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

Seán Fleming: The Minister knows that is not the case. Every party on this side of the House has produced its pre-budget alternatives, albeit in a vacuum, relying on what we read in the newspapers as to where the Government is heading and the amount of funding available. We do not get adequate information. The Government has made matters worse over the past two years. Prior to coming into office, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 1. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way he will ensure greater transparency and independence in the appointment of persons to State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38317/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: First, I apologise on behalf of the House for the late start here today. The Government Deputies chose not to turn up to create a quorum. It shows their commitment to the Dáil reform of scheduling questions for 9.30 a.m. I apologise to the people watching this on television. It should not be the case. Will the Minister ensure greater transparency and independence in the appointment...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for the information he has provided. He states in his reply that he is introducing a new model, but we were told this would be up and running by 1 November. I do not understand what he means when he refers to "18 months".

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: I have asked the Taoiseach here whether the new arrangements would require legislation. It appears from the Minister's reply that he is now talking about guidelines. Guidelines are voluntary and Ministers can take or ignore them. While the Public Appointments Service will have a role under the new arrangements, it will be up to the relevant Minister to decide and the relevant Minister will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: In essence, the Minister is saying that if he or any other Minister wants to appoint one of his or her cronies, he or she will have to insist that the person makes an application through the Public Appointments Service portal first. The Minister will say to the person, "Send in the paperwork and I will sort you out after". The reason I say that to the Minister, Deputy Howlin, specifically...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: In particular, I see this morning that the Government has reappointed to the board of the Central Bank Des Geraghty, who was there during critical-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: If they are on State boards, that is public information. Public boards are not beyond the remit of discussion in the House. That is the essence of what we are here for and these people are publicly appointed by the Government. It should not be a secret. Recently, the Government reappointed Des Geraghty to the board of the Central Bank. What expertise has he brought to bear in view of his...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parliamentary Questions (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to proceed with the proposal to impose a statutory duty on bodies established by or under statute, or with a majority ownership or funding by the State, to submit to the same parliamentary questions regime as applies to Departments, including an obligation to provide answers to written questions within a specified number of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he has taken on foot of the recently published Comptroller and Auditor General report to ensure expenditure occurs in the best interests of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38158/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that the number of State contracts that are awarded to companies outside the State is above the European average; the way this can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38162/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (9 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 130. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be provided a hearing aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38617/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (8 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if elderly persons who are in long stay nursing homes receive the social services card; and the arrangements that will be put in place in respect of photographs and identification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38411/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Schools (8 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the support for the fair funding campaign being organised on behalf of fee paying schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38346/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register Data (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 113. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons classified as long term unemployed who signed off the live register in 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38268/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost of restoring the telephone allowance at the 2013 level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38264/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to detail the cost per €1 increase in the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38265/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost of allowing long-term unemployed persons who return to the work force to retain the qualified child increase payment for a period of one year after they take up employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38266/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost of providing long-term unemployed persons who return to the work force with the option to retain an additional payment of €50 per week for a period of one year after they take up employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38267/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Staff (7 Oct 2014)

Seán Fleming: 211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to grant Members of Dáil and Seanad Éireann dedicated resources from within existing budgets for the proper scrutiny of the Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38294/14]