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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for a disability allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39560/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39573/11]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a redundancy payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39906/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the single farm payment for 2011 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Laois. [39624/11]

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (13 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the pre-application for forestry planting will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39927/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Laois will be scheduled for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39502/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Health when an MRI scan will be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39560/11]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (13 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health when a PRSI refund will be paid by the Health Service Executive to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39913/11]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (13 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 of 2 November 2011, if he will arrange the immediate supply of the details referred to in same. [39591/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the introduction of guidelines for Green Public Procurement which promotes slag as the green construction solution for Ireland whereas other EU member States are advising that the functionality should determine procurement strategy on a case basis without advising on material types to...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the amalgamation of the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission, the situation facing staff who have been decentralised to the Equality Authority in Roscrea, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39301/11]

Financial Resolutions 2012: Allocation of Time: Motion (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Or be left available.

Financial Resolution No. 1: (Tobacco Products Tax) (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: I support the Government's resolution. Everyone knows this is as much about health issues as it is about financial issues. Had the Government gone further, we would have supported it. Some 25 cent will be put on a pack of 20 cigarettes, the standard price of which is approximately €8.65. This is dear compared with other European countries, but it is not half dear enough in view of the...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: I urge the Tánaiste to reconsider this measure. Many of the points have been made by those who have spoken so far. It is very disturbing that we are introducing a 2% VAT increase. The Tánaiste said it will generate €650 million in a full year and €560 million in the coming year. VAT is paid after a two-month period, so there will be ten months of receipts in 2012. The figures...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: I would say to the parents of the children of Ireland, as it is past their bedtime, to assure them that despite the best efforts of this Government to tax Santa Claus and Christmas toys, it has failed to do so. Santa Claus has received all the letters, his bags are packed, the sleigh is ready and he is on his way from the North Pole and the toys will arrive without the extra VAT this year....

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: There are 30 minutes.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: That is included in the order.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: We have discussed many big issues this evening, but this is one of the mean and nasty ones - the Government is taxing the sick, those on illness benefit and occupational injury benefit. This affects people who through no fault of their own might have had an accident and are out from work for six, eight or ten weeks. There was another way to deal with it. If the Government was worried about...

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: This is not about taking sickies. This is about 36 days' illness.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Nobody is allowed 36 days of sickies.