Results 541-560 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 657: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the electronic voting project and the current testing being undertaken on the project along with the associated costs; if the current phase of testing takes into account the need for a voter verifiable audit trail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30584/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 136: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the costs and fines imposed on Ireland arising from losing actions at the European Court of Justice in each of the past ten years; the costs to date in 2005; the relevant cases and directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30410/05]

Written Answers — Climate Change Strategy: Climate Change Strategy (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 137: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will travel to Montreal for the United Nations climate change conference from 28 November 2005 to 9 December 2005; and if he will publish a national climate change strategy review before the conference. [30411/05]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 655: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will give details of plans or the timeframe for the review of the national climate change abatement strategy. [30582/05]

Written Answers — Population Statistics: Population Statistics (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 215: To ask the Taoiseach the population of the State at the end of each of the past ten years; and the estimate for the population of the State on 31 December 2005. [30461/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to transpose the rights enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Irish law. [30607/05]

Written Answers — Ordnance Survey Office: Ordnance Survey Office (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Ordnance Survey Office has plans to provide contour maps for existing and proposed new urban areas at a scale of 1:5,000 in order that persons be better informed regarding the potential for flooding in these areas. [30457/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the definitions of commercial vans for tax purposes in view of the dangers caused to drivers and occupants of such vehicles by the blind spots created by the insertion of blank infill panels into the rear side windows of ordinary cars or vans to achieve their tax designation as commercial. [30610/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the figures for the construction of one-off houses and compared such figures with the capital gains tax receipts on land that may have been transferred to facilitate such construction; and if so, if he has satisfied himself that there is no inconsistency between the figures. [30452/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Finance if private waste contractors are obliged to charge value added tax on the provision of waste collection services; his views on whether contractors are complying with this requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30453/05]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Finance if the current or proposed new national development plans have been, or will be assessed under the guidelines for strategic environmental assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30454/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent reports that two gay teenagers were hanged after being found guilty of homosexuality in Iran; and if such reports are true, if the Government will express its concern through diplomatic and other appropriate means. [30445/05]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has put in place any means of gender-proofing the distribution of sports funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30463/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date and future plans for the development of integrated ticketing between public transport providers in the greater Dublin area (details supplied). [30449/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Transport if phase 1 of the DASH or DART upgrade project has come in over or under-budget; if he will provide the financial figures for the project; and his plans to improve the frequency of the service by commencing phase 2 of the project. [30447/05]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Transport the criteria he uses to designate roads as national routes; and the role of the National Roads Authority, local authorities and and the Dublin Transportation Office in the designation or change of designation of such routes in the greater Dublin area. [30448/05]

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to provide funding for the Sutton to Sandycove cycleway proposal for the perimeter of Dublin Bay. [30609/05]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide figures for the current and capital spending under the RAPID programme for each of the past five years and the estimate for 2005; if he will provide a breakdown for the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30456/05]

Written Answers — Noxious Weeds Act: Noxious Weeds Act (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 451: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she will take to limit the dangers from noxious weeds (details supplied). [30460/05]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (25 Oct 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take to address the significant rise in bicycle theft; and the changes which are being put in place to tackle the issue. [30519/05]