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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jun 2021)

Seán Fleming: 542. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position with regard to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29474/21]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service (31 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising this topic. He has given us some detailed information which I would not have been privy to on the amount of VAT that is paid by Irish Community Air Ambulance in a full year. The Senator has mentioned the issues of VAT on leasing and VAT on fuel. Most people, not just in the Cork and Munster areas but right through Leinster and several other regions in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service (31 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: Senator Buttimer will be aware that this issue is a budgetary matter and, as such, can only be dealt with at budget time. It is important that this matter is raised, however, but I am not offering any golden solution to this issue on budget day. The scheme introduced just two years ago, however, was capped at just €5 million. For the Senator's information, a review of that scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Services (26 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a person (details supplied) will receive access to Granstown Lake, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28484/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (20 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when an eircode can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27197/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (13 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 393. To ask the Minister for Health when home help will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25198/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (12 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the driver theory testing section will open for persons to sit the test given that persons are getting cancellations month after month and being asked to drive from one end of the country to the other to find a vacancy; if he will direct the section that the test be done online to facilitate persons waiting; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (12 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 242. To ask the Minister for Health when home help will be increased for a person (details supplied) in view of their health situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24838/21]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (11 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank Senator Fitzpatrick for raising this issue. It is a matter that everybody will understand and appreciate, especially in light of activities in the marketplace that we have seen in recent times. The Government is committed to improving the supply of housing and affordability for first-time buyers. It has already brought forward significant measures in the Affordable Housing Bill...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (11 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: I will deal very briefly with the taxation situation because it has been mentioned. Real estate investment trusts, REITs, which I mentioned earlier, are companies and are obliged under the legislation to distribute 85% of their earnings every year. A standard 25% withholding tax is levied on that. That is twice the rate of corporation tax which companies pay. Some people believe these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a driver test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 884. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) has not been accepted with CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24525/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (6 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can negotiate that all health workers working in vaccination centres should not pay parking fees which are very pricy in some areas for the full days they are in situ (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23325/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payment will be made to those persons who examined and marked the LCVP candidates' portfolios for the 2021 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 594. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a job advertisement for a position is confined to internal candidates (details supplied) and no candidates with relevant experience from outside are eligible to apply; his views on whether this is in the best interest of the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22974/21]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy Ryan, I thank Senator Fitzpatrick for raising this matter and will report her remarks directly back to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, if I do not get to cover them all in the short time available. The Government is acutely aware of the difficult situation facing the taxi and small public service vehicle, SPSV, industry. Yesterday, the Minister, Deputy Ryan, met...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: In response to the Senator's two specific requests, I assure her that I will speak directly to the Minister about meeting taxi driver representatives. The Senator mentioned members of the Government parties as well. She also mentioned the issue of extending the rule that requires vehicles be replaced every ten years. I understand, and I am subject to correction, that it is in place for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Compliance (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. The proposal is as follows: "The need for the Minister for Finance to examine the feasibility of a legislative change to allow children to take out life cover in respect of their parents for the specific purpose of paying inheritance tax after the death of the parent(s)." I might come back to some of the other points the Senator has raised in my...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Compliance (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for his remarks. I understand the issue of insurable interest is fundamental to every insurance policy and it is not easy to get over the situation of people taking out an insurance policy unless they can prove that they have interest in the policy. That is one issue. I take on board the Senator's second point completely. If it is payable to the estate, I would be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I want to include the wording of the actual motion in the Official Report so people will be absolutely clear what I am replying to.The matter the Senator submitted asked if the Minister for Finance "would consider changing the rates of 'taxes on mobility' such as stamp duty and inheritance tax, which disincentivise downsizing and make moving house...