Results 361-380 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: It will not.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: It was disastrous.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: The Senator is well briefed.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: Such a provision would not give us the full answer in that regard.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: We have succeeded in reducing the loss from 43% to 29% which represents a major improvement, although a vast amount of water loss is still unaccounted for. The indications are that such loss is not all due to rusty or old pipes.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: The State is providing 100% capital funding.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: It is a difficult area.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: The Bill will make no changes on the domestic side. It leaves the existing provisions in place. I clarify that point in case it was picked up incorrectly.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: There are free trade and competitive issues involved.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jan 2004)
Martin Cullen: I agree with what the Senator said.
- National Waste Management Plan. (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: Under the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2003, each local authority is required to make a waste management plan in respect of its functional area. All local authorities involved in the waste management planning process have made plans and are now actively engaged in the process of implementation. My Department has been developing a national overview of waste management plans. This national...
- National Waste Management Plan. (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: I am not surprised that the Deputy, a member of the Fine Gael Party who brought in the legislation, does not know what is in the legislation they introduced. It delegated specific authority. We agreed in Ireland to a regional approach to the implementation of the hierarchy of integrated waste management plans. I am glad to say that in spite of the bleating from the Fine Gael and Labour...
- National Waste Management Plan. (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: I regret I could not answer the question in full, but the remainder will be made available.
- National Waste Management Plan. (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: The detail is in the question, as the Chair rightly said. I could not finish within the rules of the House. That is not my fault. The information will be made available to the Deputies. The final decisionsââ
- National Waste Management Plan. (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: I think it is Question No. 138.
- Waste Management (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: Excluding private/industrial landfills, which are largely dedicated facilities provided in conjunction with certain types of industrial installations, the report shows that a total of 3.1 million tonnes of waste was accepted at local authority landfills in 2001. Of this, 1.25 million tonnes, or 40%, was household waste, with a further 0.53 million tonnes, or 17%, being attributable to the...
- Waste Management (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: They do not.
- Waste Management (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: The figure is 40%.
- Waste Management (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: I am glad the Deputy did so. There is always a silver lining somewhere.
- Waste Management (3 Feb 2004)
Martin Cullen: I am glad to see that, perhaps for the first time, the Deputy has informed himself about the facts and figures of recycling. I am glad also that he is so supportive in encouraging everybody to take the recycling route.