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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution Legislation (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce new, tougher legislation to address the problem of littering and dog fouling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16892/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution Legislation (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the initiatives being run by his Department to address the problem of littering and dog fouling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16893/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing a system where payers of the local property tax receive regular updates from their council on the way the revenue is spent with a breakdown across expenditure headings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17108/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding planning permission in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17142/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Common Travel Area (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the common travel area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16442/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that is being taken to improve the living conditions of asylum seekers in direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16526/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any consideration has been given to changing the law to allow pubs to serve alcohol on Good Friday and Christmas Day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16519/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Expenditure (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports that pet owners are being advised to euthanise their healthy pets for financial reasons; if he will confirm if there is help available from animal charities to assist pet owners in financial difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16716/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) in County Dublin regarding assisted human reproduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16042/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Information (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that only appropriate content is put up on the website spunout.ie in future and if he will advise as to the funding that has been provided to this organisation over the past five years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16074/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been provided to an organisation (details supplied) in County Dublin over the past five years; when the last audit took place regarding funding and treatment of its residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16524/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been allocated to address mental health issues here; the areas that this money is being spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17124/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the refusal of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE, to recommend funding for Pirfenidone for patients with lung fibrosis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17424/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes being made to the rural transport programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17482/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (17 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a resource teacher in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17805/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Expenditure (17 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the background to the decision to cut grants for religious ceremonies such as first communion and confirmation costs; if these grants will be reinstated in the future to help the poorest in society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17996/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (17 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health the role of the Junior Ministers in his Department in constructing abortion legislation; the number of meetings he has had with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17774/13]

Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I welcome the Bill. It is a vitally important step in creating a more responsible banking system in this country. Any legislation that will addresses the historic bad practices, bad lending and bad banking should be welcomed. I trust that these new measures will go some way towards making the system clearer and more transparent in terms of borrowers. It is clear that reckless lending...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (18 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on housing building standards and in particular the current insulation and energy standards applicable to new housing here; if he will advise as to the most modern and sustainable standards currently available; when the current standards were last reviewed; his plans to upgrade or recalibrate those standards...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sectoral Plan (2012 Edition): Motion (18 Apr 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I welcome the Minister of State and his team and I support all the good work that is being done in this area. Does an issue arise, particularly in Dublin, in respect of private coach operators in Dublin, to which lesser requirements than those which obtain in the case of Dublin Bus seem to apply? As has been stated, Dublin Bus vehicles are expected to be 100% wheelchair accessible. Will...