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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Contracts (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider amending public contracts such that it is a condition of all future contracts that the contractor is obliged to have a facility to register apprentices as part of carrying out the construction work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7128/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Remit (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to include An Taisce under the Freedom of Information Legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7131/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an illness benefit will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7098/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that Irish Water complies with the Aarhus Convention and related European Directives and European Law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7148/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures in place to deal with alleged cases in which barristers or solicitors knowingly provide inaccurate or untrue information to a court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6906/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his further plans in relation to the closure of Garda stations; if he has had discussions with an Garda Síochána in relation to this matter; if they are working on any proposals to be brought to his attention on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7126/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Opening Hours (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or the Garda Síochána are preparing any proposals for him regarding reducing the opening hours of Garda stations throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7127/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide on a county by county basis the number of applications for REP scheme payments made in 2012 that have not yet been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7106/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health when a fair deal payment will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce the European Work Time Directive on legal working hours for the medical profession with particular reference to non-consultant hospital doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7137/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the number of appeals to the student grant appeal board for the 2012/13 academic year; if he will provide the information in respect of decisions appealed in respect of each grant awarding authority; if he will further provide a breakdown of these appeals in relation to the number of decisions in respect of each grant awarding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: New legislation can make amendments to FOI without Ms O'Reilly's office being notified.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: It could relate to something we want to do in social welfare legislation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: -----and Ms O'Reilly could read in the newspapers six months later that there was an FOI restriction imposed in social welfare legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: Excluded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: A new authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: It should be non-personal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: Ms O'Reilly referred to the inevitable legal challenges. How much of the Information Commissioner's budget is expended on legal costs? I know the office is stretched and may be put in a difficult position if it needs to challenge a legal case put by a public body and which may at a minimum be heard in the High Court. Those financial resources could be used instead for clearing the backlog...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: I refer to Ms O'Reilly's letter in which she stated she was pleased with the restoration of the FOI Act to its state before the 2003 amendments. What was the fees structure at that time? I think no fees were payable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: The Minister's proposal includes a fee structure. He is not proposing to restore it to the pre-2003 situation. The most basic element of it is the issue of fees. He may be thinking about reducing the fees. What was the fees structure initially?