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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Publications (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a minimum allowable font size for type in State publications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Laois, whose herd number is dormant, is required to meet the requirements for holding tanks within that person's property, for farm gullies and existing agriculture buildings as per the requirements of the European Communities Regulations 2009 (Good Agriculture Practice for Protection of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 441. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for a hip operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5821/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 460. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the high prices charged for medicines by the pharmaceuticals companies, and the varying prices charged across the European Union by the same companies for the same medicines, if he will raise this matter at a Council of Ministers meeting to see if European Union Government procurement can work collectively to get the best possible price for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 461. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he and the Health Service Executive discuss the cost of medicines with the Irish Pharmaceuticals Health Care Association, instead of directly with the pharmaceutical companies; the reason he goes through a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5986/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 462. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive enter into direct face-to-face negotiations with the pharmaceutical companies regarding the price of medicines that they charge the Irish tax payer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5987/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 576. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of administering the conservation grant; and the amount to be paid out in respect of the conservation grant in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5641/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 586. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements in place for processing and administering the conservation grant on behalf of his Department; the agreements that have been arrived at in relation to the cost of administering this project; the amounts provided in his Department's estimates for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5913/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 587. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the administration and the payment of the conservation grants, if the project was put out to tender, or if another Government Department was requested to carry out this work on behalf of his Department, without a tendering process; the process and the budget agreed; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: 594. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide additional funding to Laois County Council for housing repairs for persons with disabilities, who are local authority tenants; if consideration will be given to this as an area of priority, as funding has been very limited in this area in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: I will pass.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the witnesses. There is one small issue I want to pick up on from the opening statement. There are approximately 500,000 septic tanks in the country, as a ballpark figure. There are 450,000 registered, and that is about 90% of the total. How many people would have private water supplies through their own direct wells or private group water schemes? Would it be in the same range?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: There would be about 300,000 houses on their own private water supply-----

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Or through group schemes, and about 500,000 houses have septic tanks.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: That is almost one third of the houses in Ireland on septic tanks. What is the remit of Irish Water in respect of those properties?

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Those 500,000 houses and the 350,000 houses that are on their own schemes or private sources, many of whom will be part of the 500,000-----

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Mr. McCarthy must know the answer to this because he has been responsible for the water services since they were invented. How many houses in the country would be on private wells or private schemes and not getting their source from the public water supply? I am trying to establish how many are outside the system. Mr. McCarthy is saying 20% are on private or individual wells. How many of...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Somebody said 20% initially.

Public Accounts Committee: Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
Chapter 6 - Land Aggregation Scheme
Chapter 7 - Matters Arising from Audit of Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government in Relation to Water Services (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Fleming: Ms Graham is saying that maybe about 9% have their own individual wells.