Results 461-480 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Nov 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which the targets for social housing completions, as set down by the national development plan, can be met by the end of 2006, in view of the 5% increase in funding as announced in the Estimates 2006. [36657/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Nov 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to introduce legislation to establish a registration system for architects to ensure that persons who hold architectural qualifications will be allowed to practise as architects. [36656/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Nov 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding which was received by intellectual disability services from her Department in 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36542/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Nov 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of new respite, day and residential places which were provided for persons with intellectual disabilities in 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36543/05]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Nov 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of psychiatric inpatient places which are available for young persons between the ages of 16 and 18 in each of the Health Service Executive areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36836/05]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Nov 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of psychiatric inpatient places which are currently available for children and adolescents between the ages of six to 16 in each of the Health Service Executive areas; the number of places which will become available when the new units are established in Cork, Limerick, Galway and the HSE eastern health board...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Nov 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made in the development of the inpatient facility at Bessboro, Blackrock, Cork, for adolescent children suffering from mental illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36838/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (30 Nov 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress which has been made in regard to simplifying delivery structures with improved coverage and level of service locally of development schemes under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36930/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps his Department is taking to address continuing concerns regarding reported large scale abuse of the construction industry pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37211/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have taken out PRSAs at the latest date for which figures are available; the overall proportion of the eligible workforce this represents; his plans to review the scheme in view of the low take up rate to date in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37210/05]

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Never.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Like my colleague, Deputy McManus, I congratulate Deputy Timmins on bringing forward the proposed legislation. As she said, it is no easy task. The Opposition has to do this work with the help of——

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Having examined Government legislation, I can say Opposition draftsmen are not the only ones to get things wrong.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: That is not the point I am making.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: The point I am trying to make is that when the Opposition gets proposed legislation wrong the Government does not accept it. The Government does not accept Bills proposed by the Opposition, except on rare occasions. However, when the Government gets it wrong, it usually just forces the legislation through anyway. That is the major difference between the two types of proposed legislation. This...

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: We need it because people are afraid of becoming involved in cases where they could be sued. Society is so litigious that even people who are being assisted could well consider suing. I found this concept difficult to take on board and asked myself who would do such a thing. I cannot imagine suing someone who came to my aid if I was involved in a crash. However, I heard of a case which...

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: ——victims about taking off their belts to tie around their arms so they would lose a lot less blood in the following half hour while we phone the emergency services. I am not that type of person but there are people who have a degree of knowledge and believe they could be of some comfort to an accident victim and at the very least prevent him or her from further injury. People who work in...

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: We do not want the Minister to be a good samaritan. I am not certain he has reached that level of enlightenment but at least we would like him to be tolerant——

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: All I say to the Minister is that the Good Samaritan Bill is so called for a very good reason. It should engender in all of us the need to do good. As I said, I am not certain the Minister has reached that level of enlightenment, or that he ever will, but he should at least be tolerant and recognise that the Bill is worthwhile. It aims to protect people and put in place a particular set of...

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage. (6 Dec 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: The Minister is misinterpreting it.