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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (9 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reduction in staff numbers that will be achieved in 2013 and 2014 from targeted redundancy and early retirement in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43028/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Retirements (9 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 181. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reduction in public expenditure numbers that will be achieved in 2013 and 2014 from targeted redundancy and early retirement in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43030/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (9 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged urgently in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42633/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Retirements (9 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the reduction in public expenditure numbers that will be achieved in 2013 and 2014 from targeted redundancy and early retirement in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43037/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Staff Issues (9 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reduction in public service numbers that will be achieved in 2013 and 2014 from targeted redundancy and early retirement in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43038/13]

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I thank my colleague, Deputy Kelleher, for raising this important issue of discretionary medical cards which affects many thousands of families. The Minister of State, Deputy White, may say there has been no change in policy but the practice has been changed. I believe there has been a change in policy but it has probably not been written down. It boils down to the fundamental issue that...

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: That is what the Taoiseach did.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Contribution (8 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give a commitment to a timeline to reverse the increases he is making in the student registration fee, as proposed by the Union of Students in Ireland in its pre-budget submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42234/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (8 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when farm assist will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42001/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (8 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the domiciliary care allowance has been approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42042/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection Guidelines (8 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 443. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality under the Child Care Act 1991 are guardian ad litem appointed for children who are not the subject of care proceedings or subject of a special care order; the mechanisms for such a process to be appointed where the children are within the care of their parents or legal guardian; the number of reports that have been requested in these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a REP scheme payment will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42016/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis the number of persons who are in receipt of a single farm payment in the following ranges: less than €10,000, between €10,000 and €20,000, between €20,000 and €30,000, between €30,000 and €40,000, between €40,000 and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (8 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: 609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when applications will be called for the next round of funding under the sports capital programme; the approximate timing of when they are to be submitted to the Department and the expected date on which they will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41981/13]

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I want to know why the Department has new secrecy provisions built into the legislation going through the Dáil for PPPs. There are between €4 billion and €5 billion worth of them now. Why has the Department included in that legislation specific new provisions to exclude from freedom of information the terms and conditions of employees of the National Treasury Management...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: No, it does not. The fees are still in place. I cannot let that statement go unchallenged. The biggest change in 2003 was the fees and the Department is not reversing them. I will leave it with the Minister. I have made the point.

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to contribute a second time. I wish to raise the issue of public private partnerships, PPP. I may have to ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to help me on this issue also. I am a little confused by a footnote in his report. It refers to future commitments in respect of public private partnerships which are estimated at about €4 billion as...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: Thank you, Mr. Watt. My next question also relates to the outstanding commitments of €4 billion for projects included in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report. What is the interest payment for these projects? May I also have the highest and lowest figures for the cost of finance for the projects?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: Does Mr. Watt have any idea if the rate is 5%, 6%, 7% to 8%?

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process (3 Oct 2013)

Seán Fleming: The reason I am specifically raising the cost of finance is that I see from the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General issued last week that the average cost of finance in respect of the national debt is about 4%. I do not see a reason the State and the taxpayer should have to pay a finance charge of more than 5% on a figure of €4 billion to €5 billion. If we were to...