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Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: It is seven years since the Government set out a plan to establish eight specialised centres of excellence to treat cancer. In that time of unprecedented prosperity, the Government has failed to provide the funding or leadership necessary to put these in place. I will give an example by quoting a letter which straddles that seven-year period. It states: Dear Patient. As a major research...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (28 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on progress made in the establishment of the Office of the Director of Employment Rights Compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31140/07]

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (28 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors employed by the Labour Inspectorate of his Department; the number of labour inspectors available for assignment on normal duties; the number of labour inspectors in training following recruitment; the status of the recruitment campaign to increase the Labour Inspectorate to 90 inspectors;...

Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: The HSE is setting the prices.

Schools Building Projects. (27 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: As the Minister of State, Deputy Wallace, is aware, Ballintemple national school on Crab Lane in Cork is full and therefore unable to cope with the increasing demand for school places within the parish. It is in the unenviable position of being unable to offer junior infant places to nine families from the parish for 2008. Furthermore, the 2009 and 2010 junior infant classes are greatly...

Schools Building Projects. (27 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: With the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's permission, I would like to get clarification on a key point. Will a design team be appointed immediately, especially as a timescale for the completion of this project needs to be set as a matter of urgency?

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that acute orthopaedic services have been severely downgraded in the past 12 months in the Health Service Executive South Region (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31209/07]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in advancing the refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the action she will take to advance this long standing matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30569/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will appoint a design team for the construction of a new national school in Ballintemple, County Cork, an area of rapid population growth; the completion date for same; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that nine families from the parish could not be offered junior infant places for 2008, that junior infant...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department will complete the building of a new national school at Ballygarvan, County Cork; if her attention has been drawn to the overcrowded conditions in the existing school; if she will explain what is impeding progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30778/07]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (27 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 666: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention that the allocation of funding for new house starts in 2008 will be sent to individual councils that is, town councils, borough councils, city councils and county councils or if it if his intention that the money be issued to the county councils to be disbursed by them; if the latter,...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (27 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 625: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation which will oblige businesses that deliver large household items such as white goods and furniture to private houses to remove the packaging for reuse or recycling; his views on whether payment into a packaging waste compliance scheme does not sufficiently encourage a...

Arms Trade. (27 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on breaches of the European Union code of conduct that have led to the export of arms by member states of the Union to regimes guilty of gross violations of human rights. [30868/07]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (22 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the Bord Bia survey indicating consumer preference for home-grown produce and her Department's acknowledgement of this fact she will take steps to ensure the country of origin is clearly stated on all food products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30086/07]

Written Answers — Seed Supplies: Seed Supplies (22 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the impact scarce seed supplies are having on farming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30087/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action taken on foot of the investigation carried out by the Joint Committee on Health and Children into orthodontic services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29989/07]

Written Answers — Private Nursing Homes: Private Nursing Homes (21 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects that national standards on private nursing homes as announced by HIQA in August 2007 will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29966/07]

Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Deputy Brian Hayes and his Fine Gael colleagues for tabling this motion. The debate is fundamentally about providing each child in the State with the best opportunity to reach his or her full potential and it is also about the ongoing daily anguish and frustration faced by parents who want help for their children. It is a question of how we define the price of a child's education...

Order of Business (21 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: My question relates to the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill. A report in today's Irish Examiner reveals that four women in the Cork area who are the victims of sex trafficking are being kept in hiding and that there may be 200 such women throughout the country who are being detained in a brutal fashion. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform appears to view the Criminal Law...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Nov 2007)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the ten specific amendments to the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 suggested by SIPO in its most recent annual report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/07]