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National Development Plan. (25 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he proposes to publish a revised statement of the capital expenditure programme for the next five years; the proposals under consideration by his Department to cut, postpone or cancel elements of the national development plan; if so, the elements of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31322/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied that all appropriate retraining opportunities are available for workers who lose their jobs, especially in the construction sector; if she has plans to provide additional training opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30918/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the latest estimates available to her Department from FÁS regarding the potential number of job losses in the construction sector up to the end of 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30919/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the state of repair of a centre (details supplied); the plans in place to enhance this service and to refurbish the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30066/08]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 668: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the abuse of disabled parking permits; the plans he has to introduce legislation to control their use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30065/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 933: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a child born here to a person with UK residence is an Irish citizen by right and does not need to be naturalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30574/08]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1156: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the closing date for applications in respect of grants under the sports capital programme to be paid out in 2009; the likely date for the provisional allocation of grants in 2009; when these dates fell in each year since the inception of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30503/08]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1440: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to amend legislation governing the licensing of skip bags for the collection of rubble and other waste in order that bags may be traced back to the individual user; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30064/08]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I will summarise the point I made earlier, given the gravity of the debate which has concluded. One must ask about today's Order of Business. Why is the House discussing the Electoral (Amendment) Bill when people outside it are talking about the economy, job losses, the health service and other important matters? If a child in the Visitors Gallery heard the debate which just took place, he...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Having listened to the Minister and Deputy Terence Flanagan speak about this Bill and considering the Dáil has been in recess for a number of months, I wondered what would I expect to hear debated in the Chamber today if I was a visitor in the Visitors Gallery. If I was a school boy leaving the Visitors Gallery today and I asked my teacher what Members were talking about, the response would...

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I see under the Order of Business that the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill is to come before the House. In section 36 of the Bill the incremental tenant purchase scheme is mentioned. In particular, it is stated that residents of flats and apartments will be prohibited from availing of this scheme. Does this mean also that the long-standing issue of the sale of council flats under...

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: So it is not in the Bill.

Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (10 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the average price of petrol and diesel in June 2004 and in June 2008; the percentage difference between the price in 2004 and 2008; the proposed percentage increases in ESB and gas prices planned for 2008/2009; the action he has taken in the past year to ensure that the most vulnerable people will be protected...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (10 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy on postcodes; the cost of implementation; the cost of consultancy on this issue to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28021/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who applied for orthodontic treatment in March 2005 will be granted a treatment commencement date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28404/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 900: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the input or relevance, following the ruling by the European Court of Justice on 3 July 2008 that the Government failed to comply with an EU directive requiring environmental impact assessments to be carried out on all building projects expected to impact on the environment, this decision has on the two...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (9 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 85: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people listed as homeless, by local authority area, for the years 2003 to 2007 and to date in 2008 in tabular form; the steps being taken to reduce the numbers of homeless people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27579/08]

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (9 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of representatives of his Department, particularly Ministers, Ministers of State, advisers and departmental officials, who will be visiting Beijing in an official capacity, to coincide with the 2008 Olympic Games; and projected cost of such visits. [27952/08]

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (9 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of representatives of her Department, particularly Ministers, Ministers of State, advisers and Departmental officials, who will be visiting Beijing in an official capacity, to coincide with the 2008 Olympic Games; and projected cost of such visits. [27954/08]

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (9 Jul 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of representatives of his Department, particularly Ministers, Ministers of State, advisers and Departmental officials, who will be visiting Beijing in an official capacity, to coincide with the 2008 Olympic Games; and projected cost of such visits. [27958/08]