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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (18 Sep 2013)

Luke Flanagan: We are bringing people to court.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (18 Sep 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 3. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the detailed scientific reasons for designating each of the 53 raised bog complexes under the birds and habitats directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38688/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (18 Sep 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I thank the Minister. Some people say it is hard to get an answer to questions in here, but I just received answers to a load of questions I did not even ask so we cannot accuse the Minister of this. With regard to the science, which is what I asked about, it now appears the National Parks and Wildlife Service is trying to establish more scientific facts, or perhaps establish them for the...

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...

Private Members' Business - Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (16 Jul 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I wish to put on the record that I believe the vast majority of members of An Garda Síochána are hardworking, decent, honourable people in the same way as I think the vast majority of greengrocers are hardworking and straight people. However, the reality is that if a greengrocer did not have a till and weighing scale, he would inevitably come under suspicion regardless of how...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nuclear Waste (16 Jul 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 775. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to EU Directive 2011/70/EURATOM (Nuclear Waste), if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this legislation will allow for the importation of nuclear waste into the Republic of Ireland by private operators, the role of government being diminished to that of independent licensing authority; his views on...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I welcome the provisions of the Bill which address the in camera rule as it relates to family law court cases. However, the devil is in the detail and my position on the legislation will depend on how the matter is ultimately addressed. The idea behind this legislation makes a great deal of sense. As someone who had two children outside of wedlock, albeit planned, it was shocking to learn...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments Waiting Times (9 Jul 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason special needs assistants have to wait up to nine months to receive their redundancy payments; his views on whether this delay is unacceptable and that it puts those who were already on low earnings in a very vulnerable position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33327/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jul 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has lived here for 13 years and is married to an Irish citizen has to pay €980 for an Irish passport; his views on whether this is a very exclusionary fee and would limit those with limited resources to gain an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 522. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to a Parliamentary Question of 18 December 2012 regarding charges for plastic bags for segregating waste, when his Department will complete the report he referred to in his reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31815/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (2 Jul 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to consider providing through the GSM a newer generation of ileostomy pouches which are longer lasting and hence more cost effective; his views on whether the current ileostomy product range available from the HSE is out-dated and that a better selection should be made available to those who have need to use...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (26 Jun 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will put in place to reduce the barriers to small building contractors tendering for public works, such as the building of extensions to primary schools; if he will address the minimum turnover of €400,000 that is required to enter a tender process; his views on whether such work would be welcomed by the smaller...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (26 Jun 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 16 May 2013, if he will explain the process used here to adapt the International Principles to the Irish Principles of Sustainability. [30879/13]

Other Questions: Suicide Prevention (25 Jun 2013)

Luke Flanagan: The Minister of State did not answer my question.

Other Questions: Suicide Prevention (25 Jun 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I am sure the Minister of State is well aware of the tragic suicide that took place in Roscommon psychiatric hospital and the calls made by many people in the area for a independent investigation into it and what it might reveal, rather than having an internal investigation which is never very satisfactory. Will the Minister of State seriously consider this request to increase confidence in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Luke Flanagan: The bottleneck is not created by staff being unwilling to do X, Y or Z; it exists because when a very difficult patient who requires a far higher level of care than others is put in an unsuitable unit without CCTV and one-to-one care, rather than a purpose-built unit to ensure both staff and patient are safe, it creates a pull from the very community services that the Minister of State is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I know the Minister of State is trying and is putting money into the service, but people are not happy with it. It is a very sensitive issue to discuss, but if people who have relations in the unit in Roscommon hospital are worried about it and telling me it is an appalling situation that must be addressed immediately, one must make a choice. One can either talk about it openly and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 73. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the location within County Roscommon of the units (details supplied) referred to in Vision for Change for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons with difficult to manage behaviours; the date on which they will be operational; the location of the regional forensic mental health units; the location at which patients currently in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Policy (25 Jun 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 402. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the person that owns a site (details supplied) in County Cavan; the person responsible for maintaining this site; if the Environment Protection Agency is monitoring this site and any emissions that may come from the drilling there; if he will outline the history of ownership and operations at this site; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Luke Flanagan: 608. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the closure of St Luke’s secure unit in Ballinasloe, County Galway, the location to which it is proposed that patients leaving the Central Mental Hospital requiring secure care will be placed; if he is satisfied that the public, patients and staff are safe when placing them in admission units; if he will confirm that in the case of one...