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Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: Can the Minister list the questions again?

Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for mentioning that issue. The original Croke Park agreement allows for average payroll savings of only 1% for each of the next couple of years, which is quite modest. I note that the Minister has come to that conclusion himself. The Minister did not mention allowances. Has he moved away from that or has he found the issue to be more complicated than he originally...

Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Minister praised it.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when carer's allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51787/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Hospitals Report (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak briefly on the Mental Health Commission report on St. Fintan's psychiatric hospital in Portlaoise. I also welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy John Perry, who will respond on behalf of the Department of Health. The issue of older person's services is very important in County...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Hospitals Report (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister of State and am pleased that, although he has again confirmed that the plan is to close St. Fintan's Hospital, plans are afoot for a new unit to be built on the hospital's grounds. However, we all know that it will take some time. In these straitened times, it may not happen. It is still some way off, as it has not gone through the planning process yet. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is concerned that Ireland is overly reliant on the pharmaceutical sector for its exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51846/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is assured that all Exchequer funded construction projects are completed in accordance with registered employment agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43392/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for attending. Rather than making an opening statement, I will put questions, as that will be more productive. The first major section of the Minister's statement dealt with public pay and pensions. It would be remiss of us not to deal with the issue of payments to retired public servants. They will be paid today but there are no funds in the kitty to pay them on 6...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: We will discuss the detail next week-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: When did the Minister know this issue needed to dealt with? He should have known earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: When did the Minister know? He should have known this last March when the numbers became clear. What about all the non-civil servants in the public service? Are local authorities expected to make these payments out of their allocations? They cannot go to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for a Supplementary Estimate but the Minister is in charge of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: It is okay if the Minister is not briefed; I will accept that as the answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Minister said it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Chairman has restricted my time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: With regard to progress in public service reform, the Minister is considering the business case for payroll shared services across the public service. He stated five different groups are dealing with shared services for payroll across the public sector - health, education, justice, local government and the Civil Service. Is anybody overseeing over all five? He said his departmental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I am finished.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts (27 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his proposals to reduce costs incurred in respect of engaging external consultants across Government Departments and State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51632/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for rent allowance will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52293/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Regulation (28 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the levying on credit unions which is based on the levy calculation of 0.0511% of the total assets of the credit unions concerned as set out in S.I. 381 of 2012 of the Credit Institutions Resolution Fund Levy Regulations 2012. [53357/12]