Results 5,201-5,220 of 6,180 for speaker:Terence Flanagan

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: He will not answer it.

Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount by which the budget for social housing has been reduced for 2010; the amount of the funding that has been reduced for each local authority; the way this compares to the 2009; the number of new social homes that are expected to be built in 2010 in each local authority area; and if he will make a...

Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: I thank the Minister of State. The situation is extreme with close to 100,000 people on social housing waiting lists yet we are only talking about 8,000 to 10,000 accommodation places. This is completely unacceptable. The social housing budget has been drastically cut by almost 20% and long-term leasing is not achieving any value for money for the taxpayer. There should be an opportunity...

Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: There are still 100,000 on the waiting lists.

Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: It is a drop in the ocean.

Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: While we welcome the Minister of State's flexibility and his work in this area, much more needs to be done to get value for taxpayers' money and to ensure we will have an equity stake - an asset - at the end of the day. We need to make sure this is not just rental money that is going into other people's pockets without a physical asset being made available. The priority should be to ensure...

Social and Affordable Housing. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Good.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: It is a relevant issue.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Water shortages still exist in Dublin city and parts of the county. Parts of Howth and Sutton in my constituency are still affected because of what happened during the cold spell. When will this issue be finally resolved?

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Is the Minister speaking from experience?

Departmental Reports. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Exactly.

Departmental Reports. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: What are they sitting on his desk for?

Departmental Reports. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: What did they do?

Departmental Reports. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: He is the Minister.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: Far from it.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: We are talking about the present.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: It is tokenism.

Local Government Reform. (25 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: We ask the questions.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (24 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley, to set up a task force immediately to identify the extent of the problem of the defect pyrite being present in the foundation of new homes throughout the State. It is...

Building Regulations. (24 Feb 2010)

Terence Flanagan: I thank Deputy McEntee for allowing me to share time with him on this important issue. In October 2007 I called on the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to immediately set up a task force to tackle this urgent situation. However, the Minister took no action. He stated he would have his Department audit all quarries in the country to ascertain whether pyrite is...