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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent assistance under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, for less than one year, for one year, for two years, for three years, for four years, for five years, and for longer, and the cost per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36539/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Reform: Local Authority Reform (13 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 217: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussions or communications he has had with Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes concerning the possible reduction in the number of local authorities from 34 to 22; the way that the reduction will be achieved; if, at any time, or in any form, the local authorities to be...

Artists' Tax Exemption (14 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport her plans to recommend a review of the artists exemption tax; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36700/10]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (14 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs currently applicable to housing and property; the amount of tax that has been forgone in each year since the introduction of each relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37010/10]

Waste Disposal (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Listening to the Minister reminded me of Deputy Martin before the last general election when he stated he had plans to put a hotel on the site. Then it was discovered what was buried there. This is possibly the most toxic site in western Europe.

Waste Disposal (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister must forget about future uses for the site. People who live in the proximity of the site in Cork harbour want to know what the Government's policy is for remedying the state of the site. We could chase this around the House for the afternoon with report after report issued. Will the Minister indicate now as to whether he will be opting, first, to clean out the site entirely, a...

Waste Disposal (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I asked the Minister a straightforward question which he did not answer.

Strategy on Homelessness (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Information acquired under the Freedom of Information Act shows that last January the HSE-run homeless persons unit received over 5,000 calls for emergency housing. By July this figure had almost doubled to 9,300 calls. I agree that the Minister is familiar with this area but the real issue in dealing with homelessness is moving people from emergency housing to long-term, more sustainable...

Strategy on Homelessness (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: On a point of information-----

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: A dangerous feud has broken out between three eastern European gangs in the Cork region that are operating as bogus charity organisations.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I will just continue.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I am in order.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: It relates to the groups operating as charity organisations because enabling legislation has not been passed by the House.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I am asking about legislation. It is very simple. If the Ceann Comhairle listened, he would hear it. The groups are operating in the absence of legislation passed by the House, namely, the Charities Act 2009, sections 2 and 3 of which provide for the setting up of a charities register and a charities regulator. These provisions make it an offence for any company or group to represent...

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: -----in Cork are fire-bombing one another because the penalties are not in place. When will the legislation be enabled in full and these criminal gangs brought to task?

Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: When will the commencement order be made?

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of private lease agreements signed and commenced under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative and the length of the lease period; the average monthly cost and the full-year cost of the leases; the number of these properties that achieved the expected 20% reduction as compared to market costs; and...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of unsold affordable housing units where agreements have been signed and commenced under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative and the length of the lease period; the average monthly cost and the full-year cost of the leases; the number of these properties that achieved the expected 20% reduction...

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I understand that the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 is under review in the office of the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran. Has that review been completed and will we see amendments to the legislation coming before the House before the end of the year? The working group on mortgage arrears, which published its preliminary report in July, is due to complete the second stage of that report...

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Is there a date for when the report will be completed?