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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Fleming: 335. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider initiating a process to add to the list of states recognised by Ireland for the purpose of providing a driver licence exchange in view of the difficulty in obtaining qualified drivers from outside the State to drive lorries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50985/21]

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity as Minister of State in the Department of Finance to speak on budget 2022. I confirm that I have handed out copies of my script for circulation to Deputies in the House. I will highlight a number of ways in which this budget will deliver for workers, families and communities around Ireland and also, specifically, in County Laois, my own county. On tax...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Seán Fleming: I am pleased to have the opportunity to appear before the Seanad today to contribute to the debate on budget 2022, which the Minister for Finance presented to Dáil Éireann a few hours ago. This year's budget has been prepared against a much more positive backdrop than the situation we faced this time last year. Forecasts of GDP growth in the economy have been revised upwards to...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Seán Fleming: I have welcomed the opportunity to listen to the contributions of Senators for more than two hours. I kept note as best I could of all of the contributors. It is worth noting that 18 Senators contributed, 13 of whom were Government Senators. That says a great deal. I have been a Member of the Dáil for many years. I remember a time when on budget day voting in the Dáil could go...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (12 Oct 2021)

Seán Fleming: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding information received in respect of a complaint made in respect of agencies in his Department to the Petitions Commission in the EU (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49209/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (12 Oct 2021)

Seán Fleming: 187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding providing facilities for a fire station at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49669/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Seán Fleming: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position in respect of the waiting times for the better energy warmer homes scheme in cases in which a person has been advised that there could be up to a three year wait for work to commence on their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47661/21]

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021: Referral to Select Committee (30 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Reform and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 95 and 181.

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: We had an extensive discussion on this Bill before the recess, with many Deputies contributing. For technical reasons, we could not complete Second Stage sooner. We had to check a number of issues with the Central Bank before I was in a position to deliver my closing reply. I am now in a position to do so, having clarified a number of matters with the bank during the summer. I thank...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank Senator Lombard for raising the issue of the phase 2 work on the Bandon southern relief road. I am representing the Minister for Transport who has responsibility for overall policy and securing Exchequer funding for the national roads programme. Under the Roads Acts, and in line with the national development plan, NDP, the planning, design and construction of individual national...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: I understand the point the Senator is making about the revised national development plan, which is scheduled to be published in early October. It is imminent. I am not privy to whether specific road projects will feature on a long list of individual projects or if there will be overall funding and thematic approaches, with the line Departments and TII then working out the specifics. I am...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (29 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank Senator McGreehan for raising this matter. I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, with regard to incentivising the purchase of electric vehicles as a sustainable option under the primary medical certificate. It is clear from listening to Senator McGreehan that she has done detailed work on her presentation and has worked on it with other people....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (29 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for her second contribution. Budget 2021 introduced a new VRT charging table which reduced the rate for low-emission vehicles. Battery-electric vehicles now have zero tailpipe emissions and are therefore not subject to the nitrogen oxide surcharge. This, coupled with the relief, means that many electric vehicles end up paying no VRT at all. This complements a broad...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Food Industry (29 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: I have been asked to take this on behalf of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment who cannot be here this morning. I thank Deputy Cowen for raising this important issue in the Tullamore-Killeigh area of County Offaly, as it relates to a long-standing business there. I also acknowledge Deputy Stanley for raising the matter, which affects the Laois side of the constituency because...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Food Industry (29 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Cowen mentioned that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine should have a role as well as the local authorities in assisting in every way. I am quite sure there will be absolute determination in all Departments, including that my Department and Enterprise Ireland will assist. On Deputy Stanley's comments, as I mentioned earlier, it is hoped there will be no job losses...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (28 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. He will be aware that this is a tax and customs issue which brings into the responsibility of the Department of Finance as the parent Department involved. Revenue has provided some general information that will help to explain the general situation as described by the Deputy. What he has outlined to the House certainly happened. There is no...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (28 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: The issue of domain addresses is separate and I thank the Deputy for highlighting it. I inquired today about the phone calls and text messages people are getting about packages being delivered where the caller or correspondent claims to need information. I am told that issue is unconnected. It is a coincidence that a lot of it is happening at this time. This issue affects everybody...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter. Tomorrow I am meeting the organisation the Deputy mentioned along with Deputies from the constituency. The Government has issued an action plan for insurance. A key element has been the introduction of the new personal injury guidelines which came into effect before the summer. The Minister for Justice will produce a report on their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla — Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Costs (22 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: At the outset, I wish to acknowledge the issues raised by Deputies Whitmore and Brady regarding the difficulties being experienced by businesses in the leisure and outdoor recreational sector in obtaining public liability insurance, including the specific company that has been mentioned by the Deputies in the north Wicklow area. Such SMEs play a key role from an economic perspective and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla — Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Costs (22 Sep 2021)

Seán Fleming: As the Deputy has brought up the issue, I will not let it go, because what the Deputy said is utterly inconsistent with what his party spokesperson on finance said here last night. That is a reflection of the increased competition that we are seeing. However, both Deputies will know that I cannot comment on individual cases and speak to the insurance costs of individual companies due to...