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Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Perhaps it would be better for the House, particularly on debates on Private Members' business or on the Adjournment, if the Minister came in without a prepared speech and dealt with the debate as it progressed. That would be far better. The Minister wasted his talents through the manner in which he started the debate tonight, unless it was done deliberately to start a debate or crossfire in...

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The public feels we should not take the route of incineration. I do not know exactly where the Minister stands on this as sometimes he is for it and other times against it, depending on where he is. However, the Government is hell-bent on taking that route.

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Once an incinerator is built, it must be fed and this will detract from the progress already made through the reduce, reuse and recycle programme. Once an incinerator is built in any of the country's eight regions, the incinerator must be fed and this will destroy much of the good work done by the recycling programme.

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The adoption of waste management plans used to be a matter for members of local authorities. However, the Government introduced legislation which took the responsibility away from members of local authorities and gave it to city and county managers who, when the Minister tells them to jump, ask "How high?" They jump to do what the Minister wants and this happens throughout the country. Local...

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The Connacht waste management plan was adopted by the managers in the region. Connacht may not have needed to adopt it because the consultants' proposed solution to the region's waste problem was for an incinerator in Galway city and a landfill site in Galway county. It was easy for Sligo, Roscommon, Mayo and Leitrim to vote and support that. Why would they not do so. Each local authority and...

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The local authorities were badly supported by the Government on this matter.

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: If the Minister keeps interrupting, I will have to say something I thought I would never say, "Come back Deputy Cullen, and welcome."

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: In Galway city we started off by separating our waste into seven different categories. We succeeded so well that we have now reduced this to three bins per house, a composting bin, a small landfill bin which will be charged for by weight thereby providing people with an incentive to reduce their waste further, and a recycling and reusable bin. This, as I said, has reduced the amount going to...

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The solution to our problem is not to export our waste, as we now do. We must put incentives in place to encourage facilities such as the recycling of plastics into new plastic products, rather than having to separate materials and then export them because there is no incentive from the Government to enable private enterprise or local authorities to set up such facilities so that people can...

Waste Management: Motion. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: What is the current situation with regard to the regional waste management plans? These plans have been adopted in seven or eight regions throughout the country and a significant number of local authorities, including Galway city and county, have included the aspiration in their plan not to take the route of incineration. Where do these plans stand now? Have these been abandoned by the...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Deputy Crowe indicated he was sharing time with Deputies Catherine Murphy and Boyle, whereas, according to my list, it should have been Deputies Cowley and Eamon Ryan.

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I call Deputy Cowley so.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date in relation to the development of a national strategy for the Irish language; if he has satisfied himself regarding the slow progress made in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22863/06]

Commemorative Events. (14 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: There should be a commemoration of the election of a Taoiseach and Tánaiste from County Mayo.

Constitutional Referenda. (14 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: It was only a PR stunt.

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Will the legislation apply retrospectively?

Written Answers — Departmental Circulars: Departmental Circulars (13 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 111: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that his Department circulars are not readily available on his Department's website and that there is no central holding space for all circulars issued by his Department, he will make available on his Department's website full details of all circular letters issued by his Department;...

House Prices. (13 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to alleviate the financial burden on young couples and families in view of the publication of the affordability index by EBS Building Society and DKM consultants which shows that up to 32% of household income of first time buyers in Dublin goes to financing a mortgage; and if he will...

House Prices. (13 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, and this Government, said in the past that although house prices are high, interest rates are low, so that houses have remained affordable. Does the Minister of State now accept that, on foot of the EBS report, this is no longer the case? Will the Minister of State comment on reports at the weekend that if interest rates...

House Prices. (13 Jun 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: The Minister of State seems to suggest that longer-term mortgages are the solution to young people's problems in this regard. He acknowledged that 40% of houses are now bought by first-time buyers, and that house prices have risen. No doubt the Minister of State is aware, as I am, that a first-time buyer cannot now buy a second-hand house in Dublin city for less than €317,500, the cut-off...