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Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: This is relevant in that it relates to the Garda Ombudsman's office, which was set up by the Minister because of the Morris tribunal — and this relates to that.

Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: There is an issue concerning the Garda Ombudsman's office and how it operates now. The issue of concern to the parents of Derek O'Toole was the incident that led to the death of their son and the handling by the Garda of the subsequent investigation. The parents are motivated because they would like to know what happened on the night in question and whether the incident was properly dealt...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) (Resumed) (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: James Connolly, the founder of the Labour Party, appealed to those "whose interests are always on the side of progress". Progress was a word he used a lot. Many people would agree that the older people and students who protested yesterday and the teachers, children and parents who will protest next week are standing up for progress. The reduction in class sizes, universal access to medical...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) (Resumed) (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: No it has not, as the statistics demonstrate. The Minister of State should read the Clancy report on access to higher education. The provision of better health facilities and good public transport would be progressive moves. If we had made more progress with regard to infrastructure, as other countries did, over the past ten years when we had the money, we would all be more protected in...

Local Authority Housing. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: I have concerns about the provisions as outlined by the Minister of State because they will play into the hands of many, if not all, of the county managers. My impression is that county managers wish to offload their responsibilities in respect of housing in so far as is possible. They are attempting to off-load as much responsibility as possible onto voluntary housing agencies and this...

Local Authority Housing. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: ——wants to off-load its responsibility and it should not be allowed to so do.

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister outlined the rose tinted version of the EPA report but he failed to refer to the comments made by the director of the EPA, Dr. Mary Kelly, when she launched it.

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: When she attended the Minister's launch, she stated: "We are not making headway and we are not progressing at the rate we need to." The report described our environment as under threat. In regard to the four key challenges, it found that under the most favourable scenario, Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions will exceed the proposed reduction target for 2020 by 7 million tonnes and that we...

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: The report found that serious obstacles had arisen to progress. That also appears to be the opinion of Dr. Kelly. What concrete steps is the Minister taking to address the challenges set out in the report? There is a need for radical action now rather than in the future. Biodiversity loss represents a serious threat to our environment and if we do not act now, it will be too late in the...

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: The director may have thanked the Minister but she was just being polite because she was also critical when she said we were not making headway on the environment. That is a major criticism if we have a Green Party Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. No progress has been made on climate change. Nothing in the carbon report could be pinpointed. The 1% reduction has...

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: I did not know I was in government.

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: No, I was not. That is not true.

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: That is not a fact.

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: I said there are legal problems, which have come to pass.

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: We still do not have that change.

Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister did not have the courage for a carbon tax.

Local Government Reform. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Will the Minister commence the section of the Local Government Act that allows towns to set up what were town commissions and are now called town councils? This has not been commenced since the legislation was enacted. Many towns want to do so.

Schools Refurbishment. (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: St. Brigid's national school for girls in Palmerstown, Dublin 20, featured in news reports recently because it was not included on the list of schools building projects announced by the Minister of Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, several weeks ago, despite an assurance being given by a Minister that the project would be included on the list. It is almost ten years since the...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way the deduction from gross carbon emissions for carbon sinks is calculated for accounting under Kyoto Protocol rules and when these forests were planted, and that they are net afforestation since 1990; the way it is deduced that carbon sinks reduce emissions; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the amount of money to be paid in respect of the purchase of carbon credits for the year 2008 is due to be paid; the way the money will be calculated; the estimate of the amount per tonne which will be payable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36612/08]