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Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I heard rumours.

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (24 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the areas to be serviced by the proposed Nitelink buses have been chosen; the criteria used to select the areas; the amenities that will be serviced; and when the service will commence. [14989/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he questioned the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the implementation of the Water Services Bill which provides a licensing system in order that group water schemes are checked regularly and meet water quality standards in view of the fact that his Department regularly dispenses funding...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been a strategic environmental assessment of the National Development Plan; if he will carry out such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13615/07]

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I echo the sentiments expressed by my colleague, Deputy Gormley, and Deputy Higgins of the Labour Party. I share their concern about the condition of Ireland's water supply. I refer not only to Galway city and county, but also to counties Limerick, Clare and Wicklow. Water has had to be brought in tankers to certain parts of the latter county, which is the Minister's backyard and is...

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I welcome the passage of this legislation but I would not let it pass without making a plea under a couple of different headings. I regret that the Bill does not emphasise water conservation adequately. We could change the building regulations to make low-flow taps a reality and harvest rainwater for domestic use. This could be done now but progress has not been made. I note with a raised...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures he will take to address the concerns raised by the Committee of Public Accounts regarding family doctors who give sick certificates to persons who are later consistently found by Government medical assessors to be capable of work. [15325/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the main review in the audit of the welfare code to ensure its compatibility with the Equal Status Act 2000 has gone to tender; if an applicant has been selected to carry out the review; and the timeframe for same. [15326/07]

European Defence Agency. (26 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a representative from Enterprise Ireland is acting as Ireland's representative at meetings of the European Defence Agency; the mandate given to same; and the powers vested in same to conclude agreements on behalf of the State. [15612/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (26 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the rights the Employment Rights Agency will have to acquire and keep its own data; and the resources that will be allocated to the agency for data collection and analysis. [15611/07]

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I take it that the Deputy does not like us.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: It is good to be back in the Dáil and to see things are as lively as ever on the floor of the House. It is also good to see the Green Party is setting the agenda for Fine Gael, as we have done in so many respects for the past ten years. I suspect the U-turn on waste issues in Fine Gael a decade ago had more to do with that party's fears that Dan Boyle would win a seat ahead of Deputy...

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I welcome the opportunity to discuss waste policy but the duty of Government, while being to propose, is also to play a role in informing and debating the issues. Similarly, the Opposition should do more than simply oppose Government policy for the sake of opposition. It should add to the debate about what we do with waste in Ireland. Much of the Opposition's lamentably repetitive and...

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: It would be a sad day if all members of this Government or those who supported it had exactly the same views on the important issues of the day. I take pride in the fact that my views on some of the important issues of the day, such as planning, are often the polar opposite to those of some of the Independent Members, such as Deputy Healy-Rae. I suspect hell will freeze over before I am of...

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I was surprised by Deputy Gilmore's statement earlier that there had been no policy change within this Government. My colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, made it abundantly clear there was a substantial policy issue within this Government and it is at the economic level. I suspect Deputy Gilmore did not spend enough time looking at the...

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am pushed for time but will take a quick question.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I will reply briefly to the question. Deputy Quinn knows, possibly better than I, that An Bord Pleanála has a quasi-judicial role and there is no way a Minister can interfere with that.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am surprised at the naivety of such a question from a former Minister.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: A very clear message has to go out to every local authority official and manager that it would be unwise for any local authority official to put in place a put or pay clause. We do not want to have to pick up the tab for 20 years for an incinerator and that undermines every case for incineration on this island. Incineration is a historic and dated technology that is not the way forward for...

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: For the Green Party it has never been a question of a single incinerator. Instead, the issue has been about changing waste policy in the country so that mass burn incineration is not part of the waste hierarchy. The programme for Government makes it abundantly clear the waste hierarchy must be complied with. Only last week in Luxembourg the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local...