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Written Answers — Plastic Surgery Procedures: Plastic Surgery Procedures (21 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the standards applied to private plastic surgery are sufficiently high; the checks that are carried out on these clinics; if she intends to introduce rigorous standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20940/05]

Written Answers — Task Force on Alcohol: Task Force on Alcohol (21 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress made to date in implementing the recommendations of the task force on alcohol; the reason more progress has not been made to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20941/05]

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (21 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to ensure that the CONNECT project resumes operation as soon as possible; if the project is on course for extension to all prisons by 2006 as originally proposed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20761/05]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (21 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 503: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he has taken to ensure that any non-lethal weapons acquired by his Department are consistent with international human rights standards, particularly the UN basic principles on the use of force and firearms, before any decision on deployment is made. [21093/05]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (21 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he has taken, in view of the recent information provided by the Congolese Irish partnership on the widespread and systematic abuse of human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to ensure that adequate humanitarian consideration is accorded to the application of any Congolese national for leave to...

Morris Tribunal: Statements. (17 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I wish to state three things. The Garda Commissioner must resign, the Garda Síochána Bill should be withdrawn and Mr. Justice Morris must be commended on his trojan work. Commissioner Noel Conroy must resign. The reputation of the force has been tarnished and it happened on his watch. Five years ago, he was deputy commissioner but also acting Garda Commissioner and bears significant...

Tourism Industry. (16 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans in place to tackle the key barriers to tourism development here as outlined in the second progress report of the high level implementation group established by him. [20251/05]

Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I wish to share time with Deputies Finian McGrath, Connolly, Ó Snodaigh and Ó Caoláin. In many respects, this is as close as it gets to the dusty days of mid-summer in this Chamber. I am worried that a mere half dozen Deputies are present when, in effect, Members are nodding through such legislation for the sixth time in as many years. I am worried about the threat to human rights raised...

Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: ——being unable to be present for what is, in essence, powerful legislation.

Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (16 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I understand that but the Government has discretion in regard to ordering Dáil business. I would have thought business as weighty as this should not simply go through without the Minister being present. As Deputy Costello pointed out, there are real concerns, including concerns that perhaps the remit of the Special Criminal Court is being extended — certainly the types of cases it is...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department and Sustainable Energy Ireland will have in the implementation of the new European Union energy efficient buildings directive; the number of staff that will be working in this regard; and the proposed timetable for the implementation of the measures required by the directive. [19918/05]

Written Answers — Vessel Registration: Vessel Registration (15 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent and purpose of the proposed new corporate vessel registration system which is being introduced as a new e-Government business application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19924/05]

Liquor Licensing Laws: Motion (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I not convinced the motion or the amendment goes to the heart of the action required to address the use of alcohol in Ireland. I am the first to admit the issue is difficult and requires the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to square the circle between health and competition concerns and to unravel the historic mesh of licensing laws which control the sale of alcohol. The...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding plans for an extension at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20. [19761/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (14 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has organised a study into the risks involved with the use of various seat belts on school buses for children of various age groups. [19762/05]

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (14 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has allocated or intends to allocate funding to halt the coastal erosion and remediate the old landfill site north of Bray Harbour that straddles the administrative boundaries of Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councils; the works already undertaken to address this issue; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (14 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 885: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has allocated or intends to allocate funding to halt the coastal erosion and remediate the old landfill site north of Bray Harbour that straddles the administrative boundaries of Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councils; the works already undertaken to address this issue; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Nuclear Disarmament Initiative: Nuclear Disarmament Initiative (2 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his speech to the seventh review conference of the non-proliferation treaty in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18643/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (2 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the Amnesty International Report 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18644/05]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Jun 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the European Court of Justice ruling regarding Ireland's record on environmental issues and the implementation of European directives on same.