Results 33,041-33,060 of 34,956 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (1 May 2012)
Seán Fleming: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for review of operation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21609/12]
- Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (1 May 2012)
Seán Fleming: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that current procurement processes for publicly funded construction contracts gives adequate opportunity for small and medium enterprises to be successful in tendering for work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21610/12]
- Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (1 May 2012)
Seán Fleming: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the activities of Bord Gáis that are proposed to be sold as part of the sale of State assets; if he will indicate the preliminary work that has been carried out to date; when the advertising process will commence to appoint external consultants to assist in this issue; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (1 May 2012)
Seán Fleming: Question 525: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the decentralisation of the Equality Authority to Roscrea, County Tipperary; if the review has been completed on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21827/12]
- Scéimeanna Teanga (1 May 2012)
Seán Fleming: Question 113: To ask the an Aire EalaÃon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil scéim teanga daingnithe i ngach Roinn, an bhfuil a Roinn ag plé le reachtaÃocht teanga; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [21673/12]
- Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he intends to intervene in the dispute at Irish Cement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20929/12]
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: I will be brief, as I made many comments on this amendment while the Minister was out of the Chamber. I will boil the issue down to one or two key points. I will put the â¬50 million that the Minister mentioned in context without commenting on it, good, bad or indifferent. On average, the â¬50 million equates to approximately â¬3,000 per each of the 18,000 households. For that amount, a...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: We reduced the age from 18 years to 14 years.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: The Labour Party opposed the change but now it is reducing the age limit to seven years. Somewhere along the line that party will have to accept responsibility for being in government rather than harking to the past.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: We did not reduce the age limit to seven years. We brought it to 14 years. The Minister cannot hang that on anyone else. She is also curtailing mortgage interest supplement for the most financially disadvantaged people in this country.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: She can deny it all she likes but she is cutting benefits for lone parents, those in receipt of mortgage interest supplement and those on jobseeker's benefit. That is the essence of this Bill in one sentence. Shame on her as a Labour Party Minister for those cuts.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: On a point of order, with which amendments are we dealing?
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: I have a question for the Minister of State so that I can clarify my understanding of section 5. We are now dealing with section 5 as it was published in the Bill.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: Yes, to be amended shortly, but the original section 5 of the Bill.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: Amendments 9, 10 and 11 to section 5 have been passed, so I am now dealing with -----
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: Yes, but we have not voted on it yet.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: Okay. I have a question on this for the Minister of State and would like to hear the briefing note on it. There are three subsections in section 5. Subsection (1) 173A deals with a situation where the one-parent family payment is being made and following the death of one of the parents the surviving spouse, cohabitant or civil partner is in receipt of the payment. I understand that where...
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: Will the Minister of State read the briefing note on subsection (3) concerning people in custody? It states, "The Principal Act is amended by substituting the following section for section 176..." and it replaces it with a new section 176. Perhaps the briefing note will answer my questions, but, if not, I will put my questions.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: Subsection (3) on page 6 of the Bill as published.
- Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)
Seán Fleming: Yes, I would like to hear the briefing note on that.