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Topical Issue Debate: Licensed Moneylenders (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: Can the Minister give one example of a moneylender being refused a licence?

Topical Issue Debate: Licensed Moneylenders (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise this important issue. I also thank the Minister of State at the Department of Finance for being present to reply to this matter and I wish him well in his new role. There is an urgent need to introduce a cap on the interest rates that can be charged by moneylenders. They are regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1995. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will have the Central Bank of Ireland introduce controls such as a mortgage cap of 80% on the value of a property to cool down the residential housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38661/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding graduate entry medicine loan relief. [38760/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 69. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the retail consultation forum meeting convened by his Department on 11 September 2014 considered the issue of the proposed licensing system in respect of the sale of tobacco products and its likely impact on the retail trade, particularly in the convenience store and newsagent sector; if his Department has been consulted by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the recent discussions she has had recently with An Garda Síochána regarding the problem of anti-social behaviour on Dublin city streets (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38579/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that urgent action is needed to address the problem of anti-social behaviour, including drug-taking and aggressive begging on Dublin city streets (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38580/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that more gardaí are needed to patrol Dublin city centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38659/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 107. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38651/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 108. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38652/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 109. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 110. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to issues (details supplied) regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [38654/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 135. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details regarding the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38650/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 111. To ask the Minister for Health if he has read the recent position paper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38656/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 112. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the views of the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU that trademarks are universally recognised as rights of property, conferring also the right to use such a property, and the right to registration should not be dependent in any way on the nature of the product, and his views that trademarks should not be subjected to unjustified...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if he has read a recent position paper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38655/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by his Department to address the problem of drug taking on Dublin's streets (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38577/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 120. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had recent discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the problem of persons taking drugs in the main shopping areas of Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38578/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 137. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the national drugs strategy and his views on achievements to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38662/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (9 Oct 2014)

Terence Flanagan: 138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a delegation from the drug task forces in advance of budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38663/14]