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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 375. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-examine the list of drugs that are available on the medical card for persons who suffer with multiple sclerosis; the drugs that are currently available; the further medications that are requested to be included and are under consideration or have been refused by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3630/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 376. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements being considered in respect of the provision of disability services at a location (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3631/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 387. To ask the Minister for Health when a fair deal scheme application will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3717/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval for a new building project (details supplied) in County Kildare will be included in the Government's five year plan or if a supplementary additional plan will be produced during the course of this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3755/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's proposals to amalgamate the library services in Cork city and County Cork; the discussions that have taken place with service users, and staff members and their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3807/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 548. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's proposals to amalgamate the library services in counties Sligo, Roscommon and Leitrim; the discussions that have taken place with service users, and staff members and their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3808/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's proposals to amalgamate the library services in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the discussions that have taken place with service users, and staff members and their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3809/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's proposals to amalgamate the library services in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the discussions that have taken place with service users and staff members and their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3810/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 551. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's proposals to amalgamate the library services in counties Longford and Westmeath; the discussions that have taken place with service users, and staff members and their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3811/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (27 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's proposals to amalgamate the library services in counties Laois and Offaly; the discussions that have taken place with service users, and staff members and their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3812/15]

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Private Members' motion and thank Deputies Michael McGrath and Cowen for putting it on the agenda. The first line of the motion is highly significant and has been lost by a lot of people. It refers to the significant fall in home ownership rates in Ireland, which is a real issue as far as I am concerned. Home ownership rates have been declining...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: 33. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions his Department was involved with in respect of the €100 water conservation grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47804/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015-2017: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: I object to this sequence. The committee has two types of meeting, one of which is when a Minister comes before it. At these meetings members of the Opposition should be allowed to put their questions first, rather than every second speaker being a member of the Government. At the other type of meeting, the witnesses before the committee are not Ministers and it is right to rotate speaking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015-2017: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: It is the normal pattern when a Minister comes before the committee. I fully agree that at other meetings speakers should rotate between the Government and the Opposition, but not when a Minister is present. It may not have a practical impact, and this is not a tactic to delay for a few minutes, but when a Minister comes before the committee Opposition members should put their questions first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015-2017: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015-2017: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for being present to discuss the comprehensive expenditure report. We should receive the Minister's opening remarks in advance so we have an opportunity to consider them prior to the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015-2017: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: I am speaking about the opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015-2017: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: We will move on. We are dealing with what the Minister terms the comprehensive expenditure report for 2015 to 2017, which covers approximately €150 billion expenditure over the three-year period. If I ask questions to which we do not get answers, or for which we do not have time to have answered today, I am happy to come back next week or whenever the information comes. I may ask a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015-2017: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: The expenditure ceilings in the previous comprehensive expenditure report-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Comprehensive Expenditure Report 2015-2017: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 Jan 2015)

Seán Fleming: Yes. It was headed "2012-2014".