Results 341-360 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: A Cheann Comhairle——

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (5 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: I extend my sympathy and that of my family to Noreen, Mary and Kitty and to Liam's brothers and two daughters. Listening to the eloquent contributions about Liam does not give a full picture. Those of us who had to jump into the political arena with him know he was a tough politician, which was the reason he won nine elections. Those of us who participate in the political game must appreciate...

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Will the drinks industry stop them?

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (6 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing tensions in Ethiopia which have arisen following concerns that a parliamentary election in the country on 15 May 2005 was fraudulent. [26848/05]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (6 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing concerns stated by the International Crisis Group that the weakness of the Iraqi draft constitution is likely to fuel rather than to quell insurgency in the country; the dangers that the Sunni minority, despite opposing the proposed constitution, will be unable to block it; and the potentially disastrous...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (11 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the result of the recent recruitment competition conducted by the Public Appointments Service for educational psychologists; the way in which that was constrained by the limit on public sector numbers; the further way in which the current geographical imbalance in the location of educational psychologists was factored into the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the status of NORA; the timeframe for the establishment of the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27889/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to regulate and secure the spectrum space within which WiFi technology operates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27871/05]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (12 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a unit (details supplied) will be included in the schedule of institutions covered by the Institutional Residential Redress Act 2002, as provided for in the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28173/05]

Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: It is the job of the Ceann Comhairle to make sure we know what the Tánaiste is saying.

Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Is she not supposed to tell us the truth?

Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: The Tánaiste might want another concept.

Tourism Industry. (13 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to implement the PricewaterhouseCoopers report on regional tourism structures; his views on whether the existing structures are able to meet the needs of modern tourists; the timeframe for the implementation of this report's recommendations; the main findings of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to concerns that the failure to provide adequate funding for the supports necessary for older persons to remain in their own homes was increasingly forcing many of them into nursing homes; if her attention has further been drawn to the significant reduction in the number of home help hours...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (18 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to continue the roll out of BreastCheck; the proportion of the population which is currently covered; when the service will be available in all areas of the country and to all women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28797/05]

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: The Taoiseach should explain the reductions.

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: I support the amendment. With maternity benefit, I know more mothers are giving false dates of delivery in order to have access to the entire period of maternity leave after the birth of a child, as opposed to being obliged to take two weeks of it before the child is born. This is a dangerous practice. Nevertheless, with the pressures of work, it happens regularly. This tells us that the...

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: We have probably had this discussion three times on this legislation. I do not understand the Minister of State wedding himself to the maternity leave legislation. My understanding of that legislation is that it is single gender legislation. In an age when men, quite rightly, insist on having greater involvement with their children while they are young, I am surprised that the Minister of...

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: I do not expect that.

Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (19 Oct 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: I move amendment No. 16: In page 5, lines 23 to 28, to delete all words from and including "of---" in line 23 down to and including "weeks" in line 28 and substitute "of 8 weeks". This amendment tidies matters up and makes much the same point as that made by Deputy English. The Act recognises that there is a possibility, albeit an unfortunate one——