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Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: The sole purpose of the Credit Guarantee Bill 2012 is optics and making it look like the Government will do something for the economy. The Government can state this was in its programme for Government and now that it has done it, one should shut up, whatever about the detail. We are talking about €150 million, less than one sixth of €1 billion that will solve all the problems that...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Most of them are being created by the Government.

Written Answers — Tobacco Products Directive: Tobacco Products Directive (16 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health if the manufacturers and importers of tobacco products have fulfilled their duties under Article 6 Section 1 of the Tobacco Products Directive 2001/37/EC, transposed into Irish Law via the European Communities (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco Products) Regulations 2003, that is, submit the ingredients in each of their products by...

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: They were all breaking the law.

Written Answers — Public Procurement Contracts: Public Procurement Contracts (15 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a construction company must have a turnover of €700,000 or greater in order to tender for the construction of primary schools; in view of the overall reduction in construction costs of recent years, if he will consider reducing this threshold and thus open up opportunities to smaller builders who have been hardest hit...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (10 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that payments to farmers which should have been paid in 2011 are being delayed within his Department; the reason there are now nine farmers in the Drumshanbo area, of County Leitrim, who have submitted their REP scheme 4 plans and have been told that due to a computer error their phosphor levels have been...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the guidelines on the Services Directive, Directive 2006/123/EC, will issue; and if he will ensure that his Department carries through on issuing a notice to all local authorities regarding casual trading. [23114/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if late fees can be waived for those living abroad who were not aware of the non principal private residence tax on their property; and if he will instruct the local authorities to accept the NPPR tax only for those who now present to pay the back tax owed (details supplied). [23302/12]

Private Members Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: I congratulate Deputy Donnelly on his phenomenal speech, I do not know how one follows it. As the Deputy said, the State is there if needs be when one is on one's knees and needs help. My experience when I needed help was not that great either. Many people who come to my office express the same feeling, particularly with regard to domiciliary care allowance and similar allowances. When I...

Swimming Pool Projects (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: That is down to me.

Swimming Pool Projects (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Swimming pools are one of my favourite topics. Did Roscommon County Council apply for funding to open the swimming pool all year round last year? Has it applied this year? I understand it has but I would like to hear it from the horse's mouth.

Swimming Pool Projects (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: If the Minister gives us funds, he will show that it is not all about having a Minister.

Swimming Pool Projects (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Even to people the Government does not like.

Tourism Industry (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: I refer to the Gathering initiative and what Deputy Naughten said about the Cinderella areas. If ever there was an area for growth it is the area that I come from, the Leitrim-Roscommon area bordering the Shannon. All of the ingredients are there. When it comes to the Gathering initiative, the ingredients are certainly there, considering that for all of my lifetime and for my father's...

Tourism Sector (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: I was interested to hear the Minister mention that overseas tourist numbers have increased by 6% or 7%. How does one differentiate between visitors overseas and the hundreds of thousands of people who have left and will leave the country and come back to visit their families for a week? Is there a way of differentiating between those visitors? If there is not, the more who emigrate, the...

Rural Transport Services (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if the National Integrated Rural Transport Committee will be prioritising the integration of the stakeholders and their transport needs to provide integrated transport services on the ground; the progress to date on this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23397/12]

Rural Transport Services (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: That is good news. It will be even better news if the talk turns into action. The Minister of State lives in rural Ireland and as he knows, a proper integrated rural transport system would be a huge boon to rural areas. It would help people with disabilities in particular to live more independently. When I was canvassing for the 2009 local elections I was struck by the frequency with...

Rural Transport Services (9 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: This is a very good idea but we need action. We have had plenty of good ideas that have never been followed through. It seems to take years to develop programmes and the sooner this is done the better for me, the Minister of State and all those living in rural areas.

Offshore Exploration (2 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider the proposal (details supplied) which suggested that an offer of a half share of ownership be made to the Norwegian State in return for managing the natural resources in our territorial waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22129/12]

Offshore Exploration (2 May 2012)

Luke Flanagan: While I would have liked to have tabled this question at the time the article in question was published, unfortunately, I did not have an opportunity to do so. However, the Minister's answer was interesting. I do not subscribe to the simple school of thought that there is a substantial amount of oil and gas in Irish waters from which we could make loads of money. The proposal which the...