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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Drugs Strategy Budget (22 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 419. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary Question No. 388 of 15 October 2013, if the figure of €241 million provided in the answer includes the €5.7 million given in parliamentary Question No. 259 of 15 October 2013, as the cost of funding the Garda national drugs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44757/13]

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...

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: It is just an excuse. What else is it?

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Nonsense.

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I have to say I am delighted to hear that.

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I commend Sinn Féin not only on its tabling of this motion but also on following up on this issue time and again and not letting it go. If one found a cure for cancer, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, blindness or some people’s deafness, as many others and I have often imagined, it would be an absolutely brilliant day. Now that that brilliant day has come for many people...

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Writing down Denis O'Brien's loans.

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]

Message from Seanad (16 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Party time.

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]

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I am not that disappointed that neither of the appropriate Ministers is here, because they never listen to us anyway. Fortunately, there will be an audience watching outside the House who are far more important than them, and that is who the message is for. I have to give the Government credit: it has pulled off a master-stroke in this budget which will lead to a reduction in unemployment...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: We cannot hear the debate up here.

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]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (9 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 3. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to the shovel ready projects spoken of last year, the progress that has been made on getting such projects up and running; if he will outline any tangible results from this policy; if he will indicate the benefits this approach has had for the masses of young persons who are unemployed here; and if he will make a statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: What the Minister said about misunderstandings suggests that people who are against wind energy are misguided. I would love to have 100% confidence that the Minister will actually do something about this. However, from having listened to him this morning, I could not be that confident. What misunderstandings is he on about? The witnesses have done their research and were very careful to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)

Luke Flanagan: That was an excellent presentation which answered quite a number of the questions of interest to me and many people in my locality. The Minister, Deputy Pat Rabbitte was on the radio news today, as was Deputy Willie Penrose. Having listened to the Deputy, I was very excited about how the issue was going to be represented and the problems would be solved, but listening to the Minister...