Results 41-50 of 50 for waste management speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 May 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...s intentions, fairness concerning the perspectives that the regions and communities express and effectiveness in deciding where projects go. We do not want a continuation of the current process. On waste management, communities which never listed for such projects in the regional plans must suddenly fight and target the issues. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 May 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...is very important, and I accept that it will be addressed. A review of the board's decisions on applications has shown that it does a damn good job. Current delays stem from poor project design and management and other technical difficulties, the Dublin Port tunnel and the Luas being examples. Delays in such projects as the Corrib gas field and the completion of the final stage of the M50...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (15 Nov 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 772 of 8 November 2005, if he will make a statement on the proposal for a national policy for a waiver scheme for waste management charges for local authorities from the Combat Poverty Agency. [34428/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (8 Nov 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 772: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the recent report from the Combat Poverty Agency calling for a national policy on waste management waiver systems for local authorities. [33009/05]

Register of Electors. (28 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister for his reply. While I note with approval his reference to a cross-party approach to the matter, the fact is the Minister represents a Government which has wasted €50 million on electronic voting machines which do not work or in which we do not have confidence. The Government would have been far better off if it had decided to spend a much smaller sum of €3 million or...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Apr 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...ochána and the exercise would have kept me slimmer. Modernisation in the form of a rapid response unit is required. More gardaí on the streets give a sense of security. I was in Philadelphia at a waste management conference which was not a junket in the political sense. I noticed that at 6 p.m. all the major city intersections had a police patrol in place. Everybody knew they were there...

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is an important debate and I welcome the Labour Party motion. If there is some disagreement, then that is healthy because there are different views on waste management. I was surfing the Internet recently and I went into the Progressive Democrats website for light relief to check its manifesto for the local elections.

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...promise during the local election that it would introduce a similar national waiver scheme to that outlined by the Labour Party tonight. There is a real need for it. There is much controversy over waste management and there are many fundamental issues involved. In my town, all the parties got together and dealt with the issue at a local level, as a community should do. However, there were...

Election Management System. (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...State for tens of thousands of euro for the storage of these machines — this returning officer happens to be in partnership with his daughter. That is not acceptable. It is similar to a county manager contracting labour into his workforce. One cannot be a manager and at the same time supply services. That is the kernel of the issue. Deputy McGrath has done much work with regard to the...

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...predicated on how we deal with our environment and water resources. This Bill contains many good provisions but also many provisions that concern me. Unless we use the good things in the Bill to manage and conserve our water supply, use it wisely and well and plan for the future, there will be no long-term future for the country. I welcome the good things in the Bill. I welcome the good...