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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the saving that would be achieved from increasing the minimum number of hours worked for family income supplement from 19 to 24 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36627/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the saving that would be achieved from increasing the minimum contribution for rent supplement by €4 weekly, €8 for couples; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36628/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 588. To ask the Minister for Defence if there is a mechanism in place whereby a person who is a member of the Defence Forces at private level has been granted a year's leave of absence but wishes to return after three months can be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35962/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 630. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently availing of the free child care place for four year olds; the cost of the scheme; the approximate cost of extending it to entitle parents to two years of free child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36617/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 681. To ask the Minister for Health his policy in respect of care in the community through the use of day care centres, low support hostels, medium support hostels and high support hostels for persons with mental health/psychiatric requirements which were to be rolled out over a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36206/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 682. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding promised for mental health services for 2013; if the €30 million announced for this purpose in 2012 was fully utilised for that purpose; if the funds announced for this purpose in 2011 were also fully utilised for that purpose; if any funds are available to carry over for these services in 2013; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 732. To ask the Minister for Health the savings that would be achieved from transferring responsibility for administration of seasonal flu vaccine to community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36614/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 729. To ask the Minister for Health the saving that would be achieved from improving the occupancy of existing designated private beds in public hospitals to 70%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36611/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Statistics (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 730. To ask the Minister for Health the saving that would be achieved by a reduction in the average length of stay in an acute hospital bed by 0.5 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36612/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 731. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of staff and associated payroll costs for Health Service Executive staff on management and administrative grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36613/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 733. To ask the Minister for Health the savings that would be achieved from excluding households with an income greater than €100,000 from making a claim under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36615/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 734. To ask the Minister for Health the approximate cost of reducing the monthly threshold for the drug payment scheme from €132 a month to €120 a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36616/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: I think everybody agrees that the briefing presented to the fiscal advisory council should be made available to the committee. The letter is cleverly written and the last sentence states that the committee will be given a version of the presentation. We do not want to be given the Ladybird version of a document with a lot of information. We want to see the same briefing that is being made...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: I thank the delegations for their presentations. We are snowed under by the amount of documentation we are getting from the different organisations, but I thank the delegations for their very professional presentations and being here today. I have a few observations on TASC. I know it has mentioned savings under the Haddington Road agreement and said there should be no further cuts. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: Does TASC support the targeted redundancy plans?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: The main issue I want to deal with is homelessness. The representative from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul spoke about beginning the delivery of free access for GP care. Does the society propose to commence the delivery process with children given that they are often the people about whom families are most worried? It is frightening to think people are afraid to visit a GP because of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: There are several organisations here. I will let the Vice Chairman decide.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: I will make a few observations and pose a few questions, if I may, following the sequence of the presentations. Turning first to Chambers Ireland, there seems to be agreement that the adjustment should be €2.6 billion rather than €3.1 billion. Chambers Ireland argues that the adjustment should all be by way of expenditure cuts. I would be happier had they been here to listen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Seán Fleming: That will be carried forward.