Results 15,221-15,240 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (12 Oct 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the concerns of the Defence Forces' Chief of Staff that Ireland must take seriously the possibility of a dirty bomb being used to target Irish soldiers serving overseas; the measures being taken to protect Irish soldiers from such an attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24189/04]

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (12 Oct 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the liquidator of IFI has been legally advised that the shortfall of approximately €19 million to its Northern pension fund should be accepted as a legitimate creditor on the assets of IFI; his views on whether this will further deplete the expected payout to trade...

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (12 Oct 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 251: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if development of the interim facility for the Irish Blood Transfusion Service on the St. Finbarr's Hospital site in Cork has commenced; if the development will be complete on schedule, by December 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24412/04]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in relation to the decentralisation of his Department's headquarters to Knock, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22770/04]

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (5 Oct 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if regulations for ferry operators to the islands have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22771/04]

Carers Support Services: Motion. (5 Oct 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: I wish to express my appreciation to Deputy Penrose not only for proposing the motion, but also for his work on the Bill he intends to publish when he gets the opportunity, which I hope will be sooner rather than later. One would imagine that there would be many more people in the Gallery tonight for a debate on a sensitive issue such as the rights of carers, especially when one considers the...

Carers Support Services: Motion. (5 Oct 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: It is as simple as that. Those who encounter such difficulties — those who care for children and young adults with disabilities — are keen that their voices should be heard. They want to be able to come out in force to show the Government of the day, regardless of its composition, that this issue needs to be addressed. Politicians are sometimes not concerned by issues which affect small...

Written Answers — Drink Prices: Drink Prices (17 Jun 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention was drawn to the decision of a firm (details supplied) to impose price increases that are likely to lead to an increase of 15 cent in the price of the pint; her views on whether such increases are justified; and the action she intends to take. [18050/04]

Written Answers — Price Regulations: Price Regulations (17 Jun 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she intends to make the promised order under the Consumer Affairs Act to require doctors, dentists and allied health professionals to publicly display their prices. [18079/04]

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: There are no safeguards.

Written Answers — Court Accommodation: Court Accommodation (1 Jun 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform about the planned construction of a new criminal courts complex in Dublin. [16296/04]

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (1 Jun 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he intends to take arising from the call by the Garda Representative Association for the provision of crush-proof Garda patrol cars, particularly in view of the number of occasions in which Garda cars have been rammed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16295/04]

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: I am grateful to Deputy Gilmore and our deputy leader, Deputy McManus, for introducing this motion. First time buyers were hit by a double whammy, with the removal of the first time buyer's grant. The reason given for this in interviews at the time was the Government's belief that developers or builders were factoring the grant into the price of the house and therefore it was of little...

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: This was done without warning or without even considering the consequences for people who had factored the grant into the cost of their house. At the same time the Government insisted that local authorities introduce development levies. These levies on the average three-bedroom semi-detached house are approximately €6,000 to €8,000.

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: The first time buyer lost the €4,500 grant and was asked to pay the €8,000 levy. Thus by direct intervention the Government has ensured that the cost of the house to the first time buyer has increased by more than €12,000. That is a conservative estimate because the price varies from one area to another. Even without those direct interventions a couple now hoping to buy the average...

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: At the end of the day the ordinary person on the street is the victim of all of that. This country should be at the top of the scale in regard to services. We should not even be having this discussion. We are still talking about the most basic and fundamental rights of any citizen. Citizenship is in vogue and we are still debating the issues of housing and health.

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of building and commissioning the new Dublin centre of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service; if the sum was in excess of the budgeted figure; if so, the precise excess; the annual operational costs; and the annual number of donations processed, separately for the Dublin and Cork centres of the said board. [15541/04]

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Irish Medicines Board has reported any deficiencies in the operation of the Dublin centre of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in the past five years; if so, the date of the report, the nature of the perceived problem and the remedies taken to specify the problem; and the date by which the matter was rectified in each...

St. Patrick's Festival. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will clarify his comments reported in a newspaper (details supplied) to the effect that tourists tend to avoid like the plague occasions such as the scenes of public drunkenness that occurred in central Dublin on Saint Patrick's Day in 2004; the efforts being made by his Department to ensure that this image of Ireland...

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to address growing indiscipline problems in schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent ASTI survey showed that 54% of respondents had experienced verbal abuse from students and a third of teachers had experience of parents refusing to co-operate in the implementation of sanctions on students; and if...