Results 521-540 of 3,552 for speaker:Ciarán Lynch in 'Dáil debates'

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I would appreciate it still if the Minister would read the reply into the record.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: It was so long ago that the Green Paper was launched I cannot remember when. Much fanfare was given to it at the time but much has changed since then. There was a consultation period leading up to the publication of the Green Paper, of which the Minister has made much mention. Since then the bord snip nua report has been published which had significant findings on the future of local...

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome the indication that we will see a document between now and the summer. The reform of local government is ultimately about providing a better service to the citizens. At times, public representatives, managers and others seem to be the main beneficiaries of reform. From my examination of being in local government, one of the matters is the value of SPCs and the roles they play,...

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: It could be a Deputy or Senator but for strategic thinking it makes sense to have a parliamentarian as a member of SPCs.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: SPCs contain more than just local councillors; they contain directors of services in CIE and Bus Éireann and others. There is a strategic blend to an SPC and it makes sense for Members of Parliament to sit on the committees.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: It would be an insurance policy.

Flood Relief. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I agree entirely with the Minister that flood risk management is a key aspect of any river management system. At Tuesday's meeting of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government reference was made to what I would refer to as the management dispute that is ongoing between Cork City Council and the ESB in regard to the discharge of water near Cork on 19 November 2008....

Flood Relief. (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: What further consideration will the Minister give to the issue of flood risk management on all rivers, including the Shannon, on which dams have been built?

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: This time last year the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, stated he would legislate for the retail sector and if rents were not reduced, he would address the matter. However, rents are continuing to rise in the sector and the most aggressive increases currently taking place in retail rents concern portfolios which will go into the NAMA process. Yesterday afternoon-----

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, there are two specific pieces of legislation. Yesterday afternoon representatives of the retail industry met the Tánaiste to express their concerns with regard to upward rents and the practice which is now developing among landlords to increase rents to such an extent that thousands of jobs are threatened around the country. During the discussion, they also mentioned the legislative...

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: It is creating a situation whereby retailers across the country are now threatening to go on a national strike. Following the Tánaiste's meeting yesterday afternoon with retailers, does the Government now intend to introduce emergency legislation to deal with the issue of upward-only rent reviews which exist for the vast majority of companies in Ireland, despite the legislative changes made...

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: On that point-----

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: -----does the Minister acknowledge that rents are being inflated as a means of creating an over-valuation of properties for debunked developers as they enter the NAMA process? This is the kernel of the issue, namely, that rents are being over-valued-----

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: -----as part of the valuation process of NAMA to the cost of jobs and businesses across the country.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (24 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following matter of national importance, namely, the attempt by landlords whose property is due to be taken over by NAMA to force rent increase of as much as 400% in order to present a more favourable valuation, and the effect of these unrealistic and unjust increases on business which are already struggling and the...

Defence Forces Training. (24 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Defence if the report of the inquiry into the accident at Kilworth Camp, County Cork in June 2009 has been forwarded to the deputy chief of staff, support); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9177/10]

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: Hear, hear.

Public Service Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: With the permission of the House, I wish to share time with Deputy Kathleen Lynch.

Public Service Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: What we are ultimately debating this evening is an issue of fairness. Is it fair that working people across the public sector, including teachers, nurses, road cleaners, gardaí and others, should see a significant reduction in their wages as a result of Fianna Fáil's mismanagement of the economy? The answer to that question is "No". It is not fair because these people did not create the...

Public Service Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)

Ciarán Lynch: The amendment before the House commends the Government for its reactions to what it describes as restoring public finances. To my mind, restoring the public finances means recovery, but not through a return to business as usual. The latter would mean bailing out bankers, dealing with developers and putting the type of economy in place which initially got us into this mess. It must be borne...