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Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 39: To delete subsection (2). I welcome the Minister's direction on this matter. He has proposed to amend the Bill in order to enshrine the principle whereby downward rent reviews can be availed of. One might have thought this was an issue which warranted a Bill in its own right. As Labour Party spokesman, I have brought a Bill before the House on...

Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: He made a submission to the Minister.

Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: He is a retailer.

Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: He is from The Body Shop.

Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I will lay the document before the House.

Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I understand The Body Shop has a business on Grafton Street. Referring to the statement I cited from the Society of Chartered Surveyors, Mr. Macdonald writes: This sounds like the type of statement that might have been made in Westminster in 1845 in defence of Irish landlords' response to the plight of tenants during the Famine. It reads well but is not a true reflection of reality on the...

Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I make no bones about the fact the Labour Party proposes to introduce an element of retrospection to deal with existing leases of companies which are trading, contributing to the Exchequer and employing people, not 24 years down the line when one of these leases might come up for review again. This is the elephant in the room. These companies are in real danger of closing and that is why...

Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I propose to press the amendment to the amendment at this stage.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is intended to introduce new legislation to ring-fence funding for mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26321/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in providing isolation beds and other appropriate services for patients suffering from cystic fibrosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26320/09]

Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election (2 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The Labour Party supports the motion to move the writ for the Donegal South-West by-election. We believe in principle that by-elections to fill vacancies in the membership of the Dáil, whether as a result of a Member's death, resignation or election to the European Parliament, should be held at the earliest opportunity. However, the timing of the motion needs to be taken into account. If...

Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election (2 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: It would probably result in the lowest turn-out in a by-election in the history of the State. I am sure even Sinn Féin members take holidays at some time. For any party, mobilising party personnel, whatever about candidates and voters, would be difficult coming up to a long weekend. I am not sure either as to what businesses in Donegal South-West would feel about election posters and...

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (7 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the continuing difficulties being faced by small and medium sized companies which are being refused credit by banks; if she has had discussions with the banks on this issue, particularly in view of the importance of maintaining employment in this sector; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanism which has been put in place to enable graduates who are unemployed to gain professional experience with businesses unable to hire as a result of financial difficulties; the provision which has been made to enable unemployed graduates to progress their professional development in conjunction...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when, in view of the fact that the information referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 9 April 2009 was supplied some time ago, a decision will be made in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27161/09]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (7 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to provide sufficient finance to continue the provision of area co-ordinators in the family mediation service in the southern and western regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27288/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (8 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the imposition of a smaller mark down on assets transferred to the National Asset Management Agency in order to avoid having to inject capital into the banking system once the asset transfer has been completed to ensure the banks meet the regulatory capital requirements is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (8 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 to cover the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator, the State Claims Agency, the National Treasury Management Agency, including the National Pension Reserve Fund and the National Asset Management Agency, as recommended by the Information Commissioner; if he will bring forward...

Written Answers — Building Energy Ratings: Building Energy Ratings (8 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 385: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of BER inspections undertaken within the social housing sector; if he will confirm that the inspections were undertaken by qualified inspectors; if he will confirm that the relevant certificate was produced to persons expressing an interest in availing of social housing; and if he will make a...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister's intends to bring forward the Local Government (Charges) Bill despite the debacle on its introduction in the Seanad with legislation by "Liveline", on Joe Duffy's radio show, dealing with caravans and mobile homes and other matters. The Bill is full of anomalies and needs further clarity. Why is a guillotine being put on the Bill when it is bereft of clear thinking? It is...