Results 301-320 of 16,492 for speaker:Ciarán Lynch

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (26 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in relation to non-Department of Education and Science organisations, associations, agencies, and so on that receive funding from her Department for staffing costs, there is a requirement necessary for such organisations to have proper mechanisms and procedures in place with regard to industrial relations, grievances, bullying...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (26 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the annual cost for each year since 2002 to date in 2008 of policing League of Ireland football matches. [7612/08]

Written Answers — Prison Security: Prison Security (26 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date on the installation of technology in prisons to block the use by prisoners, of mobile phones; the companies that have been engaged in this regard; the specifications of the technology in question; the cost thereof; the projected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Prison Security: Prison Security (26 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date on upgrading security at Wheatfield, Mountjoy and Cloverhill jails; the amount spent to date on each upgrade project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7614/08]

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (26 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people held in isolation in each prison here in 2007; and the length of each such period of isolation. [7615/08]

Waste Disposal. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: That is correct.

Private Rented Accommodation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 16: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the housing standards that apply to accommodation in the private rented sector and the local authority rented sector; the body that sets the standards; the body that enforces them; the applicable legislation; when it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8051/08]

Private Rented Accommodation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister of State for his response, which acknowledges that this was last reviewed in 1992. Is he aware that in 2004, 15 county councils and one city council recorded that zero inspections were carried out despite his reference to dedicated funding? Surely information is being returned to his Department that no inspections are being carried out by local authorities on this...

Private Rented Accommodation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: It was far from great.

Private Rented Accommodation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: It was at a very low baseline.

Private Rented Accommodation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister of State refers to a 33% increase. In some local authorities, if one inspection was carried out it would represent an increase of 100%. There is dedicated funding and the buck stops at the desk of the Minister of State. Rather than observing these figures he should be phoning county and city managers and inquiring what is happening when funding is provided but is not spent....

Private Rented Accommodation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Department has given a fortune but local authorities are not carrying out inspections. There has been no activity.

Private Rented Accommodation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister of State is aware that it is not possible to make the transfer from the rental allowance scheme to the rental accommodation scheme because the standards are not up to scratch.

Proposed Legislation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I have an image of the Green Party inside the Fianna Fáil tent at the Galway Races and I am reminded of the observation of Lyndon Johnson regarding the water flow and its direction. It is apparent that the Green Party has given up on dealing with this issue. I will bring two points to the Minister's attention and then ask a supplementary question. Mr. Justice Matthew P. Smith, chairperson...

Proposed Legislation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: My questions are simple. Has this report been brought to the Government? Does the Minister accept its recommendations? When will legislation be implemented to put in place these recommendations? Let us not mind the Green Paper, which is happening anyway — this is in the programme for Government. Is there a timeframe for this, given the proximity of the local elections? Considering...

Proposed Legislation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Is the Minister inside the Galway tent on this with Fianna Fáil or is he going to do something about it?

Proposed Legislation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister is being disingenuous, considering that the Labour Party introduced the current legislation——

Proposed Legislation. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Will it be in place for the next local elections?

Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: As has been the case in terms of the Adamstown project, we have all been approached by residents whose estates have not been taken in charge for eight or nine years. The builders may not be in business anymore. In the Adamstown case, specific quantities of housing needed to be completed and brought up to standard before the next development phase could occur. I urge the Minister's...

Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Constituency sprawl.