Results 9,321-9,340 of 10,035 for speaker:Martin Cullen
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I do not have a problem in that regard. Deputy Allen raised interesting questions, as did Deputy Gilmore. Now that this debate has moved on, I have similar views. There are issues coming down the tracks in terms of the conduct and administration of elections in this country. I am open to moving to a different system. I do not have a difficulty with that idea and am quite willing to engage in...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: Everybody had two minutes in which to respond. I do not wish to challenge the Chair but it was my understanding that it was only the proposer of the amendment who had two minutes to speak. I am trying to respond to all Deputies who spoke on this matter. The issues raised are important. I wish to put on the record of the House that, in the broader context of where the future may lie, I have an...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: At the time, I said, and the Taoiseach supported me, that if the commission did not give a clear and green light to the system, we would not pursue it.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: The commission has clearly stated it needs more time to undertake testing. I do not take issue with that. I would have preferred if all the independent testing that had been done was alluded to in this report and given some credence. The bodies which undertook the international testing, all of which was made available, are substantive international bodies. There is no doubt in that regard. In...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: No taxpayers' money was wasted.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I find myself between the usual rock and hard place because I have no doubt that if I came to the House this afternoon to announce that I was pulling the Bill there would be uproar from the Opposition for the reason that the Commission on Electronic Voting needs to be put on a statutory basis. The commission in its report urges this House to get on with the job of ensuring its position is...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: It deals with personation and the facilitation of a number of existing councillors who are council employees and are standing in the forthcoming elections. It is also important to point out that the provisions in the Bill on electronic voting provide a regulatory framework only. They can be enacted in the knowledge that the commission will continue to do its work in respect of the secrecy and...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: As I have already stated, it was my understanding that the Opposition fully supported the view that the commission should be put on a statutory footing. That was the starting point in all of this and a core reason for the debate and the legislation. It is quite clear from the report that the commission wants to see that promise fulfilled as quickly as possible. I have no doubt if I told the...
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is not true and the Deputy knows it.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is not true.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: The commission found no flaw in the machine.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is incorrect.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: I am glad I had a shave.
- Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2004)
Martin Cullen: That is not true.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (30 Mar 2004)
Martin Cullen: My Department's examination of the revised contract documents for Lecarrow and a number of other related schemes is continuing and will be completed as quickly as possible.
- Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (30 Mar 2004)
Martin Cullen: I assume that the question refers to the architectural protection grants scheme which provides grants to owners of protected structures and which is administered by the local authorities. Funding for this scheme has been increased from â¬2.88 million in 2003 to â¬3.9 million this year; all local authorities were notified of their increased allocations on 5 March 2004.
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (30 Mar 2004)
Martin Cullen: A total of â¬2,190,433.17 has been spent on the Race Against Waste campaign from July 2003 to date out of a total budget of â¬3.5 million to end June 2004. The campaign is being financed from the environment fund which is resourced from the plastic bags and landfill levies. Research on the impact of the campaign is being carried out at a number of stages in order to ensure that the...
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (30 Mar 2004)
Martin Cullen: Engineering specifications for the depth of pavements to be used on rural non-national roads are set out in my Department's best practice document, entitled Guidelines on the Depth of Overlay to be used on Rural Non National Roads, dated May 1999. The National Roads Authority's publication, Specifications for Road Works, dated March 2000, as amended, deals with the type of materials to be...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (30 Mar 2004)
Martin Cullen: The Government's national water services pricing policy framework requires local authorities to recover the cost of providing water services from the users of these services, with the exception of households using the services for domestic purposes. It is a matter for each local authority to set the appropriate level of charges for non-domestic users of water services. At present local...