Results 27,021-27,040 of 34,872 for speaker:Seán Fleming

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (21 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 409. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive their hip reconstruction operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39994/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (21 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 436. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the appeals process of a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Laois has taken over ten months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40187/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (21 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve the appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Offaly against the decision to reduce the number of teachers in the school to three; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40186/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (21 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 573. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of an application for funding from a public body (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40188/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (21 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 575. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to tender for the seniors alert scheme and the parameters being considered as part of this tender as to whether it will be for a three-year or five-year period; if it will be one national tender or if it will be done on a regional basis; the requirement to deal with persons who already have alarms fitted under...

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: We did not have electricity then.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: Who controlled the council? Who controlled the water supply in Dublin? It was the Labour Party.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: What about the bonuses?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (15 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in commencing the Construction Contracts Act 2013; if he will provide a full update and a likely date when it will commence, in view of the fact it is more than 18 months since the legislation was enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39567/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (15 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in commencing the Construction Contracts Act 2013; if he will provide a full update and a date when this will commence in view of the fact that it is over 18 months since this legislation was enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39427/14]

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: They have to pay €900 for a ten-week break in going to the institutes of technology to do the education part of the course. The Government took half the money it gave to these apprentices in order to repay third level fees. That is in line with the Government's actions in increasing third level fees, which it is continuing. It is very difficult for people in this position. I will...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: -----the era of auction politics was over. It now appears the Government is buying people's votes with the proceeds of the sale of the family silver. It is central to the Government's policy. I raised the next matter directly with the Taoiseach two years ago, when I asked him about the Construction Contracts Act 2013. It was passed by the Oireachtas in summer 2013, having been brought...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: If the Germans, French, Italians and Spanish can find a way to avoid having people in every other country easily reading tender documents, I ask the Government to adjust the process to the advantage of domestic businesses. This is being done within EU procurement rules. I ask the Minister to get a little bit more clever about this. He should do as the Germans, French, Italians, Spanish and...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: The Government has cut back on speech and language therapy services for elderly people who have had a stroke and need occupational therapists to get back on their feet. I mentioned the medical card fiasco, which is rumbling on, and last year's figure. Today, a constituent told me about an appeal with the office in Ballyshannon that had been submitted ten months ago. That person had a...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: It probably took two or three months to deal with the original application. We were used to these extended delays with social welfare payments, but it is a new procedure to have it in the appeals office for the unit within the HSE dealing with medical cards. The Taoiseach is the only one in the Chamber on the Government side at this stage.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: I want to move on to housing and the increase in social housing in the past six years. Some 90,000 families are on housing lists.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: Perhaps the Taoiseach might be good enough to tell us where the two Ministers are. I suspect they have gone off to talk to the media to give a full briefing that was withheld from the Oireachtas. I would love to know where they are. There will be details from the press conference on "Six One".

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: On a point of order, I ask for a commitment in advance of the budget to be announced next year that the two Ministers will sit here to have the courtesy of listening to what the Opposition has to say. If it cannot be delivered, there is a question about whether they should be delivering the script to the national media. The House is the place in which to deliver it and listen to the response.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: It is on two channels, but there is a disregard for the entire democratic process as the budget is the subject of the biggest statement of the year. Ministers feel they can ad lib, walk away and not listen to what is going on.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: With regard to housing, the proposed Central Bank changes to mortgage requirements will compound the problems for young people. Home ownership will be concentrated in fewer hands and the majority will have to pay increased rents. I refer to the section of the Minister's statement that refers to a figure of €2.2 billion for social housing provision in the next three years. The...