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Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Terence Flanagan: ...this debate and thank the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy O'Dowd, for being in the Chamber to listen to my contribution. As the line manager with responsibility for water services, he is working extremely hard in this area. I wish him well in his efforts. This Bill provides for the establishment of Irish Water, a new State...

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Terence Flanagan: ...could not issue a directive to that hospital and other hospitals to ensure that the cutbacks do not take place on the frontline but rather in the back office. It is frightening to read that the management of Our Lady's hospital in Crumlin will be unable to guarantee that urgent surgery and procedures will be treated. This realises the worst fears of parents and children. I refer to the...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Terence Flanagan: ...are international factors which have contributed to this situation but the Government has made some really bad and silly decisions which resulted in millions upon millions of taxpayers' money being wasted. As Deputy McGinley said yesterday, there is a lack of detail in the recovery package. There is no full breakdown of where the €440 million in savings for this year will come from or...

Public Private Partnerships: Motion. (8 Jul 2008)

Terence Flanagan: ...was 5,700 units while, shamefully, only 1,800 units were delivered. The affordable housing partnership has failed to deliver for those on waiting lists. It is only a talking shop and another waste of taxpayers' money. It is beyond belief that there is no centralised affordable housing waiting list in operation at present. As a result, it is not possible to ascertain a true figure of...

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2007)

Terence Flanagan: ...drive change. This budget represented a test of leadership for the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Cowen, which he failed. Ordinary families and small businesses will pay for the incompetent management of the public purse we have witnessed under the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen. We had the hypocrisy of pre-election promises made by this Government on tax cutting, when voters...

Climate Change and Energy Security: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2007)

Terence Flanagan: ...to establish offshore wind energy projects are preparing at present to invest €4 billion in these projects but they need co-operation from the State. EirGrid, the State company responsible for managing the electricity grid, would have to upgrade and make significant changes to the grid to facilitate this expansion of offshore wind energy capacity. What plans has the Minister to upgrade...

Pre-Budget Outlook: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Terence Flanagan: ...to the ordinary man on the street from budget 2008 will be that the party is over and that it is time for one to tighten one's belt. This Government which has built its reputation of good economic management on the back of a debt fuelled property market must now face the music. The reality is that the property boom is over resulting in less taxes for the Exchequer. This is the reality...

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (17 Oct 2007)

Terence Flanagan: ...cost of rolling out broadband capacity in their area. Towns only qualified for broadband funding under this scheme if they identified 30 people interested in getting broadband in their homes and managed to find a service provider. Otherwise, the Government would not provide the funding to help them get connected to a broadband network. The failure of that scheme lies squarely at the feet...