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Written Answers — Diabetes Services: Diabetes Services (24 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 452: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children with diabetes under 16 years of age who are on insulin pump therapy; the diabetes paediatric clinics that do not provide insulin pump therapy; the reasons for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11720/09]

Written Answers — Diabetes Services: Diabetes Services (24 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children with diabetes under 16 years of age who applied for insulin pump therapy in each of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; the number of applicants who received this therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11721/09]

Written Answers — Diabetes Services: Diabetes Services (24 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full or partial lower limb amputations carried out each year since 2004; the number of foot amputations that were carried out on people under 65 years of age in each year; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11722/09]

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (24 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 512: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 28 January 2009, the way in which the information requested under five headings may be obtained in view of the fact that the reply (details supplied) from the Dublin Airport Authority contained no specific information; if he will confirm that DAA is excluded from the provisions of the Freedom of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 578: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in respect of an application for Irish citizenship by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11848/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (24 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 872: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department will allocate funding to Drogheda Borough Council to allow it commence work on the proposed local authority housing project at Mell, Drogheda and the proposed in-fill housing scheme at Moneymore, Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11687/09]

Written Answers — Denominational Education: Denominational Education (24 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1051: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether Protestant voluntary secondary schools are within the framework of the free education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11192/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1057: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will grant an additional year of education in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has made significant educational and medical progress but who has not achieved their potential and would benefit greatly from an additional year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11214/09]

Written Answers — Social Services: Social Services (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will activate the European wide hotline for missing children; the reason there has been a two year delay in implementing this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10518/09]

Written Answers — Exploration Licences: Exploration Licences (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will expand on reports that a mine (details supplied) had discovered additional resources which had the potential to extend the life of the mine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/09]

Written Answers — Estate Management: Estate Management (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legislation, existing or planned, that governs the operation of management companies; the sanctions applicable to developers of unsold apartments who fail to pay the fees due to the management company thus increasing the payment burden of owner occupiers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10565/09]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The principle behind section 4 is setting a timeline for election spending. After listening to the previous speaker, I am at a loss as to the direction in which this debate is proceeding. My colleagues in the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government agreed that election spending should be measured and limited. Various suggestions were made regarding methodologies...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 8: In page 7, before section 9, to insert the following new section: "9.—The Schedule to the Act of 1999 is amended in paragraph 1(a) by the insertion after "disseminating such advertising" of "and in this paragraph, 'advertising' in the case of advertising in any newspaper or other periodical publication means advertising in a publication which was first published...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister for his response. I am sure he will acknowledge that any of the amendments moved today were not prescriptive in tone, with the possible exception of the one on which we called a vote. The amendment does not seek to assist the Minister, but rather candidates in the field. We have all been candidates at one stage or another, and surely will be again when the next general...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Perhaps it has got something to do with the Litter Pollution Act 1997.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: On a point of information, I believe the incident can be viewed on the "Youtube" website.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Is he getting to the punch line?

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome the amendment and the move to the census reports. However, the issue of the link between the personal public service number, PPSN, registration system and the register of electors must be attended to, because the register of electors and the census figures for given areas are showing great disparities throughout the country. In some cases, there are more people on the register of...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 6: In page 6, line 1, to delete "50" and substitute "182". On behalf of the Labour Party, I moved a Private Members' Bill more than one year ago on the issue of electoral spending. Earlier in his address, I note the Minister mentioned and gave credit to the Labour Party as the party which has consistently called for this move and that it has been a driving force on this...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: There is no legal difficulty with the amendments, nor do problems arise in the context of retrospection. While I accept this is new legislation and its implementation in the coming months will give rise to difficulties, it is in the nature of legislation that minor difficulties and anomalies will emerge. The fundamental principle arising from the amendments is whether the Minister is...