Results 301-320 of 8,873 for speaker:Batt O'Keeffe

Seanad: Energy Strategy: Motion. (17 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: That is a subjective view on the part of the Senator.

Seanad: Energy Strategy: Motion. (17 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: We take the objective view.

Seanad: School Staffing. (17 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: l am pleased to have this opportunity to outline on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin — who is currently responding to a Private Members' motion in the Dáil — the position on school staffing and particularly the staffing in Kilcooley national school. The Government has provided the largest increase in teacher numbers since the expansion of free education....

Seanad: School Staffing. (17 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: My understanding is that the appeal board's decision is final and there is no recourse to appeal it. Based on the enrolment figure for September 2005, it appears that the school will be entitled to one principal and two mainstream class teachers. I do not envisage that position will change unless the appeal board makes such a decision on 25 May.

Seanad: School Staffing. (17 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: I will convey that to the Minister but if it is the position, the board of management will have made that case in its submission to the appeal board, and it will be a matter for the appeal board to take a decision on that basis.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (23 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 549 together. An application from Donegal County Council for approval in principle for a new fire station at Gweedore was received in my Department on 15 February 2006 and is being considered in the context of the fire services capital programme, having regard to the overall availability of resources and priorities under the programme.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: He ran from their embraces.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: The national water services pricing policy framework provides for the recovery by sanitary authorities of the cost of providing water services from the users of those services, with the exception of water services provided to householders for domestic purposes. This policy is consistent with the polluter pays principle and the EU water framework directive. The policy fully respects the...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: The remaining marginal capital cost of servicing non-domestic consumers and providing for future development is recovered by the local authority from all non-domestic consumers in its functional area on a countywide basis through a combination of water charges on commercial consumers and planning levies on future development. Only significant largescale consumers who reserve a specific...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am conscious of the importance of the Achill Sound scheme and met a representative, Councillor Murray, who I assured of the importance of this scheme. Any submission from the council will be dealt with as a matter of urgency on receipt in my Department.

Waste Management. (25 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: I thank Deputy Broughan for raising a matter obviously very much in the interests of his community. Under the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended, local authorities have a statutory duty to make a waste management plan for the prevention, minimisation, collection, recovery and disposal of non-hazardous waste. Dublin City Council, as the lead authority for the four Dublin local authorities,...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (30 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 619 and 620 together. An application from Donegal County Council for approval to construct new fire stations at Ballybofey/Stranorlar and Glencolmcille was received in my Department on 15 February 2006. The application is now being considered having regard to the overall availability of resources and priorities under the fire services capital programme.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: It is never the fault of the doctors.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputy has no respect at all.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: How long will the suspension last?

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: Is this related to critical infrastructure?

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: We are splitting the atom.

Courts (Register of Sentences) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 May 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: I thank Deputy Jim O'Keeffe for raising an interesting debate. The aim of the Bill is to shed more light on the issue of sentencing and provide a database which would be useful to the Judiciary and policy makers in the criminal justice area. We on this side of the House generally share this aim. The problem we see with the proposed Bill is that, first, it is anticipating an area of work on...

Property Management Companies. (1 Jun 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to address this important issue. Many public representatives are aware of problems experienced by some apartment owners——

Property Management Companies. (1 Jun 2006)

Batt O'Keeffe: ——and it is right that we should look for equitable solutions. Because of the legal complexities affecting these issues, the Government has sought the expert assistance of the Law Reform Commission, whose report is now at an advanced stage. Resolving the various difficulties has implications for a number of legislative codes including measures relating to company law and conveyancing. The...