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Written Answers — Electricity Supply: Electricity Supply (14 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the procedures and costs involved in enabling a supplier to connect to the national electricity grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34935/08]

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for permitting to raise this issue on the Adjournment. I ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to explain the circumstances in which he appointed to the Private Residential Tenancies Board two members of local authorities who are ineligible to serve on the board. As a result of these appointments, more than 100 decisions taken by the...

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister is a practised hand at reading scripts.

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister broke the law. He should not refer to debates in the Seanad.

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The question is who brought this matter to the Minister's attention.

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Once again, the Minister is talking about this side of the House as if he were sitting here. Who brought this matter to his attention?

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Will the Minister answer to the House as to who brought this matter to his attention?

Appointments to State Boards. (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister failed to answer that question in this House.

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the general position in Iraq; his views on reports regarding the danger to 4,000 Iranians living in Ashraf city upon that city being handed over from American to Iraqi forces in view of their threatened deportation to Iran resulting in their lives being in danger. [34181/08]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent expulsion from Bolivia of the US Ambassador; the reason in his view for which this has occurred; and the status of Bolivian-Irish diplomatic relations. [34180/08]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Transport his intentions in regard to rail freight following the refusal by An Bord Pleanála to allow the transfer of the Port of Cork in the absence of rail freight facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34252/08]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the meetings he has held or the events he has attended with groups or agencies working for the homeless since coming to office; the number of invitations to such events received by his office in that period; the number of occasions on which he has been represented by a Junior Minister from his Department at...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary school building projects which have been banded 1.1 by his Department for priority in the new school building programme announced on a multi-annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34307/08]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are 31 places available to children to commence their schooling at a school (details supplied) in 2009 and that there are 19 other children from the locality who have been denied a place at the school; his plans to ensure that these children can attend the school; and if he will...

Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: A Cheann Comhairle——

Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes. As my party leader pointed out this morning, two illegal appointments were made to the Private Residential Tenancies Board. One hundred cases which were under investigation must now be reviewed.

Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will be before the House soon.

Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister has made two illegal appointments. Who sanctioned those appointments?

Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The situation created by Ministers will affect legislation due to come before the House.

Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Is the Minister going to put in place a situation whereby the monitoring of appointments——