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Vol. 583 Tuesday, No. 3 6 April 2004 DI´OSPO´ IREACHTAI´ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DA´ IL E´ IREANN TUAIRISC OIFIGIU´ IL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised) Tuesday, 6 April 2004. Ceisteanna—Questions Taoiseach ………………………………… 537 Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Priority Questions …………………………… 553 Other Questions …………………………… 563 Adjournment Debate Matters …………………………… 572 Leaders’ Questions ……………………………… 572 Requests to move Adjournment of Da´il under Standing Order 31 ……………… 581 Order of Business ……………………………… 583 Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Bill 2003: Financial Resolution … … 599 Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage …………………………… 600 Report and Final Stages …………………………… 600 Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage (resumed) ………………… 611 Private Members’ Business: Parliamentary Organisations: Motion ……………………… 621 Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage (resumed) ………………… 650 Adjournment Debate Job Losses ………………………………… 672 Schools Building Projects …………………………… 675 EU Enlargement Celebrations ………………………… 677 Organ Transplants……………………………… 679 Questions: Written Answers …………………………… 685 537 538 DA´ IL E´ IREANN 9. Mr. Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting in Rome with the Italian ———— Prime Minister, Mr. Berlusconi, on 12 February 2004; and if he will make a statement on the De´ Ma´irt, 6 Aibrea´n 2004. matter. [5586/04] Tuesday, 6 April 2004. 10. Mr. Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting in Dublin on 16 February ———— 2004 with the Estonian Prime Minister, Mr. Juhan Parts; and if he will make a statement on the Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar matter. [5690/04] 2.30 p.m. 11. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will ———— make a statement on the outcome of his meeting in Dublin on 16 February 2004 with the Estonian Paidir. Prime Minister, Mr. Juhan Parts. [5711/04] Prayer. 12. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will ———— make a statement on the outcome of his meeting in Dublin on 16 February 2004 with the UN special adviser on Cyprus. [5712/04] Ceisteanna — Questions. 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 Official Engagements. on the matter. [5886/04] 1. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will 14. Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the matters discussed and conclusions report on his 12 February 2004 meeting with the reached at his meeting with the president of the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi; and if Union of Industrial and Employers’ he will make a statement on the matter. Confederations of Europe; and if he will make a [5888/04] statement on the matter. [3694/04] 15. Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will 2. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his February 2004 meeting in Dublin report on his attendance at the World Economic with the German Chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Forum in Davos; and if he will make a statement Schro¨ der; and if he will make a statement on the on the matter. [3698/04] matter. [5889/04] 3. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will 16. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has report on the matters discussed and conclusions received a letter from Prime Minister Blair, reached at his meeting with the French Foreign Chancellor Schro¨ der and President Chirac on the Minister, Mr. Dominique de Villepin; and if he outcome of their tripartite meeting in Berlin on will make a statement on the matter. [3700/04] 18 February 2004; his views on the call made at 4. Mr. Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will the meeting for the appointment of a European report on his recent meeting in Dublin with the Commission vice-president to drive the Lisbon Portuguese Prime Minister, Mr. Durao Barroso; process; and if he will make a statement on the and if he will make a statement on the matter. matter. [6064/04] [4593/04] 17. Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the 5. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the contents of the letter received by him on 18 matters discussed and conclusions reached at his February 2004 from the leaders of Britain, France meeting with the German Chancellor, Mr. and Germany, following their tripartite summit in Gerhard Schro¨ der, on 9 February 2004; and if he Berlin; and if he will make a statement on the will make a statement on the matter. [4626/04] matter. [6105/04] 6. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will 18. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the make a statement on his participation in the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his World Economic Forum at Davos in recent meeting with the Estonian Prime Minister, Switzerland. [4627/04] Mr. Juhan Parts, in Dublin. [6695/04] 7. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will 19. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the make a statement on the outcome of his meeting matters discussed and conclusions reached at his on 12 February 2004 with the Italian Prime recent meeting with the German Chancellor, Mr. Minister, Silvio Berlusconi. [5050/04] Gerhard Schro¨ der. [6697/04] 8. Mr. Kenny asked the Taoiseach the agenda 20. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the for the March 2004 meeting of the European matters discussed and conclusions reached at his Council; and if he will make a statement on the recent meeting with the Portuguese Prime matter. [5584/04] Minister, Mr. Durao Barroso. [6698/04] 539 Ceisteanna — 6 April 2004. Questions 540 21. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the in Madrid on 11 March 2004; and if he will make matters discussed and conclusions reached at his a statement on the matter. [8955/04] recent meeting with the Italian Prime Minister, 33. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the Mr. Silvio Berlusconi. [6699/04] contact he has had with the Spanish Prime 22. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the Minister elect, Jose´ Luis Rodrı´guez Zapatero, matters discussed and conclusions reached at his following the Spanish general election on 14 recent meeting with the Finnish Prime Minister, March 2004; and if he will make a statement on Mr. Matti Vanhanen. [6700/04] the matter. [8956/04] 23. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the 34. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his matters discussed and conclusions reached at the recent meeting with the UN Secretary General’s European Council meeting in Brussels on 25 and special adviser on Cyprus, Mr. Alvaro de Soto. 26 March 2004. [9086/04] [6701/04] 35. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he 24. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if Prime will report on his contacts with EU leaders Minister Blair, Chancellor Schro¨ der and following the terrorist atrocity in Madrid; and if President Chirac have communicated with him he will make a statement on the matter. regarding their tripartite meeting in Berlin on 18 [9092/04] February 2004; and if he will make a statement 36. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the on the matter. [6703/04] matters discussed and conclusions reached at his 25. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he meeting with the French President in advance of will report on the correspondence he received the European Council meeting in March 2004. from the Prime Ministers of Italy, Spain, the [9093/04] Netherlands, Portugal, Poland and Estonia 37. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the regarding the Lisbon Agenda of economic matters discussed and conclusions reached at his reforms; and if he will make a statement on the meeting with the chair of the Convention on the matter. [6708/04] Future of Europe, Mr. Vale´ry Giscard 26. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will d’Estaing. [9101/04] make a statement on the outcome of his meeting 38. Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the on 23 February 2004 with the Finnish Prime matters discussed and conclusions reached at his Minister, Mr. Matti Vanhanen. [6717/04] meeting with the Slovak Prime Minister, Mr. 27. Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will Mikulas Dzurinda. [9102/04] report on his recent meeting with the chairman 39. Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach the of the Convention on the Future of Europe, Mr. contacts he has had with the new Spanish Prime Vale´ry Giscard d’Estaing; and if he will make a Minister, Mr. Jose´ Luis Rodrı´guez Zapatero; and statement on the matter. [8595/04] if he will make a statement on the matter. [9110/04] 28. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting 40. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will on 10 March 2004 with the Danish Prime make a statement on his participation in and the Minister, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen. outcome of the spring European Council on 25 [8600/04] and 26 March 2004. [9563/04] 29. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will 41. Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting make a statement on his visit to Madrid on 24 with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Mr. Mikulas March 2004. [9567/04] Dzurinda on 12 March 2004. [8601/04] 42. Caoimhghı´nO´ Caola´in asked the Taoiseach 30. Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if he will if he will report on his meeting with the president report on his meeting with the European of the Union of Industrial and Employers’ Environment Bureau, the European Trade Union Confederations of Europe; and if he will make a Confederation, and the Social Platform on 2 statement on the matter.