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Written Answers — Vetting of Personnel: Vetting of Personnel (11 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in processing a Garda vetting application in respect of a group (details supplied) in Dublin 8 in the vetting unit; and an estimated timeframe for these applications to be processed.. [12061/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise the matter of the detention of a person (details supplied) with the Chinese Government. [12096/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Estimates: Departmental Estimates (10 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage actual accuracy of each Estimates of public expenditure issued by his Department since 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11667/10]

Written Answers — Pension Levy: Pension Levy (10 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have been affected by the pension levy who do not have public service pensions, including educational contract workers; the amount to date deducted from their wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11668/10]

Written Answers — Retail Sector: Retail Sector (9 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures she has introduced to ensure that viable small and medium sized enterprises are not put out of business by inflexible rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11429/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (9 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures she has introduced to ensure that viable small and medium sized enterprises are not put out of business by the lack of access to credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11430/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (9 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if an assessor has been appointed in relation to Anglo Irish Bank, pursuant to the Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Act 2009; and if not, when this appointment will be made. [11075/10]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a ring-fenced fund in respect of victims of abuse within the health service, including electroconvulsive therapy and over-medication, who have not had redress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11223/10]

Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: The recently enacted Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 provided for a change to the upward-only rent reviews that were in place until that time. The Taoiseach is well aware that the legislation is not retrospective on the basis of legal advice which I believe came from the Attorney General. A letter in today's The Irish Times by Professor David Gwynn Morgan, who is one of two of the...

Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: This is very important.

Order of Business (2 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: It is not a Second Stage speech because there has been no opportunity to address this issue as it was left out of the recent legislation. This is a very important issue for traders who are struggling to stay in existence and to keep people in employment. I would like to see some action from the Government on the matter.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: It is with reluctance that I feel obliged to begin on a slightly critical note, but I believe the legislation, especially in light of its source, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, is a sham. I do not wish to personalise this but the introduction of a Bill such as this is pathetic emanating from a Deputy who spent all of his time in opposition criticising and...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the employment schemes or grants available for a community newspaper (details supplied); if any subsidised schemes exist for it to provide employment or training for those in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or to employ people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10031/10]

Written Answers — Tax Clearance Certificates: Tax Clearance Certificates (2 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is envisaged that cemeteries will be included in the Finance Bill 2010. [10002/10]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (2 Mar 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on allowing chauffeur driven cars access to drive on bus lanes, thus giving the same access to routes as the taxi industry is permitted. [10338/10]

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

Lucinda Creighton: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will request that a representative of the Australian Government meet with a group of Irish doctors (details supplied) who were affected by the decision to remove a number of doctors from the Australian Panel of Medical Examiners for visa applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10018/10]

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: I wish to ask about the legislation concerning the directly elected mayor of Dublin and, we are now led to believe, a regional assembly. I find it unacceptable that the heads of the Bill were provided to the media yesterday and we had to read about them in the newspapers today. It is indicative of the kind of Government we are seeing, which is via the media and with no regard for this House-----

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: This is a very important point.

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: I made a telephone the Bills Office looking for information and a copy of the supposedly published heads of the Bill-----

Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Lucinda Creighton: -----which were not made available to any Member of this House but which had been circulated widely to the media yesterday. It is not acceptable and shows sheer contempt for the Members.