Results 2,141-2,160 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Local Government Act. (18 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The fundamental issue here is the allocation of powers to local government. Does the Minister have further plans to significantly devolve powers to local government? It would appear that the trend has been in the opposite direction, whether that be through the Waste Management Acts, legislation on housing etc. The trend has been to consolidate power in central Government.

Local Government Act. (18 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Does the Minister have plans to further devolve power to local government?

End-of-Life Vehicles. (18 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Is the Minister of State embarrassed by the stream of judgments from the European Court of Justice against Ireland with regard to the waste directive, the environmental impact assessment directive and the end-of-life vehicles directive? What costs must the State pay for non-compliance with European directives? Must we pay costs associated with this judgment?

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (17 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he is taking to ensure that the equal opportunity child care funding will continue past August 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16181/05]

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (17 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he is taking to address the concerns expressed in the Second Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention for 2003. [16180/05]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (17 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children his plans to review and modernise legislation that provides for the detention of citizens in psychiatric institutions. [16426/05]

Irish Prison Service. (17 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he is taking to address the concerns expressed in the Second Annual Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention for 2003. [16425/05]

Irish Prison Service. (17 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am concerned that the Minister is cherry picking from the report because, for example, the inspector did not state emphatically that Mountjoy should move to a new location, but left open the possibility of it being replaced on the same site. The main recommendation of the report is that there should be an independent prison inspectorate. That is not a new recommendation, but was included in...

Irish Prison Service. (17 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am concerned about the source that was quoted from within the Second Report of the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention, namely the Serco Institute. The institute has been discredited as an independent source of advice on the issue of privatisation of prisons. I appreciate the Minister's concerns about overtime and agree that it is a problem that must be addressed. However, it...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (12 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans being examined to increase the number of trains that can run on the main DART and mainline rail line crossing the River Liffey in view of the current limit on capacity at the Loop Line ridge crossing; if he has considered the possibility of building an additional spur from the DART line on the south of the river to head via the South...

Written Answers — Light Rail Projects: Light Rail Projects (12 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport when the railway order process for the extension of the Sandyford Luas line to Cherrywood will be initiated. [15659/05]

Written Answers — Asthma Incidence: Asthma Incidence (11 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the huge increase in asthma figures in children; her further views on whether indoor air pollution is a factor in the increase in asthma figures; if she will fund an information campaign on indoor air pollution, particularly with regard to volatile organic compounds; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Health Expenditure: Health Expenditure (11 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children Ireland's ranking in relation to health spending within the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15369/05]

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (10 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will report on the establishment of the National Museum of Ireland as an autonomous national cultural institution under the provisions of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14958/05]

Tourism Promotion. (10 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) on regional tourism commissioned by Fáilte Ireland; if the report will be made public for wider debate before any decision is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14959/05]

Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Taoiseach is fond of blaming planning for delays in delivering major projects. I wish to ask him in turn about the delays in delivering the Strategic National Infrastructure Bill. Why is he delaying that Bill or are we to believe press reports that it is to be completely dropped?

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (5 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of the renewable energy group's progress on developing new support mechanisms for renewable energy; when he will be able to provide details of the new support mechanisms that will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14548/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department has a section or unit dedicated to the implementation or enforcement of EU directives; and the details of outstanding complaints from the EU Commission regarding non-compliance with current directives under the areas of his responsibility. [14549/05]

Written Answers — Health Legislation Review: Health Legislation Review (5 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the members of the working group established to review the Health Nursing Homes Act 1990 and associated regulations. [14679/05]

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (5 May 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of each of the recommendations contained in the 1999 report, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV in Irish Prisoners: Prevalence and Risk, commissioned by his Department; if each recommendation has been implemented; if so, the prisons concerned; if not, the reason therefor; and the projected date of implementation...