Results 15,001-15,020 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: When it is completed. Deputies merely put forward arguments on behalf of others who desperately depend on them to do so. The Minister of State is telling people with disabilities to trust him. I am sure they ask themselves why they should. This is an opportunity to convince them.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Where is it?

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: We know it will be spent but will it be sufficient?

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: If the Minister of State, Deputy Fahey, were over here he would hound us out of office on this Bill.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Trust me.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: When an appeal is made to an appeals officer about the adequacy of the content of the assessment, will the appeals officer have to take resources and availability into account? This Bill leads me to believe this will be the case. Bearing in mind the Minister of State's reference to the meeting between himself, his officials, the Taoiseach and the DLCG, how many groups are left in the process?...

Written Answers — Horse Breeding: Horse Breeding (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to concerns expressed at the recent Teagasc national breeding conference that Ireland's traditional workhorse, the Irish draught, is in danger of becoming extinct; if she will take steps to ensure the continuation of this breed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17384/05]

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Having listened to the debate on this amendment, I accept the sincerity of Deputy Cowley. He is sincere about anything to which he puts his mind. However, although I accept the spirit of his amendment, I am not certain I agree with the introduction of a separate medical card for people with disabilities. I am concerned that it would be regarded as segregating the disabled even further. It is...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Tax.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: The bypass.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: I do not see how amendment No. 83 could possibly involve a charge on the Exchequer.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: However, it may not.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Have we discussed amendment No. 87?

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: How can a review of the future implementation of services not currently available constitute a charge? I do not address this question to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle because he clearly did not made the decision in this matter.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: I support Deputy Stanton's observations on these amendments. We spent three hours in this House last Thursday dealing with urgent legislation. I assume the same people who advised the relevant Minister in regard to that matter, and whose advice was found to be incorrect, also advise the Minister of State, Deputy Fahey. I do not accept that the Government has the best legal advice. It would be...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Is this how the Minister of State intends to formulate legislation? If this is the approach the Government takes, we may as well all throw our hats in the air and go the market. The Minister of State should have the conviction to argue for his amendment. Otherwise it is a pointless exercise.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: That is not what I am saying.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: I assume that the Minister will not accept amendment No. 91. Amendment No. 92, which is straightforward and sensible, involves providing assessments to liaison officers as well as others. I do not understand why this should be done on an either-or basis. It would not be a major deal if a liaison officer received an assessment. As it stands, the relevant subsection states: Where a public body...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: The concerns of the Opposition are not about the competence of the Minister taking the Bill. Clearly she is a competent woman. She would not be where she is if she were not. Nobody is disputing that.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Anyone could be answering because our concerns are not being taken on board. It is the same script, regardless of who reads it out. It could be me, the Clerk, the usher or anyone. The script is the script and there is no discretion and no one is prepared to listen. Sometimes, that one is not talking does not mean one is listening, and the script is the script. On this side of the House it...