Results 8,701-8,720 of 8,873 for speaker:Batt O'Keeffe

Avian Influenza. (25 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am quite happy with the current level of monitoring available. The tabulated information the Deputy requires is not to hand, but I will ensure it is made available to him.

Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Deputy Gilmore is not good at figures. There would not be much social housing in Dún Laoghaire.

Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Deputies should talk to their colleagues in the councils.

Decentralisation Programme. (19 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: On behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, who has special responsibility for the Office of Public Works, I thank Deputy Walsh for giving me the opportunity to outline the position regarding the office accommodation for the decentralisation of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and Bord Iascaigh Mhara to Clonakilty...

Schools Building Programme. (19 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I thank Deputies Ring and Cowley for giving me the opportunity to outline to the House the proposals of the Department of Education and Science regarding the provision of a new facility for Gaelscoil na Cruaiche, Westport, County Mayo. Modernising facilities in our 3,200 primary and 750 post-primary schools is not an easy task given the legacy of decades of underinvestment in this area and...

Schools Building Programme. (19 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department will consider any proposal made by the school authority in this regard given the limitations on the existing arrangements. I thank both Deputies again for raising this matter.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (19 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I thank Deputy Sherlock for raising this issue and giving me the opportunity to clarify the position. My Department's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006, published in May 2004, includes funding for 97 schemes throughout County Cork. As a Corkman, I am proud that the entire county will benefit from the Government's extensive investment in new infrastructure under the national...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (19 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and I am glad to have the opportunity to respond to it. I visited Ennis a few weeks ago to see what the situation was on the ground and so have first-hand awareness of what residents and businesses have to contend with. I express my concern to the people of Ennis and surrounding areas who have been affected by the "boil water" notices and echo the...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (19 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: While this undoubtedly seems lengthy, the contractors will have to draw up and price, from scratch, a detailed design and specification, a construction programme, and a long-term operational and maintenance strategy. They will be required to demonstrate that they can supply the people of Ennis with a consistently high quality drinking water supply for the next 20 years that will be delivered...

Seanad: Plant Diseases. (19 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: What was that?

Seanad: Plant Diseases. (19 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I thank Senator Coghlan for raising this important matter. There have been a number of findings of the fungus phytophthora ramorum, which can cause damage to a range of plant species of rhododendron in Killarney National Park. The disease does not affect humans. Since first reported in the United States in the mid-1990s, a wide variety of tree and plant species have been damaged or killed in...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (13 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Waterford County Council first submitted a proposal for a new fire station at Tallow in 1991. However, that proposal was not approved under the limited funding programme then in place. In September 2001, approval in principle was granted for a new fire station at Tallow and a detailed cost plan and drawings were submitted in November 2001. In 2002, the Department announced that new fire...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (11 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: The provision of a fire service, including appliances and equipment, is a matter for the local fire authority. My Department assists local fire authorities in providing funding for the purchase of fire appliances and rescue equipment. The building regulations 1997 to 2002 set down functional requirements for fire safety in high-rise buildings and technical guidance document B, issued under...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (5 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Tender proposals for the construction of a new fire station at Freshford, County Kilkenny, are under examination in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and a decision will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (5 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has asked Kilkenny County Council for additional information on its tender proposal for the purchase of a new fire appliance. A decision will be made on the proposal on receipt of that information.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (28 Sep 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1404 and 1405 together. New fire stations at Tallow and Kilmacthomas were included by Waterford County Council on its prioritised list of projects in the context of a review of fire station proposals under the fire services capital programme. A formal proposal for the new station at Tallow has been submitted to my Department and it will be considered for...

Written Answers — Civic Amenity Sites: Civic Amenity Sites (28 Sep 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1416 and 1417 together. The siting of civic amenity sites is a matter for each local authority. I have currently no proposals from Cork County Council for funding of civic amenity sites in Newmarket and Kanturk, County Cork.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: The main purpose of this Bill is to implement the recommendations in the report of the independent Constituency Commission published in January 2004 on revisions to the Dáil constituencies for the next general election. A copy of the report was given to each Member of both Houses when it was presented to the Ceann Comhairle. It might be helpful for Seanad Éireann if I outline the principal...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: That is unacceptable. The machines are not prehistoric.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: A further review is taking place. Senator Bannon should deal with the facts.