Results 321-340 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (18 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Section 39 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that a condition may be attached to a grant of planning permission for a house, specifying that the house must be occupied by persons of a particular class or description, with provision to that effect to be incorporated in an agreement under section 47 of the Act. My Department's 2005 Guidelines for Planning Authorities on...

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Senator should wait until politicians get into Chatroulette.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (13 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: The setting of local need criteria for rural dwellings is a reserved function of the elected members of an area within the statutory development plan process. The 2005 Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Rural Housing provide that reasonable proposals on suitable sites for persons who are part of, and contribute to, the rural community should be accommodated, subject to the...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (12 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Under the Urban and Village Renewal Programme 2000 - 2006, grant assistance was provided by my Department to local authorities for a range of interventions to upgrade the fabric of the built environment in cities, towns and villages. Final funding allocations under this Programme, which ended in early 2008, involved total EU and Exchequer co-financed expenditure of over €158 million. The...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (12 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I refer the reply to Question No. 279 of 27 January 2010. My Department is in contact with Clare County Council regarding the outstanding issues.

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I look forward to it.

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Eyjafjallajökull.

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (11 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am advised that the designation of public safety zones around Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports requires primary legislation. The mechanism by which these legislative changes can be introduced is under consideration by my Department in consultation with the Department of Transport and the Office of the Attorney General. It has been the practice since 1968 to limit development in areas known...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Retail strategies are prepared by all planning authorities as part of their development plans. Given the considerable changes in economic and social development since the current Retail Planning Guidelines were published in 2001 and updated in 2005, particularly in relation to population and settlement patterns, it is important that the forward planning context for future retail development...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: The €25 million Smarter Travel allocation for 2010 comprises €2 million current funding for the Green Schools Travel Project and €23 million capital for other projects. The €23 million is allocated over three general categories: €3 million for the Smarter Travel Demonstration Projects; €5 million for the Smarter Travel Areas Competition; and €15 million for other projects. I...

Written Answers — Cycling Action Plan: Cycling Action Plan (5 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: My Department has not been briefed on the proposed Action Plan referred to. The application of special speed limits through the making of special speed limit bye-laws is a matter for local authorities. In setting a special speed limit, a local authority must assess various factors with the primary focus being on road safety. It is, quite appropriately, a matter for the local authority to...

Written Answers — Transport Services: Transport Services (5 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: My Department and the Northern Ireland Department for Regional Development jointly chaired an initial meeting of the All-Island Freight Forum in Dublin Castle on 29 January last. A number of the priority issues were identified, including rail freight and these are now being followed up. The Forum findings will be made known on completion of its work. Matters relating to the development of the...

Written Answers — Cycling Action Plan: Cycling Action Plan (5 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Full details for Bike Week (13 to 20 June 2010), including the many events being organised at local level, have yet to be confirmed. The full schedule of events will be posted on www.bikeweek.ie. Progress has been made on some 40 of the 109 action points in the National Cycle Policy Framework. Among the actions already delivered are National Bike Week; Dublin City Council's Dublin Bikes...

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (5 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Electric Vehicles policy and the targets and rollout of the electric vehicle programme, including captive fleets, are matters for the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR), the ESB and the SEAI. My Department participated in the interdepartmental group on electric vehicles, and also chaired a sub-group on the specific transport sector elements of the electric...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Programme: Rural Transport Programme (5 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201, 202 and 204 together. Thirty-six rural community transport groups are being funded under my Department's Rural Transport Programme (RTP), which is operational in every county. These groups are working towards maximising coverage in their operational areas having regard to local public transport service needs and the availability of resources. My...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (5 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I understand that the Question refers to the progress of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill, which proposes a number of amendments to the planning code, was passed by Seanad Éireann on 1 December 2009 and is currently progressing through the Dáil, having concluded Second Stage there on 25 March. I intend to discuss the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (5 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: The responsibility for zoning lands for specific purposes is a matter for planning authorities through their development plans and local area plans. Under the Planning Acts, the making, reviewing and varying of a development plan or local area plan is a reserved function of the elected members of the planning authority for the area. Under section 10 (8) of the Planning and Development Act...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (5 May 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: ): I believe the Question refers to the proposed Waste to Energy Plant at Poolbeg which is being advanced by Dublin City Council, acting on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities in the context of their statutory regional waste management plan, by way of a public private partnership (PPP). Following the enactment of the Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act, 2009, my Department...

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I thank all the speakers for their kind words of welcome. I welcome the opportunity to update Senators on the issues of smarter travel in general and public transport in particular, to outline for the Members how both these areas form a core part of this Government's transport policy and to explain our objectives. I also hope to address some of the points made in the contributions and shall...

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I hope I have not offended anybody but no one brought it to my attention.