Results 961-980 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Written Answers — House Purchases: House Purchases (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 111: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of new home purchasers who are first time buyers in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17595/06]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the lands which have been acquired by the State for the Wicklow National Park within the past five years; the address, area, price paid and date acquired in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17622/06]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who are employed in connection with the Wicklow National Park; their respective roles and positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17623/06]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (11 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will give assurances that the proposed supports for lone parents will not result in new complexities and poverty traps, age related or otherwise in view of the fact that OPEN, the national network of lone parent groups, has produced figures that show that a working lone parent with a child over eight would stand to lose...

Written Answers — Post Office Network. : Post Office Network. (11 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the claim made by the president of the Irish Postmasters Union that the survival of the country's remaining sub-post offices could be reliant on them continuing to process social welfare payments; and the action which is being taken by his Department to address this matter. [17541/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the plight of 41 asylum seekers from Afghanistan who are on hunger strike in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, many of whose applications for refugee status have been turned down by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; the veil of secrecy under which the tribunal operates; and the lack of transparency...

Written Answers — Offshore Islands: Offshore Islands (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he or his Department officials have had contact with the Department of Finance relating to the proposal by the chairman of the Mayo Islands Committee (details supplied), that tax free status be given to the 11 non-Gaeltacht islands to encourage industrial development and stem population decline. [18166/06]

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the president of the Irish Postmasters' Union's recent claim that the commercial viability for post offices in some remote communities is practically impossible and that this needs to be recognised by the Government and practically addressed by way of the introduction of public service obligation. [18165/06]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Ombudsman for Children has raised a number of concerns regarding child and adolescent mental health services, including the placing of Irish children in adult psychiatric units in a submission sent to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child; and the...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has discussed with local authorities the possibility of providing an air ambulance that would be of particular assistance in dealing with serious road traffic accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18439/06]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she plans to provide a helicopter air ambulance that would be of particular assistance in dealing with serious road traffic accidents. [18376/06]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide defibrillators in all ambulances; if she will ensure that staff are fully trained in their use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18377/06]

Written Answers — Official Hospitality: Official Hospitality (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a full listing of the contents of his Department's wine cellar, including the vintages, quantity, dates acquired, prices paid and supplier; and if he will make a statement on his Department's policy in this regard. [18087/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the community welfare section of the Health Service Executive is insisting in certain cases that tenants supply proof of the landlords ownership of property in order to receive rent supplement; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that this is causing hardship to...

Written Answers — Air Safety Standards: Air Safety Standards (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Transport the information he has received regarding the recent passage of Irish aircraft into the no fly exclusion zone surrounding the Sellafield plant and the consequent interception by Royal Air Force planes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18079/06]

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Transport, his views on allowing cyclists to travel on that portion of the Luas track between Heuston Station and Connolly Station in view of the dangers faced by cyclists on the quays of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18313/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Transport the information he has received to date from the National Roads Authority or Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council regarding the potential for the location of an archaeological heritage park at the Carrickmines Castle site in south Dublin; and the potential suitability of the retention of the eighteenth century farmhouse at that site for use as...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people seeking asylum here who have applied and are awaiting a decision since pre-2003, 2003, 2004, 2005, and to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18101/06]

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused permission to land here having arrived by plane or ship in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18102/06]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the rise in graffiti, particularly on older brick and stone buildings; if he will ensure that the Gardaí prioritise this issue; and if he will further ensure that adequate recreational facilities are provided for young people to deter them from engaging in such criminal behaviour. [18259/06]