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Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Deputy Seán Barrett has 30 minutes.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Yes.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: As Deputy Barrett has less time than Deputy Andrews, the latter should refrain from interrupting.

Medical Cards: Motion (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Waving the white flag.

Medical Cards: Motion (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Messing up the world.

Medical Cards: Motion (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: I congratulate Deputy Reilly and Fine Gael on tabling the motion. As he said, it is clear and simple, unlike the Government's proposal to abolish the medical card for the over 70s. I usually agree with much of what the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Barry Andrews, says and I strongly agree with his comment that there was a great deal of confusion among...

Medical Cards: Motion (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: If she had learned that, she should never have made this mistake. It defies logic that 15 Ministers sat around a table, made this decision and no one said, "Stop, this will not work. You should not do it." They also sat around the table and decided to increase the number of children in classrooms and no one said "Stop". They then decided to apply a levy to the wages of people earning less...

Medical Cards: Motion (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: I forgot that but their tyres will be paid for. If one spends 11 years eating out, one will not know the cost of a restaurant meal. If one spends 11 years out of contact with the average person, one will not realise what it is like to feel the sense of insecurity experienced by the over 70s last week. Deputy O'Sullivan stated this group of people, who usually vote conservatively, has lost...

Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rationale for the rate of qualified child allowance; and the changes she will make to the rate to reflect different costs associated with children of different ages. [34887/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to address the position of carers and certain companions of bus-pass holders as outlined in a recent social policy report by the Citizens Information Board (details supplied). [34878/08]

Written Answers — National Rehabilitation Strategy Group: National Rehabilitation Strategy Group (21 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the membership of the National Rehabilitation Strategy Group established to oversee the development of rehabilitation services; the number of meetings held by this group; when it is due to deliver a report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35375/08]

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Teachers would like to know whether they are being fired.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: In a letter from Shanghai.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: Bigger classes are better.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this matter. The budget proposes to increase the age at which people can claim disability allowance, which will ensure that these people will lose €14,000 per person each year. With regard to the Interpretation Act, will it be necessary to introduce legislation, similar to that for dealing with removing the medical cards from over...

Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: May I explain? This concerns promised legislation because the issue must be covered in the Social Welfare Bill when it comes before the House.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: The issue cannot be dealt with in the Social Welfare Bill. As Deputy Gilmore pointed out, under the Interpretation Act, the Government cannot remove a benefit that has previously been bestowed through legislation.

Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: We are dealing with disability, a Cheann Comhairle.

Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: While I am reluctant to interrupt, the Deputy's contribution is straying slightly from the subject matter.

Morris Tribunal: Statements (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: I ask the Deputy to confine his remarks to the discussion of the Morris tribunal.