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Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Bertie Ahern.

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (10 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will instruct the ESB to make available its regulations for the control of the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33288/12]

Constitutional Convention: Motion (10 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: We could definitely do things better in this country. While we can criticise what the Government is trying to do in this area, we should realise nobody has ever tried to do anything before. I congratulate the Government on its efforts. I hope something emerges from the convention. I will die of scepticism if nothing does. It is very rare that anything emerges from a report in Ireland...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (5 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide this Deputy with the outline graph of the electro fishing audit of the tributarys rivers of the River Barrow downstream of Carlow Town. [32958/12]

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: We are told that these decisions must be taken because of economic realities in Ireland. We are told that decimating these schools will save the State €15 million. When one looks at the details, it is not quite so clear-cut. If, due to these cuts, a school is forced to close, this will mean an inevitable extra expense of amalgamating it with another school. It will, in the majority of...

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: I do not know that there has been any Bill that ever came before this House that was perfect. There is one good way to perfect the Bill: vote for it, let us discuss it, amend it and get it right. Obviously, the Government does not care. If it cared, there would be more of its Members here. If the Minister cared, he would be here.

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: This is the reason I am doing this. I am not doing it for populism. I believe in issues that are not popular as well. I will bring a Bill before the Dáil in January and February next. Then the Government will accuse me, not of populism but of naivety. I go with what I believe in, whether it is popular or not. It is a well-known fact that to deal with a problem, one must first...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil servants dismissed in the period 1 January 2000 to 30 June 2006; and the number of civil servants dismissed in the period 1 July 2006 to 31 December 2011 by the Government and by a Minister for the Government . [31985/12]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he stands over his statement that 30% of the protected bogs had already been irrevocably damaged; the reason we should try to protect these bogs if they are irrevocably damaged; if he will name those bogs which he believes to be irrevocably damaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32026/12]

Written Answers — Water Levels: Water Levels (3 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 403: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the legislation, Statutory Instrument or other orders under which the water level in Lough Ree was raised in 1979; the authority responsible for controlling the water level at the Athlone weir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32193/12]

Written Answers — Local Government Audit Service: Local Government Audit Service (3 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 426: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the local authorities have a separate auditor namely the Local Government Audit Service; if he will examine if the LGAS is poorly placed to do an impartial audit and assessment of the local authorities in view of the fact that it is being run by the Department of Environment, Community and Local...

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Hear, hear.

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share time with Deputies Thomas Pringle, Seamus Healy, Michael Healy-Rae, Mattie McGrath and John Halligan.

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2012)

Luke Flanagan: It is an honour for me to attempt, for the first time ever, to make a change to legislation by bringing in this Bill. I thank the Technical Group for supporting me and, most importantly, I thank the group Save Our National Schools, or www.sons.ie, as they call themselves. They have done a massive amount of work on this and I hope it will not turn out to be a waste of time. The purpose of...

Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 13: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider allocating a greater part of the rent collected from local authority housing to the maintenance of the same housing and communal areas surrounding such housing; if he will consider increasing the sum paid to the residents' associations to €2,000 for estates of over 30 houses and to...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (28 Jun 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a summary of the number of letters and written communications sent by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, formally Dúchas, informing turf bank owners and turbary rights holders that their bogs had been given special area of conservation candidate status between the years 1997 and 1999; and if he...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (28 Jun 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department has at present a team working on discovery of title of turf bank ownership; and if this is the case the reason such work was not carried out in the years 1997 to 2004 when his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, formally Dúchas, were under obligation to inform the owners of turf...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (28 Jun 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a summary of the number of letters and written communications sent by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, formally Dúchas, informing turf bank owners and turbary rights holders that their bogs had been given special area of conservation candidate status between the years 2002 and 2004; and if he...

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: First Stage (27 Jun 2012)

Luke Flanagan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide, for the protection of schools which are the exclusive providers of education for geographical, cultural, religious or non-denominational communities; for the protection of schools which are the providers of education for Gaeltacht areas; for the protection of schools which are the providers of education for offshore...

Education (Amendment) (Protection of Schools) Bill 2012: First Stage (27 Jun 2012)

Luke Flanagan: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."