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Written Answers — Hospitality Sector: Hospitality Sector (12 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of unemployed persons who have been trained in each year since 2008 in hospitality disciplines (details supplied); the centres that provide hospitality training and the capacity for training available in each discipline in each of the centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7411/11]

Written Answers — Tourism Sector: Tourism Sector (12 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to promote photography tourism in Ireland, especially as regards the UK market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7577/11]

Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for domiciliary care scheme payment will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7809/11]

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (13 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed prison development on a site (details supplied) in County Cork; the proposed timeframe of same; if there are plans in place to improve conditions at Cork Prison, where slopping out is still required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7801/11]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (13 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to introduce a redundancy scheme for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7811/11]

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: When will legislation regarding the abolition of upward only rent reviews for existing leases come before the House? This issue is mentioned in the programme for Government and I understand that discussions are under way between the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Attorney General. Will the Tánaiste indicate when we will see legislation on this matter in the House?

Leaders' Questions (19 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (19 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Talk to Joe.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: I seek guidance from the Ceann Comhairle on parliamentary questions coming before the House. I note that parliamentary questions replied to by the Ministers responsible for health and tourism now give a timeframe for agencies such as Fáilte Ireland and the HSE. This is a welcome development because in previous Dáils when I put down questions in these areas Ministers told me that these...

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Will the procedure be applied to all quangos and agencies with a relationship with Ministers and will all Ministers follow the procedure in future?

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will rectify the anomaly whereby the executor of a will who is a homeowner is deemed liable for non-principal private residence charge even if not a beneficiary of the will because the estate vests in the executor during the course of the probate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8144/11]

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: The motion on gas exploration tabled by Sinn Féin is a prime example of the Darby O'Gill school of economics.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Sinn Féin would like us to believe there is a crock of black gold at the end of the rainbow which has been ignored by government. There is no such thing.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: There is no magic wand that we can wave over the ocean to make millions of barrels of oil appear. It is a myth presented in this debate that our economic difficulties will be abated by the proposals in the motion. It is disingenuous for Sinn Féin to place before the House a motion which states there is oil and gas worth €700 billion off the coast of Ireland. An exploratory study was...

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Sinn Féin has presented a one size fits all approach to the tax and royalty regime for the oil industry. Such an approach ignores the fact that the oil and energy industry operates on a global basis. Ireland, in the current circumstances, cannot act in an isolated manner which discourages the investment required to uncover whatever natural resources are available off the coast. In the...

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: Drilling took place in these waters in summer months when there are swells of 20 ft. and 30 ft., which is the equivalent of two storeys in height. As a result, weeks can go by without a hole being drilled. That is the position at the height of the summer in Irish waters. In the North Sea drilling takes place in waters that are 200 ft. or 300 ft. deep, whereas drilling along the Irish coast...

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy would know a lot about that.

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: If I can, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I will read into the record what the Sinn Féin motion states-----

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2011)

Ciarán Lynch: It is Darby O'Gill economics.