Results 1,981-2,000 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44020/09]

Written Answers — Debt Servicing Costs: Debt Servicing Costs (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the difference, in relation to Government borrowing on international bond markets, in cost to the Exchequer for debt servicing on an annual basis resulting from differing bond interest rates between borrowing based on his current plan to get budget deficit to 3% of GDP by 2014 and borrowing based on a ten year time frame to achieve this; and if...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money borrowed each week to pay for the current spending in pay and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44029/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44022/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44026/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44021/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44013/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44015/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44024/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44016/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (1 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has entered into an arrangement for the purchase of electric vehicles in 2009 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44014/09]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: Running through this debate in the last few hours has been a consistent theme as regards people asking themselves what is meant by planning. There is room for considerable confusion and words such as "hierarchies" and "strategies" tend to cloud the essence of what is involved. It is best illustrated by examples. For me good planning is when children can be allowed to walk or cycle to...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: As I do so, I wish to add that I am heartened the Bill makes reference to climate change because this is a crucial issue for our times.

Report by Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (Resumed) (3 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: We are going through a crisis of seismic importance. We must view it as a moment of history when, in many respects, the authority of the Catholic church has collapsed in Ireland. It has collapsed because of the crimes that occurred on an appalling scale and extended over many decades with the tacit collusion of the State. We all have a significant responsibility to ensure that we read,...

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: This is a good news Bill, one we do not get many of these days.

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: This is good news. I am delighted to finally see the passing over of functions laid down in the foreshore Acts from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. I am, however, upset by the Title. I note that in the first few months of the Obama Administration, it got good at coming up with good, snappy and positive...

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: -----and realised that the output when the wind is blowing would be approximately half of that of the largest nuclear power station in the United Kingdom. We are at a comparable scale where ocean energy can deliver significant amounts of electricity into the national grid. If we can tap into ocean currents in particular, we have the potential for a steady energy supply source that could be...

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: -----the masterplan and framework. As Deputy Higgins indicated, the financing issues are cause for considerable reflection, in particular, the operation of individuals on boards of both banks and the authority, which does not seem like good corporate governance. At a committee meeting in recent days, the chairperson, Professor Brennan, alluded to the challenges she faces in her role at the...

Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Cuffe: That is a crucial part of moving those projects forward. I welcome the transfer of functions that is envisaged in the Bill. In the past ten years the State has done considerable groundwork on considering coastal zone management and contemporary practices in other European countries. I hope we can learn from that as we move forward to modernising the planning regime that will apply in the...