Results 321-340 of 3,553 for in 'Dáil debates' speaker:Ciarán Lynch

Local Authority Housing. (23 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Section 30 of the Bill states the Minister will empower local authorities to make charges for dwellings they do not own but which may be subject to a contract of a lease. I understand this pertains to the rental accommodation scheme. A management company or housing authority may pass on management and service charges to tenants. This looks as though it will constitute an additional charge...

Local Authority Housing. (23 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Government will now be creating massive——

Local Authority Housing. (23 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Will this end up as an additional charge on tenants under the rental accommodation scheme? Will the legislation have to be incorporated into the private sector provisions outlined by Deputy Terence Flanagan? How will it lend itself to a social housing integration process if we end up in a situation whereby local authorities take charge of entire private estates?

Local Authority Housing. (23 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I am not assuming; it is in the legislation.

Local Government Reform. (23 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome any response to those questions. The scheme cannot be implemented. As someone who has served on a local authority, in opposition and in power, I refer to connectivity between national and local government. Does the Minister see merit in the idea that strategic policy committees of local authorities, which should have a strategic role in the development of regions, would be better...

Order of Business (29 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The end of Finian's Rainbow.

Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes. We know all about the Minister in Ballygarvan and Passage West.

Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister should say that in Ballygarvan.

Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The dog ate the Minister's paper.

Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Has Deputy Fahey still got his fishing rod?

Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The question before the House this morning is, simply, does the education of a child have a price or a value that can be measured beyond its cost? According to the Government it does not. Its attitude is save now and let today's child pay the cost later. What are these costs? I will provide an example. In 1999 an OECD report was carried out in Ireland which showed we had one of the worst...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: When will the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008, which came before the Seanad several weeks ago, be presented in this House? In the interim, it was indicated by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government that amendments would be made regarding the sale of local authority flats. Have these amendments been drafted? There is a proposal in the Bill on a first...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: With regard to the €200 parking charge provided for in the budget, will legislation be brought before the House for the implementation of this? Can this be implemented in the absence of legislation? Can the Taoiseach explain how this charge will be implemented if it is to be pursued?

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister of State should indicate to Members what he would categorise as an offence that would merit either of these penalties. Does this pertain to the concern that many organisations, which may be cloaking themselves as charities, only provide minimal amounts of the sums they collect to the actual charity involved? Is this the type of offence that is envisaged? I refer to cases in...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: For further clarity, in common with other householders, plastic bags are delivered to Members' doors on a regular basis from people who wish to collect clothes and similar items. There is some concern among the public that some of the organisations involved are not acting appropriately and that the clothes, shoes, books and so on that are being donated are not going to charities. Is this...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 30: In page 26, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: "(2) A once-off spontaneous collection to meet the needs of a specific community or personal tragedy or similar event which involves fundraising of not more than €50,000 over a period of not more than three months shall not require to be registered under this Act.". I recently had a poignant example of...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 31: In page 26, line 22, after "Minister" to insert the following: ", provided that no fee shall be charged in respect of a small charitable organisation, being an organisation which comes within a threshold prescribed by the Minister". The purpose of the amendment is to ensure an exemption from fees for small charitable organisations. As the section stands the...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I echo the comments made by Deputy Ring. I welcome the intent in the Minister of State's response that shows a common sense approach is to be taken here. Obviously, there are different kinds of charitable organisations. Some deal with millions of euro every year while others deal with tens and twenties of euro. The requirement to furnish annual reports is an easy task for a charitable...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: Charitable organisations should only be struck off the register for profound and identifiable reasons. If a charity which is struck off has a board of directors, will some form of tracking be used to ensure the organisation does not submit a new application to be included in the register under a different name? While I take on board Deputy Ring's concern to ensure organisations are not...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I shall respond to the two amendments as well and begin by welcoming the Minister's amendment which is long overdue. There are two types of robbery for which people are committed. One gets robbed blindly, unknown to oneself, and one is robbed in the course of doing something only to discover one is doing something else one never intended. In the latter situation, there is a particular...