Results 18,541-18,560 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan
- Prison Accommodation (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: It is the Opposition's fault. That is nearly as bad as the prisoner story.
- Prison Accommodation (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Now the Minister has new legislation to-----
- Prison Accommodation (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: They are already on them.
- Prison Accommodation (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: They are out after a weekend in Mountjoy.
- Prison Accommodation (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: That is the principle as it should be, but it not the practice and the Minister knows it.
- Prison Accommodation (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: That is not the practice and the Minister knows this.
- Prison Accommodation (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: It is now being abused.
- Family Law Provisions (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: You have been particularly generous with the time this afternoon a Cheann Comhairle for which I thank you. I asked what steps the Minister was taking to promote the advancement of mediation, and it is regrettable that he did not take the opportunity to answer that. Mediation could save the State up to â¬200 million. Particular emphasis was placed on it in the McCarthy report, which is an...
- Crime Prevention (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that protocols agreed with banks in respect of tiger kidnapping are operating satisfactorily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28668/10]
- Crime Prevention (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: I join the Minister in offering direct condemnation of the latest tiger kidnappings in the State, including one which occurred most recently. Together, they add up to a serious problem as these despicable acts are occurring at a particularly frightening frequency. What role does the Minister see for himself in addressing the matter of tiger kidnappings? While I do not wish to comment on any...
- Crime Prevention (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Does the Minister agree that the net issue is the ease with which criminals can access cash, whether by way of tiger kidnappings, ATM cash robberies or cash in transit heists? As this money is insured in any event, protocols agreed can be cast aside with some ease. I ask the Minister to ensure that efforts are made to reduce the circumstances under which large volumes of cash are carried....
- Commercial Rent Review (30 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: They are not.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (29 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied with the method of recording and calculating fraud control savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27923/10]
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 209 of 9 March 2010 and 118 of 9 June 2010, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the child psychiatry service in counties Laois and Offaly is currently suspended to all routine referrals, due to a backlog in work and very limited resources; the number of referrals on the waiting...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 209 of 9 March 2010 and 119 of 9 June 2010 regarding child psychiatry services in counties Laois and Offaly and the backlog of work and very limited resources, if she is now in a position to reply thereto. [28382/10]
- Written Answers — Irish National Opera: Irish National Opera (24 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she will provide an update on the establishment of the national opera company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27186/10]
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (22 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of beds closed to date regarding Health Service Executive plans to close 1,100 inpatient hospital beds in 2010; if she will list the hospitals affected by these closures; her views on the impact that this will have on patient services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25804/10]
- Written Answers — Judicial Appointments: Judicial Appointments (22 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a protocol exists or guidelines are in place in respect of the appointment of District Court judges to districts in which they have formerly had an established legal practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26235/10]
- Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (15 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail, in tabular form, the quantity and type of illegal drug seized at each of the State's airports in 2009 and, in a separate table, to date in 2010. [25323/10]
- Written Answers — Child Pornography: Child Pornography (15 Jun 2010)
Charles Flanagan: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has a unit dedicated to tackling child pornography; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25566/10]