Results 1,061-1,080 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe

Rural Transport. (28 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on progress regarding the planned pilot evening rural transport scheme. [7767/07]

Countryside Recreation Strategy. (28 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will elaborate on the discussions his Department have been having with Iarnród Éireann regarding the use of its abandoned railway lines for recreational purposes. [7766/07]

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Tell that to the ESB.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Government had ten years.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: There is more hot air on that side of the House.

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (27 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 167: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council have agreed to change their county development plan to improve the energy efficiency of all new building developments greater than 10 dwellings from 2008, it is time that his Department produce regulations that would require all local authorities...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (27 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 556: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way prisoners here were made aware of their right to register to vote in the upcoming general election; the number of the prison population who have registered to vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6858/07]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (27 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 536: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether it is time that his Department produced regulations, in view of the fact that Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has agreed to change its county development plan to improve the energy efficiency of all new building developments greater than ten dwellings from 2008, that would require...

Waste Management. (27 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 84: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the Government's waste strategy is working in view of the confusion over the status of plans for the proposed Poolbeg incinerator. [7762/07]

Waste Management. (27 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Does the Minister and the Government still support the construction of an incinerator in Ringsend? It is hard to know from the soundbites and U-turns of the Minister and the coalition partners over the last few days. Does the Minister accept that we are sending as much municipal waste, if not more, to landfill as ten years ago? Does he accept that Ireland is producing more municipal waste...

Waste Management. (27 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Does the Minister not accept that the extraordinary hypocrisy is more on his side of the House than on ours given that his attempt to wrap the green flag around him is sullied by a burn it or bury it strategy and that his Government has paid little or no attention to any attempt to reduce waste, head towards a zero waste strategy or look at alternative options such as clean filling inert...

Waste Management. (27 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister means incineration. It is like changing the name from Windscale to Sellafield.

Written Answers — Departmental Evaluations: Departmental Evaluations (22 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 14: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency can expect to receive the conclusions of his Department's internal evaluation of the pilot project; if the project will receive multi-annual funding, if the conclusions are positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6855/07]

Prison Literacy Rates. (22 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: The level of illiteracy in our prisons is unacceptable. If prisoners cannot read or write, what chance do they have of rehabilitation? The prison adult literacy survey recommended that we should give top priority to prisoners with the weakest literacy skills by introducing a standardised initial screening procedure for literacy as part of the assessment framework currently being developed...

European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I wish to share time with Deputy Harkin.

European Communities Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: This Bill represents an affront to democracy. It allows Ministers to enact European legislation without coming to the floor of this House. That is bad for Europe, Ireland and democracy. All these statutory instruments and ministerial regulations should be brought before this House for debate before becoming law. It is not right that regulations, which often dramatically change the way in...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress he has made in the European Commission with regard to overcoming the legislative loophole that prevents An Garda Síochána from attaching penalty points to foreign licences. [6637/07]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce legislation providing for Dublin City Council or Dublin Bus to use cameras to legally enforce bus lane compliance. [6638/07]

Business of Dáil: Motion (21 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: As a matter of courtesy and respect to the Members of the House, we should have been informed about this much earlier. It is not a good way to proceed.

Courts and Court Officers (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2007)

Ciarán Cuffe: I wish to share my time with Deputy Ó Snodaigh.