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Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (30 Jan 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1383: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reports that have been commissioned by his Department since he took office; the number of committees and commissions that have been set up by his Department in that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2181/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jan 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1385: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria under which certain homeless persons who have been less than 18 months on rent supplement, and who have a long-term housing need, are eligible for consideration under the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2183/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jan 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1386: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the parameters of the discretion available to local authorities in admitting tenants to the rental accommodation scheme who are less than 18 months on rent supplement and who have been assessed as having a long-term housing need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2184/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jan 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1389: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a system of standard construction costs has or will be established and introduced to help streamline the negotiation of Part V agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jan 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1390: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, where a local authority social housing scheme is below cost limits and where a housing association can demonstrate a capacity to carry out a housing development programme professionally and within costs, there is still a requirement for prior approval from his Department before entering a contract to...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (30 Jan 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 1404: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Social Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will be introduced; when a legislative framework will be put in place to enable council tenants who live in flats to purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2398/08]

Order of Business (30 Jan 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: It will be like the wedding feast at Cana. On forthcoming Bills outlined in the legislative programme, which was given to Members, item 24 under the Department for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is the designated land (housing development) Bill. This is to provide for a "use it or lose it" scheme which could be deployed by local authorities on a selective basis to accelerate...

Order of Business (30 Jan 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I appreciate the Taoiseach's frankness because in pursuing this matter with the Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government with responsibility for housing, one is literally chasing him around the House. This is a long standing issue. I accept that many aspects of the housing (miscellaneous) Bill have to be dealt with and that much has to be...

Public Service Pay. (30 Jan 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: It is a fortune cookie.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank my Labour Party colleague, Deputy Michael D. Higgins, for introducing this Bill and I commend him on the extensive work that went into its preparation and the detail it contains. Hopefully, through the acceptance of this Bill today, Members will move beyond the impasse that exists between the HSE and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union, IPU. I intend to refer to three issues today,...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will fund further research and a detailed cost benefit analysis into the potential for deep geothermal energy exploitation in here; if he will provide legislation;the budget that will be made available for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35617/07]

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Under the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, will measures be introduced to outlaw the purchase of Samarai swords? A decision was made to do that in the United Kingdom last week. I raise this matter because in three incidents that occurred in the past week Samarai swords, purchased in shops, were used to assault gardaí and citizens in Louth, Dublin and in my constituency of...

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: With respect, there is a list of banned weapons and the weapons on it are not half as dangerous as these swords.

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Does the Minister concerned intend to introduce legislation on this matter?

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: They are not banned.

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: I have the list of the banned weapons and the Samarai sword is not on it.

Written Answers — Housing Estate Completions: Housing Estate Completions (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 82: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish a national database of developers who fail to properly complete housing estates in accordance with the planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35133/07]

Written Answers — Codes of Conduct: Codes of Conduct (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 101: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of a recent RTE programme (details supplied) he will amend the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 to take account of decisions made by public office holders which may result in their becoming future beneficiaries of decisions which they made as public representatives; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the strategic goals for the Irish Blood Transfusion Service over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35651/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 27 November 2007, when the Chief State Solicitor's Office was instructed to finalise the purchase of the three plots of land; when it is expected that matters will be completed; the year in which under her Department's multi-annual school building and modernisation programme it is...