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Rent Supplement Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: While I understand where the Minister is coming from in this regard, the people who she should be looking after are the meat in the sandwich between private landlords and the community welfare officers. I do not believe there is a Member of this House who has not had people in his or her constituency clinic reporting they received a letter from the community welfare office telling them to go...

Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for clarifying that last point because I was concerned that people in receipt of carer's allowance would be included in this. The Minister also said it appears that people in receipt of disability and one-parent family payments may suffer the most. More importantly, while I listened with interest to the nice run through the history from 2009 and 2010 until, eventually,...

Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for providing that information. She will appreciate that we are operating under a disadvantage, however. She referred to a schedule that has been circulated. We will probably receive a copy in our e-mails at 6 p.m. It is unfortunate that we do not have the advantage of seeing the figures to which she referred. I ask for an indication of the number of staff in the...

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: First Stage (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 as amended by the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act 2003 and to provide for related matters.

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: First Stage (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding tax relief for donations to certain sporting bodies in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28020/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Offaly will be allowed regain its fourth teacher for 2012/2013 school year in view of the fact that they had 81 pupils enrolled on 1 September 2011, and under the ratios in force at that time would have entitled them to have a fourth teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 417: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when approval will be given to Laois County Council to go to contract for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27776/12]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a visitor's visa will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27773/12]

Written Answers — Auctioneering Licences: Auctioneering Licences (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that have arisen following the implementation of the Property Services Regulation Act 2011 in relation to auctioneer's licences which came into effect on the 30 May without sufficient advance notice for various practitioners involved in the area and that many of them had already...

Written Answers — Citizenship Ceremonies: Citizenship Ceremonies (12 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the fees payable by each of the 4,000 new Irish persons in respect of the swearing in ceremony at The National Convention Centre in Dublin; the amount in fees that was paid as part of the application process prior to that; the total amount payable from this process; the amount of these funds are utilised; and if he will make a...

Re-employment of Retired Public Servants (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and extent to which staff who recently retired from the public service have been re-hired; if guidelines are in place regarding the duration of such contracts; if he will ensure that such contracts are for no longer than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28316/12]

Re-employment of Retired Public Servants (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for his response and appreciate the information he has provided. The main issue on which the people want a response in this regard concerns the biggest category in the public sector, health services, which employ approximately one third of all public servants. Somewhere along the line, the Minister, Deputy Reilly, must be brought into line with everything happening in...

Re-employment of Retired Public Servants (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: I am pleased the Minister agrees with me with regard to the health service, because we cannot come in here again the next time we have questions on public expenditure and still have a lacuna in terms of information on the health service. Will the Minister consider issuing a circular setting out a minimum period for which a person can be rehired temporarily? If the period is over six months,...

Sale of State Assets (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will exclude Bord Gáis from the list of State assets to be sold in order to protect the parent company of Irish Water from the privatisation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28657/12]

Sale of State Assets (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: I disagree with the Minister's perspective on this issue. I accept it is not the Minister's intention to privatise Bord Gáis completely and that he proposes to give it a new business through a subsidiary which it will own and control. This subsidiary, Irish Water, will be responsible for the supply of water and sewerage services throughout the country. The people of Ireland will not be...

Sale of State Assets (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: On the sale of State assets, I judge each case on its merits. I do not have a philosophical objection, nor am I am supporter of a philosophy on it. The Minister is saying he is selling key State assets that are not part of the core of Bord Gáis. Irish Water is not part of the core of Bord Gáis and people feel it will fall into the same category. I accept the Minister means what he says...

Public Sector Reform (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Minister has given a glowing account of what is contained in the second report of the implementation group but I asked what are his criteria for assessing the report. I note the figures for the reduction in staff numbers are good and the public sector pay bill has been reduced and I note the non-pay savings. What has been the cost of the severance payments for the 11,500 staff who left...

Public Sector Reform (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: I have, yes.

Public Sector Reform (13 Jun 2012)

Seán Fleming: I asked the Minister a question about severance costs, not about pensions.