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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of offices and agencies operating within his Department; the functions with which they are charged; and the budgetary allocation afforded to each. [23948/06]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (21 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a decision has been reached on the application by Irish Ferries for a redundancy rebate to fund the voluntary severance package offered to staff in 2006; and if so, the reason for and details of said decision. [23949/06]

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Everybody wants to recycle, but they are currently not being given enough opportunity to do so, despite Government pronouncements. The recent Forfás waste management benchmarking report and the European Environment Agency's report, entitled The European environment — State and Outlook 2005, highlighted Ireland's growing waste generation levels. The Forfás report showed that individuals in...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the controls which he intends to introduce to ensure that the child benefit payments only go to those migrant workers who are entitled to them. [23001/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (14 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will elaborate on the difficulties which have been encountered in securing funding for certain types of projects, particularly in relation to education, training and employment, despite these areas of activity representing a key means by which lasting solutions can be found to issues of social exclusion in RAPID...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (14 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the low take-up of the rural social scheme in the southern and eastern regions; and the action he intends to take to promote the scheme further amongst farmers in the regions. [22786/06]

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Some time ago the Minister promised to be radical or redundant, but today he is both repetitive and repugnant. I do not believe it correct to rubber-stamp this legislation for yet another year. There is a real danger of our becoming dependent on emergency legislation. In this instance, the harsh cases that he cites make for bad law, and developments in the peace process over the last 12...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: George Bush uses the same arguments.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: The legislation is very similar to the Patriot Act.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: George Bush uses the same vocabulary of fear and terror.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: These are draconian powers.

Written Answers — Housing Provision: Housing Provision (13 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 88: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on reports (details supplied) that major housing developments in the Greater Dublin area could face delays of several years due to inadequate water supplies; and if he will comment on the issue. [22574/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 138: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of the 10,000 affordable houses which were part of the Government commitments under sustaining progress that are completed; and the number expected to be completed by the end of the period covered by the sustaining progress agreement. [22575/06]

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency Measures: Energy Efficiency Measures (13 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 417: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of all of the social housing schemes for which his Department made funding level adjustments in order to eliminate duplication where funding was provided by Sustainable Energy Ireland for energy efficiency measures, detailing in all cases, the scheme name, proposed scheme funding and scheme...

Nuclear Policy. (13 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 54: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether Ireland's nuclear policy as presented by his Department's submission (details supplied) to the British energy review is compatible with Ireland's membership of and part-financing of EURATOM and if the credibility of that policy would be strengthened if Ireland withdrew from EURATOM. [22848/06]

Nuclear Policy. (13 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I take issue with the suggestion that we must go with the prix fixe menu. I believe we can eat À la carte. Other member states have requested that part of their contributions to the EU budget are not given to EURATOM. EURATOM receives €1 billion of the €100 billion annual EU budget. Much of that money is spent on researching the next generation of nuclear reactors. Ireland contributes...

Nuclear Policy. (13 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: All bets are off regarding the future of the European constitution. There is now a role for smaller member states to take the lead in suggesting their concerns regarding the constitution. Ireland has been surprisingly mute in its discussion of any aspiration to disengage from the EURATOM treaty. Europe Inc. spends more on research into nuclear energy resources than it does on renewables. The...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (8 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will implement a system that would ensure that both his Department and the Attorney General's Office are fully briefed on potentially unconstitutional legislation on regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22201/06]

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (8 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will carry out a review of the register of sex offenders in order to bring it in line with the register maintained in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22202/06]

Deportation Orders. (8 Jun 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: There is little information on what happens to these people when they return to their country of origin. Various commitments were made by the Minister and his predecessor to ensure these people are well treated on their return to their home country. Will the Minister tell us about information received regarding what happens to these individuals once they return and the procedures in place to...