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Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I would appreciate it still if the Minister would read the reply into the record.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: It was so long ago that the Green Paper was launched I cannot remember when. Much fanfare was given to it at the time but much has changed since then. There was a consultation period leading up to the publication of the Green Paper, of which the Minister has made much mention. Since then the bord snip nua report has been published which had significant findings on the future of local...

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome the indication that we will see a document between now and the summer. The reform of local government is ultimately about providing a better service to the citizens. At times, public representatives, managers and others seem to be the main beneficiaries of reform. From my examination of being in local government, one of the matters is the value of SPCs and the roles they play,...

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: It could be a Deputy or Senator but for strategic thinking it makes sense to have a parliamentarian as a member of SPCs.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: SPCs contain more than just local councillors; they contain directors of services in CIE and Bus Éireann and others. There is a strategic blend to an SPC and it makes sense for Members of Parliament to sit on the committees.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: It would be an insurance policy.

Flood Relief. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I agree entirely with the Minister that flood risk management is a key aspect of any river management system. At Tuesday's meeting of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government reference was made to what I would refer to as the management dispute that is ongoing between Cork City Council and the ESB in regard to the discharge of water near Cork on 19 November 2008....

Flood Relief. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: What further consideration will the Minister give to the issue of flood risk management on all rivers, including the Shannon, on which dams have been built?

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that 43% of householders paying loans under shared ownership schemes are in arrears; the steps he will take to deal with this problem; if, in the case of default, the occupants will be permitted to remain in their homes with the option of becoming council tenants; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that there are in excess of 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists, he will use funds available under the European Regional Development Fund legislation, when it is amended, to purchase vacant properties in order to make them available as social housing; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be treated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9811/10]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (2 Mar 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if ComReg will be given powers to issue a regulatory limit on contention in relation to broadband or the way companies can advertise broadband speeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10132/10]

Written Answers — Electricity Grid: Electricity Grid (2 Mar 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the North South Interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10134/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Mar 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a review of the financial assessment of a person (details supplied) in County Cork for eligibility for a full medical card will be undertaken in view of a drop in family income following a social welfare assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9933/10]

Written Answers — Ground Rents: Ground Rents (2 Mar 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the legal representatives of ground landlords are demanding arrears of ground rent from leaseholders, the amounts of which are in excess of that to which they are legally entitled having regard to the provisions of the statute of limitations; the steps he proposes to take...

Written Answers — Ground Rents: Ground Rents (2 Mar 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the case of leases due to expire that ground landlords are entitled, under existing legislative provisions, to seek payment of one-eight the value of the property to buy out the lease; his views on whether this provision is justified; if not, the steps he proposes to...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Mar 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9969/10]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Mar 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in regard to an application for leave to remain by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10247/10]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Mar 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a review of RAPID area boundaries has taken place; if any changes have resulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10024/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Mar 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will issue on an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if an oral hearing will be granted as part of the appeals process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9949/10]