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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (28 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 386. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for 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. [25548/13]

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

Seán Fleming: 393. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for invalidity pension will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25586/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (28 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 425. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the defined benefit schemes for public sector employees are exempt from the same funding standards that apply to defined benefit schemes in the private sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24663/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (28 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a REP scheme payment will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25513/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (28 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 665. 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. [25620/13]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: On a point of order-----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: We are here to consider Committee Stage of legislation. I submitted 20 amendments, of which 12 were ruled out of order. The Deputy behind mentioned that 24 of his 25 amendments were ruled out of order as, I suspect, were the majority of the 71 tabled amendments. It would be helpful to us if, through the Office of the Ceann Comhairle, a list could be presented to us of the amendments that...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: On a point of information, I contacted the Bills Office during the suspension and it has now provided to Members a list of the amendments that are deemed to be in order. Some 52 of the 71 amendments tabled have been ruled out of order and the other 19 can be discussed. Perhaps the Standing Orders of the House might be changed in order that, in addition to grouping schedules, lists of...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 6:In page 5, line 5, after “salary,” to insert “excluding overtime payments”.This is very straightforward. There are a number of amendments to the section but this amendment is not grouped for discussion. It deals with the reference to annual remuneration. I have asked for it to be included so there is no doubt that overtime payments will in...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: I understand the Minister's remarks and I hope everyone is listening. If this ever goes for adjudication, the remarks on the record of the House will be used to buttress the point and the concern I was raising. My main concern is that because of the changes in the public service and the nature of pay, overtime could become fixed in some circumstances down the road. I will take the...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: There is a group of amendments here and I am in the unusual position where the amendment I drafted is close enough, but not identical, to that of Deputy Boyd Barrett. It is the same principle. Essentially, I want to amend the table on page 6 of the Bill along the general lines about which Deputy Boyd Barrett spoke and my amendment reflects that. My amendments, amendments Nos. 21 and 24,...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 21:In page 6, line 26, column 1, after "€185,000" to insert "but not over €200,000".

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 24: In page 6, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: " Any amount over €200,000 20 per cent "

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 28:In page 6, line 35, after "may," to insert "by way of regulation by the Minister".This is the nasty section of the legislation where the Minister is introducing a power to himself or to Ministers to make amendments less favourable in terms of remuneration of persons in respect of employment in the public service and also to provide for changes to their working time,...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: I would be happy if the collective agreements reached under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission could be made public.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: The Minister has just indicated that the workers and unions involved in such agreements would know but that is a current arrangement. The Minister knows that as part of the failed Croke Park II agreement, at least ten letters were issued by the Minister's Department and line management as letters of comfort to individual trade unions. Those were never made public and although I asked the...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: Without that facility different arrangements may be entered into across the eight different sectors and neither the public nor the Parliament will have any knowledge of those arrangements. I ask that they be done by way of regulation rather than agreement solely in the Labour Court or Labour Relations Commission.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: I would be happy if the collective agreements reached under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission could be made public.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: The Minister has just indicated that the workers and unions involved in such agreements would know but that is a current arrangement. The Minister knows that as part of the failed Croke Park II agreement, at least ten letters were issued by the Minister's Department and line management as letters of comfort to individual trade unions. Those were never made public and although I asked the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (29 May 2013)

Seán Fleming: 241. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for a CT head scan will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26060/13]