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Written Answers — Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health the role of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Council; the cost of this organisation; the staffing levels and his arrangements for this council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18661/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health his policy in respect of the issue of cord blood stem cell collection; if this is facilitated in hospitals here for the personal use of persons to assist them in terms of treatment in later years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18986/11]

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: As we are discussing amendment No. 11 as part of the grouping schedule, will the Minister flesh it out a little more. Is he essentially substituting the new ministerial title and the name of the Minister in place of the Minister for Finance in legal action pending prior to this legislation? Will he provide more detail on this? Is this the normal legal practice to be able to change the...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: That is my mistake, I was referring to section 11 instead of amendment No. 11. We will come to it in a moment.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Will the Ceann Comhairle allow me to correct-----

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: I am dealing with amendment No. 7, which amends section 11. I am sorry.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: That is exactly the point I was raising.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: I am reading it from the sheet in front of me, which refers to amendments made by the Seanad, amendment No. 7, section 11.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Yes, and I am querying what we are substituting.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: I do not see that in front of me

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: My specific question is whether it might be a requirement to have more than one Minister's name to be part of legal proceedings. People can regularly sue the Attorney General and various Ministers. Could there be a case where both the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform would be required? The Minister has allowed for a straight substitution of one for...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Thank you, Minister.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Will the Minister explain if these are payments out of the Central Fund where the Minister of Finance will require the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, but where the payments are in connection with superannuation or remuneration, including emoluments and allowances of any person to which the presidential establishment Acts 1938 to 1991 apply? Will he...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: From the Seanad. (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Is the Minister satisfied with the procedure, having gone through the Bill in the House, that we had to come back with 20 Seanad amendments? Is the Minister happy we have made all the necessary amendments? Why did it take so long to come forward with these amendments?

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health when the Special Delivery Unit will be fully operational and if he will ensure that public patients do not have to wait longer than three months to receive surgical treatment under the SDU from the time they first present. [17883/11]

Written Answers — Health Information and Quality Authority Reports: Health Information and Quality Authority Reports (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations outlined in Health Information and Quality Authority's update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Ennis Report published in February 2011 that will be implemented this year. [17880/11]

Written Answers — Prison Service Recruitment: Prison Service Recruitment (29 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when recruitment will re-commence into the Irish Prison Service for the position of prison officers; the position regarding those who have applied some time ago and are currently on a panel; if persons will be recruited from this panel this year; the number expected to be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No.2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: I was speaking here yesterday evening on this Bill, before we went on to Private Members' business. The Bill is designed to have a legislative system in place to deal with banks in difficulty in any future banking crisis. We hope that we will not have to rely on this legislation, because we have had enough banking crises in the past, but we must pass this Bill because it could be necessary...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide each and every rental saving achieved by the Office of Public Works as referred to at page 11 of the First Progress Report of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 together with details of the amount of all one off costs and expenses associated with each rental saving listing the name of the property, the rental saving in...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide each and every procurement savings achieved by the Office of Public Works as referred to at page 11 of the First Progress Report of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17426/11]