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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (11 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the present 31 labour inspectors is sufficient allocation for a migrant workforce that is now approaching almost 200,000 and which will significantly increase in 2007 in view of the predicted net immigration of 55,000 people. [31657/06]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (11 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in light of the fact that racial discrimination claims by migrant workers have more than doubled in the first half of 2006, his views on whether nine rights commissioners are sufficient to deal with the estimated 7,000 referrals for 2006. [31656/06]

Crime Prevention: Motion (Resumed). (11 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I agree with the previous speaker that there is a crisis. The misuse of drugs in society is a challenge but this Government is not giving the issue the treatment and attention it deserves. Drug use is a challenge to Fianna Fáil but, more important, it is a major challenge to the ideology of the Progressive Democrats because the State must intervene. It is not about regulations; it is...

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: With the permission of the House I intend to share time with Deputy McHugh.

International Agreements: Motion (11 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: This agreement is about more than the sharing of airline data. It is a fundamental disagreement between the old world and the new world. The last five years have shown clearly the differences of opinion between both sides of the Atlantic and within countries on this side of the Atlantic. A clear message has come from Washington — you are either with us or against us. It is crucial that...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (10 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will elaborate on the opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice in the case of the European Commission versus Ireland relating to the Government decision to extend the payment delivery services contract with An Post; and the way in which same is expected to impact future delivery of the service. ...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (10 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the deportation of a Nigerian mother on 21 September last without her five year old child, who is now in the care of the Health Service Executive, and the fact that this is the third known instance of a mother being deported without her child.

Social Welfare Code. (10 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress being made regarding the introduction of the reformed lone parent support measures. [31783/06]

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (5 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the recent call from Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann for better fire fighting services on islands. [31222/06]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (5 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on the state of the cohesion process within his Department. [31223/06]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (5 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Green Party welcomes the Bill. It is vital that the prison population is facilitated in exercising their most fundamental democratic entitlement. However, this is just one of the many steps needed to bring Ireland in line with the accepted European human rights norms regarding prisons, prisoners and places of detention. There is a slight irony that we are simply following the legal...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (5 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I appreciate that. However, it took the UK case to move the issue forward here, where the issue was already live and many bodies had been seeking this change for some time. I compliment the Irish Penal Reform Trust on its initiative in lobbying and pushing the issue forward. Without its good work our views of the need to reform the Irish penal system would not be so well advanced. I worry...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (5 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: He could lead by example and demonstrate that recycling is a good way to deal with electronic equipment which has passed its "best by" date. This morning's events in mainland Europe indicate that the time has expired for a system which cost tens of millions of euro. The Minister should take action on the issue to save on storage costs and he should think in a more considered way about...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 126: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on issuing planning guidelines to planning authorities on best practice for the sustainable development of corner or backyard sites, in view of the fact that in some local authority areas, such as Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, 20% of all new housing is concentrated in such sites; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (4 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there needs to be stronger representation from consumer bodies on the recently established WEEE Monitoring Group in view of recent review of visible environmental charges for WEEE products found that they were too high and recommended that they be reduced. [31082/06]

Written Answers — OPW Projects: OPW Projects (4 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Finance the list of all Office of Public Works projects currently on-site with a construction value in excess of €15 million; and the details of each of the appointed contractors and project teams. [31143/06]

Written Answers — OPW Projects: OPW Projects (4 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance the list of all Office of Public Works projects that are planned to be on-site between now and the end of 2007 with a construction value in excess of €15 million; and the details of each of the appointed contractors and project teams. [31144/06]

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (4 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 324: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of any written submission that he may have made to the Railway Procurement Agency in regard to the Luas Line B2 from Cherrywood to Bray. [31118/06]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (4 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 325: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recognition which will be afforded to the newly convened degree courses of architecture at Waterford Institute of Technology and the University of Limerick under the terms of the Building Control Bill 2005 once enacted in law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31119/06]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (4 Oct 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 326: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the situation in regard to levels of lead in drinking water supplies; the progress which has been made in eliminating same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31120/06]