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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Paternal Leave Costs (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of providing two additional weeks of paternity leave in a full year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12214/15]

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]

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: It is about protecting the senior staff and blaming the nurses.

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: They have signed up for the conservation grant.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the tax relief scheme ceiling rate of €20,000 and €10,000, respectively, for all families who purchased houses in the boom period beyond the seven years up to 2017 as per the 30% rate, as not to do so will cause more families to fall into mortgage difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11712/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 270. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a tax relief scheme for persons who took out mortgages in November or December of a current year, where the first year would run to November or December of the following year, hence avoiding the situation whereby householders who take out mortgages at the end of the year lose the whole year in tax relief at source payments; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 566. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11209/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 588. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria by which a person can be prioritised on the audiology waiting list for hearing aids; if the severity of the hearing condition is relevant to prioritisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11342/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 829. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this will be included in the next five Year Plan/Capital Building Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12108/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 830. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this will be included in the next five Year Plan / Capital Building Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12109/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Drainage Schemes (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 891. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities have the right to carry out drainage works and other safety measures on rivers where these works were previously carried out by drainage boards which have since been dissolved; if all the powers of the drainage boards have been transferred to the local authorities in respect of carrying out works and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Functions (12 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: 258. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department and agencies, organisations and authorities under the remit of his Department have a role or function in respect of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10876/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the witnesses here today. We are pleased to have an opportunity to discuss these issues in respect of the national lottery. It is probably the first time that this committee or anybody in the Oireachtas has ever felt the need for such a meeting. The witnesses have outlined the reasons why such a meeting is necessary and we independently came to same conclusion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: The public has not been able to check tickets in the ticket-checking machines in various retail outlets throughout the country. It reflected badly on the retailers and I can understand that from the witnesses' viewpoint. When somebody goes to a shop, having bought a national lottery ticket, and sees that the ticket-checking machine does not work, they begin to wonder about the retailer....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: Where is Mr. Tierney's business based?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the witnesses. This is probably the first time in the 28 years of the lottery that we have had to bring people connected with the national lottery before the committee. This has happened as a result of the decision to privatise the lottery licence and pass it on to a new operator following a competitive tender which secured money for the State. I have a question for both...