Results 1-20 of 776 for speaker:Luke Flanagan in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department has failed to cater for the increased demand at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo for places at infants class, when the stated aim of this Government is to promote the active usage of the Irish language; his views on whether such a failure is a missed opportunity to have more Irish persons begin their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Weight of Schoolbags (27 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in reference to the report by a working group in 1998, which recommended that no child carry over 10% of their body weight, yet children are carrying books and backpacks three times their weight, the reason this is not implemented in practice in all educational institutions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22658/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cable Licensing (27 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 496. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if commercial cable companies need a licence to place cables on private property, including private residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22753/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (15 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 135. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a percentage of the funding being made available for the development of water treatment in Castlerea, County Roscommon, is being set aside for the arts (details supplied); and if so, the process for disbursing any such funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22119/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (15 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a percentage of the funding being made available for the development of water treatment facilities in Castlerea, County Roscommon, is being set aside for the arts (details supplied); if so, the process for disbursing any such funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22118/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (13 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance what part of Government is responsible for regulating car insurance companies; if a financial-insurance company is incorporated in another jurisdiction, what powers the Central Bank or Financial Regulator have in overseeing what they do, in particular accessing their solvency; if any measures have been put in place to prevent another insurance company from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (13 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the statement on page 174 of the FGS report (details supplied) and the fact that his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 10 April 2014 states that the FGS report did not identify any such services where Bus Éireann was paid sums in excess of those amounts, the action he will take in respect of the officials who withheld...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (13 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 450. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an Irish company attempting to develop a concrete sceptic treatment tank has to send their product to Germany for EN standards approval at a cost of over €30,000 for tanks in their range of products; if he will consider setting up an accredited testing facility here as some universities are already in a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 592. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the number of H1N1 swine flu cases here; the steps his Department have taken to monitor swine flu in our hospitals; if nursing and medical staff have been trained to diagnose swine flu; if he will examine a case admitted to NUIG hospital (details supplied) and the reason the patient spent three and a half hours waiting for an ambulance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Privacy (7 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on alleged interception of prisoners' phone calls; the role the Prison Service played in these alleged interceptions; if he was aware of the alleged interceptions; if so, the actions he took; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20510/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (6 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether an anomaly has been created by the recent temporary clerical officer 2014 competition, in that it impacts on the already successful candidates from the existing established clerical officer panel created by civil service clerical officer competition number 07/089/10; this anomaly arises because of the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (6 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the €80,000 granted to a club (details supplied) in 2007 can still be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20193/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (1 May 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions in place to assist those who suffer from dyslexia when completing paperwork in respect of farm records, grants and so on; his views having the access officers within his Department trained in dealing with those who suffer from dyslexia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19804/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (30 Apr 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procurement and tendering procedures used by the PDST in determining what tablets were to be used on the Department's initiative Points for Life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18927/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (30 Apr 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of tablets used in the Points for Life initiative in his Department; if the Department received any sponsorship of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18928/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (30 Apr 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the usage of iPads is endorsed by the Points for Life initiative which is part of the PDST programme and the reason usage of MS Surface tablets has not been endorsed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18942/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (30 Apr 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department does not endorse or promote any product for use in schools as his Points for Life initiative gets schools to sign an acknowledgement that they are using PDST owned iPads for the initiative and that they remain as part of the PDST which is fully funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (30 Apr 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in regard to his recent statement that climate change deniers need to be swept aside, if he is aware that everyone accepts that the climate has been, is and always will be changing, though there are many, including eminent climatologists and scientists, who question whether that change is anthropological, or man-made; the way in which...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (30 Apr 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are many outstanding moneys to be paid by those owning holiday properties and penalties are accumulating on these charges which have now been abolished; if he will refund those moneys that have been charged to persons who own holiday properties here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19233/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Generic Drugs Substitution (30 Apr 2014)

Luke Flanagan: 804. To ask the Minister for Health if the efficacy of generic drugs is as good as the drugs produced under patent by pharmaceutical companies; his views on whether those on medical cards who are forced to accept generic drugs will have the same level of treatment as those using pharmaceutical drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19015/14]