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Written Answers — Irish Red Cross: Irish Red Cross (15 Dec 2010)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Defence if he received the report of the internal investigation in the Irish Red Cross regarding the Tipperary bank account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47268/10]

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Kathleen Lynch: The Ceann Comhairle is wishing his life away.

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Kathleen Lynch: It is just over a month since the Irish Human Rights Commission reported on the Magdalene laundries issue, and its findings were significant. Does the Tánaiste have any plans to put in place an investigation or to respond in any way to the Irish Human Rights Commission's report on the Magdalene laundries? We are talking about a small community here-----

Order of Business (16 Dec 2010)

Kathleen Lynch: I am quite in order. This is a small, ageing community and we are unlikely to see it occur in our lifetime. They are desperately waiting to see if the Government will react and apologise for the great wrong that was done to them.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The Taoiseach should check that.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government panicked.

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (12 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the end of 2010 Exchequer returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1368/11]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (12 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for the completion of the Prudential Capital Assessment Review on minimal capital requirements for the Irish Banks; when he expects any capital needs arising from the PCAR to be met by the Exchequer; the mechanism by which he intends to meet these capital needs whether by promissory notes, direct transfer from the Central Fund,...

Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As a woman, does she feel she should take up golf? It is clearly where the power is.

Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The Minister of State, Deputy White, promised legislation on gender equality. I ask the Tánaiste, in view of the events of the past number of days, whether it will be compulsory for women to take up golf.

Water Utilities: Motion (13 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (13 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures in place to ensure that the use of agency workers, particularly nurses is reduced in 2011; the total amount of money spent on agency nurses in each of the Health Service Executive regions in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1549/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (13 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of child and adolescent psychiatric beds currently in place; her plans to develop a unit in Limerick as proposed in A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1550/11]

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: It will be some vote tonight.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: It is rare for three parties to agree absolutely on the course of action to be taken. We are a great country for taking absolute positions about children, whether before or after they are born, when they go to school, when they start secondary school or, as in this case, when they reach the age of majority and the State bears no further responsibility for them. We are enacting this...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: That is semantics. We are talking about a different category or children.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Who determines the need?

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: However, no absolute right to that-----

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I apologise.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (18 Jan 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: In reply to the Minister of State, I met a young woman recently who had just come out of care and was reunited with their mother. She assured me her social worker, who was very active with her, was excellent and had been of enormous help to her. The difficulty is that is not always the case and in this Bill we are trying to ensure that is always the experience. The only way that can be...