Results 181-200 of 8,873 for speaker:Batt O'Keeffe
- Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Oct 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputies should talk to their colleagues in the councils.
- Third Level Education. (25 Oct 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: I thank the Deputy for raising this pertinent and important matter on the Adjournment. Each year leaving certificate students submit applications to the Central Applications Office for admission to courses of third level education. The principal object of the CAO is to process these applications for admission to courses. The function of admission or rejection of applicants to institutions...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 Oct 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and I am glad to have the opportunity to give an update on the scheme. My Department's water services investment programme for 2004 to 2006 was published in May 2004 and includes funding for more than 20 water and sewerage schemes throughout County Limerick. Towns and villages including Adare, Patrickswell, Athea, Askeaton, Foynes, Glin and Kilmallock...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 Oct 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: Many areas will also benefit from improved water supplies from the major upgrade planned for the Clareville water treatment plant, improvements to the Shannon Estuary water supply scheme and extensions of the County Limerick trunk water mains. In total, almost â¬143 million is being invested under the water services investment programme in County Limerick. I am glad to be able to confirm...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Oct 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: On 22 December 2004, an additional reasoned opinion was addressed to Ireland by the European Commission, under Article 226 of the treaty establishing the European Community, concerning alleged failure by Ireland to comply with obligations under Directive 75/442/EEC on waste, as amended by Directive 91/156/EEC, and Directive 92/43/EEE on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (25 Oct 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 644, 673, 678 and 679 together. Detailed information on the number of local authority houses completed or acquired in 2004 and for the first six months of 2005 is available in the quarterly and annual housing statistics bulletins published by my Department, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Department's website at...
- Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: Is Deputy McManus implying that hers is better?
- Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (2 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: My Department has recently authorised Mayo County Council to invite tenders for the provision of a new fire station at Westport, County Mayo, and has indicated that up to â¬2 million of grant aid will be available for the project. Until the tender process has been completed, it will not be possible to indicate when construction will commence.
- Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (8 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: Provision has been made under the fire services capital programme for Monaghan County Council's proposal for a new fire station at Clones to be advanced to construction by the end of 2006. The Department is examining the design drawings and cost plan for the project and will issue a decision on them shortly.
- Road Safety: Motion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: I thank Members from all sides for their contributions to what has been an open and interesting debate on road safety. I am particularly encouraged by the acknowledgement of a number of speakers, in particular Deputies Olivia Mitchell and Shortall, that road safety is an area of public policy that should not be the subject of political point scoring. Deputy Shortall listed a range of issues...
- Road Safety: Motion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: I ask that the rest of the statement be put in the Library.
- Road Safety: Motion (Resumed). (9 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: I merely quoted the Deputies' concerns.
- Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: I wish to respond to a number of issues raised by Deputy Burton.
- Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: No. As a member of a local authority, Deputy Burton opposed every zoning which came before her.
- Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: If she had her way, her constituents would have to live outside their locality.
- Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputy had her say.
- Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: Deputy Burton's policy throughout her career as a member of a local authority was shambolic, idiotic, nonsensical, vacillating, irreverent of the people she represents and politically opportunistic.
- Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: If Deputy Burton had her way, young people in her constituency would have nowhere to live. The Deputy raised the issue of social housing and accused the Government of failing to build social houses.
- Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: In 2005, funding to local authorities for their housing programmes amounts to â¬1.3 billion, an increase of more than 20% on the 2004 outturn. This figure represents a sevenfold increase in the past ten years. Total capital expenditure on social and affordable housing output in 2005, inclusive of non-Exchequer financing, will amount to approximately â¬2 billion. Clearly, the Deputy will not...
- Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)
Batt O'Keeffe: The Government seeks to ensure that young people have a good future living in homes in a sustainable environment. It will ensure that strong demand for housing, which is due to demographic factors and economic success, continues and will concentrate for the foreseeable future on implementing policies which will meet this demand. The most recent housing report published by the Economic and...