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- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: I have heard about the expertise of teachers, as I have heard about the expertise of our Minister for Health in health, but as a parent I am an expert on this area as well from the point of view of my eight year old and six year old children who will be seriously affected by this measure. I am an expert also because as a public representative I have had principals of schools - I must have...
- Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will vote for a Palestinian state at the UN conference in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19981/11]
- Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: First I wish to say, "Well done to the Rossies, ye turned out in good numbers today, I am proud of you." After the election I was asked by the media whether I would vote for Fine Gael in order to put them into government. I said, I might because they actually agree with quite a lot of my policies. I agreed with their policy on health care and the future of Roscommon hospital; I agreed with...
- Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Do I have a right of reply?
- Hospital Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Do I have the right of reply?
- Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (5 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the National Assets Management Agency has a social good clause in its articles, the way citizens access information on which properties NAMA controls, via its loan portfolio as NAMA is not required under the Freedom of Information Act to answer to the public and the way persons may find information on which properties can be made...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the back to education allowance is only for those who want to upgrade their skills and not for those who want to retrain for a new industry, currently the allowance is curtailed to those who want to do training at a level higher than what they all ready have, that is persons with diplomas who want to do a degree; if the...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Question 530: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason we need legislation on the sale of raw milk; the purpose of this Bill; if this legislation is being introduced to limit the retail of milk by small producers; his views on whether it is not more appropriate to have raw milk labelled as such and let consumers make up their own minds; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical practices are defrauding the State by obliging patients to pay the registered postage required to send smear test samples to the National Cancer Screening Service (details supplied); if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that medical practices are delegating the actual...
- Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (5 Jul 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Question 657: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is possible to develop an early morning commuter service from Longford to Sligo; if he is in favour of developing this and other opportunities for commuter rail services around the country; and if so, the action he has taken to promote same. [18667/11]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding persons awaiting treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; his plans to ensure that waiting times will not get longer for those on public health in the absence of the NTPF; the location at which those on public health will now go to register for treatment; if they will have to go to the end of the queue as...
- Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the downgrading of the services provided at Roscommon Hospital. [17856/11]
- Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)
Luke Flanagan: When I first heard the Minister was getting into politics, I was overjoyed.
- Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Fair enough. Did the Minister know this place was not safe when he made a promise in a letter and confirmed that Fine Gael undertook in accordance with its policy on local hospitals to retain the emergency, surgical, medical and other health services at Roscommon hospital which were present on the formation of the 31st Dáil and upgrade such services where feasible? Did he know at the time...
- Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Where are your resignations boys? You promised them. There have been no resignations like you promised. You would not be here now if you had told the truth.
- Health Service Staff (30 Jun 2011)
Luke Flanagan: That was a good maiden speech.
- Health Service Staff (30 Jun 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Some of them would not have been if they told the truth before the election.
- Defence Forces Contracts (28 Jun 2011)
Luke Flanagan: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Defence the place from which his Department sources its meat supplies; and if he will confirm that all meat provided to the Army, Navy and Air Corps is produced here [17593/11]
- Defence Forces Contracts (28 Jun 2011)
Luke Flanagan: I thank the Minister for the information. I will pass it on to the constituent who wanted me to find out.