review of the national climate change strategy.
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