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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (15 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: ...869.54 0.32% 2018 791.63 0.31% 2017 743.42 0.32% Final date for 2022 will be available in the coming months. Preliminary analysis indicates that Ireland's total ODA increased to €2.33 billion, representing 0.64% of ODA. This reflects the exceptional impact of eligible expenditure on the first-year...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mining Industry (14 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: ...been in direct contact with each other. The abruptness of the announcement, as the Senator said, without consultation or advanced notification, was a major shock to the local community. As he indicated, there was word locally in terms of staff overtime, discretionary spending and subcontractors not having their contracts renewed. That sent a clear signal that something was in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Mining Industry (14 Jun 2023)

Seán Fleming: ...at Tara Mines which expired on 29 December 2022. A permanent prospecting licence to prospect for specified materials in a defined geographic area has since been issued very recently. That will indicate the long-term plans for the area. It is not a licence to drill, rather it is a prospecting licence. To me that is a good signal for the future. In the meantime, there must be maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)

Seán Fleming: ...and Wales, 523,014 Irish-born people are currently living in England and Wales (including the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) which is approximately 1% of the population. The same census indicated that there are 364,725 Irish passport holders living in England and Wales. The data doesn’t yet include Scotland, where a separate census was undertaken in March 2022, the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Services (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Fleming: ...they may be required to carry, depending on the country to which they are travelling. I ask that this be advertised prominently. The passport service does not have any plans to expand the purpose of a passport to indicate a parental relationship between a child and his or her parent or parents. It will continue to consider ways in which to enhance this essential citizens'...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (8 Dec 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...requirements in each school planning area, the Department makes an assessment of the existing capacity within that particular area and its ability to meet any increased demand. Where data indicate that additional provision is required at primary or post-primary level, the delivery of such additional provision is dependent on the particular circumstances of each case and may be provided...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator and I have listened carefully to what she said. As was indicated, addressing vacancy and maximising the use of the existing housing stock is a priority objective for this Government and for everybody with an interest in the housing situation. In Housing for All, the Government has set out a suite of incentives available to encourage the reuse of properties and increase...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...is much better than it was three or four years ago and to please come and have a look. It is, therefore, engaging with them to bring in new companies. A UK company that does thatched roofs has indicated its interest to come back. It has to go to the Central Bank of Ireland in 2023 to get authorisation, however. It is not through yet. I am hopeful that will happen. That is only an...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...areas and bouncy castles. It depends on the size of the premiums a broker can put together in order to go to an insurance company. We will come back with information when the brokers give us some indication of what they consider to be a viable group.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Reliefs (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...what Senator Malcolm Byrne said. The fact the Department is, in the context of the Finance Bill, extending the main relief available under the scheme for all counties for another four years is an indication that it fully supports the general scheme. It is a nationwide scheme. On assisting particular regions, the Senator will be aware the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht,...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6 – General (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...growth and tax receipts experienced in our economy, and our sound management of the economy since this Government was formed. Budget 2023's strategy puts people and their quality of life first. I will now give an indication of some of the key measures we have put in place. There will be a broad range of measures to support households on low and middle incomes. The Government is...

Emergency Budget: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jun 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...inflation. We will continue to respond as appropriately and as best we can. I will not go into the details of the various measures we have introduced during the year. Those measures are in place and are indicative of what the Government will do into the future. It has been suggested that we are waiting until the end of the year to take further action. In fact, the measures we...

Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...for the full impact of the guidelines to be seen. I have spoken to the industry on a number of occasions, as has the Oireachtas, and I have consistently restated the need for it to pass on the saving from these guidelines. It has been indicated to me that pre-guidelines, some €25 out of every €100 in motor premiums related to personal injury costs. Assuming the...

Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (1 Jun 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...give an explanation. It is a simple amendment. I will only take a few moments and then give Members of the Opposition an opportunity to speak. It is a very simple four-word amendment. On Committee Stage I indicated that the Department was considering a technical drafting amendment to the new section 16A, which is being inserted into the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 by section 8...

Food Price Rises: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...combined with the February cost-of-living mitigation have significantly increased the incomes of all social welfare household types. The Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, and the Central Bank have indicated these measures have been of particular benefit to the lowest-income households. Fuel allowance recipients, for example, have seen their payment increase by more than 55%....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (28 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...and indirect taxes. There were a series of measures in last year's budget, going up to this week, relating to the cost of living and helping people with cost-of-living issues. The Minister has indicated that there are no further measures planned until budget day.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (28 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...reform underpinned by the action plan for insurance reform. This cross-departmental action plan was published in December 2020 with the most recent implementation report, from March 2022, indicating that work is progressing well. The vast majority of actions in the plan have been delivered, while the remainder are still ongoing. Over a two-year period from the time the plan was...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (28 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...Donohoe, and his European counterparts had raised. The Commissioner highlighted the current flexibility provided by EU directives, including the newly agreed amendment to VAT rates. The Commissioner indicated the Commission does not envisage any further revisions of the EU taxation framework to respond to the current crisis. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and his officials will continue...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils Tax (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...and his European counterparts have raised seeking greater flexibility. The Commissioner highlighted the current flexibility provided by EU directives, including the newly agreed amendment to VAT rates. The Commissioner indicated that the Commission does not envisage any further revisions of the EU taxation framework to respond to the current crisis. In circumstances in which the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (31 Mar 2022)

Seán Fleming: ...the availability of Exchequer resources. This is a challenge for all of us over the coming years as more and more of these medicines become available, though often at very high asking prices. It is estimated about 97 new medicinal indications, including treatments for rare diseases, will receive market authorisation in Europe over the next five years. These new medicines alone will have...