Results 2,161-2,180 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Order of Business (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: We must regulate the fees.
- Order of Business (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: Will the Government use the legislation to regulate the position in respect of fees?
- Order of Business (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: As the Taoiseach is aware, the Minister for Health and Children does not accept amendments.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: They must have been friends of the Deputy getting up to mischief.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: Hear, hear.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: It is the Government's plan for revitalising the economy.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: Where then will the photograph be displayed?
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: The party name will also need to be included.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: And the enjoyment.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: I fail to learn the lesson of going before Deputy Michael D. Higgins, which I should. Coming after him is never an easy task. He says I am up to it so I have to put my best foot forward. The Deputy is right that this is a joyless piece of legislation. It is about restriction. No one is saying that we should not have regulation. Of course we should, and we should have openness and...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: I have never gone around whispering my name. That, I suppose, is the reason I have been elected. We should not allow anybody heap blame on us because we are politicians and that is what this legislation is about. I agree there should be a cap on spending. I do not know anybody who spends â¬15,000 on a local election, but I am sure some people do.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: A person would want to be very unpopular to spend that kind of money and not get elected. However, some people have spent large amounts and not been elected. In general, the electorate has good sense and usually elects people who represent or reflect its views. Deputy Fleming said earlier that if people of ill repute put themselves forward and people want to vote for them, that is,...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: We need to make other changes. For example, the fact that a person is homeless should not mean that he or she does not have a say in how the country is run. Everybody should have a say and although people should be traceable, they should not have to be registered at a particular address. Some people do not have a vote not through their own fault, but through the fault of other people who...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: The sense of pleasure is definitely not there. I would like to correct the record. Both I and Deputy Deasy listened to Deputy Thomas Byrne and nearly had to confer sainthood on him. He never did anything wrong and did not know why people were worried about the system. I felt that if I got close to him, some of his goodness might rub off on me. However, that would mean getting too close....
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: I hope Deputy Byrne will correct that the next time he is in the House. Having listened to his contribution, I know he would not sleep if he knew he had put a lie like that on the record.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: On account of it being Lent, I withdraw the comment.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: Question 80: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment in relation to assisting the replacement of septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10151/09]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: Question 81: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment to bring about sustainability proofing of county development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10150/09]
- Written Answers — Electricity Grid: Electricity Grid (12 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views, in view of the recent Eirgrid report into the overhead versus underground lines for the Cavan-Tyrone, Meath-Cavan power lines, on the report's findings of an overhead line solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/09]
- Written Answers — Energy Policy: Energy Policy (12 Mar 2009)
Kathleen Lynch: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the need for an EU charter for consumers of energy market; his views on the lack of legislation in place protecting consumers when buying energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/09]