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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (14 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: 183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a payment may be made to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48659/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (14 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: 185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when legislation will be enacted and brought into force to give legal effect to the referendum for children as approved by the people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48640/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Autism Incidence (14 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: 186. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her view regarding children with autism; if there is any impact on them when wind turbines generate electricity are located close to the school they attend on a daily basis or close to their homes where they live; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48657/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (14 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: 187. To ask the Minister for Health when orthondontic treatment will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48578/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (14 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the reduction in staff numbers in a unit (details supplied) in view of the difficulties it its causing for residents in this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48633/13]

Access to Credit: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak at the conclusion of this debate. The message from the beginning of the debate right through to the end is that we all recognise that accessing credit remains very difficult for businesses and personal customers throughout the country. The continuing decline in the number of banks operating in the Irish economy, particularly in the retail sector - it has...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: All I can say is that the NTMA has got another one over the Minister here. That happened with regard to its terms and conditions and the NTMA won that. It looks like it will win this too.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: Well done so far, but the NTMA nobbled the Minister on these two areas.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 70: In page 61, to delete line 10 and substitute the following:“41. (1) The 52 non-disclosure provisions recommended for exclusion in Schedule 3, where the Information Commissioner disagreed with the views of the relevant Departments, shall be deleted from Schedule 3.(2) A head shall refuse to grant an FOI request if—”.This is straightforward. The...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: In view of the fact the committee has not completed its work, I had to take direct action through this amendment and raise this matter, because we will not have the legislation before us again. I felt this was an appropriate time to submit the amendment. I urge the Minister to take the initiative and accept the figure of 52 recommended by the commissioner, without waiting for the report...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: I left it open to the Minister, but I will revisit the issue on Report Stage.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 67: In page 57, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following:"(10) Subject to subsections (1) to (9), where the information relates to personal information of the requester, such information shall be released even where the information is provided by a third party.".The issue here, which I raised on Second Stage, is very simple. I had a case where a person sought...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: I had proposed that we oppose the section. I acknowledge the improvements made by the ministerial amendments. The Minister has suggested revisions, such as the cap on search and retrieval fees, electronic payments and refunds, which were included in the amendment that was withdrawn, but I hope they will be better on Report Stage. As a matter of principle we oppose the section for the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: The head had discretion based on the means of the person not to implement it. I am asking the Minister to go back to what he had last week. Will he consider the point and go back to what he had-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: The Minister has made a change.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: At the moment, there is a lower fee for medical card holders.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: That are 1.8 million people before we start. I do not like giving extra concessions just because a person has a medical card.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: What was in place was probably in place since Eithne FitzGerald brought forward the legislation and I suspect it has not caused a major problem in the intervening years. If it has, the Minister should tell us but I do not believe it caused a major problem.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: We should give the discretion to the head. We know the head will not do a means test but one is giving a far bit of latitude to the head-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Seán Fleming: On the amendment proposed by the Minister, we concentrated on the big issue. I am very pleased the Minister's accepting the principle of €500. Perhaps he can tell us where it comes in the amendment.