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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Commencement of Legislation (10 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24157/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (10 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 603. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that has been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24145/14]

Other Questions: Public Service Reform Plan Update (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: I accept the Minister saying that this is small in an overall context but it would be useful for the public service - I speak in the interests of public servants - not to have any old allowances which cannot be justified in a business case today. If some of them have to be bought out, long-established mechanisms in the public service can be used and we should do that and get it over with....

Other Questions: Public Service Reform Plan Update (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 8. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public service allowances currently in place; the current state of plans to review these allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/14]

Other Questions: Public Service Reform Plan Update (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: As part of the Haddington Road agreement, it was agreed between the Government and the unions that there would be a review of allowances paid in the public services. There are many substantial allowances. Some people agree some of them are outdated while most people agree a number of them are essential and should be retained, although possibly streamlined and incorporated into core pay...

Other Questions: Public Service Reform Plan Update (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister. Perhaps when he has the figure of the allowances that have been discontinued for new entrants he might send it to us. Could he give us the list of the allowances? It might not affect the number because with the recent recruitment situation an allowance might have been discontinued but there might have been no new entrant in that area yet. I am concerned that it seems...

Other Questions: Public Service Reform Plan Update (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: There is a conflict and a mechanism to slow it up. The Minister caused a brouhaha with his unrealistic announcement of €75 million in savings that was to be achieved by this. Once he drilled into it, he saw that some of the allowances were excellent value for money, were part of core pay in effect but were given through a variety of mechanisms. It would be good for the public...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2014 (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: While I certainly will the ends, which are to balance the books, I deny the means by which the Government has gone about it in each of its three budgets. The ESRI and everybody have stated they were the most unfair budgets Ireland has had in recent years-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2014 (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: -----in that the cuts have been directed at those on the lowest levels of income and additional sources of revenue have not been targeted at those earning more than €100,000. It begs the question as to the reason the Minister has been in government supporting Fine Gael policy all along. I refer to something I cannot understand. The Minister announced cuts of €113 million in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2014 (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 4. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to ensure all expenditure measures announced in budget 2014 are implemented throughout Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23711/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2014 (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: Last October, during his budget day speech, the Minister announced savings of €113 million through medical card probity analysis which led to the onslaught we have had against the elderly and sick people who have lost their medical cards despite every member of the Government, including the Taoiseach, stating there was no change in Government policy. On the same day, the Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2014 (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: I will go back to the statement made by the Minister last October to be implemented this year, in particular the savage cuts he and his party colleague, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, inflicted on people this year. Why is the Labour Party in government when the Minister and Deputy Burton-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Budget 2014 (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: The Minister, and the Minister, Deputy Joan Burton, have announced the discontinuance of the telephone allowance for elderly people. They also approved cuts to maternity and adoptive benefits, as announced by the Minister, Deputy Howlin, and implemented by the Minister, Deputy Burton, who obviously agreed to it before the announcement. The Ministers also cut illness benefit and jobseeker's...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: I know the Minister was very keen to pass the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act 2014. He might explain why he chose not to commence it until such time as he was embarrassed publicly to so do when the Minister, Deputy Shatter, announced his resignation and why he has now chosen to bring the remainder of it into operation in a month's time or so and not on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: I had a quick look through the various items of legislation that have been passed by the Minister's Department since he has come into office. He might tell us - if he does not have the answer to hand today he might send it on to me - when he commenced the operation of the legislation providing for national lottery regulator. If he does not have the answer to that on file with him he might...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 1. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas but not come in to effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23710/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: Arising from the recent revelation, which made clear that while the Oireachtas had passed legislation, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform had failed to bring it into operation, as a result of which the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Deputy Shatter, was able to claim his severance payment when he stood down, will the Minister tell me what other legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Finance Agency Issues (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 10. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State’s policy in respect of dividends from the Housing Finance Agency; if the policy has changed in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23699/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the operating plans for the new national lottery licence is respect of protecting vulnerable persons from developing gambling problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23698/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2015 (4 Jun 2014)

Seán Fleming: 22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the budget planning process for budget 2015 has commenced; the priorities that he has set for the next budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23702/14]