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Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (13 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures being covered by the €5 million allocated in the Estimates for the Leader rural economy sub-programme 2007 to 2013. [42913/06]

Written Answers — Renewable Energy: Renewable Energy (13 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether it is pivotal to include specific renewable energy enterprise measures and targets in the list of sectoral niches that could address the issue of sustainable employment in rural areas as outlined in the draft Rural Development Plan 2007 to 2013. [42912/06]

Written Answers — Roads Projects: Roads Projects (13 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the meeting or correspondences that his Department has had in relation to the purchases or exchange of lands or other compensation paid to organisations (details supplied) for the building of the M50, by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council acting as an agent for the National Roads Authority. [43053/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (13 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Transport the meeting or correspondences that his Department has had in relation to the purchases or exchange of lands or other compensation paid to organisations (details supplied) for the building of the M50, by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council acting as an agent for the National Roads Authority. [43054/06]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (13 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 318: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when Circular IPPP 12/2006 was circulated to county and city managers by his Department. [42999/06]

Written Answers — Land Rezoning: Land Rezoning (12 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 63: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of acres or hectares of agricultural land that have been rezoned for development nationally; and the breakdown by local authority area for each year since 2000 to date in 2006. [42606/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (12 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that Dublin's planning was recently cited as a worst case scenario by the EEA report, Urban Sprawl in Europe the Ignored Challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42605/06]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (12 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 524: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the €700,000 deer fencing programme in Killarney National Park is not in breach of the park's protective designations. [42510/06]

Written Answers — : (12 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 531: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the responsibilities beyond the management of the park of the Wicklow National Park divisional manager, regional manager, district conservation officer, head conservation ranger and general operatives (details supplied). [42791/06]

Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (12 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Although the business community is creative, entrepreneurial and dynamic, and I fully agree that such energy should be harnessed and local authorities have not necessarily been to the fore traditionally in capturing it, I am concerned at the manner in which the Minister is bringing forward legislation in the House today, the third last sitting day of the session. Rushed legislation is almost...

Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (12 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: The bad aluminium street signs falling apart after 20 years were a retrograde step. We need to rediscover good materials such as cast-iron signage and natural stone. The examples I would look at are cities such as Ferrara and Bologna in Italy and Barcelona in Spain which do things well. Such cities do not use business improvement districts. They use the local authorities and they have...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Perhaps the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey, should look into it.

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (7 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the consideration he has given to the recent call from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. James Hamilton, for the Judiciary to adopt a new system that would see judges explaining the reasons behind their sentencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42193/06]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take following the recent High Court ruling which found that he breached the rights of several Irish born children in refusing their non-national parents leave to remain in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42033/06]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has given further consideration to the difficulties facing aged-out non-Irish minors who have applied for leave to remain in the State; his plans to address the cases of the relatively small number of people in these circumstances who wish to continue making a contribution to Irish society; and if he...

Garda Recruitment. (7 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that the recruitment of a retired senior Garda officer (details supplied) who was strongly criticised by the Morris tribunal to interview candidates for the Garda reserve was in keeping with best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42179/06]

Garda Recruitment. (7 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Former superintendent, John Fitzgerald, was criticised by Mr. Justice Frederick Morris for leading the utterly negligent investigation into the death of cattle dealer, Richie Barron. My concern is whether the culture within the force has changed. It is largely agreed that for the Garda Síochána to regain its position as a respected and trusted protector of the peace, the organisation must...

Garda Recruitment. (7 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: What measures will the Minister put in place to ensure this does not happen again?

Garda Recruitment. (7 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Before Christmas.

Garda Recruitment. (7 Dec 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: What guarantees can the Minister give that this will not happen again? He seems to be wiping his hands of it but nonetheless stating it will not happen again. What systematic changes will the Minister make to ensure it will not happen again?