Results 321-340 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (21 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the wide-ranging recommendations contained in the second annual report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (26 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to make a statement to the House regarding Ireland's appalling failure to honour its obligations under the 1975 EU waste directive and to explain the European Court of Justice ruling today to the House.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures which exist to provide additional funding for schools that are not located in RAPID areas but which cater for a sizeable proportion of pupils who live in RAPID areas; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 40% of pupils attending a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 live in a RAPID area ; if the school's...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (26 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 514: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a copy of any correspondence received to date in 2005 from the Director of the National Museum regarding the Minister's pending decision regarding archaeological works along the route of the proposed M3 motorway in the vicinity of the Hill of Tara. [13259/05]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I welcome the Bill, which is essentially sensible, reflecting the exigencies of the changes in population that have occurred. I intend to support the Bill. The alternative of allowing the Minister to adjudicate on Dáil constituencies is probably not the best option. It is best that the system is independently exercised and the commission has done a good job in this regard. I recognise the...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: One can run into problems as a result of coastal erosion and climate change.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: There are a number of issues which I wish had been given more attention within the Bill. The provisions for postal voting need to be modernised and considered in more detail. It is important to know who is exercising their postal vote and that rigorous criteria be put in place. As we move towards the enactment of the Disability Bill, one of the key factors is that everybody is treated on a...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (27 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made representations to Bank of Ireland regarding its decision to make 2,100 workers redundant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13372/05]

Written Answers — Financial Services: Financial Services (27 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the effect of imminent changes in rules governing cross-border banking; if his Department has assessed the potential impact of these changes on the financial services sector and on the economy more generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13373/05]

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I welcome the Bill. It is a small step in the right direction. Perhaps to those who are intimately involved, it is a giant step. Looking at it from outside the structures of the Department of Transport I see it as only a small step towards addressing the issue of safety on roads. A Bill such as this should address the carnage on Irish roads and the appalling death and injuries that occur...

EU Constitution. (28 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the White Paper on the new EU constitution will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13680/05]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (28 Apr 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he foresees any circumstances by which the Government's position on assisting US forces participating in the war in Iraq by way of the Shannon stopover would change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13679/05]

Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Government recently spent €10 million on St. Patrick's Institution.

Suicide Levels: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I commend the Independent Deputies for bringing this motion to the House. Sadly it is a timely one but it is also an appropriate one to remind us that much research has been done in this area and conclusions have been drawn, but the resources in terms of finance and staffing are required. It is high time the Government gave more resources to assisting the various agencies that assist people...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (4 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the European Commission's view that governments of member states should take more responsibility for European policy on commercial approval of genetically modified organisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14224/05]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (4 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she plans to introduce procedures that will reduce the risk of animals contracting MRSA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14225/05]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (5 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of the renewable energy group's progress on developing new support mechanisms for renewable energy; when he will be able to provide details of the new support mechanisms that will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14548/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department has a section or unit dedicated to the implementation or enforcement of EU directives; and the details of outstanding complaints from the EU Commission regarding non-compliance with current directives under the areas of his responsibility. [14549/05]

Written Answers — Health Legislation Review: Health Legislation Review (5 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the members of the working group established to review the Health Nursing Homes Act 1990 and associated regulations. [14679/05]

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (5 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of each of the recommendations contained in the 1999 report, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV in Irish Prisoners: Prevalence and Risk, commissioned by his Department; if each recommendation has been implemented; if so, the prisons concerned; if not, the reason therefor; and the projected date of implementation...