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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for rent allowance will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52293/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Hospitals Report (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister of State and am pleased that, although he has again confirmed that the plan is to close St. Fintan's Hospital, plans are afoot for a new unit to be built on the hospital's grounds. However, we all know that it will take some time. In these straitened times, it may not happen. It is still some way off, as it has not gone through the planning process yet. We are...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Hospitals Report (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak briefly on the Mental Health Commission report on St. Fintan's psychiatric hospital in Portlaoise. I also welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy John Perry, who will respond on behalf of the Department of Health. The issue of older person's services is very important in County...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for attending. Rather than making an opening statement, I will put questions, as that will be more productive. The first major section of the Minister's statement dealt with public pay and pensions. It would be remiss of us not to deal with the issue of payments to retired public servants. They will be paid today but there are no funds in the kitty to pay them on 6...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: We will discuss the detail next week-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: When did the Minister know this issue needed to dealt with? He should have known earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: When did the Minister know? He should have known this last March when the numbers became clear. What about all the non-civil servants in the public service? Are local authorities expected to make these payments out of their allocations? They cannot go to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for a Supplementary Estimate but the Minister is in charge of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: It is okay if the Minister is not briefed; I will accept that as the answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Minister said it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Chairman has restricted my time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: With regard to progress in public service reform, the Minister is considering the business case for payroll shared services across the public service. He stated five different groups are dealing with shared services for payroll across the public sector - health, education, justice, local government and the Civil Service. Is anybody overseeing over all five? He said his departmental...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I am finished.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is concerned that Ireland is overly reliant on the pharmaceutical sector for its exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51846/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (22 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is assured that all Exchequer funded construction projects are completed in accordance with registered employment agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43392/12]

Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for mentioning that issue. The original Croke Park agreement allows for average payroll savings of only 1% for each of the next couple of years, which is quite modest. I note that the Minister has come to that conclusion himself. The Minister did not mention allowances. Has he moved away from that or has he found the issue to be more complicated than he originally...

Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: The Minister praised it.

Other Questions: Expenditure Reviews (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: We spent a lot of time talking about the Estimates procedure. One can argue that there was not necessarily overspending in the Department of Health this year but under budgeting. The budget was wrong and flawed, which is what we said on 5 December last year. We knew the budget was not genuine and the allocated amount was lower than what people in the industry, outside the Department, knew...

Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: Can the Minister list the questions again?

Other Questions: National Procurement Service (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I tabled this question so there could be a general discussion on the issue. The reply is quite vague and I would like more information on the outcomes. The Minister referred to savings of €78 million to the end of this year, but are targets set by the central procurement facility for each line Department and are they available, or is it done centrally through the Office of Public...

Other Questions: National Procurement Service (21 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: I will take up the offer of a meeting about the Garda cars. I have heard conflicting reports at the various meetings I have attended from the Garda and the Office of Public Works. One passes the buck to the other. The biggest issue in the past was when there was no volume discount as part of the arrangement. That is fine if one is buying 50 cars but if one is buying 70 or 80, there should...