Results 21-40 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

State Examinations. (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the statement of the general secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland as reported in a newspaper (details supplied) that grind schools add to the pressure and panic in the run-up to the leaving certificate examinations; his further views on whether in some cases grinds courses can be counterproductive...

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to address growing indiscipline problems in schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent ASTI survey showed that 54% of respondents had experienced verbal abuse from students and a third of teachers had experience of parents refusing to co-operate in the implementation of sanctions on students; and if...

Written Answers — Third Level Colleges: Third Level Colleges (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is envisaged that the third level college, which was announced before the general election 2002 for the northside of Cork city will proceed; when he expects that this building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14576/04]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism whether sports capital funding should be contingent on the merits of the application and in accordance with pre-determined rules applicable to all. [14448/04]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of cases where the assessment made by his Departmental officials was overruled by him in 2002; the value of the projects in which he intervened; and if similar ministerial rulings were made by other Departments. [14449/04]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether the overruling of the departmental recommendation to allocate funds under the sports capital programme immediately prior to the general election, to a body in the constituency of a ministerial colleague, is an abuse of privilege; and his further views on whether such intervention is unfair to equally deserving...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether a club (details supplied) had sufficient funding to justify a substantial grant under the sports capital programme in 2002 and 2003. [14451/04]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason that in 2002 and 2004 grant applications were required to be submitted by early January unlike in 2001, 2003 and 2005 when submissions were required in April. [14452/04]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (18 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the start-up date for the long awaited BreastCheck for the Munster area can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14577/04]

St. Patrick's Festival. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will clarify his comments reported in a newspaper (details supplied) to the effect that tourists tend to avoid like the plague occasions such as the scenes of public drunkenness that occurred in central Dublin on Saint Patrick's Day in 2004; the efforts being made by his Department to ensure that this image of Ireland...

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: I am grateful to Deputy Gilmore and our deputy leader, Deputy McManus, for introducing this motion. First time buyers were hit by a double whammy, with the removal of the first time buyer's grant. The reason given for this in interviews at the time was the Government's belief that developers or builders were factoring the grant into the price of the house and therefore it was of little...

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: This was done without warning or without even considering the consequences for people who had factored the grant into the cost of their house. At the same time the Government insisted that local authorities introduce development levies. These levies on the average three-bedroom semi-detached house are approximately €6,000 to €8,000.

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: The first time buyer lost the €4,500 grant and was asked to pay the €8,000 levy. Thus by direct intervention the Government has ensured that the cost of the house to the first time buyer has increased by more than €12,000. That is a conservative estimate because the price varies from one area to another. Even without those direct interventions a couple now hoping to buy the average...

Housing Provisions: Motion. (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: At the end of the day the ordinary person on the street is the victim of all of that. This country should be at the top of the scale in regard to services. We should not even be having this discussion. We are still talking about the most basic and fundamental rights of any citizen. Citizenship is in vogue and we are still debating the issues of housing and health.

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of building and commissioning the new Dublin centre of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service; if the sum was in excess of the budgeted figure; if so, the precise excess; the annual operational costs; and the annual number of donations processed, separately for the Dublin and Cork centres of the said board. [15541/04]

Written Answers — Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (25 May 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Irish Medicines Board has reported any deficiencies in the operation of the Dublin centre of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in the past five years; if so, the date of the report, the nature of the perceived problem and the remedies taken to specify the problem; and the date by which the matter was rectified in each...

Written Answers — Court Accommodation: Court Accommodation (1 Jun 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform about the planned construction of a new criminal courts complex in Dublin. [16296/04]

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (1 Jun 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he intends to take arising from the call by the Garda Representative Association for the provision of crush-proof Garda patrol cars, particularly in view of the number of occasions in which Garda cars have been rammed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16295/04]

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: There are no safeguards.

Written Answers — Drink Prices: Drink Prices (17 Jun 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention was drawn to the decision of a firm (details supplied) to impose price increases that are likely to lead to an increase of 15 cent in the price of the pint; her views on whether such increases are justified; and the action she intends to take. [18050/04]