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Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (12 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 347: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review or change policy with regard to waste incineration and with regard to the importation of waste into the State for incineration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18457/09]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (12 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 348: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will establish an independent electoral commission to take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight; the terms of reference and the composition of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18458/09]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (12 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 349: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated cost of scrapping the electronic voting machines; when the machines will be scrapped; the cost of terminating the present long-term storage contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18459/09]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (12 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 350: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the allocation that will be made to each local authority under the housing adaptation grant scheme and the disabled person's grant scheme in 2009; the amount in each case by which this amount is increased or decreased when compared with the 2008 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Sewage Treatment Systems: Sewage Treatment Systems (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 13: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment in relation to assisting the replacement of septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18110/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients on the National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting list by category in the Health Service Executive south region; the number of patients waiting for one year, two years, three years or more; the action being taken to deal with the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18343/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive paediatric orthopaedic treatment at St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18361/09]

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Very shortly-----

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: No, I am not.

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I am extremely happy, particularly in view of the fact that I hold a seat in Cork South Central.

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister addressed the Institution of Engineers and flagged as an issue the introduction of domestic water charges. He can make as many statements as he wants at conferences or in schools. However, he is in the House now and he should indicate whether he is in favour of introducing domestic water charges.

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: All I am asking is that the Minister answer the question.

Housing Needs of the Disabled. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Has the housing adaptation funding of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government been issued to local authorities this week, as this is the fifth month of the year? Can the Minister explain the reason the issuing of this funding to local authorities has delayed into the fifth month of the year?

Housing Needs of the Disabled. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister of State made a significant comment here that needs to be cleared up in the House. He stated that the delay in the budget has to do with the Revised Estimates. It is the fifth month of the year. Is the Minister of State stating that the reason for this delay is because of the Revised Estimates? If that is the case, it would mean that the Department was looking at a revised...

Housing Needs of the Disabled. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: That is not the question.

Housing Needs of the Disabled. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: That is not the question.

Housing Needs of the Disabled. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The question is that the Minister of State is after stating in the House that the delay is because of the Revised Estimates.

Housing Needs of the Disabled. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: If that is the case, if that is the excuse the Minister of State is using, it means that there was a Revised Estimate being discussed at Cabinet in January and February of this year which means that the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste have given misleading information to this House on this question.

Housing Needs of the Disabled. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister has not answered the question.

Social and Affordable Housing. (7 May 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 2: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the anticipated overall cost over a 20-year period of the scheme for local authorities to lease new houses for social housing; the anticipated cost per unit of a 20-year lease; the mechanism that will be used to determine the rate at which property will be leased; the way the rental income from such property...