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Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Business of Select Committee (19 Mar 2025)

Seán Fleming: Generally, I would say from my experience as committee Chair that we should do everything possible that we can do in public session and only should revert to private session where there is an exact reason. There is no reason we cannot do the preliminary part of our work at this stage and the conclusion in public session. The draft minutes of the meeting of 19 February have been circulated....

Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Mar 2025)

Seán Fleming: The second item in my notes for today is that the committee has one EU proposal listed for consideration. Members should be aware that in accordance with procedure, the committee will take its decision on the EU proposal in public session following an initial consideration of the proposal in private session. The reason it is in private session is we have Oireachtas officials who will give...

Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Mar 2025)

Seán Fleming: There is one issue for decision on the agenda of the Select Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny) today. I remind Deputies that any decision made today will not prohibit an Oireachtas committee from scrutinising this proposal in detail at a future date. Therefore, in respect of COM (2025) 38 regarding an amendment to the central securities depository regulation, it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Fleming: 733. To ask the Minister for Health when recruitment of occupational therapy services will begin in counties Laois and Offaly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9568/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Fleming: 739. To ask the Minister for Health when a fair deal application will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9591/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Seán Fleming: 792. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on a community centre investment fund application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9033/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (25 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 228. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will move speedily to bring forward the 2028 deadline for the completion of Level of Ambition 2, as outlined in the Commission of the Defence Forces, given the European Council’s declaration of 3 February 2025 and his subsequent public comments on security and defence. [7253/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (25 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 347. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7656/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (25 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 355. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to make a statement in relation to the EU Mercosur Trade Deal and Ireland’s position in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8038/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (25 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to maters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7678/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hedge Cutting (25 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7923/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 878. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that are in place for people who require out-of-hours GP care on an emergency basis, who do not have their own GP due to many GP’s saying their lists are full; the options that are available to people who are in these situations other than going to the nearest accident and emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 954. To ask the Minister for Health to reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding HRT patches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 993. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8062/25]

Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Election of Cathaoirleach (19 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: I thank the committee for electing me as Cathaoirleach. It is an honour to be Cathaoirleach of this committee, which carries out the important job of scrutiny of EU legislation on behalf of the Dáil. I look forward to working with members. I welcome everyone, in particular those who are newly elected to Dáil Éireann. I do solemnly declare that I will duly and faithfully...

Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: Members will be aware that the committee was established pursuant to Standing Order 140 as a contingency measure pending the establishment of the committee system. The committee is established to enable the Dáil to exercise its key role under the Lisbon treaty, in particular to assess the subsidiarity aspects of proposed EU legislation. Members should be aware that in accordance with...

Committee on Subsidiarity (European Union Legislative Scrutiny): Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: We had a discussion in private session because many members are new and to hear from Oireachtas officials. We are back in public session to formally carry out the work on behalf of the Oireachtas. There are three proposals before the committee for decision today. I remind members that any decision made today will not prohibit Oireachtas committees from scrutinising any of these proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (18 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the announcement that Bord na Móna intends to sell its recycling business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6136/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on correspondence regarding the extended producer scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6151/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (18 Feb 2025)

Seán Fleming: 260. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the situation regarding rent tax credit whereby hotel staff pay the hotel in respect of a property rented by the hotel from another source that provides accommodation for their staff at a reduced rate; and whether the hotel employees in this situation obtain the rent tax credit notwithstanding the staff names are not on the lease. [5919/25]