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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: Is the Houses of the Oireachtas included in the definition under section 1? I ask that question in the context of the possible transfer from a public body to the position of Secretary General - Clerk of the Dáil. How would that fit in with this legislation?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: What about the position of Clerk of the Dáil?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I agree with the principle of open and public competition in respect of the position. Will the competition by conducted by the Houses of the Oireachtas as opposed to a group of Secretaries General, etc.? It is a public body and the competition should be conducted by the Oireachtas.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I might table an amendment on Report Stage to deal with the issue.

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I have quite a number of observations and will ask the Minister to read specifically what I have to say. I will be proposing a number of amendments on Committee Stage. The Minister has published new legislation on what he calls the restoration and extension of freedom of information. He has made a number of claims about the benefits of the...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: We will come to that issue and debate it. I listened carefully to what the Minister said and I am responding to it. It is clear that nobody told the public that freedom of information was abolished and that nobody told the Information Commissioner. The Minister considers he has to restore freedom of information. In that context, let me refer to the annual report for 2011 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: US Surveillance in EU Institutions (2 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the European External Action Service still has not received clarification from the United States authorities in relation to alleged surveillance by the United States at European Union offices; the reason he has not received clarification from the United States embassy in Dublin in relation to these allegations;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (1 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there was an underspend of the capital allocation in his Department; the capital projects that have begun by his Department since the beginning of 2013; the capital projects his Department has planned to commence before the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40826/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (1 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of capital spending incurred directly within his Department as a result of measures undertaken as part of the 2011 Jobs Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (1 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 298. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount of capital spending incurred directly across all Departments as a results of measures undertaken as part of the 2011 Jobs Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40934/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (1 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 606. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of capital spending incurred directly within his Department as a results of measures undertaken as part of the 2011 Jobs Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40935/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haddington Road Agreement Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 626. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if employees of the Rail Procurement Agency are covered by the Haddington Road Agreement; the discussions he has had with representatives of staff at the RPA in respect of the their terms and conditions of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40933/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Programme Expenditure (1 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount of capital spending incurred directly within his Department as a results of measures undertaken as part of the 2011 jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40936/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues (25 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will an update on the amalgamation of the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39595/13]

Other Questions: Fishing Industry Development (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details of any instruction or discussions he has had with Bord Iascaigh Mhara in relation to its strategic direction; if he was informed by the agency of its plan to seek licences for the development of major fin fish farms; if he agreed to this strategic approach; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will commence under the single payment scheme in 2013; the estimated number of farmers that will be paid in the first week of payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39528/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: 277. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the carry forward in respect of the budget 2014 adjustment from public expenditure measures undertaken in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39178/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: We will raise the issue of linking up between the IDA and the Department of Health. What we spend on medicines in Ireland produced by the IDA's client companies is a big item. Perhaps Mr. O'Leary can have a word with them at some stage.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: So Mr. O'Leary feels we cannot do anything on that. There is a provision of €8 million for doubtful debts. What is that about?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: Is that repayable grants that cannot be repaid?