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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who did not qualify for a full or general practitioner only medical card on grounds of income that were subsequently granted a medical card on medical or other grounds in 2007 and 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45790/09]

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (9 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has made recommendations to the Department of Finance regarding the Public Service obligation subsidy for regional airports in view of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes on public sector costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45893/09]

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (9 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he proposes to take to carry out a new strategic review of Irish port capacity and operations to 2030 and beyond; the position regarding the Bremore port proposal; if his attention has been drawn to reports of deficits in some port pension plans and the effect of this on port operators and workers; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if swine flu vaccine will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46130/09]

Written Answers — Advertising Standards: Advertising Standards (9 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 205: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to radio advertisements by an organisation (details supplied) denigrating, as incompetent, architects who are not registered with that body; if his further attention has been drawn to the negative impact of such advertisements on experienced architects in legitimate practice...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number EU Directives for which his Department has responsibility to be implemented; the directives that are overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46183/09]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (10 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of An Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, those who have attested but not yet concluded their training and those in training; the expected number that will be recruited during 2009; the anticipated number at each above category at the end of 2009;...

Order of Business (11 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: It is relevant to 330,000 people.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Talk about the 12 days.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Approximately one month ago, the Labour Party proposed a national home mortgage service during Private Members' time. During that debate, the Government stated that it has a code of practice in place with which it was satisfied and which would be reviewed. Subsequently, in last week's budget it again was stated that this code of practice would be reviewed once more.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask the Ceann Comhairle to bear with me, please.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: There is a lady who is out of her home this evening because of the absence of a legislative framework in Ireland to deal with sub-prime lenders. The company to which I refer was part of the Lehman Brothers corporation and now is taking possession orders of three to four possessions per week. There is no legislative framework with which to deal with such repossessions. The Government has...

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The Ceann Comhairle is correct that there is a way, which is that the Government should bring forward legislation that underpins the dealings-----

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: -----in court in which sub-prime lenders are screwing people to the wall-----

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: -----to take them out of their homes. The Government's proposal is that there would be a six-month period during which, at best, the cases of such people might be considered.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: In that six-month period, they will not find work and will not get the comfort the financial institutions are getting from the Government.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: They certainly will not receive any measure of assurance that their homes will be over their heads in six months' time.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: This is an issue of national importance. It requires legislation to be introduced by the Government.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask the Taoiseach, on the Order of Business, whether the Government will bring forward legislation or is it still content with a code of conduct that is voluntary in the main and has no legislative penalties for people who fail to abide by it? A family contacted a bank to see if it was in arrears and the bank failed to take any cognisance of it-----

Order of Business (15 Dec 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: -----took it to court and has taken its home.