Results 121-140 of 18,530 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Election Management System. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the Government's plans for electronic voting; when he will make a decision on the findings of the Commission on Electronic Voting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4201/05]

Election Management System. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is it not a fact that this whole saga has been an appalling waste of €52 million of public funds? Is it not a fact that there is no confidence in the system? People are extremely concerned about that, about the waste of money and that the Minister who wasted that money, Deputy Cullen, did not listen to Members of this House who urged him to reflect before he went ahead — bull-headed in...

Election Management System. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is clear the Minister cannot make haste slowly in respect of a voter verifiable audit trail. That cannot be done. Page 363 of the commission's report makes it clear that these machines cannot be used for this purpose. Based on what he has said, does the Minister not believe he must abandon these machines because they cannot produce the results people want to prove they voted in a...

Election Management System. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Page 363 of the commission's report states that this system is not physically capable of modification to provide a full audit trail without unrealistic costs. If one goes down the road of a voter verifiable audit trail, it means these machines are useless.

Election Management System. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is a critical one for confidence. People must have confidence in the system, and the Minister knows that.

Departmental Procurement Policies. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Would the Minister resign if he were in his position——

Departmental Procurement Policies. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: ——and if not, why not?

Housing Policy. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Given that more than 50,000 people are on the social housing waiting list, is it not time for a change in the Government's strategy on foot of reports of this nature? Is the Minister of State prepared to examine a proposal made by the construction industry to enter into a public private partnership with the Government to build more houses to be used by the Government as social housing? It is...

Housing Policy. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: When does the Minister of State expect to make an announcement on the proposals under consideration?

Housing Policy. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am talking about those to which the Minister of State referred.

Housing Policy. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: There is a major proposal offering to take on the burden of social housing.

EU Directives. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Do they go into the Fianna Fáil tent in Galway?

House Prices. (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: People cannot buy a house. That is the problem.

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Coming from a Border county, I wish to relate my personal experiences and those of my family in regard to the Troubles. My family have played some part in bringing about a resolution to the problem in that my brother Niall, in New York, has played his part in the peace process. My children have not physically seen or heard what happened in the North in those years as they are too young....

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the report of the scientific group set up to examine the issue of hunting on State lands. [3707/05]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 275: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date of the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4060/05]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 268: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to fast track the remaining NDP projects in his Department to ensure completion of the plan as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4023/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of tenders sought by his Department from interested parties before a decision was made by it to locate a biological records facility in Waterford; and the cost of setting up this facility. [3708/05]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 258: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the claim of An Taisce that Kerry County Council has overstepped its remit in drawing up a list of serial objectors to one-off rural housing planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3985/05]

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 259: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the 140% increase in expenditure on street cleansing from €25 million in 1997 to €60 million in 2001 has realised a commensurate improvement in street cleanliness. [3989/05]