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

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 23:In page 13, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:“(2) The amount of the annual levy under this section shall be decided by the Minister.”.This is the levy that will be used to meet the expenses properly incurred by the regulator in the discharge of his or her functions. I note the licence shall provide for the payment by the operator of an...

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

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 24:In page 13, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“26. The Minister shall, within one month of the licence being awarded, bring forward a report outlining how the proceeds from the sale of the National Lottery licence shall be ring fenced 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. 27:In page 15, to delete lines 9 to 12.The purpose of this amendment essentially is to delete section 28(4), which provides that if the regulator, deeming that the details of the licence which are deemed by the regulator to be commercially sensitive should be published in the public interest, he or she shall give the licence holder notice of the intention to so do and...

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

Seán Fleming: I wish to make a brief observation. We tabled amendments on Committee Stage asking that the freedom of information legislation apply to the national lottery regulator. The Minister said that was not necessary because the new legislation he will introduce will include all these bodies. It is clear from what the Minister has said now, however, that there will be some exemptions from freedom...

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

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 29:In page 15, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:“(2) The operator shall be resident in the State.”.This is a straightforward amendment which provides that the operator shall be resident in the State. We touched on this topic on Committee Stage and we spoke about the operator being from a country outside the EU. I asked the Minister if he...

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

Seán Fleming: Where? Will it be in the State?

Other Questions: Schools Mental Health Strategies (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training measures he will put in place to help teachers deal with mental health issue in pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17536/13]

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

Seán Fleming: Just to confirm, the Minister is saying that the issue of having the operator company or parent company resident in the State will be addressed in part of the licence. I am pleased with that.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent Impact study which indicated that 60% of special needs assistants in schools say they have been assaulted by the pupils with whom they work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17535/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Register of Residential Properties (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who will be liable for the local property tax on a single residential property; the number of letters issued by the Revenue Commissioners to date; when all letters will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17922/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Reviews (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the framework for junior cycle document and his further views that this will change the role of the teacher from that of an advocate to that of a judge of their own students and could be less impartial than other methods of assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17877/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list the membership of the committee reviewing wind turbines; when they are expected to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17893/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if European standards regarding panic/emergency exit doors and fire rated doors are mandatory here; if it is mandatory that only locks and accessories to fire rated doors which have been successfully tested in a fire can be used; his plans to clarify building regulations in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (17 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if prisoners who have served their full sentences will be issued with a certificate of imprisonment upon release as a matter of course which will be helpful to them to obtain rental supplement or accommodation rather than having to apply for this on an individual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17909/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he will undertake following the conclusion of the vote by public sector unions on the Croke Park 2 agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18030/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for his reply. What surprises me with regard to the Minister's handling of this issue is that if he thought it was such a good deal, why did he contribute so much, more than anyone else, to its rejection? In the week before the deal was agreed, the Minister started by putting out black propaganda against health workers and how much they were paid on Sundays....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: Subsequently, the Minister went on to threaten an across-the-board pay cut of 7%, which is the precise opposite of what he had indicated in the aforementioned interview. Thereafter his colleague, another Labour Party Minister, appeared on television during the final hours of the voting period to state that such an across-the-board pay cut would not apply to low-paid workers, which is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: The Minister has spoken twice but has not told us what he is going to do although he has decided what he is going to do. Yesterday, here in the Dáil, we voted to allow the Revised Estimates for 2013 go to the committees next week. The Minister was in the House on Tuesday and the briefing note on the Estimates from the Government to the Opposition parties stated that they largely follow...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: Our questions were tabled.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Service Staff (18 Apr 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a further reduction of 7,500 in public service numbers by the end of 2014; if he intends to publish a detailed cost benefit analysis of his proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18031/13]