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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Jul 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 412: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a pension payment will be finalised for an individual (details supplied) who worked for 42 years in primary teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30478/10]

Written Answers — Prison Service Recruitment: Prison Service Recruitment (8 Jul 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30944/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Jul 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 600: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the 2009 single farm payment has been approved in respect of persons (details supplied) in view of a submission of an amendment to their application on 8 September 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31345/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Jul 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 632: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers who are in receipt of a supplementary pension in addition to their retirement pension due to their gross annual rate of retirement pension being less than their gross annual rate of retirement pension would have been if full superannuation had been awarded in respect of all their...

Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity of supporting the proposal put forward by the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, which supports the Government's action to bring sustainable economic growth and job creation capacity to the economy as soon as possible. It would be remiss of me not to mention the fact that the live register figures for September 2010, which were published a few hours ago, show the...

Written Answers — National Heritage Areas: National Heritage Areas (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 6 July 2010, if he will supply the information requested. [34857/10]

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children availing of the early child care year in County Laois; the number of providers of this service in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34861/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the new Department control office for Portlaoise which will be the base for deciding officers; the time frame of how soon the premises will be ready and staff in a position to take up positions in Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34854/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois in view of length of time this case is ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34856/10]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 371: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of households here that are availing of a wheelie bin service and the number of houses who are not availing of this service; his views on whether the cost of this service is prohibitive for many persons and resulting in a large number of households not availing of a wheelie bin service; and if he...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the warmer homes scheme; the number of persons who have been contacted in connection with this scheme who are in receipt of fuel allowance; the number availing of this offer; the number who are expected to have works carried out under the warmer homes scheme; the estimated cost of this...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff that have decentralised to Portlaoise as part of the current decentralisation programme; the number of staff that were already in Portlaoise prior to this programme and the total number of departmental staff now in Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34855/10]

Written Answers — Farm Incomes: Farm Incomes (5 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide an outline of farm incomes in 2010 compared with 2009; his views on prices for milk, grain, sheep and beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34859/10]

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this very important debate. We all have to concentrate our efforts in the days, weeks, months and years ahead on small business and employment. It is the key growth area for our economy and we know the vast majority of people in the private sector are working in small businesses. Many of these are single operators that may have a small number of...

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: I am reading directly from the Fine Gael motion, which "calls on Government to introduce a loan guarantee scheme for small and medium sized businesses based on ... risk-sharing between financial institutions and the State".

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Fine Gael is pushing a motion in this House asking the Irish taxpayer to take on more risk on behalf of the Irish banks for a loan guarantee scheme.

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: I think the motion is a little bit out of date. I could understand if somebody put down that motion two years ago when we did not understand things, but to come in here tonight and state that the Irish taxpayer should take on further risks on behalf of the banks is a concept with which I cannot remotely agree. The general idea of supporting local business is good-----

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: -----but the specifics are out of kilter. I would be amazed if people outside the House would agree that we should ask them to take on more risk on behalf of the banks.

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: The Labour Party is not here, so I do not know if it subscribes to that. However, I doubt that it does. Other measures are being put in place. A code of conduct for small and medium-size enterprise lending is up and running and is very effective. A credit review committee is being chaired by John Trethowan and it makes sure that loans are being paid out. There is a fund of €12 billion...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Seán Fleming: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when redundancy payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37188/10]