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Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (22 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the Green Paper on local government has not been published, having regard to the commitment given in the programme for the Government that it would be published within six months of the Government coming into office; when it is expected that the Green Paper will be published; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (22 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 128: To ask the Taoiseach the areas and functions where responsibility has been devolved from him to a State or statutory agency; the agencies involved; the arrangements in each agency to respond on a priority basis to inquiries from Members of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14537/08]

Written Answers — International Shipping: International Shipping (22 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the precedent created by an EU decision (details supplied), his Department will give similar consideration to the application of this precedent with the intention of providing financial assistance to enable the re-instatement of the Cork-Swansea ferry service which is vital to the development of employment, commerce and tourism...

Written Answers — Housing Inspections: Housing Inspections (22 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 436: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the accuracy of the information given by him in response to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 27 February 2008 in relation to inspections carried out regarding standards in the private rental housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14488/08]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (22 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 437: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a landlord who enters into a lease agreement directly with the tenant is not required to register with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will legislate to correct this anomaly. [14489/08]

Alternative Energy Projects. (23 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are plans to invest in seaweed being used for bio-fuels; the situation in relation to using seaweed for bio-fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14659/08]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. Head injury and related trauma is a lottery in Ireland, which I can state from my own personal experience of its effects. Three years ago, my wife was taken to the accident and emergency department of Cork University Hospital because she suffered a very serious fall. While she lay unconscious and under examination, the doctor explained that...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (23 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the discussions he has had with the Department of Social and Family Affairs to ensure that older people will be entitled to avail of free broadband as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14660/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (24 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance requiring urgent consideration, namely, the fact that the orthopaedic service at Cork University Hospital was allocated just 100 outpatient referrals under the national treatment purchase fund for 2008; that this allocation has already been filled; that no additional referrals can now be made...

Order of Business (24 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Last November, the House introduced a statutory instrument to transfer the housing aid for the elderly programme from the HSE to local authorities. What happened to that legislation? A timeframe was given for the local authorities to be managing that programme in its entirety by now. Is the funding stream for this matter cleared up or is the funding——

Electoral Commission Bill 2008: First Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to transfer to the Standards In Public Office Commission the functions of a constituency commission, the functions of a referendum commission, certain functions of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government relating to Dáil, European and local elections and the functions of registration authorities in the...

Electoral Commission Bill 2008: First Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (24 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the International Monetary Fund's report that property here could be as much as 32% over valued, particularly with respect to the high levels of lending by Irish banks to the residential property sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15598/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position in relation to the results to date of the Revenue Commissioners' initiative of examining ATM transactions and credit card statements, or other similar initiatives, of Irish tax exiles for the purposes of establishing if they were in fact in the State for no more than 183 days for any year in which they were classified as...

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (29 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make statutory the guidelines on child protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16233/08]

Written Answers — Childhood Obesity: Childhood Obesity (29 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has developed or is developing, a strategy to address the growing problem of childhood obesity in view of recent statistics which state that 300,000 children here are overweight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16326/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was first referred to St. Finbarr's Hospital for orthodontic treatment in 2003, but whose file appears to have been misplaced between then and 2008; if she will arrange to have this matter dealt with in a satisfactory manner; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (29 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Defence if it is his understanding that form AF340, which provides consent to release Garda information under the Data Protection Act 1988, also covers the release of medical information to Army authorities; if it is appropriate that a member of the Defence Forces should seek the release of the medical history of an applicant on the basis of this form;...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (30 Apr 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise the following specific and important matter of public interest, namely, the fact that there is no current NRA programme for the entire county of Cork currently up and running, with specific consideration to the N28, that work has not yet begun on either the Bishopstown or Wilton flyovers, that there is a clear lack of...