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Written Answers — Horticulture Sector: Horticulture Sector (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount in investment aid that was paid to mushroom growers under the scheme of investment aid for the development of commercial horticulture in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43975/08]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is her intention to renew the bilateral agreement for the purpose of adoption between Ireland and Vietnam which is due to expire at the end of April 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44099/08]

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I refer to two pieces of legislation. Is there an intention, through legislation, to bring forward a national waiver scheme for refuse charges? This follows from the Ombudsman's visit to the Oireachtas committee yesterday where she described the current system as a shambles.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The other matter refers exactly to the line Minister, who I have not seen in the Chamber in quite a while, or for Leaders' Questions for that matter. This is the issue of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 which is two and a half to three years waiting to come into this House. It came before the Seanad a number of weeks ago. Could the Tánaiste indicate when it will come...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Indications have been given during the Order of Business on several occasions since I was elected to this House that the Bill would come before us in the term in which I raised this question.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: It now looks like we will not see it until 2009.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (2 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ease the effects of the close down of analogue television in Wales on Counties Wexford, Waterford, Wicklow and Dublin; the timescale of this impact; his views on the consequences of this signal shutdown; the way he will ensure that vulnerable groups are not adversely affected by this...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (2 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on calls for a functional separation of Eircom's business rather that a full structural split of its networks and its retail arms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43637/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (2 Dec 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 369: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations in place in regard to employment in the private sector of senior local authority staff whether on leave of absence or on a career break, former or retired, working part-time or full-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43787/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation: Rental Accommodation (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that despite an increase of 55,309 to 188,152 in the number of dwellings registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board in 2007, the number of dwellings inspected in that year rose by only 3,683 to 12,047 or 6.4% of the total number of registered dwellings. [43050/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation: Rental Accommodation (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that in the case of three county councils and three city councils the number of dwellings inspected has decreased as compared with 2006 despite an increase in the number of registered dwellings and an increase in the funds allocated for inspections. [43051/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation: Rental Accommodation (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 140: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it his intention that every new first-time letting from February 2009 onwards will be inspected to ensure compliance with every aspect of the new standards in rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43265/08]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the full value of the contract (details supplied) awarded by her Department. [43242/08]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when responsibility for the storage of electronic voting machines was assigned to returning officers; the guidelines that were provided to returning officers in regard to the suitability of accommodation and the preferred type and length of storage contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Following on from Deputy Flanagan's comments, the Minister issued a number of directives to local authorities to provide reports on the taking in charge process. I have put down a number of questions to the Minister on that matter but the response is opaque. The Minister might indicate to the House how the local authorities are responding to the circular he sent to them and the local...

House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister is well aware of the limited roles in terms of elected representatives and full-time staff of councils. The buck stops at the Minister's desk, regardless of the circulars he sends out to local authorities, because his Department is funding them. This situation is concurrent. We are aware that inspections of the private rental sector in local authorities are a farce, despite...

House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I did not criticise the Minister in respect of any interventions.

House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister is out of order. We spoke in person on this matter——

House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: ——and the Minister should not be telling tales out of school.

House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: That is what he is doing. He is being underhand in his response and that sets a precedent in that the two of us cannot have a conversation in a corridor of this House without him coming in here and——