Results 941-960 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (9 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 493: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that he has recently suggested there were financial reasons for not adopting a reverse vending approach to collecting certain recyclable material (details supplied), a full environmental and financial comparison between reverse vending recycling facilities and those facilities...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 505: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has commissioned or received a report or briefing documents in regard to water supply and consumption in the Greater Dublin Area; his views on the growth of consumption in recent years; his plans to modify the building regulations to place greater emphasis on water conservation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 507: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to provide funding for a new drinking water reservoir on land (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17360/06]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (9 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 508: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing legislation to allow local authorities or the Private Residential Tenancies Board to conduct unannounced spot inspections for health and safety and fire prevention reasons of accommodation in the private rental sector. [17393/06]

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: It needs to provide more housing.

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: At least they built houses in the 1930s.

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: A Minister.

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I wish the Cathaoirleach a belated happy Europe Day on behalf of the Green Party. I am sure he is aware that the Green Party is looking to join the European Movement, which I have championed for a long time. I remember in 1973 seeing graffiti on walls stating "EEC No", which was changed by some wag to "BBC No. 1". That reflected a wish among the plain people of Ireland to gain exposure to...

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Immigrants, whether they come here for economic or other reasons, do not fit neatly into a box. They are real people with needs and wants which cross many Departments. The Minister alluded to this earlier but is he willing to take the matter further? The report strongly recommends that one Department should co-ordinate immigration matters. My party believes a Minister of State based within...

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Can the Minister suggest a timeframe?

Human Rights Issues. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: The trafficking of women for sexual exploitation is a serious and rapidly growing worldwide phenomenon. This trade in human beings for monetary gain is an extremely lucrative business earning several billions of euro a year at the expense of innocent lives. Women's human rights are violated when they are bought and sold, raped, falsely imprisoned and tortured. It is estimated that more than...

Written Answers — Car Parking Facilities: Car Parking Facilities (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals for the reinstatement of Leinster Lawn, the bulk of which was transformed onto a surface car park on what was apparently a temporary basis for the past several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17621/06]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her timetable for the implementation of the McIver Report; her plans to provide adequate resources to post leaving certificate colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17611/06]

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will offer an explanation for the disparity between the cap on admissions post leaving certificate colleges versus the automatic availability of capitation grants for private secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17612/06]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to transform the student experience of undertaking courses in post leaving certificate colleges, through addressing under-resourcing and undesirable features of post leaving certificate provision that have persisted from its second level origins; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17613/06]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she plans to change post leaving certificate colleges sufficiently to allow them to play their proper future role in lifelong learning and in supporting economic development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17614/06]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she plans to relieve the strains within post leaving certificate colleges caused by endeavouring to deliver economically relevant courses that respond to changing industry needs with very limited management resources, very few support staff and a heavy teaching load; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17615/06]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she plans to overcome the limitations on the sector that arise from the relatively small scale of most post leaving certificate providers, while avoiding undermining the benefits that arise from local initiative and local relationships, through providing support services and mechanisms for co-operation and co-ordination; and if...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons or families on the housing waiting lists of local authorities in each of the past five years for which figures are available. [17593/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of private housing units which are currently occupied by people on rental supplement, the number which have been inspected by local authorities with a view to their taking over the direct payment to landlords since the announcement of 7 July 2004; the number of those inspected which have been...