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Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: The executive members of the proposed new board will all be substantial figures in terms of experience in the Garda Síochána. There are to be three non-executive members and it is right to have lay participation in a board of this nature but I hope it will involve people with some expertise in representing the public in this field. I am not suggesting that they would be barristers or...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: There are individual cases. Lay people can find it difficult when they find themselves in situations with very strong personalities. By virtue of being in these positions, such people have strong personalities. Equally, they have a wealth of experience in the area. I am concerned that this experience could be used to nullify the argument that the person who is not a professional in that...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: The plasterer.

Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (24 Apr 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the comments by a leading respiratory consultant at the Mercy University Hospital Cork that the north-side of Cork City has one of the highest levels of tuberculosis here and that the incidence of TB in this area is as high as 22 per 100,000 when the national average is seven per 100,000; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (25 Apr 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the promised new legislation to place the Money Advice and Budgeting Service on a statutory basis will be published; the principal areas in which it will differ from the Bill published in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15197/07]

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (25 Apr 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress, in regard to his interview (details supplied), that has been made by his Department in regard to the preparation of legislation to make it illegal to charge exorbitant interest rates to low income families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15198/07]

Order of Business (26 Apr 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Given that thousands of people throughout the country are waiting to buy their homes from local authorities, when will the social housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill be published? Will it be introduced before the Dáil is dissolved?

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (26 Apr 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors currently employed by the Labour Inspectorate of his Department; the number of labour inspectors currently available for assignment on normal duties; the number of labour inspectors currently in training following recruitment; the status of the recruitment campaign to increase the Labour...

Written Answers — Trade Missions: Trade Missions (26 Apr 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on plans for a trade mission to Bulgaria in 2007; if it is intended that there be a Ministerial delegation as part of this trade mission; the estimated cost of the trade mission; his goals and targets for the trade mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15462/07]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (26 Jun 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent annual report from the Information Commissioner in which she expressed concern regarding the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1997, including the continued exclusion of many public bodies from its scope, a failure by the Government to consult her office before making changes...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (26 Jun 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the Exchequer returns for the first five months of 2007. [17160/07]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (26 Jun 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will re-examine a decision to refuse a higher education grant to a person (details attached) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17029/07]

Order of Business (27 Jun 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Before and during the recent election all party leaders received letters from thousands of people around the country seeking the urgent introduction of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill to allow them to purchase their homes, in some of which their families have lived for two or three generations. When will we see this Bill before the House?

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Jun 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the Health Service Executive's submission to her Department for the current income guidelines used to assess medical care eligibility to be increased by 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17592/07]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (27 Jun 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the figures in respect of the number of cases of MRSA in each of the past three years and to date in 2007; the number of fatalities attributable to MRSA; the steps being taken to reduce the incidence of MRSA; the measures to improve facilities and tackle overcrowding in hospitals that have been made to deal with MRSA; and if she will...

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (28 Jun 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine when he proposes to improve the standards applying to the design and use of cycle lanes, particularly in terms of planning, parking, dimensions, and maintenance [17898/07]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Jun 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the progress in completing a new road safety strategy; the budget he proposes to devote to same over its duration; and when he expects to publish it. [17897/07]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (3 Jul 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing military engagements on the Iraq Turkey border between Turkish forces and Kurdish separatists; the action the European Union proposes to take to end bloodshed; the discussions it may have entered into with the Turkish government; and the action the occupying forces in Iraq have undertaken to take with regard to...

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (3 Jul 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing tragedy of persons seeking to leave Africa in favour of life in Europe, many of whom seek to reach the European Union involving dangerous journeys to, amongst others, the Canary Islands and Malta; and the proposals the Irish Government have made at EU level with regard to regularising the status of such persons...

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: Will the United States provide us with information on its passengers?