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Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: It is a strategy report.

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (2 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress which has been made in the application for repatriation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3499/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (2 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the calls by the Catholic and Protestant Archbishops of Dublin to regularise the status of asylum seekers who have been five years or more in the asylum process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3561/06]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (1 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in facilitating private sector players in the freight market here. [3109/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects to increase bus licence fees; and the reason he has not done so in view of the huge commercial value of same. [3108/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 224: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of children with diabetes being treated by the paediatric diabetes unit at the Cork University Hospital has risen from 120 patients in 2002 to a current level of 207; the extra resources which have been given to the unit to cope with that extra demand; her views...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Perhaps the Deputy was not rich enough.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: To refer to the previous speaker's point about it not being just a matter of price, that is the entire argument. Ultimately that is what the debate is about. No one will be exercised too much about the competition amendment before the House, yet it is something about which we need to be seriously concerned. The Joint Committee on Enterprise and Small Business, on which I serve, did a...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Exactly. That group was running a parallel investigation. My information is that it did not speak to any of the multiples or to Aldi or Lidl. It simply put a basket of goods together. Deputy O'Connor spoke earlier and I feel slightly car sick after the journey, given that he has been everywhere in the country with regard to his position on the grocery trade. I have a background in groceries...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Yes, but with Ryanair we can get there easily. This Bill is not about the protection of consumers, it is about letting the market rip. It is an outrageous stroke when this is an area the Minister did not need to tackle. He should be increasing the labour inspectorate with a view to the protection of workers, but that would cost the Department money. Who would see that money spent? One cannot...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Will the Deputy return to the debate?

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: It was introduced afterwards to protect them.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the unfortunate departure of the director of the National Hospitals Office, the timescale and details of when and how the position will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3032/06]

Order of Business. (31 Jan 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: When is it proposed to introduce legislation to establish an inspectorate for nursing homes?

Order of Business. (31 Jan 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: When is it hoped it will be enacted?

Hospitals Building Programme. (31 Jan 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of proposals the Health Service Executive has received to build private hospitals on public grounds to date in 2006; the location of same; the number which have been accepted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3031/06]

Written Answers — Transport Plan: Transport Plan (26 Jan 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether the construction involved in the Transport 21 plan and the disruption created by same over the coming decade will end up annulling the benefits from the Ryder Cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2502/06]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Jan 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 185: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to change the provisions of the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 section 75 (2) whereby the occupiers rather than the owners of single dwelling rental units are liable for local authority waste charges; his views on whether that in many areas of the country this situation is contributing to...

EU Services Directive: Motion. (25 Jan 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: Can we expect to stop it?

EU Services Directive: Motion. (25 Jan 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: It did not need it because there was no inspector.