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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Cessation Scheme (30 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding turf cutting and the cessation of same, the number of persons under the previous compensation schemes that have yet to be paid at this stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4607/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Cessation Scheme (30 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 23 January 2013, if he will provide the number of those who expressed an interest in relocation who qualified under the criteria of the scheme for relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4608/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the funds given by his Department to the Irish Environmental Network, which can be anything from €700,000 to €1,000,000 per year, is not accountable or made public by the Irish Environmental Network; the action he will take to bring clarity to the use to which the funds are put; if he will consider...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I am not. It is with regard to the register of interests not being taken seriously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Fair enough. If we cannot get it right at this level, how can we get it right at local authority level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I have indeed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I thank the Minister of State for her presentation. The issue of training seems to arise repeatedly. I am sure anybody who has been a member of a local authority will be aware that there is training provided, but the problem is the quality of it. When I first became a member of the local authority, I did not know a great deal about planning but I went to one planning conference and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Establishment of Planning Regulator: Discussion with Minister of State (29 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I have one final question. The Minister of State raised a point about how county councillors and Deputies must register their interests. How rigorous is that system? In the past month, I made a complaint to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges about a Member of the Dáil which was investigated, and the conclusion was more or less that the Member forgot to put it in. When I sent...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Standards (29 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he considers section 4 (1) c of Statutory Instrument 534 (2008), namely the exemption of local authorities from housing standards for rented houses regulations, to be appropriate to rented properties; the reason this should be the case; the grounds on which it can be justified that local authorities do not have to live up...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (29 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation to update the use and applications of animal micro chipping; if he will, in view of safety concerns, consider making the animal owner's contact details available directly from the microchip readout; if he will consider legislating for the duties of animal pound operators and local authorities with...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (24 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason both Galway City Council and Galway County Council have now got local enterprise offices when previously one county enterprise board served both city and county, in view of his policy to maximise value for money by amalgamating the county enterprise boards into the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the...

Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: I also welcome this debate. Never would there be a day in the Chamber when such a debate was not worthy. My two most formative experiences have been attending school and going to prison. My secondary school experience and that of many of my friends was more difficult than was my experience of prison. School was a complete jungle. Is this because school reflects society? That seems to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will explain where the sum of €270,000 which was allocated to Roscommon County Council in 2010 for the purpose of flood prevention for Athleague Town, County Roscommon, has been spent; the reason the weir which was proposed for Lisnatea on the River Suck has not been constructed; if his attention has been drawn to the fact...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (23 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown on a bog basis, of those who applied for compensation for cessation of turf cutting; if he will supply figures for those who accepted compensation as an interim measure while awaiting a relocation bog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3458/13]

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Get rid of 20 of them; that will solve the problem. I would vote for that.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: The proposed reduction in the number of TDs from 166 to 158 should go further. While I believe there should be more democracy in this country, at the same time, the democracy is all in the wrong place. I personally believe 80 TDs would be plenty for this country but, in order to achieve that, we need real local and regional government reform. I found what Deputy Tuffy said very...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: Dream on.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make known the costs of engaging a private bus contractor to bring children to school in Glenamaddy and Glinsk in County Galway; the reason this contractor is still engaged, when the original reason for hiring the contractor was to ensure that all passengers had a seat with a seat belt, Bus Éireann now having installed seat belts on...

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

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a waste disposal company in the Dublin area is now charging €9 for six plastic bags for households to segregate their recyclable waste; his views on whether this will discourage persons from recycling; the provision, if any, that has been made for a waiver for those on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (16 Jan 2013)

Luke Flanagan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any investigation is ongoing into the matter of alleged fraudulent milk metering at a co-op (details supplied) between the years of 1986 and 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58115/12]