Results 541-560 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (9 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of exemptions from payment of social insurance employment contributions, for a period not exceeding 52 weeks, granted in respect of the temporary employment of persons not ordinarily resident here in respect of each of the past five years; the number of such applications granted in respect of a company (details...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason grant aid has been withdrawn from the Feis Maitiú, Cork; her views on whether the feis which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year has been a huge benefit to generations of Cork children and its ending would be very damaging to the artistic and musical life of the community; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 220: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress of his Department's discussions with the financial institutions regarding the remortgaging of houses purchased under the affordable housing scheme; when he expects to have in place a standardised arrangement with the financial institution in relation to the clawback provision of the scheme; and...

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: I express my deep appreciation to Deputy Gilmore for raising this issue and for the research he put into the motion. For as long as I know him he has had a huge interest in the issue and has extensive knowledge of it. Many of us here may not realise that today is Valentine's day because we have probably not been reminded with gifts and flowers. People who do research on the effects of such...

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: That needs to be tackled. The Minister cannot allow the system of rent allowance as it now exists if houses are not built for people to have permanent homes. To allow the system to continue is to ensure people are placed in poverty and kept there for the rest of their lives.

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Where did that money go?

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: It is the Minister's job to oversee what they are doing.

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: They are just those who are eligible. There are a further 3,000.

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: That is the Minister of State's job.

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: How much time?

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Why can it not happen now?

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Why should that matter? It does not matter to the Department of Social and Family Affairs because it will still pay.

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provision he intends to put in place to aid and resource homelessness agencies to deal with the rise in homelessness among immigrants. [5305/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 195: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to ensure that social housing completions account for at least 12% of all housing completions by 2012, as recommended by the 2004 NESC report on housing in Ireland. [5304/06]

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: The court case is over.

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (15 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if expansion of the State's provision of early childhood education is planned under her new proposals on educational disadvantage, DEIS; if so, the extent of that provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5756/06]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will inform Dáil Éireann of the highest award paid by the Residential Institutions Redress Board, the lowest award and the average amount awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5757/06]

Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Is the Tánaiste aware, as Minister for Health and Children, that the number of children diagnosed with diabetes in Cork has doubled over a very short period of time and is now 207? There is now no diabetes nurse in Cork University Hospital, when there should be three. There is a part-time endocrinologist, access to a part-time social worker and part-time dietician. Some of the children are...

Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: I do. The Health Bill refers to the registration system in respect of services for children, older people and people with disabilities. It clearly covers the subject I am raising. Parents in Cork have children as young as 18 months with diabetes. One can only imagine the trauma of having to inject one's child and having no one to telephone to ask for advice when one cannot stabilise the...

Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: I submitted a parliamentary question, was told that the Tánaiste could not answer it because it is now the responsibility of the Health Service Executive and I still have not got an answer.