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Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate because 25,000 people throughout the length and breadth of the country benefit from community employment schemes as either participants or supervisors. We in Fianna Fáil recognise the work of supervisors. Community employment plays a crucial role in supporting people getting back into employment and the schemes carry out invaluable work...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans of the Office of Public Works to carry out conservation and restoration works at a location (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17420/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the process of establishing a framework under which service providers provide a range of third party investigations and recipient services to public bodies seeking to meet their obligations under the Data Protection Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all works in respect of a project (details supplied) are at a final stage; if retention money is being held; if the persons who carried out the works on this project will be paid in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17522/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for an extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17669/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Retirements (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teachers who are coming up to retirement age but want to continue teaching; the pay arrangements in place in such situations; if this a temporary arrangement; the length of time it is expected to continue; the age to which teachers can work after 65 years of age; his plans to amend this matter; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of applications for visitors visas and long-term visas that have been decided upon since 1 January 2018; the number of visas granted and refused. respectively, by the countries from which these applications were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17523/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 368. To ask the Minister for Health when the fair deal scheme will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17537/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on ensuring that Ireland does not export greyhounds to countries in which the welfare standards are poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17670/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 552. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for volunteer information services operating throughout the country that have been assisted by various partnership companies by way of funding in the past and in addition to the funding that is already provided for the volunteer centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17504/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 553. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the detail of the new strategy that is being prepared to be launched to promote and encourage increased use of libraries; the way it will impact on libraries in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17589/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 590. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of new contracts for social welfare office branch managers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18038/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (24 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: 623. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made with regard to payment of rent due for the provision of installations at a location (details supplied) for the past number of years; the position regarding the management of these masts; when payment is expected to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17896/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate that she was sent in here to read a script on behalf of the Minister for Health. It is very troubling that four months after the Minister said he was setting up a consultation process, he now seems to have back-tracked. The reply the Minister of State read on his behalf suggests he is merely "giving consideration to a process for wider...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: No.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise what is a very important issue in my constituency, namely, the future of services at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. I am disappointed that the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, is not here this afternoon. Indeed, I raised this matter last autumn and the Minister was not here on that occasion either. Essentially, the Minister...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, is present as a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined today by Ms Olivia Somers, senior auditor. Apologies have been received from Deputy Kelly. Are the minutes of the meeting of 29 March agreed? Agreed. No matters arise from them that will not also arise by way of correspondence or in the course of the meeting. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: I ask Deputy Murphy to clarify that point. Sometimes there were bonds in place and the bonds-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: To make them safe, etc.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Seán Fleming: We will note that issue.