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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (3 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport the changes he intends to make to the Transport 21 plan in view of the Forfás report on oil dependence here; the long term predictions on traffic volumes which underpinned that plan; and the assumed oil price within the transport models that were used in that regard. [16279/06]

Written Answers — Security Industry: Security Industry (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on imposing a mandatory code of practice for cash-in-transit security companies to replace the voluntary code of practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/06]

Written Answers — Security Industry: Security Industry (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which he intends to ensure continuous improvement in operational standards on the part of the financial institutions and the cash-in-transit security companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15687/06]

Asylum Applications. (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: It should be noted that some aged out minors have no homes to return to, that they have fled war zones and in some cases their parents were slaughtered as they fled. The Minister used the term "flood". I ask that he withdraw that as it is an injudicious term to use with regard to migrants to this country. Will he consider carefully the case of aged out minors who have lived in Ireland for...

Asylum Applications. (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: We were ill-prepared.

Asylum Applications. (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: It will be "rivers of blood" next.

Asylum Applications. (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister should use sensitive language with a vulnerable group.

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: The issue is that the policing districts bear little relationship to local authority areas, Dáil constituencies, HSE health areas or postal districts. This makes it difficult to put a meaningful interpretation on statistics from the Garda Síochána. If the statistics are difficult to interpret, it will make for poor policing and poor analysis of data. Will the Minister bring his influence...

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am not suggesting that.

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Insurance companies do it that way.

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I put it to the Minister that we need greater co-ordination of data. I have heard anecdotes about bodies being pushed from one side of a river or canal to another to try to get a Garda division off the hook. When insurance companies charge different premia depending on one's postal district, that suggests a need for meaningful districts and areas allowing us to consider health and policing...

Garda Divisional Boundaries. (27 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Regarding the Dargle River, issues relating to my part of the constituency concern the superintendent in Bray who may not be as aware of issues in the Dún Laoghaire area.

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (26 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the length of time she anticipates the accident and emergency crisis will continue; her views on whether one of the main causes is a lack of bed capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15401/06]

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (26 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether a proper primary care service could help to deal with the crisis in accident and emergency services; the progress made to date in implementing a primary care strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15400/06]

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: There has always been an undercurrent of problems with the register, particularly with the advent of computers some time in the 1960s. The technology certainly existed for some degree of cross-checking as between local authorities. I was very impressed by Mr. Maurice Coughlan, principal officer in the franchise section of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, who...

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Or they join smaller parties.

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: With the House's permission I would like to share time with Deputies Crowe, Catherine Murphy, Connolly, Cowley and Healy, should they appear. I am sure others will fill the space if necessary.

Electoral Registration Commissioner Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: There appears to be a small but significant group of crocodiles on the far side of the House who are crying their eyes out about the condition of the electoral register. I would remind them that they have been office for the previous nine years and have had ample opportunity to address this issue, which has been discussed——

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (25 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 970: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the proposed special areas of conservation, the majority of which were agreed between the Government and the European Commission in December 2004, to be fully established as special areas of conservation under the habitats directive. [14659/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (25 Apr 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 on a specific and important matter of public interest requiring urgent consideration, namely, the imminent extinguishing of market rights under the Casual Trading Act 1995 unless they are exercised before 1 May 2006, and the need to extend that deadline to this autumn.