Results 14,641-14,660 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Labour Inspectorate. (23 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: The Minister of State has provided the same information we received in the last written answer concerning the amount of prosecutions that were initiated. How many of them were successful and how many have been completed? Does the Minister of State have those figures?

Labour Inspectorate. (23 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: I think those statistics are important because initiating a prosecution and bringing it to a conclusion are two entirely different things. The Minister of State is aware of the Labour Party's position on the Health and Safety Authority and he has heard it often enough from Deputy Howlin. Most of us were under the impression that, in this instance, the inspectors unearthed wrongdoing by...

Departmental Investigations. (23 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Do any of the 31 inspectors speak a foreign language or is it a requirement that they do so? Some of the most common foreign languages involved in this sector are Czech, Polish and Latvian. I do not argue that they should speak these languages. I am interested in whether they do because a major communication problem exists. The Department's website is not in operation. Do the inspectors have...

Job Protection. (23 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: This report describes how we treat people who come here. The investigation does not necessarily stop when dealing with employment and employment rights. If we agree that we need 40,000 people a year over the next few years and that the economy will be as good as it has been for the past six years, the Minister of State should be able to tell those who come to service our economy that they can...

National Minimum Wage. (23 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the investigation which is planned into the disclosure that Polish workers employed by a contractor at the ESB power station in Moneypoint were being paid well below the national minimum wage; the sanctions or penalties available against companies in such situations; the measures which have been taken by his Department to...

National Minimum Wage. (23 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. He supplied figures on the rate of inspection on 7 February. In 2002, there were 8,323 inspections and 25 prosecutions; in 2003, there were 7,168 inspections and 20 prosecutions; and, in 2004, there were 5,160 inspections and 14 prosecutions. The reason given for the lower number in 2004 was the EU Presidency. Last year, 5,699 inspections were...

National Minimum Wage. (23 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: How are the foreign workers informed about their rights?

National Minimum Wage. (23 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: The Department's website provides information in various languages but it was so incorrect that it was withdrawn last week and it is still not available. The website gave the incorrect information in every language, except English. Even the Irish version was incorrect. How does the Minister of State expect people to obtain the correct information if the Department is giving out incorrect...

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: We are not asking him but the Minister.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent call from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for a clampdown on pension abuses in the construction industry; the action he intends to take arising from this call; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11011/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps his Department is taking to address continuing concerns regarding reported large scale abuse of the construction industry pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11010/06]

Leaders' Questions. (22 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Why?

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (21 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had discussions with Pobal regarding the rural transport initiative; the content and issues raised during those discussions; his priority issues in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10810/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (21 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the next drugs prevalence survey will be published; the timeframe of this survey; if a special study will be conducted into the use of crack cocaine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10797/06]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (9 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí who have been attached to each Garda station in the Dublin metropolitan area for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9680/06]

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: There should be zero tolerance.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: I promise to be brief. I do not want to be specific, although 49 people remain on trolleys in Cork. Does the Tánaiste believe the crisis has reached such a stage that it is now imperative for her to introduce a Supplementary Estimate to deal with it? I accept we should travel abroad on St. Patrick's Day but, given that desperately ill people are being cared for on trolleys and chairs, the...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: It is all crisis stuff.

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (8 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 52: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made to date on implementing the recommendations of the report Review of Fire Safety and Fire Services in Ireland, 2002; the progress which has been made to date towards modernising the fire service under Government strategy; and if he intends to review his decision to shelve plans...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (8 Mar 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 106: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to establish and fund a proper and consistent fire policing regime to ensure that fire chiefs have the resources to carry out spot checks on entertainment venues and to inform owners of such premises of their responsibilities, following recent revelations by the Chief Fire Officers' Association...