Results 4,141-4,160 of 34,779 for speaker:Seán Fleming

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 30: In page 23, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:"(7) The sale, supply, distribution and purchase of a National Lottery ticket through the use of interactive television channels is prohibited until such time as the operator puts a mechanism in place that limits the amount a person can spend, obliges persons to provide proof of age and limits the amount and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: We depend on strong sales of lottery tickets to generate funds for good causes. The more that are sold, the more money we have for good causes. I worry. If the operator who gets the licence does not have the same impetus to sell tickets due to a need to tighten marketing budgets or some other rationalisation, the fall off in money for good causes could be a problem. The State relies on...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: In dealing with non-performance in companies with State contracts, Members of the Oireachtas have discovered it is very difficult to get rid of such companies. A contractor may drag his or her feet when doing a job for a local authority or Department. The ultimate sanction is to cancel the contract but the grounds on which that can be done have to be specified in the licence. We cannot...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: Every business is motivated to make a profit but some are better at doing so than others.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: I am very happy with that.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: Has the Minister any idea about how the system will work in terms of the Revenue Commissioners writing to the operator? Will there be a delay in issuing prizes?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: We would be concerned if there is a potential for delay.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: At what stage of claiming a prize does a person have to give his or her name to the National Lottery? Prizes are often won by syndicates. What is the mechanism by which a person supplies his or her name? A winning ticket could be in the name of a social club and so on.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: Local sports clubs that run weekly lotteries are not registered charities. I understand the term "registered charities". However, how is "charitable lottery" defined? We all know of weekly lotteries in our communities to support good causes locally. However, they are not registered charities. What is the situation in that regard?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: The remainder are being left alone.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (28 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further talks he has held with the Northern Secretary of State regarding the flag protests in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15589/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (28 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for an invalidity pension will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15767/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for the urology clinic in Portlaoise Hospital, County Laois, will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15766/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (28 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if funding for prosthesis for a replacement socket and glove will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15806/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health when a knee operation will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15827/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Travel (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the full cost of Ministerial transport and the breakdown of this cost between salaries, mileage allowance and other travel costs for Ministers and Ministers of State in his Department for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16011/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Forms (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance when a P21 tax form will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17411/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will begin the review of the Government construction contracts which he committed to undertaking this year; the length of time the process will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16454/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the groups and persons that have contacted his Department with regard to the upcoming review of the Government construction contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16455/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding the current public project procurement process held by architects, engineers, chartered surveyors, construction companies and legal experts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16456/13]