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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (13 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason, in the case of the Superintending of State Examinations, applicants for these posts, having to do with the care of children and other vulnerable young persons, are not being allowed to go through the direct Garda vetting system in order to conform to the Childrens Act 2012, but instead are being compelled to register, at quite a cost to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Foster Care Expenditure (13 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the fostering care allowance should be excluded as income by lending institutions when calculating mortgage repayments (details supplied); her views on whether including such an allowance in mortgage repayments calculations is to put the welfare of fostered children in jeopardy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13185/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (13 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the tendering process for the installation of water meters to residential properties; his views on whether the work is suited to smaller contractors rather than the larger construction firms who are more focused on projects that require high capital investment in plant and so on; his views on whether by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation in rural Ireland where persons have had their sheep herds attacked by domestic dogs; if he will consider introducing legislation making microchipping compulsory for all dogs; if he will legislate to have dogs impounded while attacks are investigated as has recently been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Transfers (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review circular 32/03 section 3, transfer of pupils to another primary school to repeat sixth class; if he is satisfied that this is a useful and justifiable restriction; if he will consider having it removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12669/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Property (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the circumstances in which Ballyhoura Estates Ltd, consisting of a substantial house, outbuildings and over 130 acres of land, which was vested in and held in trust by the Minister for Finance under the 1954 State Property Act on the 1 September 1972 for the statutory 20 years, was conveyed to a person (details supplied)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the figures for crimes committed by persons who have absconded from Shelton Abbey, County Wicklow and Loughan House, County Cavan, open prisons over the past five years by category of crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12572/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Competition Law (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will use the powers provided to him under the Criminal Justice Act 2011, to order that criminal offences under the Competition Acts be specified as relevant offences under the Criminal Justice Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12658/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Redeployment (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that for many years employees of his Department were seconded to the Irish Horse Board Cooperative Society Ltd and Horse Sport Ireland Ltd to administer the Irish Sport Horse Studbook if he will confirm whether this practice continues; if there are other cases in which civil servants have been seconded to work in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the official bovine tag order form as issued by his Department used partly for the purpose of bovine identification and now partly for BVD scheme purposes, if he will confirm the statutory basis for giving effect to the official bovine tag order form and to require the transfer of farmer personal data from his Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the purported role of the Irish cattle breeders’ federation in relation to the Statutory BVD scheme; if he will confirm the reason the ICBF role under the scheme appears to lack a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12764/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine under which statutory authority farmers are being asked to pay for bovine approved ear tags; if he will confirm the statutory authority that authorises his Department and/or his approved agent Euro tags Mullinahone Coop to require a farmer contribution towards the operational costs of the Irish cattle breeders’ federation as part...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether or not the tissue sample and or blood sample are approved tests for the purposes of determining or confirming that an animal is truly infected or not with the disease; if he will confirm whether or not the purported tests used to detect or confirm the existence of BVD are 100% accurate and reliable; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the purported statutory BVD scheme appears to not provide for the compulsory removal of animals that give a positive reaction to test given the compulsory nature of the scheme since 1 January 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12767/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm whether or not, the tissue tag or second approved ear tag purportedly used for the Purposes of the BVD scheme is authorised by European law; if he will confirm the relevant EU Legal provisions; if approval was required for its use and if so if it was sanctioned by the relevant EU authorities; if he will confirm the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the priority of works proposed for St Patrick's Hospital, Carrick on Shannon, County Leitrim in view of the fact that the hospital does not have a call bell system and under the current phased programme or works to the hospital it is scheduled for the fourth phase; if he will reconsider this schedule and ask that call bells be given a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has indemnified suppliers of replacement hips, namely DePuy Ltd. or Johnson and Johnson Ltd.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12753/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (12 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the position regarding the signage along the N59; if he will explain the necessity to have large signs at the junction of all minor roads between Ballisodare and Dromad; the cost of the new signage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12743/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals concerning the termination of penalty points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11684/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (6 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will leave the Leader funding structure as it is; if he will set out the advantage of moving the Leader programmes and the county enterprise boards into the local authorities; his views on whether the Leader programmes and the CEBs are enterprise focused and that the local authorities are service focused and thus the...