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Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013. I have no doubt that everyone in this House agrees that pregnant women in Ireland should be entitled to the very best medical care available. In so far as the Bill provides clarity in respect of the interventions that are lawful where there is a physical threat to the life of the mother, no one has any...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I will defend the right of our doctors and nurses to practice their healing vocation with clear consciences and I will defend the right to life of unborn children and their right not to have their lives deliberately ended when they can and should be saved. As John F. Kennedy stated in a famous speech on conscience delivered shortly before his election as President of the United States, "I...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: No.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (2 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 253. To ask the Minister for Finance if any consideration has been given to setting a limit of €100 before an anti-money laundering identification requirement is applied for the purchase of prize bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32003/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (2 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 254. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any concerns that the anti-money laundering identification requirement applied to the purchase of prize bonds over €25 in value will be inconvenient for ordinary customers who want to purchase prize bonds as gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32004/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (2 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a study on the impact of rising student fees on participating families will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32000/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Postgraduate Loan Scheme Implementation (2 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been any discussions with banks to provide reduced-interest loans to help students with the funding of postgraduate courses, as is the current practice in certain financial institutions in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32058/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (2 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 520. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timeline for the rolling out of water meters and the implementation of water charges on households here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31755/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (2 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 542. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31498/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (2 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 693. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation regarding the regulation of sunbeds here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32140/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I support the amendments of the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, regarding the clinical pathway. They should be supported by the Minister as outlined. I tabled amendment No. 56 to remove section 9, which deals with the risk of the loss of life from suicide. Of all the elements in the Bill, this is the most controversial. There would be little or no opposition to the Bill if section 9,...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: What are the Deputy's vested interests?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I have three quick questions for the Minister. What would be the acceptable number of direct abortions under section 9? If one accepts the premise of the X case, on which the Bill is based, that a threat of suicide is no less a real and substantial threat to the mother's life, whether it arises in the first trimester or at eight months, and if the mother says she is suicidal because of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to support family carers so that they can avail of training and employment opportunities during their caring years to help them prepare to re-enter the workforce when their caring role ends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33606/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update regarding the achievement of the targets set out in the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33600/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to establish a grant scheme to assist voluntary organisations with the costs associated with complying with Government generated regulatory requirements, such as mandatory training and vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33605/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to commission a strategic review of the housing adaptation grant scheme to examine current and projected demand; if he will examine the feasibility of centralising the application process and make recommendations on the way the scheme can better meet the needs of older people, people with disabilities and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Young Carers (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 227. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update regarding the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population, which was funded by her Department in 2010 and the recommendations outlined in the national carers' strategy which specifically support young carers; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 230. To ask the Minister for Health his policy in relation to supporting older people and those with care needs to remain at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33607/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Strategy (10 Jul 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 231. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the primary health strategy's commitment to have 400 to 600 fully functioning primary care teams by the end of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33608/13]