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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: I take the point made by Jim O'Keeffe about a permanent commission, but we carry out a census of population every five years and we should only change boundaries based on hard facts based on a census. It would not be right to change it every year on a rolling basis. It should only be done on the basis of census facts. By definition, the boundary issue only raises its head after each...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: Again, subject to data protection in using PPS numbers, the Department of Social Protection knows of everyone who turns 18 years of age each year when they come off child benefit. That list should automatically be sent to the electoral commission and each person should get their registration form, so one does not get the big hullabaloo when elections occur. It can run smoothly. The Revenue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Coonan spoke about the upset caused by boundary changes. People need a sense of identity with whoever they are electing to the Dáil and the idea of somebody being a significant distance from the area, or not in the natural hinterland, county or even province is an issue the CSO figures probably just do not capture, as it is just numbers rather than people. There is a fair point...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Seán Fleming: There is not.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Select Sub-Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: I propose Deputy Regina Doherty.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, to delete lines 10 to 34, and in page 4 to delete lines 1 to 5 and insert the following:“Amendment of the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959 and the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 20031. (1) In this section—“Act of 1959” means the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959; “Act of 2003”...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: Can we pair?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: I suggest we stay because the vote is on the legislation covering water services and we will be voting on that all day.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: I suggest we try to do this business.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: I ask that a member of the secretariat inform the Whips.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: I mentioned the issue of listing candidates in the order of preference.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: I will not be pressing the amendment. It is a point I thought was worth making-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: -----but I will not go to the wire on it. It is a new situation and if the next Dáil wants to revisit it, let it do so. I will happily withdraw my amendment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: Could the Minister explain what would happen in a situation in which a Secretary General's term of office is completed towards the end of a Dáil session and a general election is called with no Houses of the Oireachtas Commission in situ? Who is to reconvene the next Dáil? If we try to fill the gap when a Secretary General is gone, what happens during the interregnum? Is there no...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: Perhaps on Report Stage, the Minister might-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: It must do.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (1 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: They are replaced.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (2 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: 1. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature of the sectoral agreements, commitments and understandings in place under the Lansdowne Road agreement; if he will publish full details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26605/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (2 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: I ask the Minister to outline the nature of side deals, sectoral agreements, commitments or understandings that are in place under the Lansdowne Road agreement and if he will publish details of those which do not feature in the substantive agreement.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Lansdowne Road Agreement (2 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: My understanding from the Minister's reply is that it was coincidental that these discussions occurred at the time the Lansdowne Road agreement was being negotiated. The relevant public sector trade unions probably believed the talks were an appropriate time to raise these issues as it would allow them to return to their members with something that, while not part of the deal, would perhaps...