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Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 4:In page 4, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“(2) Where a member of a party elected to Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann ceases to be a member of that party, the percentage amount of the allowance paid in respect of him or her to his or her former party shall be paid to such former party member and such amount shall be deducted from...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 5:In page 4, line 21, to delete “one-third” and substitute “one-half”.Some of my amendments are similar to those I moved on Committee Stage. I have not tabled all of them again, but I kept those that I felt were key.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: I have confined my amendments to the specific legislation as opposed to general topics of ethics, fund-raising, parties' activities, electioneering etc. For the benefit of people who want to know the significance of my amendment, I will outline what it means in essence. The arrangement in place with the leader's allowance is that there is a set allowance based on the number of Deputies in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of savings in the administration charges for school transport that will be achieved in 2014 following his press announcement of 30 July 2011 where he said €17 million would be saved in the three years following that press conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15466/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the specific areas or departments within Bus Éireann in which the savings in the administration charges for school transport were achieved since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15467/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved and paid in respect of capital works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15575/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved and paid for capital works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15576/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application for a new capital works project for a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15603/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of deserted wives payment who are employed during school terms as both escorts and drivers of children with special needs have an entitlement to a payment for jobseeker's allowance during the holiday period when they have no earned income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15606/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Eligibility (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 168. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the rules and conditions whereby persons from abroad can invest here and apply and be approved for an Irish passport for investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15607/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 230. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make arrangements to ensure that a premises that was used for as a doctor's clinic for persons with medical cards (details supplied) is retained at this location in view of proposal to transfer a number of medical card patients to a doctor's surgery at a significant distance away which would be difficult for patients; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (2 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 231. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15556/14]

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: I would like to speak about my amendment No.4, which is on the same topic. Before I get to the specifics of my amendment, which is related to the amendment we have been speaking about, I wish to agree with what the two Deputies have said. On Committee Stage, the Minister anchored most of his debate on this issue in respect of the people elected at the preceding general election. However,...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“2. Within 30 days of the commencement of this Act the Minister shall, by way of regulation, introduce a provision whereby the parliamentary activities allowance paid to the leader of a qualifying party shall be paid to that qualifying party.”.We discussed the substance of this amendment on...

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister. The allowance is paid to a named beneficiary of an account that is not the party leader specifically. As such, my amendment is unnecessary.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: It is already the accepted practice. I will happily withdraw the amendment now that we have clarified the situation.

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: Is this amendment not being grouped?

Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: I am sorry.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (1 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 110. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to reconfigure maternity services nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14868/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (1 Apr 2014)

Seán Fleming: 116. To ask the Minister for Health the implications for State funded agencies that fail to comply with consolidated public sector pay scales by continuing to make top-up payments to staff; when he expects this issue to be definitively resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9707/14]