Results 29,621-29,640 of 34,778 for speaker:Seán Fleming

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the saving that would be achieved from reducing the duration for which jobseeker's benefit is paid from nine months to six for those with less than 260 contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36624/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the saving that would be achieved from reducing the maximum age for the qualified child increase to 19 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36626/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the saving that would be achieved from increasing the minimum number of hours worked for family income supplement from 19 to 24 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36627/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the saving that would be achieved from increasing the minimum contribution for rent supplement by €4 weekly, €8 for couples; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36628/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 588. To ask the Minister for Defence if there is a mechanism in place whereby a person who is a member of the Defence Forces at private level has been granted a year's leave of absence but wishes to return after three months can be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35962/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 630. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently availing of the free child care place for four year olds; the cost of the scheme; the approximate cost of extending it to entitle parents to two years of free child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36617/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 681. To ask the Minister for Health his policy in respect of care in the community through the use of day care centres, low support hostels, medium support hostels and high support hostels for persons with mental health/psychiatric requirements which were to be rolled out over a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36206/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 682. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding promised for mental health services for 2013; if the €30 million announced for this purpose in 2012 was fully utilised for that purpose; if the funds announced for this purpose in 2011 were also fully utilised for that purpose; if any funds are available to carry over for these services in 2013; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 732. To ask the Minister for Health the savings that would be achieved from transferring responsibility for administration of seasonal flu vaccine to community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36614/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 729. To ask the Minister for Health the saving that would be achieved from improving the occupancy of existing designated private beds in public hospitals to 70%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36611/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Statistics (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 730. To ask the Minister for Health the saving that would be achieved by a reduction in the average length of stay in an acute hospital bed by 0.5 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36612/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 731. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of staff and associated payroll costs for Health Service Executive staff on management and administrative grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36613/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 733. To ask the Minister for Health the savings that would be achieved from excluding households with an income greater than €100,000 from making a claim under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36615/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold (18 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 734. To ask the Minister for Health the approximate cost of reducing the monthly threshold for the drug payment scheme from €132 a month to €120 a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36616/13]

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I withdraw the amendment.

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 6:In page 5, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:“2.--(1) Before awarding a construction contract, a state contracting entity shall publish a notice of intention to award such contract, and such notice shall include--(a) the name of the prospective executing party, (b) an invitation to the public to submit observations to the state contracting entity...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 5:In page 5, line 22, after "installation" to insert the following:"by a contractor, subcontractor or sub-subcontractor".

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I have nothing further to add. We will move on.

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 3:In page 5, line 15, to delete “materials,”.We are also discussing amendments Nos. 4 and 5 as they are all related. I will try to be brief because we have very little time left for the discussion. We could have done with perhaps another hour. Be that as it may, we are where we are. Essentially, this is an issue both Deputy McDonald and I tried to raise...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 2:In page 4, between lines 41 and 42, to insert the following:" "social contract clause” means a clause that obliges an executing party to--(a) employ some unemployed persons who are on the live register and who are under 25 years of age, and (b) employ some persons who are long term unemployed;".I welcome the opportunity to discuss amendment No. 2, along with...