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Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (10 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his Department's role in monitoring health and safety issues relating to mobile phones; the areas in which final responsibility for this matter should be located in view of the overlapping roles of his Department and at least two others in mobile phone safety; his views on arrangements within the British...

Written Answers — Student Union Funding: Student Union Funding (9 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has considered the request of the Union of Secondary School Students for funding from her Department to assist in the running of its organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7962/05]

School Discipline. (9 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe and consultative process for the task force on student behaviour in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7961/05]

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government has done nothing about it.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: What does that mean?

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (8 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding negotiations with the European Commission to make Irish an official language of the EU, in view of his commitment to make early progress on the matter; the types of issue that are arising in the ongoing negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7710/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (8 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Irish involvement in the ongoing relief effort following the tsunami disaster in south Asia, particularly in regard to the work of Irish aid agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7711/05]

Written Answers — Tax Compliance: Tax Compliance (3 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance the response received by the Revenue Commissioners to the letters sent by ten top banks to approximately 120,000 customers warning them to regularise their tax affairs by the end of March; the number of responses received; the amount collected; the number of such cases that have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7184/05]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (3 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of breaches detected of the Waiver of Certain Tax, Interest and Penalties Act 1993 in respect of each year since 1994; the number of prosecutions initiated and convictions secured arising from such detections; if he has satisfied himself the law is being applied in the manner intended by the Oireachtas; if his attention has been drawn to...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is increasing uncertainty regarding the continuing funding of child care provisions in the Cork city area; if he will clarify the criteria used by his Department to determine the term, very disadvantaged, in respect to funding; when child care organisations will be...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: This is probably the longest debate that we have had on the care of the elderly and how we are to treat them in future that I can remember having taken place in the Dáil. That is an indictment when one considers that all the statistics tell us that we have an aging population. That may have changed slightly in the last five or six years, but the bulk of our population will soon be heading...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: There is much more to do.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: That is not the case, but that is a debate for another day. When it comes to the elderly we should have debates like this regularly. We should not try with sleight of hand to put right what we did wrong in the past. That must not happen. We must take responsibility for the elderly. The two greatest needs in society now are child care and services for the elderly. The issue of institutional...

Leaders' Questions. (2 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government has no idea of the cost.

Leaders' Questions. (2 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Child benefit——

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (1 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Defence the details of the recently announced €33.5 million programme to upgrade military buildings around the country; when this upgrade will commence; the type of projects involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6698/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (1 Mar 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 402: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made on plans to regulate the puppy farm industry; if legislation is pending on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6498/05]

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (24 Feb 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the liquidation process for Irish Fertiliser Industries; if he has satisfied himself that all possible steps have been taken to protect the interests of former employees of this company who lost their jobs as a result of the liquidation of same; if he has any information regarding the proportion of...

Written Answers — Shannon Development: Shannon Development (24 Feb 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date with regard to his consideration of the deliberations of the working group established to examine the specific issue regarding Shannon Development; if he has met the board of Shannon Development to discuss this and other issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6148/05]

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Feb 2005)

Kathleen Lynch: No Member disagrees with a review of the disbursements mechanism. As projects come on stream and additional moneys are made available, common sense dictates that matters be reviewed. People's needs change, if not on a weekly basis, on a yearly one, so that one will always have to deal with different sets of circumstances. However, Deputy Haughey's claim that this legislation is necessary is...