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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (21 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 526. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the frequency of Garda patrols taking place on Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Abbey Street and O'Connell Street, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23884/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (21 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is allocated to the LauraLynn Foundation this year and next year to ensure that the hospice may continue their exceptional work on a day to day basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23872/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I have two questions for Dr. Mills. Does he think that the evidence presented in the X case would have been sufficient to justify a termination under this draft Bill? I ask him to comment on the testimony of Dr. Sam Coulter-Smith, the Master of the Rotunda Hospital, that the inclusion of suicidal intent as grounds for a termination was not evidence-based. He said that it posed major...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I join in the welcome for the expert witnesses before the committee. I wish to inquire about head 12 which relates to conscientious objection. Reference has been made to patients, doctors and midwives being allowed a conscientious objection, but does an institution have a right to conscientious objection, as endorsed by the Council of Europe? Should head 12(3) be removed? Could the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I have a question for Dr. Fletcher. In regard to head 1, when does she believe a life becomes human and when does it acquire human rights? What rights does life acquire? I refer to the panel and medical ethics. There are many genuine concerns in this Chamber and in the Oireachtas as we look around at other jurisdictions and as we see what has happened in the United Kingdom, where medical...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: The Minister has one minute to conclude.

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: It is not less than one minute.

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: There is no limit.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Redundancies (23 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a query (details supplied) regarding redundancies in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24798/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Development (28 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 497. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to concerns surrounding the proposed development of an offshore windfarm off the Kish and Bray banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25891/13]

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I too welcome the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013. This Bill gives effect to a number of social welfare and pension reforms, some of which will bring about savings to the annual budget of the Department of Social Protection. We know that the Department has already made substantial savings this year and hopes to achieve net savings of €390 million for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Reports (30 May 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 258. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if inspection reports of creches will be added to her website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Settlements (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a delay with the processing of a tax return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27714/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 352. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding measures to prevent flooding from the River Wad in Donnycarney (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27730/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 487. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action his Department is taking to promote the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26881/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 626. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has any plans to increase the number of emergency vehicles in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27700/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 627. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to upgrade equipment for emergency vehicles nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27718/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 628. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount his Department has spent on tackling dereliction of buildings, especially improving shop fronts over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27719/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Conventions (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 667. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will sign the European Convention on Violence against Women before Ireland's EU Presidency ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27179/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Services Personnel (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 738. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate the measures in place to protect emergency service drivers in the course of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27699/13]