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Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I will be concise and to the point. The Minister's final remarks let the cat out of the bag about this inquiry because he was responding to the remark about what happened after the night of the guarantee. He said it was up to the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform to do that at any stage. The implication was that he, as a Government Minister, and this Government...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: We will not waste any time. My views are well known. I expressed them last night. I am pressing the amendment.

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 2:In page 12, line 40, after “device,” to insert the following: “and includes a transcript of phone calls to and from a landline or a mobile phone,”.

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 3:In page 16, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: “6.--A committee conducting an inquiry established under this Act shall consist of a minimum of forty per cent of members of the current Government party and a minimum of forty per cent of members of the opposition.”.I welcome the opportunity to discuss amendments Nos. 3 and 4. These...

Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: Is the Minister, Deputy Bruton, the leader?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Statistics (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his response to the latest OECD Education at a Glance report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32265/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure by which companies with registered offices in the British Virgin Islands can obtain tax clearance certificates to be awarded contracts by public bodies and Government Departments here for work to be carried on here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32438/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a third level higher education grant application for 2012-13 will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) as a dependent student, in view of the fact that they were deemed not an independent student at the time of application; when the parents' means will be taken into account and the grant approved in view of the urgency...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a requirement in the tendering process documentation for the National Lottery Licence for the successful applicant to be a registered company here; if companies whose registered offices are not here will be excluded from this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32439/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on public bodies granting contracts for works to be carried out here where the companies registered office are in the British Virgin Islands or in other jurisdictions thousands of miles away; his views on whether these companies will be fully compliant with public procurement guidelines such as tax clearance certificates;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Applications (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a companion travel pass will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32540/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of care for public nursing homes for 2011 for each of the nursing homes in the country; the average weekly cost per patient in each of these nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32440/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (3 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 225. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 8 May 2013, when the information requested will be supplied by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32442/13]

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (2 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I understand what the Minister has stated but I cannot accept it under the current circumstances because tapes and telephone calls are such a big issue. The Leveson inquiry which took place across the water is a good model for an inquiry and it was based on illegal telephone tapping. I am concerned the Minister's well-intentioned original definition might not have included some of the items...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Report Stage (2 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 1:In page 12, line 40, after "device," to insert the following:"including a record of phone calls to and from a landline or a mobile phone,".I look forward to hearing the Minister's comments on some of the amendments I have tabled. This amendment follows on from one we discussed on Committee Stage. I asked that cloud computing be included in the definition of...

Other Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (2 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance when the banks will commence implementation of measures relating to the Mercer report; if he has received an indication of the nature of the measures to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (2 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a student grant will be approved on appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31692/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (2 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 412. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of the Code of Practice for adjudication required under the Construction Contracts Bill as well as the associated conditions of contract which will be needed once it is enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31990/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Construction Projects (2 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 413. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of tendered public construction projects in which the contractor has become insolvent and the project has had to be re-tendered; if he will list this information per year since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31991/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Construction Projects (2 Jul 2013)

Seán Fleming: 414. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total tender value of public construction projects and the total construction cost of construction projects; if he will list this information per year since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31992/13]