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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2005
115 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the next phase of funding from the dormant accounts fund will be announced in 2005. [30691/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
669 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress of the integrated information technology package for local authority housing departments being developed by the computer services board. [30597/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
668 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to improve the quality and timeliness of his Department’s information on the extent and nature of housing need, including homelessness, for example, by tracking flows of persons in and out of homelessness and by reporting age, family status and other characteristics of persons who are homeless, to be a priority for his Department. [30596/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
667 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the social housing investment targets set out in the national development plan will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30595/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
666 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will give Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in percentage figures for comparison with 1990 for each year for which figures are available since 1990; the action the Government intends to take to ensure compliance with the Kyoto Protocol by the period 2008 to 2012, and other commitments made at European level for the years 2030 and 2050. [30594/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
665 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has any meaningful breakdown of the data obtained from inspections for compliance with building regulations and fire safety certification and he is satisfied that adequate enforcement is occurring. [30593/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
664 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to introduce any regulations or a guidance manual for planning authorities to ensure that hedgerows are protected in development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30592/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
663 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will give details of the amounts raised in each year from the environment fund; the detailed breakdown of the projects financed by the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30591/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
662 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the action he has taken in view of the rupture in the sea discharge pipe on 15 September 2005 at the Sellafield nuclear complex; when the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland was informed of the incident; when he was informed of the incident; and the statements he made on the matter and when. [30590/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
661 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on all actions taken by the European Court of Justice against the Government with regard to European directives that fall under his Department’s remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30589/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
660 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with his Department’s role in the archaeological investigation of the Woodstown site in County Waterford; the steps he is taking to preserve and display the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30588/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
659 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the efforts his Department is taking to bring an end to the slaughter of whale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30587/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
658 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his views, in keeping with the National Anti-Poverty Strategy, coincide with those of local authorities with regard to the setting of targets for the maximum time that households can expect to spend on the waiting lists for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30586/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
656 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has allocated or intends to allocate funding to halt coastal erosion and remediate the old landfill site north of Bray Harbour; the works already undertaken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30583/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
654 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that large furniture outlets (details supplied) have been forced by London local authorities to reduce their store size and provide residential accommodation on the same site; and his views on whether this might have relevance for the development of sites in Ballymun or elsewhere. [30581/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
653 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to curtail the use of food macerators or grinders in domestic kitchens. [30580/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
652 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the European Court of Justice ruling in the Texaco v. Van De Walle case has implications for waste enforcement legislation here. [30579/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
651 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the end destination of all packaging collected under a scheme (details supplied). [30578/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
650 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether subsidising recycled packaging material might create a financial incentive for proactive companies to use recycled packaging instead of one-trip packaging. [30577/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
648 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to fill the vacancy of the chair of Comhar, the National Sustainable Development Partnership. [30575/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
647 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of companies or organisations which have applied to become approved bodies under sections 16 and 17 of Part IV of the Waste Management Act 1996 (Packaging) Regulations 1997-2003. [30574/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
646 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will identify the source of the figures that he used to claim (details supplied) that Ireland’s insulation standards for new dwellings are among the highest in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30573/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
645 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to extend the voting franchise for election to Dáil Éireann to citizens living abroad for a period of up to five years. [30570/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
649 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the fees of Repak have increased by more than 20% in the past two years. [30576/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
547 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to reduce the treble fees that apply to non-EU nationals studying at higher level in the State; and her further plans to reduce these fees to prospective students from developing countries. [30459/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
546 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans to prohibit the sale and advertisement of junk food in schools. [30458/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
545 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines or advice that is provided by her to architects for the average cost per square metre of new school buildings; and if the financial allocation for school building programmes is sufficient to provide for sustainable and resilient buildings. [30450/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
515 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if a protected structure (details supplied) in Dublin 1 formed part of the Government settlement with the religious orders and the premises which will be used in the future. [30599/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
502 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether his proposals to reduce the age of criminal responsibility to ten years of age is compatible with the various international agreements to which Ireland is a party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30606/05]0
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
501 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in service at the end of each of the past ten years and his estimate of the number of gardaí that will be in service on 31 December 2005. [30605/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
500 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received any report into the shooting dead of persons (details supplied) and his plans to publish a report or to commission an independent inquiry into the incident. [30604/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
499 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that the Garda code is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and, if not, his plans to review the code to ensure that it is compatible with modern policing practice. [30603/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
498 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delays in the provision of bicycles, training, and consequent deployment of Garda mountain bike units in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area. [30602/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
497 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who have been extradited or deported to Iran in recent years; if, in view of a recent report that two gay teens were hanged after being found guilty of homosexuality in that country, sufficient safeguards will be put in place to prevent persons here from being put at risk by being sent against their will to Iran. [30601/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
496 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the sections of the Children Act 2001 that have been brought into force and his timetable for the introduction of the remaining sections. [30600/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
492 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take to address the significant rise in bicycle theft; and the changes which are being put in place to tackle the issue. [30519/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
451 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she will take to limit the dangers from noxious weeds (details supplied). [30460/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
436 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide figures for the current and capital spending under the RAPID programme for each of the past five years and the estimate for 2005; if he will provide a breakdown for the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30456/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
425 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide funding for the Sutton to Sandycove cycleway proposal for the perimeter of Dublin Bay. [30609/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
418 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the criteria he uses to designate roads as national routes; and the role of the National Roads Authority, local authorities and and the Dublin Transportation Office in the designation or change of designation of such routes in the greater Dublin area. [30448/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
417 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport if phase 1 of the DASH or DART upgrade project has come in over or under-budget; if he will provide the financial figures for the project; and his plans to improve the frequency of the service by commencing phase 2 of the project. [30447/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
419 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date and future plans for the development of integrated ticketing between public transport providers in the greater Dublin area (details supplied). [30449/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
360 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has put in place any means of gender-proofing the distribution of sports funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30463/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
354 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent reports that two gay teenagers were hanged after being found guilty of homosexuality in Iran; and if such reports are true, if the Government will express its concern through diplomatic and other appropriate means. [30445/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
326 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if the current or proposed new national development plans have been, or will be assessed under the guidelines for strategic environmental assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30454/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
325 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if private waste contractors are obliged to charge value added tax on the provision of waste collection services; his views on whether contractors are complying with this requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30453/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
324 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined the figures for the construction of one-off houses and compared such figures with the capital gains tax receipts on land that may have been transferred to facilitate such construction; and if so, if he has satisfied himself that there is no inconsistency between the figures. [30452/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
308 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the definitions of commercial vans for tax purposes in view of the dangers caused to drivers and occupants of such vehicles by the blind spots created by the insertion of blank infill panels into the rear side windows of ordinary cars or vans to achieve their tax designation as commercial. [30610/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
306 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance if the Ordnance Survey Office has plans to provide contour maps for existing and proposed new urban areas at a scale of 1:5,000 in order that persons be better informed regarding the potential for flooding in these areas. [30457/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2005
221 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to transpose the rights enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Irish law. [30607/05]