1 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach his views on whether it would be worthwhile to set up a civic forum with terms of reference comparable to those of the Northern body.
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11 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the EU Summit in Biarritz, France, including any bilateral discussions he had with other EU leaders.
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7 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that commercial trawlers have been fishing for the past two weeks in the designated special area of conservation of the River Shannon Estuary; and the action he has taken to end this illegal activity which is also a threat to sea angling activity in this area.
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25 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the status of the Northern Ireland peace process following the Ulster Unionist Conference.
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6 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, at Downing Street.
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10 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of recent meetings with the social partners to discuss the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness.
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11 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance the merits of tax revenue from measures to minimise environmental damage being ring fenced so that expenditure can be directed toward specific and related quality of life improvements.
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13 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the meeting he had during his recent visit to New York to further Ireland's campaign for a seat at the UN Security Council.
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7 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the negotiations in Biarritz, France, in preparation for the Treaty of Nice.
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17 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach to report on any recent meetings he has had with the social partners to discuss current developments affecting the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness.
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15 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if her attention has been drawn to the court ruling reported in a Spanish newspaper (details supplied) on 20 May 2000 which recognises that the electromagnetic fields of a transformer can be harmful to health resulting in compensation being paid by an electricity company (details supplied) to a family from Murcia, Spain; and the implications such a policy ruling will have for Government policy here where electromagnetic radiation is concerned.
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12 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the way in which she proposes to address the concerns of ICTU with regard to the deficit in standards as a consequence of the lack of clarity in the recent statutory instrument on the transposition of the ground handling directive into Irish law and the proposed statutory instrument on the aviation regulator; if she will agree to an independent body taking charge of the application of ground handling guidelines and standards and have them applied equally to all operations to ensure a level competitive environment, the safety of the public and the maintenance of Ireland's good name in aviation.
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35 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on recent statements by the Secretary of State, Mr. Mandelson, on possible changes to the Patten commission's proposals on the RUC.
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9 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give an assessment of EU foreign aid policies, particularly in view of recent complaints by a person (details supplied) that the EU's aid delivery is the worst in the world.
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35 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on recent statements by the Secretary of State, Mr. Mandelson, on possible changes to the Patten commission's proposals on the RUC.
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10 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if the issue of EU sanctions against Austria will be reconsidered at the EU summit in Portugal in June 2000.
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4 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on developments in the Northern Ireland peace process following the Ulster Unionist Council's weekend meeting.
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19 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his recent talks with the British Prime Minister and Northern Ireland political parties; and the progress which has been made in restoring the Northern Ireland Executive and institutions.
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11 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach to make a statement on last week's talks with the British Prime Minister and the Northern Ireland political parties; and the progress, if any, made towards the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive and institutions.
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61 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if consideration has been given to replacing the peat-fired power station in Ferbane, County Offaly, with a cleaner and more sustainably fuelled wood-fired power station, in view of the potential for growing the fuel locally as copiced short rotation forestry which could stimulate the rural economy and absorb resulting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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61 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if consideration has been given to replacing the peat-fired power station in Ferbane, County Offaly, with a cleaner and more sustainably fuelled wood-fired power station, in view of the potential for growing the fuel locally as copiced short rotation forestry which could stimulate the rural economy and absorb resulting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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20 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on a recent document by the EU's High Representative on Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana, which would greatly increase the links between NATO and the EU; and the objections or amendments, if any, the Government has made to this document.
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107 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will make a statement on recent representations, if any, she has made in regard to the Sellafield nuclear plant and other United Kingdom nuclear installations.
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107 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Public Enterprise if she will make a statement on recent representations, if any, she has made in regard to the Sellafield nuclear plant and other United Kingdom nuclear installations.
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161 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the number of troops he envisages Ireland will contribute to the EU's planned 60,000 rapid reaction force; and the additional defence expenditure this will entail.
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161 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the number of troops he envisages Ireland will contribute to the EU's planned 60,000 rapid reaction force; and the additional defence expenditure this will entail.
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24 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the progress, if any, made during his visit to the United States in breaking the present impasse in the Northern Ireland peace process.
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4 Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his recent meeting with a delegation seeking a new independent judicial inquiry into the killing of Belfast solicitor, Mr. Pat Finucane.
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