Results 1,361-1,380 of 2,500 for speaker:Ciarán Cuffe
- Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (4 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Question 327: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to provide for national parks legislation in order to improve the regulatory framework for the designation, management and future development of national parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31121/06]
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Question 328: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the report that he may have received in regard to the odour issues and any other problems arising from the operation of the Ringsend waste water treatment plant in Dublin City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31122/06]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Question 329: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that local authorities are complying with the requirement under Section 38 of the Planning and Development Act to make available copies of parts of planning applications at reasonable cost; his views on whether a charge of â¬5 is reasonable for an A4 page, â¬10 for an A3 sheet and â¬20...
- Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: The Green Party welcomes this Bill which is long overdue. It is about time that it saw the light of day. It is modernising legislation which, for the most part, empowers the consumer. Some of the most vulnerable in society feel they have not been adequately represented by the legal profession. I have met with victims of Irish solicitors. The tales they told me of their concerns about...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (4 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: That was then; this is now.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (4 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: That is ancient history.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (4 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Does the Minister accept that he has become the Minister for urban sprawl? Does he accept that the results of his policies are increasing our greenhouse gas emissions? Is the Minister aware that the European Environment Agency is set to use Ireland as an example of bad planning, whether it be urban sprawl, greenhouse gas emissions or children being driven to school rather than walking...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (4 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Does the Minister believe in a planning free-for-all?
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (4 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Whatever you are having yourself.
- Written Answers — State Property: State Property (3 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he, or members of staff at his Department, engaged in consultation with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on the proposed sale of Shanganagh Castle and lands; if so, if such consultation addressed the way the lands might be developed with the best interests of the local community in mind; and if he...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether his proposed Privacy Bill 2006 poses a grave threat to the ability of investigative journalists to uncover matters of public importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31015/06]
- Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (3 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has given consideration to making changes to the legislation governing the double jeopardy rule, known in law as [i]autrefois acquit[/i], in view of recent legislative changes in the UK which have relaxed the double jeopardy rule for up to 30 offences which attract a life sentence, including...
- Inspector of Prisons. (3 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to place the Office of the Inspector of Prisons on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31021/06]
- Inspector of Prisons. (3 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: I wish the Minister well in his position as Tánaiste. He has been Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for four years and four months but we have yet to see legislation to put the office of prison inspector on a statutory basis. All I have seen is media speculation. If the will was there, the Minister could have moved more quickly on this. Is he giving a commitment that an...
- Inspector of Prisons. (3 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister has delayed their publication.
- Inspector of Prisons. (3 Oct 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: My recollection is that the Bill providing for the Garda Ombudsman Commission allows staff to be seconded from the Garda SÃochána. That has the potential to severely compromise it in carrying out its duties. I accept the inspector of prisons is independent but his report goes to the Minister. Its publication has been delayed by the Minister's Department, so it is not truly independent....
- Dublin Transport Authority. (28 Sep 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects the new Dublin transport authority to be established; the powers the authority will have over other transport agencies within Córas Iompair Ãireann, the Railway Procurement Agency and the National Roads Authority; the implications the establishment of the new authority will have for staff within existing agencies such as the...
- Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: He was not elected for that.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that up to 22,000 operations have been cancelled in 34 hospitals; her further views on whether a major source of this problem is the lack of bed capacity in the system; the way she will address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29560/06]
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (27 Sep 2006)
Ciarán Cuffe: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance: the appropriateness of the Taoiseach accepting payment for speaking at business conferences while Minister for Finance.