Results 981-1,000 of 16,492 for speaker:Ciarán Lynch

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation: Rental Accommodation (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 140: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it his intention that every new first-time letting from February 2009 onwards will be inspected to ensure compliance with every aspect of the new standards in rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43265/08]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full value of the contract (details supplied) awarded by her Department. [43242/08]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when responsibility for the storage of electronic voting machines was assigned to returning officers; the guidelines that were provided to returning officers in regard to the suitability of accommodation and the preferred type and length of storage contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (2 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ease the effects of the close down of analogue television in Wales on Counties Wexford, Waterford, Wicklow and Dublin; the timescale of this impact; his views on the consequences of this signal shutdown; the way he will ensure that vulnerable groups are not adversely affected by this...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (2 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on calls for a functional separation of Eircom's business rather that a full structural split of its networks and its retail arms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43637/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (2 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 369: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations in place in regard to employment in the private sector of senior local authority staff whether on leave of absence or on a career break, former or retired, working part-time or full-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43787/08]

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I refer to two pieces of legislation. Is there an intention, through legislation, to bring forward a national waiver scheme for refuse charges? This follows from the Ombudsman's visit to the Oireachtas committee yesterday where she described the current system as a shambles.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The other matter refers exactly to the line Minister, who I have not seen in the Chamber in quite a while, or for Leaders' Questions for that matter. This is the issue of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 which is two and a half to three years waiting to come into this House. It came before the Seanad a number of weeks ago. Could the Tánaiste indicate when it will come...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Indications have been given during the Order of Business on several occasions since I was elected to this House that the Bill would come before us in the term in which I raised this question.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: It now looks like we will not see it until 2009.

Written Answers — Food Prices: Food Prices (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action that is being taken to tackle rising inflation in food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43974/08]

Written Answers — Horticulture Sector: Horticulture Sector (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount in investment aid that was paid to mushroom growers under the scheme of investment aid for the development of commercial horticulture in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43975/08]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is her intention to renew the bilateral agreement for the purpose of adoption between Ireland and Vietnam which is due to expire at the end of April 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44099/08]

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I wish to raise two matters with you. One is a correspondence I received from your office deputising for the Ceann Comhairle, stating that a parliamentary question of mine was out of order. Am I to understand——

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: On the Order of Business, where Members of this House submit questions——

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: It is to do with policy.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: But this seems to be a recurring theme. I am now to understand that a matter of policy on the provision of over capacity in waste management in this country and incinerators is not part of the job of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I will certainly take you up on that offer later today. Am I to understand, in going to that meeting, that policy on waste management is not a function of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government?

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The second matter relates to another parliamentary question. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, received the White Young Green report last week. The understanding was that when he would receive that report, it would be published. Can I ask the Tánaiste will that report be brought before the House? It has been sitting on the Minister's desk...

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: It was a full week before the Minister came into the House when the story broke the last time.