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Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: How much was it? The accounts detail Exchequer grants of €304 million and own resources of €9 million plus funding from third parties of €18 million and some disposals. The €34 million being returned still seems a high figure.

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: What figure is typically agreed for the year whereby funding over own resources is returned?

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: Will the witnesses provide the committee with a note on this topic? For us to tease it out here in public now could get a little tedious. I would have assumed Enterprise Ireland had an estimate of what its own-resource funding would be. Is the €34 million in excess of what Enterprise Ireland expected-----

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: The previous year Enterprise Ireland was in excess by €32 million. It seems to be out by approximately €30 million each year in its estimate of its own resources. I would like a note on this because I do not fully get it. Perhaps the note will clarify it for us.

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: In 2011 there was the action plan for jobs.

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: I do not see where the jobs are but I see the loss of support for the companies. There are no figures for the jobs created as a result. Enterprise Ireland was responsible for 100 actions in the action plan for jobs but there are no figures on how many jobs were created by these 100 initiatives. It looks as if somebody got away lightly with regard to the net outcome from the announcement of...

Public Accounts Committee: Enterprise Ireland - Annual Report and Financial Statement 2011 (31 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: With regard to financial support for the agriculture sector, which is one of our most important sectors - people will understand why I raise this issue - in 2011 approximately €6 million was provided for the dairy investment fund, while €8 million or €9 million was provided in the previous year. This was to help concentration of the industry. Enterprise Ireland invested...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility (31 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made with the warmer homes strategy; if any changes have been made to the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4745/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to upgrade or replace a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4802/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4613/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (30 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons in receipt of one parent family payment on a county basis who are currently on community employment and the numbers at the 31 December 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4781/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (30 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline for the various stages in respect of the construction of the new national children's hospital at St. James Hospital, Dublin; when the facility will be opened to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4727/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (30 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the best estimate of the timeline for the various stages in respect of the construction of the new national children’s hospital at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin; when the facility will be opened to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4782/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (30 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4803/13]

National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: The regulator is not independent and I am happy with that. I like democratic control. I have a serious concern regarding section 24. I issued a press release today and I may have referred to this section. Section 24(2) states: "The amount of levy under this section shall be decided by the Regulator." This gives the regulator a blank cheque for his own operation. The levy funds the...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: I understand that. However, the purpose of this legislation is to ensure the person is compliant with the requirements of the Taxes Consolidation Act. If a winner of the lotto owes the Revenue a tax bill of €50,000, the implication in this provision is that the winnings can be accessed by the Revenue-----

National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: It would be a good thing. However, the Minister is opening a dangerous door. Before a prize cheque is handed out to the winner, the Revenue may require a winner to produce a tax clearance certificate. It is not the Minister's intention but it is amazing once such provisions are inserted in a Bill how they can be interpreted. The operator may not wish to hand out a cheque before the...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: If we ring-fence it for the children's hospital-----

National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: In the past week or so, the State received €1 billion in respect of Bank of Ireland. It obtained approximately €400 million from sale of the 4G licence in December. The sale of the national lottery licence could bring in up to €600 million. I can provide an estimate in this regard and be wrong but the Minister must be more careful. I might be correct, however, because...

National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: The money obtained from the sale of the 4G licence last year went into the general pot relating to reducing the deficit. I wish to deal with a few broader issues before commenting on the specifics of the legislation. On gambling protocols and online gaming, the Minister stated: "It is considered appropriate, in view of the potential for developing lottery sales on the Internet, to provide...