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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: That is right. Members debated that legislation when the Minister was privatising the lottery licence.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Appointments to State Boards (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: There is another point which I will ask the Minister to consider in his guidelines. When the Minister issued his statement, he was specific that where there are legislative proposals for separate methods of appointment for different bodies they will not be covered by this. I ask him to take out all of those separate proposals because there is no point in coming in here, a year after they are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 1. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the phased repeal of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42277/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: Are the five separate pieces of financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation that are on the Statute Book from 2009 to 2013, which were necessary when introduced, currently justified, and has the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform plans for a phased repeal of this legislation?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: The Minister has summarised the current position without giving any reason as to why he is holding the current position. He said he issued his report on 29 June 2014 in respect of the annual review of the need for the FEMPI legislation and he concluded that it is still necessary, but he gave no explanation as to why he believes it is still necessary. The level of the national debt is now...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: The Minister said he was concerned about the possibility of a court case, and he wants to be able to demonstrate that there is still an emergency and that the legislation is necessary as of now. His actions in government on budget day demonstrated that there is no financial emergency. It is not possible to reconcile tax cuts for the highest earners in Ireland, as was signalled on budget day...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the rate of progress of improving flood defences following last year’s severe damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42047/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the payment of bonuses and incentive pay at Irish Water and other semi-State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42046/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Allowances Expenditure (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown by Department and allowance category of the savings in allowances in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42048/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (6 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Haddington Road agreement expires; if he has indicated to the public sector unions if and when talks on a successor agreement will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42050/14]

Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: Both of our parties engaged in this type of politics in the past. I hoped people had learned a little bit and would want something better from the Oireachtas than a few bob here and there. Several colleagues opposite referred to agricultural relief. I hope the Minister will listen to what has been said on both sides of the House and by the Irish Farmers Association in this regard. Even...

Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: It is a double insult to people who are no better off for them to be told that others are better off. The health budget will get a mere 0.5% increase in its expenditure ceiling for each of the next three years. As those increases will not keep pace with demographic trends, they will result in real cuts. The Minister for Health has announced that with the introduction of medical cards for...

Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak about the Finance Bill 2014. We must look at what the essence of this legislation is. I think we all know that it is to give statutory effect to the provisions announced by the Minister for Finance on budget day. That brings us back to the basic question of whether this is a good or a bad Finance Bill. That can only be judged on the basis of whether the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions his Department has had with the EU on Ireland’s budget contribution; if the additional contribution that is being asked of Ireland is based on consistent calculations across all EU states; the extent to which the additional contribution reflects a restatement of gross national income to reflect the value of research and development...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the success or otherwise of restructuring arrangements put in place for customers who fall into mortgage arrears to maximise long-term sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41756/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 83. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the Construction Contracts Act; when the legislation will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42354/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Construction Contracts Act has not taken effect more than 430 days after it was signed into law by the President and more than 1,600 days after the legislation was first introduced into the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42365/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Contracts (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date on which the Construction Contracts Act will take effect; if his attention has been drawn to the damage the delays are causing to construction contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42386/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to address the problems caused by the collapse of registered employment agreements covering the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42384/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Registered Employment Agreements (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Fleming: 87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to publish forward legislation which will allow for registered employment agreements to take effect again; if his attention has been drawn to the damage the absence of an REA is having on the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42389/14]