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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 117. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual cost of providing a second year of free preschool care for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12215/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing an additional 350 special needs assistants in schools on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12206/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual increase in cost of employing 1,400 additional teachers, based on average starting rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12207/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Involvement Scheme (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated, by local authority, in respect of the community involvement in roadworks schemes and the local improvement schemes for 2013 and 2014; and an estimate of this for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12255/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are laws or regulations regarding the use of horses and sulkies on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12256/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Language (26 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the process by which the Government will increase the recruitment level of Irish speakers in the public service to 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12624/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (26 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the manner in which he expects his proposed forum on public sector pay, expenditure and taxation issues to operate; when it will be convened; the remit it will be provided with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12625/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: The information supplied about the public private partnership contracts transferred to Irish Water is incomplete and does not provide the information the Secretary General was in a position to provide and that he was asked to provide on the day. On page 5 of the letter there is a mechanism to deal with him. The chart deals with the extent of the design, build and operate contracts in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: That is the response to all our work.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I refer to the accounts. With regard to the annual financial statement for Cork VEC there was a problem with internal control and disclosure of details of tax settlements to the Revenue Commissioners in 2013 relating to underpayment of tax. The Comptroller and Auditor General has prepared a special report. Is that report available to the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: That was all I wanted to know.

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, after line 30, to insert the following:“(a) property which has experienced a change in circumstances which has significantly affected its net value,”.I welcome the opportunity to move this amendment. It is a small amendment. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle indicated that all amendments being discussed today were discussed on Committee Stage, so we...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 2:In page 14, line 31, after "shall" to insert ", within 2 months,".We discussed an amendment of similar wording on Committee Stage. The purpose of the amendment is that the commissioner shall within two months of making the application referred to in section 27 "appoint an officer of the Commissioner to exercise, in relation to the property or properties to which the...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 5:In page 17, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:"(3) The Commissioner shall exercise the function provided for at subsection (1) within 2 months of the making by the revision manager of the decision referred to at subsections (1)(a) or (1)(b). (4) For the purposes of subsection (2) the revision manager shall comply with the Commissioner’s direction...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 6:In page 21, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 49 of the Principal Act 27. Section 49 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting for subsection (1) the following:“(1) If the value of a relevant property (in subsection (2) referred to as the ‘first-mentioned property’) falls to be determined for the...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 8:In page 28, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Principal Act 38.Schedule 3 to the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following before paragraph 1:“A1. All buildings and facilities used in connection with water and wastewater owned by Irish Water.”.”.This amendment would require all...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 9:In page 28, after line 38, to insert the following:"(a) by inserting the following before paragraph 1:"A1. Any part of a building used for the purpose of providing the Early Child Care Education Scheme.".".We discussed similar amendments to these on Committee Stage and I have refined the wording. Amendment No. 9 provides that, "Any part of a building used for the...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I am disappointed with the Minister of State's response. I acknowledge he accepts the principle and I was looking for a generous response rather than a technical response. I understand the distinction he has drawn in dividing the building and I accept the building use can change over the valuation period but this is the classic Sir Humphrey response. The Minister of State agrees in...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: He said on Committee Stage that he did not think they were in competition with each other but they are. They essentially provide the same service and they are educational facilities. If primary schools were not exempted, the officials would come up with the same set of excuses for not exempting them such as renting the school hall to the camogie club at the weekend for a few bob. That may...

Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (31 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: The last point the Minister of State made is the reason I am opposed to this legislation in its entirety. My remark about Sir Humphrey was not directed at any particular officials, in case somebody thought I had a person or group of people in mind. The Minister of State said the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker might have to pay more because the total amount of rates is fixed in...