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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (1 Apr 2015)

Seán Fleming: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total commitment under public private partnership contracts that were or are being transferred to Irish Water, in respect of which there is an estimated operation/maintenance cost of €123,045,700 in 2015; if this information will be provided on a regional basis in relation to the 115 contracts covering 253...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (1 Apr 2015)

Seán Fleming: 187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding that was paid by his Department or by the local government fund in 2014; the estimate for 2015 in respect of design-build-operate contracts in the water services sector that have an estimated operation/maintenance cost of €123 million in 2015; when these full costs will be transferred to Irish Water;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Leakage (1 Apr 2015)

Seán Fleming: 188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the approximate 49% of current leakage rate in water services, if he will provide an estimate of the present benefit value of a 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% reduction in this rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13558/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Appointments (1 Apr 2015)

Seán Fleming: 190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the non-executive members of the board of Irish Water who are not executives of Ervia/Irish Water; the qualification of each of these non-executive directors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13561/15]

Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion [Private Members] (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for bringing forward this motion. The issue of mortgages and mortgage arrears is one that Fianna Fáil has raised consistently over the past couple of years. We are now raising the issue of people on the standard variable rate. I must declare my own interest. I am on a standard variable mortgage from Permanent TSB and I feel the pain but I do not think...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: The last point the Minister of State made is the reason I am opposed to this legislation in its entirety. My remark about Sir Humphrey was not directed at any particular officials, in case somebody thought I had a person or group of people in mind. The Minister of State said the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker might have to pay more because the total amount of rates is fixed in...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: On the Fair Deal scheme, there are many private nursing homes, which, although they are run for profit, are essentially doing the same job as the community hospitals were doing for the HSE, which has now outsourced it at a fixed price to the private sector. They may make a profit, but that is possible - the Minister of State did make a distinction between charitable and not-for-profit...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 10:In page 29, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following:“(b) by substituting for paragraph 8 the following:“8. Any part of land or building used by a body for the purposes of caring for sick persons under the Fair Deal Scheme.”.”.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 9:In page 28, after line 38, to insert the following:"(a) by inserting the following before paragraph 1:"A1. Any part of a building used for the purpose of providing the Early Child Care Education Scheme.".".We discussed similar amendments to these on Committee Stage and I have refined the wording. Amendment No. 9 provides that, "Any part of a building used for the...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I am disappointed with the Minister of State's response. I acknowledge he accepts the principle and I was looking for a generous response rather than a technical response. I understand the distinction he has drawn in dividing the building and I accept the building use can change over the valuation period but this is the classic Sir Humphrey response. The Minister of State agrees in...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: He said on Committee Stage that he did not think they were in competition with each other but they are. They essentially provide the same service and they are educational facilities. If primary schools were not exempted, the officials would come up with the same set of excuses for not exempting them such as renting the school hall to the camogie club at the weekend for a few bob. That may...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 8:In page 28, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Principal Act 38.Schedule 3 to the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following before paragraph 1:“A1. All buildings and facilities used in connection with water and wastewater owned by Irish Water.”.”.This amendment would require all...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 2:In page 14, line 31, after "shall" to insert ", within 2 months,".We discussed an amendment of similar wording on Committee Stage. The purpose of the amendment is that the commissioner shall within two months of making the application referred to in section 27 "appoint an officer of the Commissioner to exercise, in relation to the property or properties to which the...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 5:In page 17, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:"(3) The Commissioner shall exercise the function provided for at subsection (1) within 2 months of the making by the revision manager of the decision referred to at subsections (1)(a) or (1)(b). (4) For the purposes of subsection (2) the revision manager shall comply with the Commissioner’s direction...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 6:In page 21, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 49 of the Principal Act 27. Section 49 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (1) the following:“(1) If the value of a relevant property (in subsection (2) referred to as the ‘first-mentioned property’) falls to be determined for the...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, after line 30, to insert the following:“(a) property which has experienced a change in circumstances which has significantly affected its net value,”.I welcome the opportunity to move this amendment. It is a small amendment. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle indicated that all amendments being discussed today were discussed on Committee Stage, so we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the health sector who continue to be paid at rates above the agreed public pay scales; the amount of additional payment in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12876/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: The information supplied about the public private partnership contracts transferred to Irish Water is incomplete and does not provide the information the Secretary General was in a position to provide and that he was asked to provide on the day. On page 5 of the letter there is a mechanism to deal with him. The chart deals with the extent of the design, build and operate contracts in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: That is the response to all our work.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I refer to the accounts. With regard to the annual financial statement for Cork VEC there was a problem with internal control and disclosure of details of tax settlements to the Revenue Commissioners in 2013 relating to underpayment of tax. The Comptroller and Auditor General has prepared a special report. Is that report available to the committee?