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Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: There was an improvement in our climate change emissions when IFI closed, but that was only temporary. We must go further by promoting organic agriculture which accounts for 1% of the sector here compared with 4% in Wales. Such a promotion would improve employment and stop farmers from leaving the land. Things like that can help us. Rather than wringing our hands when the Carlow sugar factory...

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: It is leadership we are looking for.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I was put off by the Minister's interruptions.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: That review was undertaken by the Department two years ago.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister was not listening.

Local Authority Housing. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The warehouse is full of computers.

Recycling Policy. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 5: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that manufacturers or distributors are making an adequate financial contribution to the recycling of consumer packaging, in view of the fact that domestic waste charges continue to rise. [36759/05]

Recycling Policy. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister seems to claim that everything is fine. It reminds me of Saddam Hussein claiming to be still the president of Iraq. Ireland is at the bottom of the league when compared with other countries in Europe. One need look no further than the European Environment Agency's report which was launched today. The report suggests that of the 32 countries surveyed, Ireland gets the D minus in...

Recycling Policy. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am leading up to it, if I could be so bold. In Dún Laoghaire, householders now have the green bin, but they are paying for the privilege. If they want the green bin, they pay €100 per annum for it. The cost of recycling the content of these bins is €6 million per annum, yet Repak only pays €250,000. Not everything in the green bin is recyclable, but surely Repak or the manufacturers...

Recycling Policy. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I was in the middle of the question.

Recycling Policy. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I will be brief. Surely the householders should not pay the vast bulk of the financial contribution to recycling. Can we ask Repak to pay more? If Repak is not prepared to pay more, can the manufacturers and distributors pay their fair share of the recycling burden?

Recycling Policy. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: If the mathematics are done on this, it is apparent that the householder is paying €80 to €100 per annum and that Repak pays around 5% of that. That seems like a disproportionate balance in favour of the manufacturing industries. It is very difficult for householders to deal with the amount of waste but they have little choice in it. Can the Minister look at this as a matter of urgency?...

Nuclear Safety. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister filleted it.

Election Management System. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: There would be a charge under the WEEE directive.

Election Management System. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: It is a vexing issue.

Election Management System. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: My question concerns the storage of these damned machines. In March, the Minister assured us he was working with the Department of Defence to find centralised safe storage for these infernal machines. Has the Minister made any progress in this matter?

Litter Pollution. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am delighted that we are ad idem on the matter. I welcome the new entrants to the marketplace. We would always welcome new media such as Herald AM and Metro. However, the downside to their entry to the market is the flurry of paper that is, as the Minister stated, making DART carriages look like Wall Street after a ticker tape parade. I do not want to single out one producer of waste over...

Litter Pollution. (29 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: That is a start. I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport if the new buses promised under the Transport 21 plan will be equipped to run on biofuels. [36057/05]

Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: I welcome the Bill, which is a much needed step forward in addressing the needs of 21st century land conveyancing. I regret the introduction in the Bill of one of the most difficult words, "e-conveyancing", I have seen in the English language. It is awkward rather than difficult. I would prefer if we had done without it as it does not flow that well from the tongue. We should be going further...