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Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: The all-party committee said 30% by 2022, which is considerably higher.

Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: On a point of order, the Green Party introduced the first climate legislation in these Houses in 2005.

Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am just putting the record straight.

Seanad: Welfare of Greyhounds Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am lost for words. I assume I am to conclude Second Stage. I had not expected the debate to move so quickly, but I have been impressed with the level of contribution from both sides of the House. We are all in agreement that the legislation is necessary and brings the industry into the 21st century. I am mindful that some of the legislation involved in this area dates back to the...

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (18 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am aware of the success of the Dublin Bike Scheme and would welcome its further expansion, both in Dublin, and as similar schemes in other urban areas. Dublin City Council was responsible for the introduction of the Dublin Bike Scheme and introduction of similar schemes in other areas would be a matter for the local authorities concerned.

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (18 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: Both Smarter Travel – A Sustainable Transport Future and the National Cycle Policy Framework set out Government policy for cycling, with the overall objective of developing a culture of cycling in Ireland to the extent that by 2020, 10% of all trips will be by bike. The most recent census data available indicated a 2% national modal share for cycling in 2006. Dublin City Council's May...

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (18 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: My Department has allocated funding of some €22.5m projects relating to cycle routes, some of which are development projects relating for example to scoping studies. Expenditure in 2010 was €5.9 million compared with the €13.5 m originally estimated. The underspend was due to unavoidable delays on a number of major routes, and financial provision for such projects has been carried...

Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (13 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: The establishment of a stronger and more progressive national policy position on climate change is one of the highest priorities for the Government. The reason is very simple. Global climate change does not just threaten our national competitiveness or prosperity, it threatens our very existence. Our temperate climate is seldom acknowledged as a national asset but the recent cold spell...

Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (13 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: Along the lines of St. Thomas Aquinas, I am sure.

Written Answers — Retail Sector Developments: Retail Sector Developments (12 Jan 2011)

Ciarán Cuffe: My Department is currently reviewing the Retail Planning Guidelines which were originally published in 2001 and updated in 2005. Among the principles guiding the review are the following: · competition to the benefit of the consumer should be maintained and enhanced in accordance with proper planning and sustainable development; · existing retail development-type definitions and...

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Russian calendar.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: On behalf of the Green Party I wish all Members and staff the best for the holiday season. There have been moments during this year when, for many of us, our health and sanity have been compromised, indeed threatened, by the occupational challenges in the Oireachtas. However, the holiday season is a time to try to rediscover the work, life and family balance that is often so lacking in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: No decision has yet been announced regarding the outcome of the Smarter Travel Areas Competition. The future of this Programme will be considered in the context of the recently announced budget for 2011 and the National Recovery Plan.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (16 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 together. The North Fringe Framework Development Plan, which was prepared by Dublin City Council in 2000, sets out the objectives for the area, the site context and the urban design framework. I understand that planning permissions in the North Fringe have been granted in line with the Framework Plan. Specific responsibility for the planning and...

Carbon Budget: Statements (16 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I welcome many of the comments made by Deputies Hogan and Tuffy. There is a clear consensus in the House that we need to tackle climate change. We may disagree on the methods and the detail of the measures needed but there is a consensus. Five years ago, when the Green Party, in Opposition, published its first climate change Bill we were ridiculed on Opposition and Government benches....

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I refer to the reply to Question No. 17 of 25 November 2010. My Department is currently reviewing the Retail Planning Guidelines which were originally published in 2001 and updated in 2005. An Issues Paper, which set out high-level and strategic issues for retail planning, was published in June 2010 to provide an opportunity for stakeholders and interested parties to assist in identifying...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Thank you, Deputy.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: The convening of oral hearings is a matter for An Bord Pleanála. I understand that the Board normally arranges for oral hearings to take place in the local authority area where a railway order or planning permission is sought. In the case of certain large scale road and rail projects, it may be the case that the proposed development involves works within the functional area of more than one...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: There has been a series of good contributions to the debate at this stage. Senator O'Reilly mentioned that costs are prohibitive in some jurisdictions. If he has examples of that, I ask him to bring them to the attention of the Minister, Deputy Ryan.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: If there are examples of prohibitive costs, let us look at them and tease out where things went wrong and learn from the experience. The Senator wondered whether I accept IT is very important. I think it is very important and I think it will be even more important in the years ahead. That is why An Post must be adaptable and innovative in the same way as other institutions, and must look...