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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates Exemptions (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if green waste facilities which compost green waste into fertiliser that is sold for commercial purposes is a rateable activity on which commercial rates should be charged by a local authority; if she will have the matter dealt with by the Valuation Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24301/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that there is equality in pay and that teachers who qualified after 2010 will not be discriminated against in terms of pay; his views on whether equal work for equal pay is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24247/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on capitation fees paid to schools in circumstances in which the school requires uniforms to be of a certain style and these are manufactured here to a higher standard than imported uniforms that are on sale in various locations; his further views on whether schools should be financially penalised for using Irish produced goods; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the organisations that are subject to global valuation for commercial rate purposes to local authorities; the overall commercial rates paid by each of these organisations in 2011 in each local authority and for the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 11 May 2017, the number of persons who owe his Department less than €1,000, between €1,000 and €2,000, between €2,000 and €5,000, between €5,000 and €10,000, between €10,000 and €15,000, between €15,000 and €20,000, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 11 May 2017, further to the €41 million stated to be owed as a result of customer fraud, the number of persons that owe the Department less than €1,000, between €1,000 and €2,000, between €2,000 and €5,000, between €5,000 and €10,000, between...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Memoranda of Understanding (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 11 May 2017, if there is a memorandum of understanding between his Department and the Revenue Commissioners regarding non-insolvent businesses and non-registered businesses including partnerships and sole traders with debts due to the social insurance fund; the reasons his Department is unable to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Fund Data (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 138 and 139 of 11 May 2017, the number of individuals and organisations that owe the social insurance fund less than €10,000, between €10,000 and €50,000, between €50,000 and €100,000, between €100,000 and €250,000, between €250,000 and €500,000,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 382. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a group (details supplied) will be included in discussions in relation to an extension to the new agreements affecting pay and pensions of public servants; his views on whether it is correct to exclude it from discussions; if he will ensure it is represented in some part of the talks at which it will impact on the group before...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (23 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 595. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the situation regarding the provision of broadband in a location (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24302/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personnel in An Garda Síochána who have long-term arrangements with restricted lighter station duties or assignments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25053/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the local authorities which have been in discussions with his Department regarding the implementation of by-laws by local authorities in respect of the control of horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25104/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness at the committee. No apologies have been received. The first item on the agenda is the minutes of the meetings of 11 and 18 May 2017. Are they agreed to? Agreed. As there is nothing specific arising from them that will not come up in our discussion of items further down the agenda, we...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: Does the Deputy propose to send on directly-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: I do not know the answer to that question, but we will have the matter clarified.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: We have not concentrated on it until now. We will inquire whether it is included in the terms of reference and formally write to it again on the issue. The next items are Nos. 520B.1 and 2 from the Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills, Seán Ó Foghlú, regarding Caranua's accommodation. There was a debate in the Dáil yesterday on this issue.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: It did, regarding the date. In correspondence, item No. 517C, Ms Mary Higgins, CEO of Caranua, corrected a statement made at the meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts on 13 April 2017. For the record, Caranua had rent-free accommodation from 2013 to May 2016, not 2017, as had been indicated.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General might give us his observations.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: Let the Comptroller-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: We need to write to the OPW to ask what brought about the change in approach from earlier years to 2016. It was not charging rent in the earlier period and the OPW seemed to change its approach.