Results 201-220 of 16,492 for speaker:Ciarán Lynch

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister for his reply. He is correct to state there are two directives relating to the Aarhus Convention and that the access directive has been transposed. The directive to which I refer is the public participation directive. As the Minister will know, Ireland is the only EU member state not to have ratified the Aarhus Convention. It has been conceded by the Government that...

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The programme for Government stated that within six months of coming to power, a Green Paper would be brought before the House. That should happen some day this week.

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister was to bring it before the House on 14 December but it is now 18 December. He was in Bali at the time.

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: First, the Minister should read up on the matter because there are two current test cases concerning it. Second, Germany was the last European country, apart from Ireland, to ratify the Aarhus Convention in January this year so the Minister might do some further reading on that. Third, when will we see its full ratification? Will it be before autumn or December 2008? In what timeframe...

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister was in Bali last week.

Private Rented Accommodation. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: We appear to be back in the same situation as a month ago, with the Minister confusing registration with licensing. The key issue is standards. According to today's Irish Independent, a report from the Institute of Public Health in Ireland warned that the death rate linked to damp houses in this country is among the highest in Europe. More than 2,800 Irish people die every winter after...

Private Rented Accommodation. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: That is a quantum leap from a month ago when the Minister gave no such indication when he was asked about it.

Private Rented Accommodation. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister was confused but he has now offered clarity, which I welcome. Fair play to the Minister, he has read his brief a little more since then.

Written Answers — Housing Estate Completions: Housing Estate Completions (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 82: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish a national database of developers who fail to properly complete housing estates in accordance with the planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35133/07]

Written Answers — Codes of Conduct: Codes of Conduct (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 101: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of a recent RTE programme (details supplied) he will amend the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 to take account of decisions made by public office holders which may result in their becoming future beneficiaries of decisions which they made as public representatives; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the strategic goals for the Irish Blood Transfusion Service over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35651/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 27 November 2007, when the Chief State Solicitor's Office was instructed to finalise the purchase of the three plots of land; when it is expected that matters will be completed; the year in which under her Department's multi-annual school building and modernisation programme it is...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a design team will be appointed immediately to a school (details supplied); the year in which under her Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation programme this project is scheduled to begin. [35323/07]

Written Answers — School Completion Programme: School Completion Programme (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 485 and 500 of 27 November 2007, what constitutes her Department's multi-annual school building and modernisation programme; the number of years covered; the number of schools that will be built in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35324/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Defence if a sum of approximately €86 per week is an appropriate pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35354/07]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for investigation that have been made to the referee since the introduction of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993; the number of investigations that have been undertaken; the number of complaints that have been upheld; the number of...

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Under the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, will measures be introduced to outlaw the purchase of Samarai swords? A decision was made to do that in the United Kingdom last week. I raise this matter because in three incidents that occurred in the past week Samarai swords, purchased in shops, were used to assault gardaí and citizens in Louth, Dublin and in my constituency of...

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: With respect, there is a list of banned weapons and the weapons on it are not half as dangerous as these swords.

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Does the Minister concerned intend to introduce legislation on this matter?

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: They are not banned.