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Written Answers — Foreign Direct Investment: Foreign Direct Investment (1 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has had contacts with the new administration in the United States in view of reports that proposed tax changes may impact on US investment here and the possible consequences for job creation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13350/09]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (1 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 141: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a local authority, including a town council, is entitled to prohibit the proper use of election posters during designated election periods; the legislation that makes such prohibition possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13716/09]

Written Answers — National Walking Policy: National Walking Policy (2 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport when the national pedestrian strategy will be published; the key measures that will be contained in the strategy; if they will include home zone residential estates; if the strategy will necessitate new legislation; the cost of the new pedestrian strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13695/09]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimated greenhouse gas emissions for the transport sector in respect of 2012, 2015 and 2020 in view of the recently changed economic conditions; if his Department has changed its targets for reducing transport emissions in view of the changed economic environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13696/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an exemption from the pension levy for research staff who are employed on fixed term non-permanent contracts dependant on external funding; his views on whether staff who are without job security and an incremental payscale and who do not accumulate sufficient years of service to adequately benefit from a public service pension...

Written Answers — Diabetes Incidence: Diabetes Incidence (7 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a numerical county by county permanent residential breakdown of patients with a diagnosis of diabetes who had full or partial lower limb amputations here in each of the years 2005, 2006 and 2007; if she will further provide a numerical permanent residential breakdown of these patients by Health Service Executive...

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Does the Government intend to scrap the electronic voting machines which are a symbol of the waste of Government-----

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I can raise this under promised legislation.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: In a reply to a question tabled by Deputy Mary Alexandra White, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, said it would cost a further €25 million to recalibrate these machines if they are ever going to be used.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Parents this week have lost €1,000 for every child under five years of age. Why in the name of God are we continuing to store machines that cost €60 million and will cost another €25 million if they are ever going to be used?

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The dogs in the street know that these machines will not be used in the local elections in a couple of weeks' time or in the European elections.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Will the Government scrap those machines and give us their value?

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2009: First Stage (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 so as to provide for the payment of deposits to the Private Residential Tenancies Board in respect of tenancies required to be registered under Part 7 of that Act; to require further that payments of supplementary welfare allowance under the Social Welfare Acts in respect of rental...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2009: First Stage (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 24 March 2009 in respect of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) in County Cork and in view of the circumstances pertaining when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15078/09]

Written Answers — Homeless Services: Homeless Services (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 111: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the way the allocated 5% increase in expenditure for homeless services as outlined in budget 2009 will be spent; the organisations which will receive this increase in funding; the portion of this increase which will go to front-line services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has completed its list of amendments to the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15013/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take in view of the fact that in excess of 4,000 vacant houses under the affordable housing scheme may by in the possession of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15014/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will introduce the legislation promised to increase jail sentences for possession of a knife; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14252/09]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (22 Apr 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the gardaí have received a request for additional assistance from the Police Service of Northern Ireland following the recent murders of two British soldiers and a member of the PSNI in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14251/09]