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Written Answers — Fireblight Levels: Fireblight Levels (5 May 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reply to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17602/10]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (29 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to immediately give help to the 20,000 householders whose homes are beginning to crumble around them because of the presence of the defective pyrite in the foundations of their home. This issue is causing...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Where?

Written Answers — Cereal Sector: Cereal Sector (29 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his priorities in the area of tillage sector reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16988/10]

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (27 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16666/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Question 324: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vacant affordable housing stock for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16669/10]

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Estates: Unfinished Housing Estates (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Question 58: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take in relation to a matter (details supplied). [16113/10]

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will deal with a matter (details supplied). [15970/10]

Unfinished Housing Estates. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Question 4: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions he will undertake regarding unfinished housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16233/10]

Unfinished Housing Estates. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Cuffe, on his first Question Time and I wish him well in his new role.

Unfinished Housing Estates. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: I thank him for his response. This is a major problem throughout the country, of which the Minister of State is well aware, and the issue with regard to unfinished housing estates has been well documented in the media. To not know the amount of housing estates involved is ridiculous. Each local authority should know and have information to hand on the quantity in its area. It is beyond...

Unfinished Housing Estates. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. What about situations where developers are high and dry, insolvent and not in a position to complete housing estates? All home owners purchase their homes in good faith with a view to all facilities being completed in the housing estate. We know that in ghost estates and derelict sites roads have not been completed, public lighting is not...

Water Meters. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Or €2 billion.

Local Authority Staff. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Will the Minister ensure that local authorities keep on their apprentices so they can complete their courses? Is there any hope the local authorities will take on staff to deal with the dredging of rivers or unfinished housing estates in the summer?

Social and Affordable Housing. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: I thank the Minister for his response. However, it is an absolute scandal that 1,100 homes are idle or unsold, with no owners, when there are 100,000 people waiting anxiously on housing lists throughout this time, as the Minister knows. I welcome that the Minister's policy will change and that these homes will be available and put on the open market. Regarding Part V social and affordable...

Social and Affordable Housing. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: The Minister has made some progress and that is to be appreciated and commended but it is not a good to have houses lying idle-----

Social and Affordable Housing. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: -----because they will be vandalised. Is there a deadline for the introduction of this new policy?

Planning Issues. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: He will not answer the question.

Planning Issues. (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: When?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (22 Apr 2010)

Terence Flanagan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to immediately set up a working group in his Department to ascertain the extent of the problem of the defective pyrite present in the foundations of new homes throughout the State. It is estimated that there...