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Other Questions: Irish Language (18 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 10. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the lifting of the derogation for the Irish language to be recognised as an official language in the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23547/15]

Other Questions: Irish Language (18 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: Will the Minister provide an update on the lifting of the derogation on Irish? It is not being used as an official or working language of the European Union at present. That is a shame. There is an opportunity to create 180 jobs and it is something the Government should be actively pursuing. Will the Minister indicate who will make the decision regarding the lifting of the derogation and...

Other Questions: Irish Language (18 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: This is an issue I have pursued with the predecessor of the Minister of State. I raised a Topical Issue on the matter on 28 November 2013. The then Minister of State said that the issue would be raised and a decision would be considered in early 2014. Yet, here we are all these months later and no final decision has been made. Can the Minister bring any hope to people who have undertaken...

Other Questions: Irish Language (18 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: I very much accept the bona fides of the Minister of State in trying to pursue this issue and have it dealt with. I appeal to the Minister of State to prioritise this in the coming months and to try to push this on as much as he can to ensure that there is hope and career opportunities for Irish speakers who want to pursue and undertake this work. I call on the Minister of State to ensure a...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: I am happy to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015 which will have a significant impact on residents in my constituency of Dublin Bay North and many other constituencies all over the country. It aims to deal with issues of housing supply, but, as Deputy Thomas P. Broughan argued, action in this regard is not happening in a timely...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (18 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on proposals (details supplied). [24251/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to encourage competition in the banking sector and to drive down variable mortgage interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24521/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for making the National Asset Management Agency more accountable, and for eventually winding it down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24522/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 137. To ask the Taoiseach the top five industries in which jobs have been created here in the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24654/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Censorship of Publications (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 348. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding publications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24638/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 416. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the number of persons currently waiting to access the fair deal scheme in Dublin, and elsewhere in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24655/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department is undertaking to reduce waiting times to access the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24656/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 418. To ask the Minister for Health if a campaign is taking place to recruit Irish nursing staff who have emigrated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24657/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Department Staffing (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 419. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that nurses will be recruited to fill existing vacancies in Beaumont Hospital's accident and emergency unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24658/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 420. To ask the Minister for Health if St. Joseph's Hospital in Dublin 5 could be used for a purpose (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24659/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the Coolock and Darndale Primary Care Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24660/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding the Edenmore Primary Care Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 440. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24790/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 441. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider setting up a perinatal hospice service for babies who may not live for long after birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24791/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Application Refusals (23 Jun 2015)

Terence Flanagan: 506. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a renewal of an Irish passport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24797/15]