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Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (19 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: My last question follows from an earlier point. I came in when Paul Delaney was speaking. It is important not to set someone up for a course that he is not able for. A person may be unable to concentrate for so many hours in a day or perhaps it is not in his nature and that is probably part of the reason he ended up in trouble in the first place. I am unsure who is best qualified to...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (19 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: I apologise for arriving late to the meeting. I, too, am not a member of the sub-committee. As a Deputy from the Portlaoise area, I am familiar with the prisons in the town. The issue of care after prison is my main concern and I apologise if the witnesses have addressed the issue. Many prisoners receive early release, while others will complete a full sentence. Do prisoners receive a...

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (19 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: None of the local authorities has housing available for anyone who shows up seeking accommodation because all of them have long waiting lists for housing. The issue is whether they will accept an application for rent supplement. In most areas, people must be on the housing list to receive rent supplement. The issue is not one of councils providing accommodation but one of councils making...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (19 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health the way he will honour his Programme for Government commitments to older people in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57065/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childhood Obesity (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the contribution her Department can make to reduce obesity in teenagers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56693/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56395/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56398/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56400/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will commence on a project (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56563/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the impact of the loss of employment that will arise in various areas as a result of all primary and secondary schools having to obtain their hygiene supplies from certain suppliers and that smaller suppliers who are not in a position to provide an extensive national or regional service even where their prices are good have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will commence on a project (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56573/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56580/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate if a student (details supplied) in County Laois is eligible to receive the special rate of maintenance of €5,915, having being approved a standard rate full maintenance grant of €3,025 under the student grant scheme 2012 in view of the fact that his father is on jobseekers allowance for 373 days before the 31...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Social Impact Bonds (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to receive the report from the steering group overseeing the development of social impact bonds and if his intention to publish this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56565/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Rights (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform following his notification to each Department on 22 December 2011 requesting them to put a mechanism to monitor compliance with employment law, including REA’s to establish the number of public contracts entered into since this notification in view of the fact that only 35 notifications have been provided to date; if he has put in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to undertake a review of the Government form of construction contracts; when this review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56736/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Widow's Pension (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Laois is in receipt of the correct widow's non-contributory pension in view of the fact that the income is less than the means established by the Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56569/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56659/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Funding (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the reduction in the number of thatched houses and premises in existence here in view of the fact that their numbers are decreasing each year due to the high maintenance cost and high insurance costs that many of them are not being lived in or worked in; if he will bring forward some proposals to ensure this traditional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting time for Garda clearance certificates to be issued and the reason there has been an increase in waiting times recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56570/12]