Results 301-320 of 3,532 for speaker:Ciarán Lynch in 'Dáil debates'
- Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: When will legislation regarding the abolition of upward only rent reviews for existing leases come before the House? This issue is mentioned in the programme for Government and I understand that discussions are under way between the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Attorney General. Will the Tánaiste indicate when we will see legislation on this matter in the House?
- Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Murder of PSNI Constable: Statements (5 Apr 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: Before I call Deputy McDonald, I remind the House that the Standing Order provides that a Minister or Minister of State should address the House at 6.45 p.m. However, I understand the Tánaiste wishes to have 12 minutes speaking time, which affords Deputy McDonald three additional minutes.
- Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Hayes, without interruption, please.
- Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy should refer his comments through the Chair. I call on Deputy Donohoe, who has ten minutes.
- Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: Deputy, please.
- Universal Service Charge: Motion (29 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: That is not a point of order.
- Corporation Tax: Motion (22 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: That is agreed.
- Corporation Tax: Motion (22 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: There are 15 minutes remaining in the slot. Do the Deputies propose to share them equally?
- Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: If we needed a reminder of the scale of the task which lies ahead for this Government, it was the increase in the number unemployed and the decrease in the number of people in jobs as outlined in today's quarterly national household survey for 2010 which shows that almost 65,000 fewer people are in work. These figures highlight the urgency of implementing the various job creation measures...
- Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: It needs to be an Opposition that contributes to the operation of this House, not one that is merely that consensus for criticism and other negative measures. They have a job to do. They will be facilitated with reforms in this House that will allow them to do it robustly. I welcome it because it is required.
- Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: To conclude,-----
- Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: I will conclude on this point. The days-----
- Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: -----of instant and immediate gratification-----
- Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: -----are over and this House faces into five years of a long programme to ensure that this country gets itself back to work.
- Finance Bill 2011: Committee Stage (26 Jan 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: Last week, I spoke at a debate organised by the Historical Society of University College Cork entitled, "The Recession Then and Now". The debate compared our current economic difficulties to the economic problems of the 1980s, focusing specifically on personal circumstances and how individuals are faring now and how they fared then. It became apparent in the course of the evening that the...
- Finance Bill 2011: Committee Stage (26 Jan 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: The former Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, made an announcement that the tenant purchase scheme would now be adapted and that there would be a 45% discount for people who had been social housing tenants for 15 years and over. I believe that is what is being referred to in the section there. The former Minister of State also gave the impression that this would be enacted on 1 January and...
- Water Utilities: Motion (13 Jan 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: I will begin by commending Fine Gael for bringing what could be considered a timely motion before the House regarding the delivery and infrastructure of water services across the Irish Republic. The motion reflects a similar motion brought before the House this time last year. We could witness severe weather conditions as an annual occurrence, and dealing with them cannot be explained as a...
- Bank Guarantee Scheme (12 Jan 2011)
Ciarán Lynch: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the net exposure of the National Asset Management Agency and the credit institutions supported by the Eligible Liabilities Guarantee to derivative instruments; the extent to which these exposures arise from hedging arrangements or from speculative positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1372/11]