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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government plans amendments to the Ethics in Public Office Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17163/07]

Written Answers — Revenue Commissioners Reports: Revenue Commissioners Reports (26 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the recently published Revenue Commissioners Annual Report for 2006. [17162/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the staffing levels of public health nurses in the Cork City region; if public health nurses are rostered for weekends; and if they are on duty at weekends. [17139/07]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 752: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will introduce legislation to make provision for the sale of flats by local authorities to tenants. [17140/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to ensure a national approach to asthma management here; her views on whether asthma should be covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17610/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation with dialysis at Limerick Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17611/07]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (27 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the legislative basis for the practice by some local authorities and by An Garda Síochána of notifying car parking fines by post rather than by placing a parking ticket on the windscreen of the offending vehicle. [17818/07]

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: We will vote the Minister of State out.

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: I will begin by congratulating my fellow Corkonian, Deputy Billy Kelleher, on his recent elevation and wish him good luck in his position. I have a number of observations on reading the Bill. A very obvious one is that the Minister almost by means of a magic wand can now change the designation of a dual carriageway to a motorway. There is more to that than the Minister simply coming in and...

Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Well it is. Sometimes, the shuttle is the No. 3 and sometimes it is the No. 2, which goes into the Minister of State's constituency. In addition, this bus is being driven around the city. We have a bus fleet where the newest bus is five years old and has come from Dublin. I understand that when buses reach a certain age limit in Dublin, they are added to our fleet in Cork. In his...

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (28 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine when he will update the law in relation to parking. [17891/07]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (28 Jun 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the Government's policy in relation to the expansion of rail freight; the targets which have been set; the way it is proposed to meet these; the policy in relation to introducing a subsidy to encourage the use of rail freight. [17894/07]

Middle East Peace Process. (3 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the present position in Israel and the Occupied Territories and particularly on reports that the Israeli Government is to repay moneys suspended over the past two years towards the Palestinian Government to a section but not all of the Palestinian people. [18662/07]

Waste Management: Motion. (3 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The sentiment expressed in the motion could be applied directly to Cork South-Central where a similar issue of major concern to residents of the Cork Harbour area has emerged. The people of the area will watch this debate with interest because, to use a pun, it is an opportunity to read the temperature in terms of determining the Green Party's position on incineration. I call for a clear...

Written Answers — Democratisation Process: Democratisation Process (3 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if discussions at European level have been held to developments in Kazakhstan, with particular reference to the constitutional changes in the country allowing the incumbent president as many terms in office as he chooses; the EU position on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/07]

Written Answers — Site Visits: Site Visits (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of site visits made by Enterprise Ireland or IDA to County Cork in each of 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the number of same in which a Minister or Minister of State of his Department participated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18601/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the policies in place in his Department to encourage the use of public transport by staff travelling to and from work; the policies in place to encourage staff to use public transport when travelling on Departmental business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18614/07]

Social Welfare Benefits. (26 Sep 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to complete consideration of the proposed new package of reforms of State aid for lone parents which was promised; when he further expects to bring forward proposals; if such proposals will be included in his budget 2008 package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20733/07]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (27 Sep 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the number of reported deaths from cocaine use; the steps he will take to reduce cocaine use here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20961/07]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Oct 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the results of the recent survey showing that three quarters of secondary school pupils were not wearing seat belts when travelling in school buses; her further views on a new promotional campaign to ensure maximum compliance with seat belt regulations; if she is considering sanctions against persistent offenders; and...