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Mental Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Obviously I think this is an excellent motion as I would not have signed my name to it otherwise. Many interesting things have been said and this is what I have to say about it. There is no doubting that there have been many improvements in our approach to the issue of mental health in the past half century or so. An elderly relative of mine informed me - I was shocked when I first heard...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can facilitate the creation of proper schooling for children with special needs in the necessary areas in view of the fact that it costs €1,800 a week in taxi fares to transport a child with autism to proper teachers and facilities which seems like an extreme waste of scarce resources in hard economic times and also causes...

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (16 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that to date, there has been an error of omission in developing the Connemara National Park Interpretative Centre at Letterfrack, Connemara, County Galway, without any inclusion or reference to the history of the industrial institute which once occupied the site; if he will award part of the funding available to the memorial...

Report by the Interdepartmental Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: The Keane report favours bankers over the ordinary person. This is hardly surprising considering the make-up of the group which put together the report - 17 officials from Departments, three Central Bank representatives, one AlB representative and one EBS representative. The fact that the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, was not consulted in any way says it all. The report refuses...

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: The Minister should not forget Maureen O'Sullivan.

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (15 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider giving the An Post a stronger role in the Strategy on Financial Inclusion and in particular to enable the post offices here to offer current account facilities to its customers; his views that in the interest of providing choice and greater competition within banking that the role of the post office should be promoted and...

Written Answers — Building Control Act: Building Control Act (15 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 408: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Building Control Act 2007 has created a situation whereby the dominant representative association (details supplied) is also the regulating body for that profession, contrary to the specific recommendations of the Competition Authority; and if he will...

Written Answers — Building Control Act: Building Control Act (15 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 409: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has estimated the cost to domestic consumers of removing a significant number of architects from the market through the absence of a standard grandfather clause in part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34670/11]

Written Answers — Building Control Act: Building Control Act (15 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 410: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the €4,500 technical assessment fee for architects under the Building Control Act 2007 makes that assessment the most costly of its type in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34671/11]

Written Answers — Building Control Act: Building Control Act (15 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 411: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the Building Control Act 2007 to include a grandfather clause for those with acquired rights and so enable them to continue to certify as architects in the State without being criminalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34672/11]

Written Answers — Building Control Act: Building Control Act (15 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 412: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views that the costly and non-inclusive routes for the registration of architects with acquired rights constitutes the sheltering of the architecture profession and that the State, the public and consumers are thereby ill-served by Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (15 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Forensic Science Laboratory has found grit weed contamination in samples of cannabis seized in recent times; if he will make available the results of analysis carried out by the Forensic Science Laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34536/11]

Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: I propose to share time with Deputy Halligan. I welcome Deputy Patrick Nulty's maiden speech and I wish him luck, which one needs in here. I welcome the Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill, which is excellent news. Reading through the EU-IMF agreement, this stuck out like a sore thumb because it was the only thing I was happy with in the agreement. It is sad that we...

Swimming Pool Projects (9 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: The Minister of State is probably aware that there already is an enclosed swimming pool in the town of Ballaghaderreen. This pool is located in the local hotel, which has been shut down. Would the Department consider the option of allowing the council to lease that pool in order that it might save a great deal of money? There are those who would state that the pool to which I refer is not...

Swimming Pool Projects (9 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: I wore it especially for the Minister of State.

Swimming Pool Projects (9 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Did the council not make an application in respect of the private swimming pool to which I refer?

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (8 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the National Cancer Screening Service to contact all those women who had a cervical smear test taken and to ask them if they had to pay for the postage of their samples, using registered post €5.80; if he will enquire from the National Cancer Screening Service the steps that have been put in place to ensure that participating...

Chief State Solicitor's Office (8 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach whether staffing levels in the Chief State Solicitor's Office are sufficient to meet the demands of Departments in a timely manner, if he will review the staffing levels and work practices of that office; and if he will make a statement on the matter [30792/11]

Accident and Emergency Services (8 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: The Minister mentioned patient safety at Roscommon County Hospital and HIQA. In fact, HIQA representatives did not visit the hospital and produce a specific report on it, although the impression is given that they did. Also, when the campaign to keep the accident and emergency department open was at its height, figures were produced to show that the hospital was somehow four times more...

Banned Substances (8 Nov 2011)

Luke Flanagan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to grit weed (details supplied) and the health epidemic that this will cause, including cancer and other fatal illnesses; if he will investigate and analysis the various substances found in grit weed, which include industrial etchant sprays, glass particles, sugars, sands and other micro contaminants, and if he will...