54 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that growers in the glasshouse sector depending on gas for heating need to discuss the extent to which they avail of CO2 emissions to assist in their produce growing and the need to take this into account before carbon taxes are levied.
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48 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will seek constitutional recognition for Irish sign language; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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47 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the detailed estimated costs of, and numbers of gardaí involved in policing the May Day celebrations and the proposed visit to Ireland by United States President George W. Bush; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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133 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport if he has investigated the experience of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority whose executives have expressed the view that the privatised terminals in State-owned airports were a disaster from a strategic point of view; when he intends to make a decision on the proposed introduction of a new terminal at Dublin Airport; and the person who will decide on the ownership and management structures for such a new terminal.
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112 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport the analysis his Department is undertaking of the long-term strategic development of airports here; if his Department is considering the proposed development of a second main runway at Dublin Airport; and the analysis which has been undertaken on the effect of such a development on the other international airports here.
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11 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if referenda are being planned for 2004; if so, the nature of those referenda and the timescale involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department for the first three months of 2004; the number acceded to by his Department; the way these figures compare with the figures in 2003; the fees paid to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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3 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach when he expects to receive a further report from Justice Barron in respect of the Dundalk and Belturbet bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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63 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the exchange of information which has involved his Department regarding the hotel proposal for Castle Street, Trim, County Meath.
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6 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for the introduction of deposits on aluminium cans, PET bottles and other such containers to encourage reuse of packaging, which happens in other EU member states and which is recommended in the national anti-litter strategy of July 2000.
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129 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will report on the situation regarding the relocation of her Department.
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89 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if consideration has been given to the analysis of the recent CSO statistics on caring by Age Action Ireland.
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18 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the timescale he is envisaging for the review of the Good Friday Agreement; if this timescale is one shared with the British Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach his views on the decision by the Ulster Unionist Party leader, Mr. David Trimble, to withdraw his party from the review of the Belfast Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent developments in the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Northern Ireland on 19 February 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with a Sinn Féin delegation on 25 February 2004; the agenda of the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent contacts with the British Government regarding Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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805 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if waste management policy commitments (details supplied) included in the Government’s waste policy document, Preventing and Recycling Waste — Delivering Change, of 2002 have been implemented; and in the case of policy commitments which have not been implemented, the reason therefor.
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798 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the review of the National Climate Change Strategy is expected to be published.
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795 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the electronic voting machines which have five columns of 18 buttons will be useable on 11 June 2004 in a town council area, in which four columns will be required for three elections and a referendum, if two of the elections have more than 18 candidates and therefore require extra columns; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the 1999 local elections in Clonmel there were 17 candidates for the county council election and 23 candidates for the borough council election, indicating that the scenario is not unlikely.
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794 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the formulae or criteria used to decide the number of electronic voting machines to assign to each polling station; the number of voting machines used per voter in the constituencies in which they were used in the General Election 2002; and the number of voting machines expected to be used per voter on the 11 June 2004 polling day.
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790 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will rescind the Ministerial Order which transferred part of County Laois to County Carlow for electoral purposes only resulting in hundreds of voters being disenfranchised here which provides their services.
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780 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will supply a list of the areas and locations of the environmental conifer tree planting undertaken by Dúchas and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and by local authorities in 1997-2003.
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779 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will supply a list of the significant amount, in area and location, of environmental broadleaf tree planting undertaken by Dúchas and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in 1997-2003.
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655 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Transport if all signage, halt names and other writing associated with Luas will be in Irish and English.
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225 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will provide a breakdown distinguishing between afforestation on peat soils and those planted on mineral soils according to the grant application forms in 1997-2003 in order to accurately assess the contribution of afforestation to carbon sequestration.
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224 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will supply a list of the broadleaf species planted near rivers, roads, and scenic areas in 1997 — 2003 which it was stated had been planted in addition to his Department’s statistics which include all broadleaf plantations and broadleaf elements of conifer plantations when the latter is required.
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D’fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na ceachtanna atá foghlamtha aige ó thorthaí an daonáirimh ó thaobh úsáid na Gaeilge go mórmhór bua na teanga sa Daingean, Co. Chiarraí.
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D’fhiafraigh Mr. Sargent den Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén cúnamh a thugann a Roinn don nuachtán Foinse agus don nuachtán Lá de bharr gur nuachtáin náisiúnta iad an dá cheann acu agus an bhfuil moladh tugtha aige do Ranna eile fógraíocht rialtais a chur sa dá nuachtán.
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28 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent official visit to the United States, in particular, on his meeting with President Bush and the US Administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if there has been reconsideration of the planned visit here by President Bush; if not, the additional security precautions which will be put into operation for the visit; 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 his recent visit to the United States, particularly on discussions he had with President Bush and the Bush Administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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16 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the agenda for the planned trip of US President George Bush to Ireland on 25 and 26 June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the Breaking the Barriers: Partnership to Fight HIV-AIDS conference; 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 the outcome of his meeting with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mr. Ahmed Qurei; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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65 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who work for the treatment purchase fund; and the amount the fund costs to manage in terms of wages, administration, publicity and so on.
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57 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Health and Children the extent of licences which exist for laboratories which use live animals in tests and experiments; and if he will review these licences in the context of developments in the testing of drugs and other products which no longer require the use of live animals and of reports that a company (details supplied) in Glenamoy, County Mayo, may look to expand.
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152 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the allocation of funding under the sports capital programme 2004 will be announced; the budget which will be available; and if contingency plans have been put in place to notify sporting organisations should the postal dispute continue.
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142 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a departmental monitoring team has been appointed to oversee the construction of the proposed national stadium at Lansdowne Road; and, if not, the timescale envisaged for its establishment.
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39 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the contacts he has had with the new Spanish Prime Minister, Mr. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the European Environment Bureau, the European Trade Union Confederation, and the Social Platform on 2 February 2004 concerning the agenda for the spring EU Summit; 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 his recent meeting with the chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe, Mr. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the contents of the letter received by him on 18 February 2004 from the leaders of Britain, France and Germany, following their tripartite summit in Berlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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15 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his February 2004 meeting in Dublin with the German Chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Schröder; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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14 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his 12 February 2004 meeting with the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the Davos World Economic Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the proposed quota allocation for the commercial netting of wild salmon for this summer; and the other tagging and quota arrangements he intends to put in place.
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130 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the progress in the implementation of the Government’s commitments undertaken in the Joint Declaration, April 2003, section on rights, equality, identity and community; if he believes that action on these issues remains a priority for maintaining confidence in the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his efforts to implement the draft EU Constitution’s solidarity clause prior to an agreement on an EU Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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