Results 941-960 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Written Answers — Postal Codes: Postal Codes (19 Oct 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will lay before Dáil Éireann the feasibility study and cost-benefit analysis produced by ComReg on the introduction of postcodes; if he will introduce a general consultation process on the introduction of postcodes; the timeframe of when the proposed postcodes will be introduced; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Company Takeovers: Company Takeovers (19 Oct 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the recent failure of the Competition Authority to examine a takeover (details supplied) may effect the development of a competitive and cost-effective biofuels network and a secure liquid fuels delivery network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33430/06]

Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Fifty-fifty.

Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (24 Oct 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of places available in Youthreach here; if there are waiting lists for entry to such programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34113/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (24 Oct 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason retention rates are included under the DEIS criteria for post-primary schools; her views on removing this disincentive to making progress at retaining young people in school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34112/06]

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (25 Oct 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: I have listened to the debate since last night and clearly Deputy McManus has her finger on the pulse. The reaction to the debate has been significant. The reaction from the Government is even more significant. It is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. As happened with regard to the child care issue during the last by-election, the Government did not know there was a problem...

Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of children with diabetes being treated by the paediatric diabetes unit at Cork University Hospital has risen from 120 patients in 2002 to 207 in 2006; the extra resources which will be given to the unit to cope with this extra demand; her views on whether there is an urgent...

Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: The Minister's answer epitomises what has happened on this issue since 2002. In 2002, 120 children with type 1 diabetes were treated at Cork University Hospital. This year, it is estimated that number will rise to between 207 and 215. As the Minister correctly stated, discussions between the parents' support group and the HSE are ongoing and have been taking place for 18 months. Local...

Hospital Services. (1 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: We all agree diabetes should be community managed. The difficulty in Cork is that diabetes is not managed at all, either in the community or the hospital. If we were to apply best practice in this area, we would have three nurse specialists, a committed consultant, a specialist dietician and a special area to which patients could come to have prolonged consultation on a frequent basis....

Leaders' Questions (1 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: He pays close attention.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: He has changed completely.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that three in four children here have decayed permanent teeth by the time they are 15 years old and that half of all five year olds have rotten teeth; the measures she is putting in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35479/06]

Written Answers — National Cancer Strategy: National Cancer Strategy (1 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the situation that there is no dedicated funding for cancer patients travelling to radiotherapy services outside the south east; her further views on the fact that when alternative transport arrangements are provided there is no budget for displaying this information by means of a poster or flyer; her plans to address...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is a two-year waiting list for orthopaedic surgery in the Cork area; her views on whether such a delay is causing undue hardship and pain to many of the 3,000 patients in Cork awaiting this type of surgery; the reasons the recommendation made by Comhairle in 1994 to appoint two extra orthopaedic surgeons to the region...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (2 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to publish the full costings and business case for Metro north; the amount this project has cost to date; and when he expects to invite tenders for the construction of this project. [35762/06]

Citizens Information Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: We are all conscious that this Bill must be put through the House as quickly as possible. It has been delayed long enough. There are people depending on it and waiting for it to come into force. Not everyone will benefit from it but what is new? The Citizens Information Bill 2006 replaces the Comhairle (Amendment) Bill 2004. The Citizens Information Bill, like the Comhairle (Amendment)...

Energy Resources: Motion. (7 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank Fine Gael for tabling this motion and I thank my colleague, Deputy Broughan, for sharing his time with me, which I appreciate. This is a fundamental issue. We sometimes forget what people fundamentally need to lead healthy and comfortable lives. The Members of this House are particularly likely to forget such matters, as we often become isolated. At this stage of the country's...

Energy Resources: Motion. (7 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: If one is to exist in a reasonable fashion, one needs a roof over one's head, a good diet and warmth. They are basic and fundamental requirements. The Government has ensured that people cannot afford to put a roof over their heads. Most people are staying at home for far longer than they ever did before. When people manage to put a roof over their heads, they have to work longer hours at...

Energy Resources: Motion. (7 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: I must admit that there were no yummy mummies when I was a mummy. Other things are needed as well. Local authorities are installing central heating in all their old properties, starting with houses occupied by people over the age of 60, which is a very good idea. As someone who was born and reared in a corporation house, I can tell the House that it can be quite cold when a three-bedroom...

Energy Resources: Motion. (7 Nov 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Such houses now have a central heating system with no supply because people cannot afford it. People living in such houses are turning to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.