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Carbon Tax: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: -----is we must make choices. I am going to watch the vote tonight very carefully. I acknowledge-----

Carbon Tax: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: -----where the Rural Independent Group is coming from. Its Members are consistent in what they are saying. However, I look at the Members beside them who are not here. I highlight Sinn Féin. I am going to watch how Sinn Féin Deputies vote tonight. Sinn Féin's pre-budget submission last year was based on collecting €652 million in carbon tax. Sinn Féin did not...

Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: I thank all of the Deputies who contributed to the debate, each of whom said they were supporting the Bill and not opposing it which suggests it is non-contentious. I appreciate the comments of all the Deputies opposite and no doubt we will have more detailed discussions on Committee Stage in due course. Some Members said the Bill could do more and that is one of the points we will discuss....

Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee (26 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).

Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to address Dáil Éireann today on the Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, which was published on Friday, 1 April. As Minister of State with responsibility for insurance, I move this Bill to address a number of insurance-related matters that have arisen after the publication in December 2020...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Agriculture Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: The schemes are being dealt with separately in order that there will be no confusion on the part of applicants. The Minister, having visited the area, is fully aware of the stress this is causing. I appreciate it has taken some time, but the RPS Group report we mentioned, which was very comprehensive at more than 60 pages, was completed just over 12 months ago and published in February...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Agriculture Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: I will do that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Agriculture Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, asked me to respond to this Topical Issue matter on his behalf. As Deputies will know, he was not available in the Chamber a short while ago for the votes either. I thank Deputies Harkin and Fitzmaurice for raising this issue, which is very difficult for the people involved. The landslide occurred on Shass Mountain,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Agriculture Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: The point I was making was that any ex gratiapayment will require the sanction of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has examined the options with regard to compensation and engaged with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the required sanction for compensation. The proposed compensation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Coverage (6 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: My understanding - and I stress the word “understanding” - is that although Clare County Council oversees the fair and supports it with financial assistance, the fair itself falls out outside the scope of the Casual Trading Act 1995 due to its historical charter status. As a result, it cannot avail of group insurance schemes operated by the market, active support teams and the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Coverage (6 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy for Clare, Michael McNamara, for raising this issue. It only came to my attention today after receipt of the information about the Topical Issue debate. I thank the Deputy for highlighting it. To address a few general points, I understand what the Deputy says about the historic nature of the Spancil Hill fair in Clare. The community is involved and a voluntary...

Council Recommendation on the Conversion of Hryvnia Banknotes: Motion (5 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to accept the following measure, Council recommendation on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (5 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: 264. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid on rented accommodation at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17487/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: 446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved for transport for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18210/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (5 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: 515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who met with the community welfare officer in person at locations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17489/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (5 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: 589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when two students (details supplied) who were studying in Ukraine will be able to continue their medical studies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18268/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (5 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: 844. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure with regard to check-ups on newborn babies when they return home; if this is a matter for the general practitioner or the public health nurse; the timescale for such check-ups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18129/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Seán Fleming: 915. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Leader Programme 2023 to 2027; the amount of investment that will be available to provide funding in rural environment and support change mitigation initiatives and the high-level ambitions of Leader 2023-2027 as outlined in the draft Common Agriculture Policy strategic plan; and if he will make a statement on the...