Results 781-800 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 559: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in the interest of reducing paper use, his Department has plans to relax or drop the requirement to supply three or more hard copies of tender documentation and to move towards greater use of electronic documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/08]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 581: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of the development works undertaken by his Department under Section 181. (2) (a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, since the Act was enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39640/08]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 584: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in the interest of reducing paper use, his Department has plans to relax or drop the requirement to supply three or more hard copies of tender documentation and to move towards greater use of electronic documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39728/08]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 617: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the details of the development works undertaken by his Department under section 181(2)([i]a[/i]) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, since the Act was enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/08]

Written Answers — Discrimination In Education: Discrimination In Education (11 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 618: To ask the Minister for Education and Science Ireland's position in regard to the UNESCO Convention Against Discrimination in Education 1960; the action taken in the past two years to comply with and further the aims of the convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39655/08]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 636: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the interest of reducing paper use, his Department has plans to relax or drop the requirement to supply three or more hard copies of tender documentation and to move towards greater use of electronic documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39733/08]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (22 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Transport if, with the imminent reopening of the Youghal railway line as far as Midleton, there are temporary or permanent developments or obstructions on the Midleton-Youghal section; and the measures Iarnród Éireann has undertaken to keep this right of way fully intact. [36366/08]

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Deputy can raise that matter by way of a parliamentary question or in other ways. I call Deputy Enright.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (7 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in recognising the purpose of the Hague Convention in protecting children in the process of adoption through the use of a regulatory framework to set adoption standards and the efforts that will be made to establish bilateral agreements with countries who will not ratify the Convention, those persons who are already in receipt of...

Written Answers — Immigration Policy: Immigration Policy (7 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the service provided by volunteers from abroad to organisations (details supplied) whose work assists people with intellectual difficulties; if he will ensure that the Immigration and Residency Bill as currently drafted will not adversely affect those who volunteer with such...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (30 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 446: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans, in view of the Government commitment to encouraging people to up-skill their educational qualifications and the assumption that this will lead to an increase in demand for teachers at third level, to reinstate the back to education scheme for masters degree students that was terminated on 1 January 2003; and if she...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: I wish to share time with Deputy Michael Fitzpatrick. I welcome the broad thrust of the Bill. I concur with my colleague, Deputy Burton, on many of the points she made. I propose to discuss our good fortune in having such a process for fixing the boundaries of our electoral constituencies. I will also raise a concern that electoral boundaries and many of the other administrative boundaries...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: However, I am sure my colleagues like a challenge and we will no doubt triumph against the numbers. It is interesting to examine the process used to effect the distribution of seats. In fairness to those involved in the process we, in Ireland, can hold our heads high because we do not engage in gerrymandering, for which I have found no evidence in the recent past. We need look no further...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the amount of funding that is individually earmarked for mainline rail, light rail and metro, road, bus, cycling and pedestrian infrastructure projects in relation to the Transport 21 capital investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28281/08]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (10 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Transport the completion date for the feasibility studies on light rail transit systems in respect of Limerick, Cork, Waterford and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28282/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (10 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received bus licence applications from Dublin Bus or private operators to run a bus route between the town of Dún Laoghaire and Sandyford Luas station; if so, the status of those applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/08]

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: This motion addresses important and interesting issues. Much of the responsibility in the five PPPs in question lies with the local authority, Dublin City Council. It is worthwhile to have a fairly robust critique of the council's role in the provision of housing. In the past, it relied too much on developers to pick up the tab for the physical, economic and social regeneration of areas....

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: The motion is over-simplistic in its analysis of the private sector's role. The PPP process must be reformed.

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Cuffe: Some of the seeds of what needs to be done are in the motion. Regeneration, however, to happen requires both public and private sector investment.