Results 221-240 of 775 for speaker:Luke Flanagan in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the product know as pulp within the forestry industry will be made available at a commercial rate to the saw millers of the country and no longer exclusively directed to the Coillte board plants; his views on whether there would be a better return to the State if this product was transacted on an open and transparent basis,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 425. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at a recent forestry industry event held in the UK an orientated strand board manufacturer (details supplied) was asking participants to sign a petition requesting that the pulp from Irish forests be made available to all in the industry and not only to Coilte's board plants; his...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Regulations (17 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the tens of millions in public contracts that were negotiated with the private bus operators by the Bus Éireann employee in the Dundalk School Transport Office, whose irregular actions were reported to An Garda Síochána, were awarded in accordance with the EU Directives on Procurement; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Land Ownership (17 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 141. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hectares of raised bog owned by the State and semi-State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44013/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Éireann Services (16 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person in Bus Éireann that decided not to report the incidence of irregularities to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43887/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (15 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 259. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the costs of running the drug squad unit within An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43070/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Budget (15 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the war on drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43071/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions (15 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 398. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland is being fined under the Working Time Directive for the long hours worked by non consultant hospital doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43069/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Credit Union owned CUSOP will receive its authorisation from the Central Bank; if the Government is fully supportive of this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41554/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct AIB, a State owned bank, to assist the credit union movement with access to the clearing system to enable credit unions to offer full account services to their members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41555/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the strategy to underpin the solvency and viability of the credit union sector that was presented to the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF; the further discussions with the staff of the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF that will be necessary to clarify some aspects of the restructuring of the credit unions; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain what the item return to risk for Bus Éireann means as it appears in the Bus Éireann bill for school transport posted on his website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41579/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school transport is more expensive here than anywhere else in the western world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41580/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason maintenance charges for buses in the school bus fleet owned by Bus Éireann are over five times higher than similar charges for maintenance in Northern Ireland; his views on whether his Department is being overcharged for maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41581/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will put the 45 year old school transport contract/agreement/arrangement out to public tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41582/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will inform the EU Commission on Competition that the 45 year old arrangement that costs the State €160 million per year is not a contract and should not be put out to public tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41583/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the redacted version of the FGS Report on school transport administration charges which was agreed to be published in 2011 by his Department and Bus Eireann before the court case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish a copy of the confidentiality agreement that was signed by FGS and Bus Éireann and referred to by him in responses to a parliamentary question of 18 September 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41585/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (3 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in a prison (details supplied) in County Roscommon that have breached the terms of their temporary release to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41552/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (18 Jul 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 542. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason those convicted of minor offences are often brought to prison and returned from prison on the same day, often by the same Gardaí who delivered them there in the first instance; his views on whether this makes a mockery of our justice system and that it is a waste of Gardaí time and resources; if his attention has been...