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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Data (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I will not start on a confrontational note, but I had hoped to receive the list here.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Data (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: That is why I asked for it. I am pleased the Minister has it and that I will receive it during the course of the day.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Data (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: The purpose of my question was to examine the details. I accept that there has been an increase in staff in key areas, as the Minister mentioned. In this regard, the recruitment to An Garda Síochána is welcome. Some of the additional teaching staff will replace teachers who are leaving. Maintaining teacher numbers is primarily designed to reflect the growth in the population,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Data (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I accept in good faith the list the Minister will send me and he can expect a response from me once I have seen it. Inevitably, I will concentrate on critical areas in which requests for staff were not approved. While I welcome the recruitment of 300 gardaí, they are not sufficient. We have all seen the need for additional gardaí and the reduction in the number of gardaí on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the continuing fall in public sector employment numbers in key areas, as highlighted by the recent Quarterly National Household Survey; the impact on public service delivery; if he envisages this continuing in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11703/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the administrative procedures in place whereby persons can easily have their payment amended due to a change in their circumstances when they are participating in community employment, Tús - work placement initiative and the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12205/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Rates (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing child benefit by €5 per week, €10 per week, €15 per week, and €20 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12213/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of exempting a further 90,000 persons from the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12212/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of persons evaluated under the civil service performance management and development system in 2013 and 2014; the number of persons who received a rating of 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 under each system; if he will provide an explanation as to what each of these ratings mean; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12208/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cross compliance inspections carried out in 2014 and in 2015 to date per county; the number where difficulties were encountered and no fines were issued as a result of corrective action; the number where fines were issued; the total value of fines per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12242/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is legislation dealing with abandoned horses and horses that are being neglected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12254/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Paternal Leave Costs (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of providing two additional weeks of paternity leave in a full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12214/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 117. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual cost of providing a second year of free preschool care for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12215/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing an additional 350 special needs assistants in schools on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12206/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual increase in cost of employing 1,400 additional teachers, based on average starting rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12207/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Involvement Scheme (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated, by local authority, in respect of the community involvement in roadworks schemes and the local improvement schemes for 2013 and 2014; and an estimate of this for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12255/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are laws or regulations regarding the use of horses and sulkies on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12256/15]

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: It is about protecting the senior staff and blaming the nurses.

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: They have signed up for the conservation grant.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the tax relief scheme ceiling rate of €20,000 and €10,000, respectively, for all families who purchased houses in the boom period beyond the seven years up to 2017 as per the 30% rate, as not to do so will cause more families to fall into mortgage difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11712/15]