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Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that the zero VAT rate on food supplements which is in the Irish legislation will continue; if the concession introduced in recent times not to have 23% VAT rate for food supplements be withdrawn in view of the fact that there was never a 23% VAT rate based on a freedom of information e-mail prepared by the VAT interpretation branch,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date of an assessment of the caseload of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal; when it will be received by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40178/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms and Ammunition Security (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the new regulations that have been introduced in relation to the safeguarding of ammunition in respect of shotguns and the requirement for them to be kept in a locked box in vehicles when they are not on the property of the owner; the consultation and the organisations that were involved in the discussions prior to these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bankruptcy Data (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: 104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 84 and 85 of 6 September, the number of families the lost their homes as a result of bankruptcies which were initiated by the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied) and in which the official assignee,which is a function of the Insolvency Service of Ireland, dealt with these matters in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: 137. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove the age restriction on making FreeStyle Libre available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40181/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fallen Animal Collection Scheme (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: 268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the subsequent changes that were introduced including the introduction of the 125km rule was made via a statutory instrument or through another mechanism further to the review of the fallen animal TSE subsidy scheme undertaken in 2013; if so, the name and website link of the statutory instrument. [40194/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: 344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1808 to 1810, inclusive, of 6 September 2019 in respect of large debts owed to her Department from customers, if the figures can be further broken down in respect of the number of cases; the amount outstanding in respect of which payment arrangements are in place; the number and value...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Office of Public Works Projects (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: 369. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the ongoing position regarding discussions between the Office of Public Works in respect of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40208/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Office of Public Works Projects (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: 370. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position in relation to the consideration of an analysis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40207/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness at the committee. He is joined by Ms Orla Duane, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from Deputy Shane Cassells. Are the minutes of 19 September agreed? Agreed. No matters arise from those minutes. We shall now deal with correspondence. There are three...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: It was a summary.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: CervicalCheck was not on the risk register for the HSE until the court case.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is not scheduled yet. There are two points we need to take up on the two different topics. One, what it calls occasional staff. The university says that most of them are postgraduates. We are going to ask about the 1,394 figure it gave and how many of those are in receipt of payment for more than one year, two years, three years and four years? If we find 95% of them were...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: However, if we find in that bracket that there are some people on that arrangement year in, year out, that is the issue we need to examine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: Finding out how long each of those have been in receipt of an occasional arrangement will give us an indication how many are permanently on it. Following up on Deputy Catherine Murphy’s point, the university said it will affect its capacity for research and knowledge transfer. We want the university to give us an information note on the research and knowledge transfer activity for...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is something we will keep an eye on. We can ask the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform about this as I assume it sets the policy in this regard.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: We have agreed that. The first thing is the three years and what it said in its governance statement in the annual accounts. If it gets a transcript of this discussion, it will understand why we are asking these questions.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: No. 2410B is from Mr. Pat Meehan, chief executive, National Oil Reserves Agency, NORA, dated 25 September 2019, replying to our request for an information note on the agency's compliance with the EU's oil stocks directive. We were referring to the Brexit situation. It gives an indication of how much oil is held in the State. When we wrote to the agency, two thirds was in the State and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: If there is a large cash balance sitting on the balance sheet-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Oct 2019)

Seán Fleming: Does the Comptroller and Auditor General know whether NORA has the facility to make a dividend payment to the State? He might not know. I am putting him on the spot. Some of the other semi-states are able to transfer money back to the State. If the Comptroller and Auditor General does not know the answer straight up, that is fine.