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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Díospóireacht le Daoine Óga (5 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Go raibh maith agat. I am going to spoil the party and use the language of the invader. Unfortunately my knowledge of the Irish language is fairly limited. In order not to insult the delegation completely I have managed to put together a few words. Ta áthas mór orm nuair a chuala mé tuairimí Fhélim, Chaoimhín Ó Ceallaigh agus na paistí eile faoi...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Bond yields.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I would vote for it.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Hear, hear.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (1 Mar 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I am happy with that. If one goes for a job in this country, one generally has to go for an interview. When one goes in for the interview, one is asked certain questions and one gets the job depending on how one answers the questions. If, subsequently, the employer discovers that one did not tell the truth, one will most likely lose one's job and possibly face criminal problems for not...

State Forestry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: That is a first.

State Forestry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I believe it makes sense to sell the family jewels when times are tough, but it does not make sense to sell the cow, and that is the equivalent of what the Minister is doing. The sale of the harvesting rights makes no sense from an economic, financial or moral point of view. The 12,000 jobs, the €2.2 billion in annual revenue generated, and the €1 billion invested in private...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I wish to share time with Deputy Seamus Healy.

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I have often heard members of the Government refer to the national finances as being a bit like household finances. I am sure Members have often heard the phrase, "Watch the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves." At a national level, one can apply the same logic: "Watch the millions and the billions will take care of themselves." The question is whether the Government is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I thank the delegates for their presentation. Mr. O'Connor has made a very good point, that if people do not believe they are getting justice in their communities, they might move towards paramilitaries. For me, the issues of the right to a fair trial and a bill of rights were brought into sharp focus last week when I went with an all-party Dáil delegation to meet a group of people....

Other Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Office and the Secretary of State with regard to Marian Price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8863/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (20 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on internment in Northern Ireland. [8876/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (19 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an investigation by a person (details supplied) into the theft of cannabis by Gardaí based at Henry Street Garda Station, County Limerick and Roxborough Garda Station, County Limerick, has resulted in a file being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8866/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Mortality Rates (14 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Needless to say as someone who represents the constituency in which Roscommon Hospital is situated I welcome anything new that comes to the hospital. Of course I do. Why would I not? It is obviously to my benefit and that of my family, my neighbours and constituents. The Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, promised us at the last general election that our accident and emergency department would...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Mortality Rates (14 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: How many times does the Minister have to say the same thing?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Mortality Rates (14 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Does the Minister accept that he has deficiencies?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Mortality Rates (14 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the mortality rates in the former coronary care unit at Roscommon County Hospital and the rates at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7764/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Mortality Rates (14 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I thank the Minister. The statement he made on 5 July 2011 in the Dáil and on 21 July 2011 before the joint committee on mortality rates in the coronary care unit at Roscommon Hospital was as follows:A patient attending Galway University Hospital has a 5.8% mortality rate compared with a 21.3% mortality rate in Roscommon, which is four times greater.That was not correct. At the time,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (14 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the requirement of the State Examinations Commission that superintendents of examinations must be registered with the Teaching Council; his views on the necessity of a retired teacher (details supplied) in County Longford who wishes to superintend at exams, to register with the Teaching Council [7779/13]

Magdalen Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Feb 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I welcome the fact that the report admits the State's involvement but after that I am rather disappointed with it. Given the short time available to me I will read from one of the testimonies, that of a woman named Josephine Meade. She said she was in several different Magdalen laundries in Cork, Galway and Dublin. She said the worst was the Mercy convent in Galway. I lived on the site of...