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Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: The capping and control of electoral expenditure is an issue on which the Labour Party has long and consistently campaigned in the House. I welcome the Bill, although it is coming at a late hour before the local and European elections. In the wider context of electoral reform, this Bill is not the end product. A significant amount of further legislation must come before the House in order...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (10 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Defence if a decision has been made regarding recruitment to the permanent Defence Forces in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9769/09]

Written Answers — Ombudsman for the Defence Forces: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (10 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has had a response to his recent letter to the Office of Public Works supporting the Ombudsman's request in regard to a suitable office being provided for herself and her staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9770/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons aged 18 and under who lost their medical card entitlement in 2007 and 2008; the grounds on which this entitlement was withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9730/09]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision or determination will be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is seeking the right to remain here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9746/09]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 388: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention that under the new scheme local authorities should have the option, at the end of a lease, to become the owners of the new properties which they will lease from developers; his views on whether such an option would be essential to achieve value for money; is it his intention that banks...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps taken to advance to completion the provision of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9606/09]

Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: In February I asked the Minister for Health and Children if she could confirm that children from the Health Service Executive south area must travel to Dublin or Limerick for orthopaedic surgery, the reason this was necessary and if she would make a statement on the matter. Cutting through the usual fillers that accompany HSE responses to parliamentary questions, the reply showed that 210...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has come to a decision on the possibility of applying any shortfall from the minimum funding standard in respect of a defined benefit pension scheme as a corporate debt on the company concerned. [9289/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has come to a decision on introducing a pension protection fund to underpin pension security for members of defined benefit schemes when their company becomes insolvent. [9290/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 5 February 2009, the procedure by which the person referred to may avail of the exemption which appears to be applicable to this couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9321/09]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (5 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Defence the establishment and the appointments filled in the Reserve Defence Force; the number of each rank to have attended annual training in 2008; the number who were paid the gratuity and the number who were not paid having attended the camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9322/09]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 183: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on issues of governance for the voluntary and co-operative housing sector as committed to in the housing policy statement Delivering Homes Sustaining Communities; if he will provide a clear framework for the sector in the development and management of social housing; and if he will make a...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (5 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome the long-awaited Second Stage Dáil debate on the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The Bill provides Members with an opportunity to develop an expanded programme for social housing, new measures to deal with the problem of homelessness, stronger protection for tenants in rented accommodation, measures to combat anti-social behaviour in housing estates, as well as...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if all groups operating under the LEADER funding programme are functioning and available for grant applications; if due to the economic downturn there will be a reduction in the funding agreed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8952/09]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (4 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has, under any of the schemes or funding available to him, created or is proposing to create initiatives to either protect or promote small and medium enterprises within areas for which his Department has responsibility and in which there have been redundancies or job losses; and if he will make a statement on...

Departmental Strategy Statements. (4 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I wish to share my speaking time with Deputy Kathleen Lynch.

Departmental Strategy Statements. (4 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this most important issue. Each year carers through their voluntary work in the home save the State in excess of €2.5 billion. The refusal of the Government to publish a national carers' strategy represents a major U-turn and will be a bitter pill for thousands of families to swallow. The publication of the carers strategy was an integral...

Written Answers — Olympic Games: Olympic Games (3 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether it is appropriate that two organisations, funded by his Department, are each producing a report on the Beijing Olympics; his further views on whether this is value for money in view of the limited resources of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8535/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Mar 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the artists' tax exemption scheme; his further views on whether this plays a vital role in attracting artists into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8514/09]