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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school at Nurney, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23365/09]

Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Is the legislation on NAMA no longer promised?

Order of Business (17 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I am not sure whether the Taoiseach has indicated to the House the date upon which he expects the Dáil to rise for the summer recess. Included in the list of legislation is an important Bill in the context of the current banking crisis and the damage to our reputation internationally. I refer to the criminal justice (money laundering) Bill, which will enshrine in law the third EU directive...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (17 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: At the outset, it is regrettable if not shameful that the Dáil has a mere 40 minutes to discuss this important anti-terrorist motion. Indeed, the information circulated beforehand by the Minister's office is very weak and lacking in information. The Offences Against the State Act is extremely important legislation, reflecting as it does the ongoing battle the State has waged throughout its...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (18 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding which will be made available in 2009 for ocean energy projects; the persons who can access that funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24170/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (23 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Defence if the fuel shortage issue for the Irish mission in Chad has been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24824/09]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (23 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will outline the arrangements for Long Term Residential Care of the Elderly (details supplied) and the future plans for the 64 bed unit at a hospital in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24421/09]

Written Answers — Film Classification: Film Classification (23 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has a proposal to introduce new procedures reviewing the role and function of assistant film classifiers; if he will disclose the amount of money paid for travel and subsistence allowance to each assistant film classifier each year for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24420/09]

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: May we have copies of the grouping list for the amendments?

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I am inclined to support the amendment. I tabled a similar amendment on Committee Stage on which we had a good deal of discussion. I do not wish to rehash the points made, other than to say Deputy Ó Snodaigh makes a reasonable point, which was made in correspondence Members received from the Irish Human Rights Commission. Notwithstanding what the Minister said in the earlier discussion of...

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister referred to "ordinary" surveillance and "targeted" surveillance. We are dealing with a definition of surveillance. Is the Minister telling the House that a targeted and repeated photographing of persons for the purposes of monitoring and recording their movements, activities and communications is not surveillance? If that is not surveillance, then I do not know what is. I am...

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I am inclined to agree with the amendments. We had this debate on Committee Stage. I recollect that the Minister did not have a huge problem with the principle of what is contained in the amendment. His objection was more from a time point of view, that the Garda Ombudsman Commission is not sufficiently experienced or has not had sufficient time to experience a review or extension of its...

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: I am not sure of the intention of the amendment. However, were the amendment to be accepted by the House, it would seriously weaken the legislation and would be a grave omission. The Fine Gael party is supportive of what the Minister has said on this amendment.

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (24 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether progress in addressing poor water quality is adequate in view of the fact that the number of public water supplies on the remedial action list remains almost stagnant as a result of new water supplies continually being added to the list for remedial action; and if he will make a statement...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: This is probably the Minister's big break.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister knows that the Whips are driven by the Department.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: Then the Minister should direct his Whip.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister is welcome to the real world.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: He was able to debate it on the radio.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Charles Flanagan: We do not often see the Minister for Foreign Affairs around here.