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

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the organisations, companies and persons that have received briefings about the new eTenders website; when these briefings were held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16457/13]

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

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any organisations, companies or persons that have requested briefings on the new eTenders website which are yet to take place; when these briefings will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16458/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for a carers allowance to be backdated to the date of when the domiciliary allowance was originally granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16205/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will be recruiting to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16168/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment for REPs scheme will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16529/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health when a date will be given for a knee operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16522/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health the progress he is making in dealing with the persons who had symphysiotomy procedures in hospitals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17400/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for a CT scan and a colonoscopy will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17477/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (16 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health when an EEG Scan will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17616/13]

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 3:In page 6, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:"4. The National Treasury Management Agency shall manage that portion of the proceeds from the sale of the National Lottery Licence designated for the National Children's Hospital.".I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this topic for a third time. When I raised it on Second Stage, my understanding was...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I accept the Minister's commitment but I cannot accept that it is not going into the legislation. I will cut to the chase on this. The funding for the construction of the national children's hospital is not going to be required until 2017 or 2018. Neither the Minister nor I know whether we will be Members of this House, not to mention members of Government, at that stage. While the...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 4:In page 6, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:“4. The Minister shall, within one month of the enactment of this Act, bring forward a report outlining how the proceeds from the sale of the National Lottery licence shall be ringfenced for the purposes of meeting the cost of constructing the National Children’s Hospital.”.

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 5:In page 7, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:"7. The employment rights of employees of the National Lottery and the contractual rights of agents of the National Lottery shall be protected by this Act.". This would allow for the employment rights of employees of the national lottery and the contractual rights of agents of the national lottery to be...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: Will the transfer of undertaking be binding on companies from outside the EU or would it only be binding on companies that have the same approach to employment and EU directives under EU law? Will the Minister include something on this topic in the licence agreement when it is put out to tender so that it is clear to those who are bidding for it that if they are awarded the licence, they...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 6:In page 7, to delete lines 12 to 19.There are quite a few amendments being taken together and they all relate to the regulator. This amendment proposes to delete lines 12 to 19 on page 7, which essentially allow for the regulator of the national lottery. We discussed this at length on Committee Stage and I found that discussion helpful in that I got some information...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: They did not have the six and nine marked; I saw that. There were extra-lucky winners and that is the luck of the draw. I was conscious of that when I was talking about the-----

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: The bonus was wrong as well. I am always minded of the lottery when before it used to spin the wheel, Mr. Ronan Collins or whoever used be on always had this independent auditor from KPMG standing by to ensure everything was okay. In my constituency, anybody who saw this senior accountant there ensuring everything was right when the person went to spin the wheel asked what use he would be,...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I asked why have this new regulator and in his opening remarks the Minister stated he felt it would be better if the next lottery licence were carried out by an independent regulator. If the Minister believes this he should have it for the current competition-----

National Lottery Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: Is it possible for the Minister to extend the licence for six or 12 months to allow this if he believes it is better that an independent regulator runs the lottery competition, as he believes should happen in 20 years time? We will agree to disagree. I do not see the urgency to pass legislation to establish the national lottery regulator to run a national lottery competition licence in 20...