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Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount applied for, approved for and drawn down by an organisation (details supplied) in County Laois under the sports capital programme for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12644/11]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (24 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline separately in each of the past five years the amount received by his Department in respect of national lottery funding; the grants approved by him and the amounts actually paid out; the position regarding the balance yet to be paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13177/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if physiotherapy services will be restored to a health centre (details supplied) immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13112/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps he has taken towards the establishment of the special delivery unit aimed at improving access to the emergency and elective care system. [13413/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (31 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when he expects the Health Service Executive to complete an investigation into the way an unregistered nurse was able to continue practising at Letterkenny Hospital, County Donegal; and if it has been confirmed to him that no other such cases exist around the country. [13414/11]

Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (31 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details under the jobs initiative of plans to deal with redundant apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13471/11]

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (31 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider retaining rural co-ordinators under the delivering equality in education scheme in view of the fact that the abolition of the service does not affect urban schools in the DEIS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13592/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will seek a reorganisation of services in the Health Service Executive Dublin mid-Leinster area for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13242/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 May 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting lists for persons to receive an appointment for a MRI scan in the Mater Hospital, Dublin; his views on whether these delays are acceptable; the action he will take to ensure this matter is satisfactorily dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13590/11]

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: I wish to share time with Deputy Michael McGrath.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I have a number of comments thereon. Before I refer to the notes I have prepared on the Bill, I want to comment on specific aspects of what the Minister said. In his first sentence, he referred to the creation of a revitalised and customer-focused public service. He stated twice more in the first page of his speech that he wanted a...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: I was surprised to hear it referred to three times-----

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: I do but if the Minister is saying it does not exist-----

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: -----I am saying he is attacking the public service. I want to highlight some points in the Minister's script. I understand where the people in the Department of Finance, who wrote this script, are coming from. They use the phrase that we must all make better use our resources and draw more effectively on the potential that exists for improving and sharing public information. That is a...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: The explanatory memorandum states: "Section 6 provides that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform will have responsibility for the management of gross voted expenditure and the annual estimates process". The gross voted expenditure for this year, according to Government Estimates, is €57 billion. The net Estimate for the Government for this year is €46 billion and the...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: We will not go into that. We will pass on that.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: I can understand why the Labour Party bought this hook, line and sinker. It is a fig leaf to pretend it has a role in the Department of Finance.

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts provided for in respect of residential mortgages on an institution by institution basis in the recent stress test on our banks to cover bad or doubtful debts; if he is satisfied that these are reasonable amounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13829/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the payments or allowances that can be made to claimants here based on receipt of a qualifying payment from the Department or from a country covered by EU regulations or a country with which Ireland has a bilateral social security agreement; those payments that are not covered by these agreements on a country basis; if she will explain...