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Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: -----or to have vital surgery carried out.  It also tells the story of the sale of important strategic State assets such as part of Bord Gáis and the national lottery licence. 

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: NAMA agrees to sell off many of its valuable properties throughout the country to the new found friends the Minister, Deputy Michael Noonan, met in Davos at knockdown prices, further exacerbating the burden on our citizens.  We should not forget the water meters and the new super quango, Irish Water.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: Chapter 4 tells a story of the housing crisis, people homeless sleeping rough, children living in hotel rooms, high rents and long waiting lists for social housing.  Those lucky enough to have a house to live in no longer feel safe in their own homes due to the cutbacks in the number of gardaí leading to a lack of normal policing. We have now come to the final chapter. Enda...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: They conclude by saying, "Let’s hope we can fool the people for a second time around". That is the story of this Government. The first duty of any government in a civilised society is to provide housing for its people. This Government has clearly failed to do this. The second duty of a government is to ensure people feel safe in their homes. This Government has failed to do...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Bodies Data (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of commercial State and semi-State organisations whose borrowings are on the State's balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35180/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: 189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each Garda Síochána station in the Laois-Offaly division from the end of September 2010 to the end of September 2015 or the latest date available. [35696/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: 384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this will be included in the forthcoming five-year plan-capital building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35415/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this will be included in the forthcoming five-year plan-capital building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35416/15]

Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2014. Fianna Fáil will support the Bill and we compliment Deputy Anne Ferris on its introduction. We believe we should recognise the potential of our ageing population to contribute to and enrich our society in many diverse ways, given their talents, experience, wisdom and the...

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which proposes the introduction of a dedicated bank holiday on 24 April to celebrate the 1916 Rising. Most, if not practically all Irish people, would agree with this proposal for the centenary year of 2016. The Bill goes further and provides for a bank holiday on 24 April on a permanent basis. The least we can do, as an initial step, is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: There is general agreement with regard to what is happening. The Government received €335 million from the sale of its shareholding in Aer Lingus. In the normal course of events - and in the absence of EUROSTAT rules - that money could go into Government coffers and be used for expenditure purposes. Although EUROSTAT rules do not allow this, the Government can put it into another...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (7 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: 193. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for the list of allocations of funding to local authorities in 2015 under the rural water programme for group sewerage schemes; the amounts originally requested by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34892/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: I understand all that and why we moved from the ten year timeframe, but what is the financial space available as a result? My time is very limited.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: Yes, when it occurred.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: Was the Spring Economic Statement produced on the basis of this new three year basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: Right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: Are we taking a three year average or a ten year average?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: So what years have dropped out of our average?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Macroeconomic Forecast for 2016: Department of Finance (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Fleming: Did the Spring Economic Statement incorporate that?