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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (9 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who will be affected by the proposed changes to the lone parent's allowance which will commence on 4 July; the savings she estimates will be made from these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33216/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (9 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who provided a single direct authority payment instruction for the local property tax for 2013 automatically have the payment deducted from their nominated account on 21 March 2014 or will they be required to sign a new single debit authority as persons were informed that this is like an electronic cheque and therefore by definition a single...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (9 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the recently introduced anti money laundering requirements for prize bond purchases over €25; if he will consider raising this to purchases of €100 as the lower figure may be unnecessarily restrictive and have a detrimental impact on the sale of prize bonds especially for persons who wish to give them as a gift to family...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (9 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 331. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision to withhold the respite care grant of €1,375 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois as this is basically for the benefit of their child and that there is an agreement in place regarding the previous overpayment of amounts from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (9 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 332. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a supplementary welfare allowance/rent supplement may be paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33423/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 202. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda clearance will be issued to three persons to work for an organisation (details supplied) in County Offaly who are waiting one month for Garda clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32671/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (4 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 203. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda clearance will be issued to three persons to work for an organisation (details supplied) in County Offaly who are waiting five months for Garda clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32672/13]

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 26:In page 5, line 28, to delete "endorse" and substitute "give its opinion".We had an extensive debate on this issue on Committee Stage. The Bill provides that the fiscal council shall endorse as it considers appropriate the macro-economic forecast prepared. Despite that we had a lengthy debate on this issue, none of us was convinced and we are all reasonable people.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: Fine. If that is the legal Parliamentary Counsel's opinion, then the Minister should send him or her on a English course. What is provided for in the Bill is not plain English. We are all competent people but none of us can accept that "endorse" means "endorse or not endorse". I know that the Supreme Court often attaches a negative to an interpretation and that such can go either way. ...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: From what document was the Minister reading?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I bow to his or her superior knowledge of the English language.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: Yes, in the interests of clarity.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 27:In page 5, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: "(d) the Minister shall, by way of regulation, provide on an annual basis, a detailed reconciliation between the macro-economic forecast and the official forecast.".".Again, this issue was discussed at length on Committee Stage, at which time I indicated my intention to table it again on Report Stage. The...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: It would be helpful if the Minister could circulate that note to members tomorrow. The Minister stated earlier that a reconciliation can be done.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: Will it be done and, if so, where will it be done? Will it be done this year or will it be next year or the following year before it is done?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: How long after budget day will it be done?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: Will it be contained in the budget documentation?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I am not sure of the percentages. Taxation probably came in in terms of the overall output.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: On the expenditure side, there was €1 billion but we will not go there again. The Minister might clarify one small item. He said that the expenditure ceiling will be laid before the House, but can he explain what he means by that? If something is laid before the House, is it just put in the Oireachtas Library?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 201: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: So it is just part of the documentation?