Results 921-940 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: The issue is whether it gets built. That is the key issue. Deputy Quinn knows the planning laws of this country as well as I. The position of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, on the incinerator at Ringsend is the same now as it was a few weeks ago when he made his oral submission to An Bord Pleanála in the Gresham Hotel, something that...

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Greens are good for one's health.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: With friends like Deputy Ring——

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Did the Deputy interfere with An Bord Pleanála?

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: On a point of clarification——

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I would like to take 15 seconds of the Deputy's time.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I would like 15 seconds to respond to a point that was made by Deputy Coveney.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister, Deputy Gormley, opposed the proposal to change the definition from "disposal", as it is at present, to "recovery". I apologise if I misled the House on that point.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: All the heckling got to me.

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (14 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I take it that the Deputy does not like us.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (26 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the rights the Employment Rights Agency will have to acquire and keep its own data; and the resources that will be allocated to the agency for data collection and analysis. [15611/07]

European Defence Agency. (26 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a representative from Enterprise Ireland is acting as Ireland's representative at meetings of the European Defence Agency; the mandate given to same; and the powers vested in same to conclude agreements on behalf of the State. [15612/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures he will take to address the concerns raised by the Committee of Public Accounts regarding family doctors who give sick certificates to persons who are later consistently found by Government medical assessors to be capable of work. [15325/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the main review in the audit of the welfare code to ensure its compatibility with the Equal Status Act 2000 has gone to tender; if an applicant has been selected to carry out the review; and the timeframe for same. [15326/07]

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I welcome the passage of this legislation but I would not let it pass without making a plea under a couple of different headings. I regret that the Bill does not emphasise water conservation adequately. We could change the building regulations to make low-flow taps a reality and harvest rainwater for domestic use. This could be done now but progress has not been made. I note with a raised...

Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Report Stage (25 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I echo the sentiments expressed by my colleague, Deputy Gormley, and Deputy Higgins of the Labour Party. I share their concern about the condition of Ireland's water supply. I refer not only to Galway city and county, but also to counties Limerick, Clare and Wicklow. Water has had to be brought in tankers to certain parts of the latter county, which is the Minister's backyard and is...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (24 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the areas to be serviced by the proposed Nitelink buses have been chosen; the criteria used to select the areas; the amenities that will be serviced; and when the service will commence. [14989/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he questioned the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the implementation of the Water Services Bill which provides a licensing system in order that group water schemes are checked regularly and meet water quality standards in view of the fact that his Department regularly dispenses funding...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been a strategic environmental assessment of the National Development Plan; if he will carry out such an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13615/07]

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Would the Tánaiste care to indicate?