Results 161-180 of 6,180 for speaker:Terence Flanagan

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4269/08]

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: I, too, wish to ask the Taoiseach about the property services regulatory authority Bill. This Bill is necessary to put the national property services regulatory authority on a statutory basis. The authority was set up in 2005 and is costing thousands of euro each year to run, yet it has not been established on a statutory basis. For too long there has been no regulation of property...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (12 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 601: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people on affordable housing waiting lists for each local authority area in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4585/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (12 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 602: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people on affordable housing waiting lists for each local authority area in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4587/08]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: I too welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue and wish to refer in particular to the carer's payment, child poverty and rent supplement. Budget 2008 saw an increase in the rate of payments for carers, an increase of a paltry €14 per week. The carer's allowance for those under 66 years of age is €214, and for those older than 66 years it is €232, which is a small amount for...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: How many are left off it?

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Perhaps Deputy Conlon will vote with us tonight.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: I thank my colleague, Deputy Brian Hayes, for raising this serious matter in the Dáil and thank our visitors in the Public Gallery for attending tonight's debate. Last week, the Minister for Education and Science destroyed the hopes of 70 families of autistic children by withdrawing the funding for their special needs education. These families, attached to four schools set up by parents of...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Perhaps she will write to me personally, with her responses. How many ABA schools has the Minister visited since her appointment?

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: I believe the answer is none. How then can she, as the Minister, formulate policy without seeing the issue first-hand? Does the Minister not acknowledge that parents must have some input into deciding the most appropriate form of education for their child? Does she not agree that parents must be listened to, as they know what is working best for their child? Surely when parents have...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will guarantee that the existing home tuition allowance payable to parents of autistic children who attend a school in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will remain in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5382/08]

Written Answers — : (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff working in the Property Services Regulatory Authority with a breakdown of their job descriptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5381/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 408: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people on social housing lists in Dublin for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5403/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 409: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people on social housing lists in Dublin who were allocated houses over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5404/08]

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. It is true to say that Ireland has changed dramatically in the past ten years. Our great economic success has resulted in citizens no longer emigrating in the same numbers as they once did and our country having to deal with thousands of immigrants for the first time. Immigration has been of great benefit to Ireland, but migrants and their...

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Measures must be put in place to prevent abuses of certain rights under immigration legislation. Such mechanisms are in place in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in respect of applications for residency in Ireland based on marriage to an EU or Irish citizen. Legislative rights and protective measures can operate side by side without the unnecessarily intrusive measure of...

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (19 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has been requested to fund in any way the proposed development of the new terminal at Dublin Airport; and his response to such a request. [6148/08]

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (19 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will outline the detail of his recent Indecon Public Policy Lecture; if he referred to the need to maximise the productivity impact of scarce public sector resources; and his views on whether there are public sector resources at stake in the proposed development at Dublin Airport and that value for money guidelines requiring a full cost...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (19 Feb 2008)

Terence Flanagan: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the Dublin Airport Authority has fully exercised its responsibilities to ensure the best use of public resources under DAA management in this case before authorising the use of public funds and allowing construction to proceed. [6150/08]