Results 2,041-2,060 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Planning and Development Regulations: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I note also that the Minister remarked on my absence earlier. I have responsibility for two portfolios and have not yet mastered the art of bilocation. I hope the Minister will take account of that.

Planning and Development Regulations: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: It is very hard to absorb the substance of the three proposals for change in the short time available for their discussion. To the best of my knowledge, Members were not circulated with the full text of changes to the regulations and it was up to ourselves to seek them out. I acquired them only recently. The red tape and bureaucracy surrounding the sale of alcohol is a complete mess and there...

Planning and Development Regulations: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I would like to see any representations the Minister received from them or on their behalf.

Planning and Development Regulations: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: It was very brazen. It was the licensed vintners within the Fianna Fáil Party who lobbied the Government on this issue quite recently.

Planning and Development Regulations: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: On the generality of the intoxicating liquor issue.

Planning and Development Regulations: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am not convinced consumers' rights are being considered and am sure the Competition Authority will have something to say about it when it has had full sight of the regulations. Peat must be acknowledged as a finite resource. The principle behind environmental impact assessment is to consider where there will be an impact on the environment. It makes sense to regulate peat extraction as we...

Planning and Development Regulations: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I hope the Minister can rise above it.

Voluntarism Support. (29 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has discussed the way in which the proposed voluntary work module is to operate in courses offered by the Dublin Institute of Technology. [22735/05]

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 72: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of recent research that shows that there were between 660,000 and 800,000 surplus polling cards issued for general election 2002 and that the Irish electorate is far larger than the adult population, he plans to devote the necessary resources and develop adequate systems in order that a centrally...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 780: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recommendations contained in the NESC report, Housing in Ireland, which he will be implementing in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22758/05]

Planning Issues. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The allegations from Deputy O'Dowd are outstanding.

Planning Issues. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Does the Minister accept that the two major causes of delays are political indecision and appeals by property owners? Is he putting any measure in place to deal with these two issues? He must accept that the Luas was delayed for several years by Deputy Harney's dithering over whether it should be put underground or over ground. Even now, the two lines still do not join up in the city centre....

Planning Issues. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister is being inaccurate.

Planning Issues. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister should speak to the Tánaiste about the loss of taxpayers' money.

Local Authority Housing. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: When are we getting them?

Register of Electors. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in light of recent research that shows that there were between 660,000 and 800,000 surplus polling cards issued for the general election in 2002 and that the electorate is much larger than the adult population, he plans to devote the necessary resources and develop adequate systems in order that a centrally...

Register of Electors. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Does the Minister agree there is a glaring anomaly in the current system of compilation of electoral rolls which delegates the function to local authorities without providing for the centralised cross-checking of the individuals registered? Does the Minister accept his Department has overall responsibility for registration and in delegating responsibility to local authorities needs to keep a...

Register of Electors. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I referred to cross checking.

Register of Electors. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I hope the Minister accepts that reform of the electoral rolls is not rocket science. It is a comparatively simple undertaking, and using personal public service numbers does not raise significant data-sharing issues. The electoral rolls close a considerable time in advance of an election taking place. Surely a little cross-checking could be done at that point at national level and if there...

Social and Affordable Housing. (28 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Ten thousand units.