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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: 129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out her views on making arrangements to allow payments of wages due under the Payment of Wages Act 1991 to be paid from the Social Insurance Fund in a similar manner to the statutory redundancy payments in cases where an employer has a proven inability to pay and the amount is due; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46926/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Payments (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: 146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is claiming family income supplement where their circumstances have changed substantially may make changes to their claim within the 12 month period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47099/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: 205. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on introducing a mechanism whereby persons due money under the Payment of Wages Act 1991 and the payment is not forthcoming from the former employer, payments due under this act can be paid in line in a similar fashion as to when the State pays the statutory redundancy to a company that pleads inability to pay; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers with grazing rights on lands where the fee simple of the lands in question is owned by the National Parks and Wildlife Services under an 1987 order are entitled to a single farm payment and disadvantaged area scheme payments where they have being grazing this land for a continuous basis; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: 358. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a shortage of Eltroxin, which is used to treat thyroid conditions; the steps the Health Service Executive is taking to resolve this problem; if the Health Service Executive is using an unlicensed alternative medicine, as occurred during previous shortages; the cost of this alternative relative to the cost of Eltroxin; the reason the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: 362. To ask the Minister for Health if Eltroxin, a medication used to treat thyroid conditions, is subject to parallel exporting, that is being imported into Ireland and then re-exported to other EU states; the reasons this occurs; his views on whether this is contributing to the extreme shortage of its availability; if the Health Service Executives plans to introduce competition and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois in view of the fact that the person's last additional information was requested of the person's spouse in mid October and dealt with and the same information was requested of the person on 11 November 2014, however...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: 408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements schools can put in place requesting Garda vetting for students who wish to complete their leaving certificate or FETAC levels 3, 4 and 5 in schools throughout the country in particular schools that are run by the education and training boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47225/14]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: I have a few questions to ask about the figures. First, on the details of that big figure - the Minister might tell me if the figures I am putting to him are correct - the Minister said in his opening statement that 820 people had retired in 2013. I am looking at the Estimates figure and the outturn for 2013 was €48 million in that area under Vote A5. Would that be correct? I want...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: I am talking about the figure from subhead A4, which is the big figure.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: That refers to established civil servants. Subhead A5 refers to unestablished civil servants.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: That was my mistake. The big figure is A4.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: I have the document the Minister presented to us here last January dealing with the Estimate for the current year. The Minister said then the outturn for 2013 was €48 million, plus or minus. He is saying today under this heading that 250 more people are retiring. The figure is up at 1,100. He had budgeted for 850 in his Estimate for this year, which is a little more than last...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: -----but he is now 250 ahead of that. On the information before us, the total spend under subhead A4 will be €87 million.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: Subhead A4?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: Yes, in respect of established-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: On those two figures, I want the Minister to explain the situation. We have established that by December 2013, 820 people had left. The payment under subhead A4 was €48 million. That is an average payment of €56,536.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: For 2014, the Minister is saying 1,100 will have gone, and the figure on the bottom line at the end of subhead A4 is now €87 million. That is an average of €79,000. That is a phenomenal increase from-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: I will come-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Seán Fleming: I understand the general point, but this is the public expenditure sub-committee, whose job it is to delve in below the headline figures. That is our job here today. We would not be doing our job otherwise. We have gone from an average payment under this heading of €56,000 last year to €79,000 this year. Before we vote on it in the Dáil, the Minister will have to give...