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Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy cannot continue to blame-----

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: -----a previous Government or the Opposition for-----

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: -----for a lack in the current Government.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: Some 12 months on the Deputy is continuing to say it.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: Believe it or not, the Irish people are tiring of that old tune.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy can blame us all he likes but somewhere along the line the penny must drop that the Government has been in office for 12 months. It should take responsibility.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: You can continue to blame other people for the Labour Party's actions. I understand it was anxious to get into government.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: You sold your principles on State assets.

Sale of State Assets: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: I will be finishing soon. The Government must consult the staff. I do not know anywhere in the world where the sale of State assets, particularly in electricity generation, has reduced prices for the consumer or been a major benefit to the taxpayer. The Minister must come forward with that information. After 12 months, it is time for the Government to accept responsibility for its...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this special debate on public sector numbers. I acknowledge that time has been provided for the debate by the Government. It is probably a good time to have the debate now that 29 February has come and gone. There was much debate, discussion and anxiety in the months prior to that date. Perhaps the Minister is correct. The public might be a little...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: It is modest relative to the more than one billion saved during previous years.

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: Yes. It is the level of saving that will be made on a permanent basis. All organisations must review their pay and pensions bills. I will not engage in a debate on there not being any new liability because people are retiring. However, pay and pension costs need to be addressed. The Minister stated that the pay bill in 2008 was €17.5 billion and the pension bill was €2.1 billion,...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: I am speaking only about the cost involved. The Minister stated that there will be a 20% reduction in the cost of the public sector pay bill. However, when one adds the cost of the pay bill to the cost of the pensions bill, the actual reduction achieved between 2008 and 2015 will be only 12% or 13%, which while only a modest reduction is to be welcomed. We have had several opportunities to...

Broadcasting Services (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Minister will be aware that a special meeting of the RTE Authority has been called for tomorrow following the upholding of a complaint by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland about the unfairness of the final television presidential election debate on RTE last year. Everyone will remember this issue well because between 800,000 and 900,000 people watched the programme live. The...

Broadcasting Services (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: Minister, I do have to put it to you personally that the central issue here we are talking about revolved around a political donation. My understanding is that-----

Broadcasting Services (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: The central issue here involved the content of what the tweet was about, namely, a political donation. My understanding is that the Minister personally canvassed for the successful candidate in the presidential election. I do not know whether he signed the candidate's nomination forms. I understand that he personally made a financial donation to the successful candidate. The Minister had...

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 7: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of households that have registered for the household charge to date; the total revenue raised; his plans to sanction those who do not register; if he will make up any shortfall to the Local Government Fund that arises from a failure to achieve the estimated €160 million in revenue; and if he...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is working for the Health Service Executive since 2003 can be made permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13319/12]

Banking Sector Regulation: Motion (13 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Everyone in the country is aware of the major problem of the level of mortgage repayments, negative equity and mortgage arrears that is imposing a significant burden on thousands of Irish families. It is, generally, people under the age of 50 who are experiencing severe difficulties because they, by and large, are the people who have...

Written Answers — Horse Racing Industry: Horse Racing Industry (13 Mar 2012)

Seán Fleming: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to the horse racing industry in each of the past five years; in view of the amount of public money going to this industry, whether he should have direct responsibility and jurisdiction in respect of standards operating in this industry on behalf of the taxpayer, in view of the fact that animals are...