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Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: These people cannot wait until next Tuesday.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Nov 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers paid under the farm waste management scheme; the number yet to be paid; the number of penalties imposed; and the level of penalty imposed. [43633/09]

Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (26 Nov 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken to reduce the cost of the meat inspection service. [43634/09]

Child Benefit: Motion (1 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (1 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork, who applied for a hearing aid in May 2009, will be tested and have the aid fitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44622/09]

Written Answers — Community Supports for Older People: Community Supports for Older People (1 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the review of the scheme of community supports for older people; when a new scheme will be in place; the community groups in Cork city that have been successful in receiving interim funding in 2009 pending the introduction of the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44365/09]

Written Answers — Community Supports for Older People: Community Supports for Older People (1 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he provides funding in respect of personal alarms for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44368/09]

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Regarding legislation for the protection of children, we must start doing something very practical. We all agree that parents, or those in charge of children, cannot be with them 24 hours a day and therefore things happen.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Concerning such legislation and a referendum in respect of children, will the Taoiseach consider putting in place an advertising campaign, such as those that featured measles, swine flu and other such matters?

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: We must start moving forward with regard to protecting our children. Such a campaign should be about allowing children to have information by which they would be able to protect themselves. I ask-----

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Might it be inserted into legislation as it is being worked on? Every right-minded person-----

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: -----thinks we should move on and ensure our children can be protected-----

Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: -----better than they are at present.

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: What did the children of this country ever do to the Government?

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is only now discovering there is a problem having caused it.

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: It is not the Government's fault.

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is handing child benefit-----

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: I wish to share time with Deputy Gilmore. To make a correction, not a single person mentioned fraud in regard to child benefit. While the Minister of State did not write his speech, I make that point for the benefit of those who did.

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: It is important to make the point that nobody mentioned fraud with regard to child benefit. It is probably the only area where there should be no concern.

Child Benefit: Motion (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Some people in here would know more about fraud than others. Despite the fact that I was not around in the 1920s and did not have a great deal of interest in pensions when I was a child, I used to hear my mother talking continuously about Ernest Blythe taking the shilling from old age pensioners. I am reliably told it was in the 1920s. If this Government cuts child benefit, as it intends,...