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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by her Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on her Department's energy use; the details of same. [39421/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by her Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39451/06]

Written Answers — School Facilities: School Facilities (22 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the gradual encroachment of staff car parking into areas formally used as playgrounds, particularly in schools located on restricted urban sites; if she will issue guidelines regarding this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39600/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Defence the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department's energy use; and the details of same. [39420/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Defence the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39450/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 434: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the quantity, cost and suppliers of energy used by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; if an audit has been carried out on his Department's energy use; the details of same. [39423/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 435: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the quantity, cost and suppliers of water, both tap and bottled, acquired by his Department for its own use in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39453/06]

Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed). (22 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: What does one say to a young mother when she approaches one for local authority housing having been told she must wait seven years? What does one say to a mother with two children under the age of two who is living in a shack in the back garden of a house with 12 occupants? What does one say to her in the knowledge that the waiting list for housing has trebled in Dún Laoghaire over the...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (21 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the arrangements he will take with regard to wind farm developments which were approved under the AER support mechanisms but which have not met the required timetables for development of the projects; and the support measures the Government intends putting in place to support the development of off-shore wind...

Written Answers — Energy Policy: Energy Policy (21 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is in favour of the introduction of net metering for domestically produced electricity as exists in Northern Ireland and other jurisdictions; and the discussions his Department has had with the CER with regard to its recently produced consultation report on the matter. [38783/06]

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (21 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of kilometres covered by each Government Minister's car; the amount and type of fuel used and the make of car, for the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38908/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (16 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Defence the exercises the Irish Defence Forces will be participating in with NATO over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38112/06]

Overseas Missions. (16 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the deployment of Irish troops to Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38111/06]

Europol (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: This is an important Bill because it makes sense to have greater international co-operation in fighting crime. The downside of having freedom of movement within the European Union is that it has facilitated a big increase in cross-border crime. In the context of the emergence of the Single Market and the removal of trade barriers, Justice Ministers across the Union have become aware that...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (16 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need, in the absence of any substantial commitment to reduce greenhouse gas by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government at the UN climate change summit in Nairobi, for the Government to commit itself to clear and binding annual targets to reduce our greenhouse gas...

Noise Bill 2006: First Stage (16 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for effective control of noise emitted from various sources, powers to seize offending equipment and related matters.

Noise Bill 2006: First Stage (16 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the statutory processes involved in the appointment of chairs and members of non-departmental bodies under the remit of his Department; and their legislative origin. [37976/06]

Written Answers — Employee Education: Employee Education (15 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent OECD report that showed Ireland to be 17th of 22 European countries in terms of the number of hours devoted to job related education and training; and the measures he will take to ensure the retraining of half a million workers over the next 15 years as deemed necessary by the expert group on...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (15 Nov 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need to debate the High Court decision recognising the rights of Irish-born children prior to any decision being made by Government to appeal that decision to the Supreme Court.