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Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in regard to his statement that new regulatory standards would apply to all privately rented dwellings from 1 February 2009, local authorities have been furnished with the new regulations and guidelines on their implementation; if landlords bringing new rented properties onto the market have been informed...

Written Answers — Housing Regulations: Housing Regulations (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who have made an application under the home choice scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3895/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an interpretation of the rules regarding income levy as they apply to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4089/09]

Written Answers — National Lottery: National Lottery (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance the element of funds which it was intended would be used for the promotion of sporting activities when allocating funds collected by the National Lottery; the purposes to which such funds will be put in view of the announcement from the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism of the suspension of sports grants; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that emergency ambulances are used to transport non-urgent cases for investigative and other procedures at Cork University Maternity Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork. [3927/09]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the Health Service Executive south has a fleet of transport vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3928/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that children from the Health Service Executive south area have to travel to Dublin or Limerick for orthopaedic surgery; the reason this has been necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3929/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of locum consultants employed in the Health Service Executive south; the number of locum consultants replacing consultants who have retired or resigned; the number of permanent orthopaedic surgeons employed in HSE south; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3930/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Service Indicators: Local Authority Service Indicators (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 208: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the system of monitoring performance indicators he has in place regarding the reporting by local authorities of the taking in charge of estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3948/09]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: On a point of order——

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: This is time for questions to the Minister, not for questions from the Minister. The Minister should follow Standing Orders and respond to the questions that are being put rather than engage in a slagging match.

Election Management System. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 2: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the date for the introduction of the cap on local election spending; the spending limits and the framework which will be introduced to monitor spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3939/09]

Election Management System. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister for his response. It is exactly the same response we received on 7 October 2008 when the Minister briefed the committee. A number of questions must be asked. Has the Minister brought this matter to Cabinet? In correspondence from the Taoiseach to the leader of my party in December there was discussion of complexities. There are no complexities in this. Local...

Election Management System. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: It is unsatisfactory that the Minister is still prevaricating on this issue.

Election Management System. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I did not intend to ask a supplementary question but as the Minister did not answer a number of my questions I will restate them. Yes, there are complexities but they are not unknown complexities. The complexities are related to population, various limits and urban and rural areas. I have discussed these with the Minister at committee meetings. Has the Minister brought the matter to...

Election Management System. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Has it been brought to Cabinet?

Ministerial Responsibilities. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, for his response. I wish to recap on the position we were at a week ago when the legislation was introduced into the House on an emergency basis. Twelve illegal appointments have been made to the PRTB to date. While I understand the Minister, Deputy Gormley, is not involved in the operational day-to-day running of the board, ultimately, the...

Ministerial Responsibilities. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: By whom?

Ministerial Responsibilities. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Was this discovered in-house by the board or was it brought to its attention by an external source?

Ministerial Responsibilities. (5 Feb 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The audit took place following the second and not the first error and I requested that the audit should be carried out after 7 October 2008. The difficulties referred to by the Minister of State arose on 10 December and the audit was carried out after that. Why were shadow spokespersons such as myself and Deputy Hogan kept in the blind about this? The issue came to the attention of the...