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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a design team will be appointed immediately to a school (details supplied); the year in which under her Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation programme this project is scheduled to begin. [35323/07]

Written Answers — School Completion Programme: School Completion Programme (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 485 and 500 of 27 November 2007, what constitutes her Department's multi-annual school building and modernisation programme; the number of years covered; the number of schools that will be built in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35324/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Defence if a sum of approximately €86 per week is an appropriate pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35354/07]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for investigation that have been made to the referee since the introduction of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993; the number of investigations that have been undertaken; the number of complaints that have been upheld; the number of...

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 62: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will ratify the public participation directive, Directive 2003/35/EC; if he anticipates areas of conflict between the directive and the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006; if there are areas of conflict, if he will amend the Act in line with the directive; and if he will make...

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: I compliment the Minister on his return from Bali. He is looking well. I am not sure whether it is the tan or whether he has taken, like the Taoiseach, to wearing make-up.

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister for his reply. He is correct to state there are two directives relating to the Aarhus Convention and that the access directive has been transposed. The directive to which I refer is the public participation directive. As the Minister will know, Ireland is the only EU member state not to have ratified the Aarhus Convention. It has been conceded by the Government that...

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The programme for Government stated that within six months of coming to power, a Green Paper would be brought before the House. That should happen some day this week.

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister was to bring it before the House on 14 December but it is now 18 December. He was in Bali at the time.

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: First, the Minister should read up on the matter because there are two current test cases concerning it. Second, Germany was the last European country, apart from Ireland, to ratify the Aarhus Convention in January this year so the Minister might do some further reading on that. Third, when will we see its full ratification? Will it be before autumn or December 2008? In what timeframe...

EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister was in Bali last week.

Private Rented Accommodation. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: We appear to be back in the same situation as a month ago, with the Minister confusing registration with licensing. The key issue is standards. According to today's Irish Independent, a report from the Institute of Public Health in Ireland warned that the death rate linked to damp houses in this country is among the highest in Europe. More than 2,800 Irish people die every winter after...

Private Rented Accommodation. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: That is a quantum leap from a month ago when the Minister gave no such indication when he was asked about it.

Private Rented Accommodation. (18 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister was confused but he has now offered clarity, which I welcome. Fair play to the Minister, he has read his brief a little more since then.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (13 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the recently announced Garda data protection code of practice; if he is satisfied that adequate procedures are in place to prevent the inappropriate release of information held by the Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34525/07]

Written Answers — Garda Discipline Regulations: Garda Discipline Regulations (13 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the regulations governing the involvement of members of the Garda in party political matters and their attendance at political functions; if his attention has been drawn to the reported attendance of a senior Garda officer at a fund raising function (details supplied); if such an attendance would be consistent with...

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: According to the programme for Government a Green Paper on local government was to come before the House this week. A commitment was given that within six months of the Government coming to power that Green Paper would be before us. In that regard, a commitment was also given by the Taoiseach that a commission on the boundaries for local elections would be established. Will the Tánaiste...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Operations: Defence Forces Operations (12 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Defence the further exercises of the Nordic battlegroup to which Ireland contributes personnel that are planned; when they will be held and the planned location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34158/07]

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (12 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Defence when he will be writing to party leaders asking them to nominate representatives to the All Party Oireachtas consultation group on the commemoration of the 1916 Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34161/07]

Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: There are several matters outstanding in respect of the electoral commission, local authorities, boundaries and population. Local elections are due to take place in summer 2009. Will there be changes to the boundaries and the structure of the seats in constituencies?