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Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made as to the future funding arrangements for a centre (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21739/09]

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: The Minister of State should not interrupt again.

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Yes, it is the building standards legislation.

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Given the awful matters referred to in the Ryan report, I am glad the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney, is present and seated behind the Taoiseach, who also has an interest in this area. Everyone welcomed the introduction of standards in regard to institutions where people with special needs and disabilities are living-----

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: This is about the conduct of office.

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Introducing standards is useless unless they are on a statutory footing and are enforceable, and unless inspectors are put in place. That concerns the conduct of office holders, which is a very significant element. When will we see this? With regard to legislation on whistleblowers, for example, which concerns conduct in high places, we automatically assume whistleblowers are people in...

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: -----then went to the family and told them I had reported it. The man came to my door.

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: I was just lucky.

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: What frightens me about this is not so much the misfortunate man coming to my door-----

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: -----it is that the same social worker is now promoted and in charge of child care in the HSE southern region.

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: That frightens me.

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: In terms of the statutory standing of the inspectorate of institutions for people with special needs and disabilities-----

Standards in Public Office. (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: -----when will we see that?

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: They are announcing it in every Bingo hall.

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Apart from the one in the budget.

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: They are saying it in the Bingo halls in Cork.

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: That is probably safer.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (26 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to recent preliminary figures from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in the UK which found that 36% of Irish registered vehicles in the UK are not roadworthy; the percentage of HGVs on roads here which have been found to be unroadworthy in 2008 and to date in 2009; if he will review the system to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 May 2009)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 422: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive to ensure the provision of a special needs assistant in a school for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21026/09]