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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 294. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason he has not implemented legislation to protect illegal migrant workers who are experiencing physical and sexual violence here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 381. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department is willing to provide further relief and support for those who adopt children here, in view of the low rate of adoption of Irish born children at the moment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51585/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: It needed to be repeated. Well said. Spot on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Would Mr. O'Connor not think that before a decision is made on a route, EirGrid would decide whether to put it overground or underground given that if it is going to put it overground, it might be looking for a different type of ground than if it was going underground? When people ask how much it would cost to put it overground on a chosen route, the answer would be different if EirGrid had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Even though Mr. O'Connor would not live beside a pylon EirGrid is trying to put up-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Mr. O'Connor answered the question, but in what context did he answer it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Will Mr. O'Connor elaborate as I do not understand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: What does he mean by the word "disamenity" ? What is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: The household?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: How so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Will Mr. O'Connor define "close" as this is important?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I would like Mr. O'Connor to be very precise, exceptionally precise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: It is not, not if one lives in Ballaghaderreen, or around those areas. It will be a disamenity, and I need to know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: It is very important

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Through the Chair, can we get a definition of "close", because close means nothing unless one defines exactly what one means by close. Does it mean that it is close enough to fall on one's house?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Maybe 50 m. In this county when turf cutters deal with the Minister they are told "maybe they got consulted". From the mouth of Mr. O'Connor we hear "maybe 50 m". "Maybe" will not add up in court. What is the distance that Mr. O'Connor would be comfortable with in order that he would not have a problem living beside a pylon? Please tell us. Mr. O'Connor is destroying the process by what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I think Mr. O'Connor has said it all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Mr. O'Connor did not answer the question. He fluffed it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Mr. O'Connor has not answered my next question relating to before a decision is made to go underground or overground-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Luke Flanagan: It is a specific question and Mr. O'Connor has not answered it. The Chairman is moving on. Does the Chairman not want him to answer it? Does it not suit?