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

Seán Fleming: I must leave party politics aside because matters are too serious in the health services. Essential health services need to be looked after. Nowhere is this truer than in the crucial issue of suicide prevention. Suicide remains the nation’s silent killer. There is not one community, not to mind one family, that has not been affected by suicide. There is nothing in this expenditure...

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

Seán Fleming: I thank my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, for opening Fianna Fáil's response to the budget. The budget is all about making choices. In the past three years we have seen three regressive budgets which cut expenditure on essential public services and the incomes of those who could least afford it. We on this side of the House welcome the improvement in the economy and the...

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

Seán Fleming: The Government's actions today are creating a divided society. The gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening. Fianna Fáil could have chosen in its budget proposal to cut the top rate of income tax for the highest income earners, but it did not. We believe resources should, in the first instance, be directed to improve services for citizens and the quality of life of all....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Gender Recognition (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the legislation dealing with gender recognition legislation is expected to be finalised in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39132/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Funding (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Laois who is on JobBridge and living away from home may receive expenses to cover accommodation or travel costs associated with getting to and from their work in view of the extra costs that will be involved in taking up this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the medication Eculizumab to the six persons who have been diagnosed with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39229/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (14 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details regarding a retirement pension and lump sum in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39223/14]

Other Questions: Sale of State Assets (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister. Perhaps he would arrange for the details to which he referred to be forwarded to me as quickly as possible. There was originally a target of €2 billion or €3 billion. Today the Minister tells me he has received €150 million from Ervia and €197 million from the ESB, a total of €347 million, approximately 10% of the target. What...

Other Questions: Sale of State Assets (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: The Minister did not mention that. Where is that money? We keep asking whether it is ring-fenced for the children's hospital. I am sure it has gone into he national finances somewhere and the Government will bring it back out, or is it held in an escrow account for the purpose? We would like to know. Has any of it been used generally for debt reductions? We all agree the sale of assets...

Other Questions: Sale of State Assets (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: It will be good to get the note. Will the Minister also give me a detailed note on the rules on the special dividend? I can understand that there probably are regulations on how much can be transferred from a semi-State company onto the State balance sheet. We will study the note. There is a capital investment programme of approximately €3.3 billion per annum. When the Minister...

Other Questions: Sale of State Assets (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the manner in which cash received from the sale of State assets has been deployed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38160/14]

Other Questions: Sale of State Assets (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: I ask the Minister about the manner in which cash received from the sale of State assets has been deployed, and if he will provide detailed information on the matter.

Other Questions: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: Of course, I agree with the last part of the Minister's comment. He mentioned a €3.3 billion figure earlier, amounting to a 19% saving in the public service pay bill from 2009 to 2014. We know who achieved most of that, as it occurred when my party was in government. Most of it happened outside of the Haddington Road agreement. I ask how much of the €3.3 billion that is...

Other Questions (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: Absolutely.

Other Questions: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 7. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons across the public service who are subject to a freeze on increments in 2014 as a result of the Haddington Road agreement; if this includes bodies or agencies funded by the Exchequer; if he has satisfied himself that the agreement is meeting its objectives across all Departments; his plans to carry out an interim...

Other Questions: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: I wish to ask the Minister about the number of persons covered by the Haddington Road agreement who are subject to a freeze on their increments. Does this include bodies that are publicly funded by the Exchequer and does the Minister intend carrying out any interim review of the agreement?

Other Questions: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for his answer. It is clear from what he is saying that there will not be a specific review of the Haddington Road agreement. The Minister said that there will be something about it in the public service reform plan the Government is publishing in 2015. It is interesting that he went through that again with no specifics in terms of numbers across the public service -...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Consultation Process (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 4. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish the comprehensive review of expenditure prior to budget day to allow for a more informed debate on expenditure priorities and provision of front-line services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38318/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Consultation Process (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: Will the Minister publish the comprehensive review of expenditure prior to budget day to allow for a more informed debate on expenditure priorities and provision of front-line services? He announced on 23 July that there would be a public consultation on the comprehensive review. In the meantime, Opposition Deputies are operating in a vacuum and will not see sight of it until it is printed...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget Consultation Process (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: Part of the Minister’s political reform agenda was that there would be discussions at committee level in advance of the budget. He is not facilitating this because he is not providing any information to allow it to happen. We have talk about a greater role for Oireachtas scrutiny but it can only happen after the Budget Statement is delivered. I also hope there will be more...