Results 34,441-34,460 of 34,779 for speaker:Seán Fleming

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) (Resumed) (23 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I understand I will share time with Deputy Timmy Dooley. I look forward, at this late stage in the discussion, to making a few observations on the budget and overall financial position, specifically the Estimates which were published as part of a booklet circulated in the House during the Budget Statement. The debate on Estimates...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance when the deposit interest retention tax refund claim will be approved and awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Laois. [35489/08]

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: I propose to share time with Deputy Thomas Byrne.

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008. The approach taken by the Government has been absolutely ingenious. They have provided a safety net for the banking and financial system without, thus far, having to write a cheque for a single euro. This is something that has not been achieved in other countries, where...

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: I accept that. It is not possible to do so because nobody has been in this situation before. Ten different actuarial valuations would yield 20 answers.

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: The situation is unprecedented. The only effective acid test is the increase in the cost of Government borrowing. It is the one definitive figure we have to work with. That figure must be recouped so that the banks do not derive a profit from this. All this is done on a growing concern basis. In other words, the scheme is predicated on the understanding that the financial institutions...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (14 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will introduce a programme to recover unused medicines, appliances and so on from people where these have been supplied either by prescription or otherwise and are not used and ultimately go to waste; if the HSE has an estimate of the cost of medicines that are ultimately used by patients; and if she...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (14 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Transport the most recent talks he has had with his northern counterpart on developing the direct train service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34463/08]

Written Answers — Public Service Obligations: Public Service Obligations (14 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of review to which companies that are in receipt of public service obligations are subject to ensure value for money and satisfactory performance level for the customers using the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34464/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 256: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the timescale involved in having a town (details supplied) in County Donegal equipped with a sewerage treatment facility in view of European Directives and the fact that raw sewerage is being pumped into the river; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34461/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 257: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to raise the group sewerage scheme grant to the same level as that of the group water scheme to help reduce the instances of septic tanks and increase the protection of water courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34462/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Projects: Local Authority Projects (14 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if draft terms for a lease have been sent to a council (details supplied); if so, the response that has been returned; when work is expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34465/08]

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (7 Oct 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in relation to Parliamentary Question No. 1272 of 30 January 2008, the Registry of Deeds has been able to locate the instrument (details supplied) following the recent search for same; if they will process the relevant application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33673/08]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Sep 2008)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on the Electoral (Amendment) Bill. By and large it deals with new Dáil constituency boundaries. I have several observations to make with regard to the commission itself in terms of how it went about its work and the outcome. There are some geographical areas I wish to highlight and I will deal with some of the points raised in the debate concerning...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Sep 2008)

Seán Fleming: I do not know about that. The major question is whether the next general election will be fought on these new boundaries. We do not know the answer, partly because we do not know the population changes that may occur. Also, we do not have fixed term elections in Ireland. If we had elections regularly, every four or five years, as is the case in many other countries, people could plan...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Sep 2008)

Seán Fleming: I look forward to the Bill's progression to Committee Stage and a speedy passage through the Select Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, of which I am Chairman.

Written Answers — Playground Facilities: Playground Facilities (8 Jul 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the last allocation of funding for children's playgrounds was announced in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; when the next round of allocations will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27429/08]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (8 Jul 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in the situation where a local authority is granted funding under the specific improvements grants and it is not in a position to draw down these grants, the funds can be used for other projects; the criteria involved in allowing transfer of funds to projects not specifically allocated grants for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Jul 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 920: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the last allocation for funding to local authorities for children's playgrounds in conjunction with the Department of Health and Children was announced; when the next round of allocations will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27430/08]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (8 Jul 2008)

Seán Fleming: Question 923: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations regarding cutting turf on the various bogs here such as blanket bogs, bogs in special areas of conservation, bogs in natural heritage areas and raised bogs in these areas; the various categories of bogs affected by same; and if turf cutting can continue in other bogs here. [27473/08]