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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Products (18 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is expected to take at least 18 months to bring legislation to Dáil Éireann for the introduction of cannabis based medicine for the relief of pain for certain ailments such as multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and others; if it is necessary to run clinical trials when the medicine has already been tested and approved in the UK and Belgium; and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Applications (18 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider granting a medical card to a child (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45468/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Products (18 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is expected to take at least 18 months to bring legislation to Dáil Éireann for the introduction of cannabis based medicine for the relief of pain for certain ailments such as multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and others; if it is necessary to run clinical trials when the medicine has already been tested and approved in the UK and Belgium; and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to include for the registration of deaths of Irish citizens abroad; her plans to do so, and, when might such amendments may be likely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45887/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Bodies (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the administration costs of CIE and Bus Éireann; the percentage of their total budget in administrative costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45638/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the decision to cut bus routes is taken by him, The National Transport Authority or Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45726/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to include for the registration of deaths of Irish citizens abroad; her plans to do so, and, when might such amendments may be likely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45887/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Bodies (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the administration costs of CIE and Bus Éireann; the percentage of their total budget in administrative costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45638/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the decision to cut bus routes is taken by him, The National Transport Authority or Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45726/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Bodies (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the administration costs of CIE and Bus Éireann; the percentage of their total budget in administrative costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45638/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the decision to cut bus routes is taken by him, The National Transport Authority or Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45726/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Semi-State Bodies (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the administration costs of CIE and Bus Éireann; the percentage of their total budget in administrative costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45638/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (23 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the decision to cut bus routes is taken by him, The National Transport Authority or Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45726/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (24 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider postponing the closure of Lisbrook House, County Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the long term effects of closing this facility; his views on whether moving families to new locations will impact negatively on the education and development of children of asylum seekers, persons who in many cases have been uprooted and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what the savings to the Exchequer would be if all civil and public servants had their salaries capped at €80,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46647/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility (24 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon who has been refused the back to school clothing and footwear scheme allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46629/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (24 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No.182 of 17 of October 2012, if he will provide figures, on a bog by bog basis, of those who have actually received compensation for loss of turf cutting rights on bogs classified as special areas of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46648/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Oct 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health the reason this country needs to put cannabis based medicines of which Sativex is one such brand through clinical trials when the products are already clinically approved by the Mutual Recognition Procedure which operates throughout Europe; if the Irish Medicines Board has already approved such medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46550/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: County Enterprise Boards Grants (6 Nov 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if it is realistic to expect the county enterprise boards to process the disbursement of grants to entrepreneurs in a time period of about six weeks or less, in view of the fact that the CEBs have to seek and access applications, approve applications at board level, potential clients have then to lodge three quotations for expenditure,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions (6 Nov 2012)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have a criminal record for cannabis possession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47593/12]