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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance and public interest, namely, the failure of the State to execute bench warrants on 36,000 suspected criminals, including nine suspected rapists, who are at large and pose a significant threat to people in communities throughout the country, and whose bench warrants go back as far as 1999.

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (20 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I think it was George Bernard Shaw who said "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter". Unfortunately, there is an exception to every rule. In the case of this legislation, 30 minutes is not sufficient to cover every issue I would like to raise. Is this Bill a revenue-driven exercise, if Deputies will pardon the pun, or is it an environment-driven exercise? As Deputy Hogan...

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (20 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: As those who work in the sales industry tend to drive company cars, mileage and depreciation is not an issue for them. The Minister must address this issue in the context of the Bill. If the Bill is intended as a means to incentivise the Irish driving public to make environmentally friendly choices, the Labour Party welcomes it. However, it has revenue implications for every household in...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: With regard to the health long-term residential care services Bill, I have received correspondence from HSE South telling me it is not considering enhanced subvention payments at present until the fair deal scheme is put in place. I seek clarification from the Tánaiste. Is the HSE operating an embargo at present? The HSE has informed me that anyone who had their charges increased from the...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: ——subvention scheme because the legislation is not in place. This is a legislative matter and the Tánaiste or the HSE should clear up this matter——

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: ——by way of a moratorium or some sort of embargoed position until the fair deal scheme is in place because €60 per week is a considerable sum of money. If, in the absence of this legislation, people are obliged to wait until July, August or September before this measure is put in place, families will be obliged to pay out a significant sum of money.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: With respect, I have given the correspondence from the HSE to me to the Minister for Health and Children and can give it to the Tánaiste, who is the Minister for Finance. It clearly states that enhancement and subvention payments will not be dealt with until this legislation has been concluded. Has the Government told the HSE that this cannot be done or is this a case of the HSE...

Hospital Services. (26 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: I wish to share time with Deputy Kathleen Lynch. As the Minister of State is before us in the House I ask her to explain the actions she will take to address the substandard gynaecological services provided by Cork University Maternity Hospital. Is the Minister of State aware of local general practitioners' concerns that delays in the provision of gynaecological services are likely to result...

Hospital Services. (26 Feb 2008)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister said in her address this evening that there are three units. Will the Minister of State please clarify that?

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?