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

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for his remarks. The gist of what I said referred to people who were downsizing, as mentioned by the Senator. I took that to mean parents who were selling a house and downsizing to a smaller house. The Senator raised the example of people in an apartment, perhaps an expensive one, who want to sell it and move on to more suitable accommodation. That is a point I did not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (22 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a spouse who has worked on the family farm for all of their life equally with their husband but has not been credited with payments to allow them obtain an old age (contributory) pension; the circumstances in which a person who is not yet at pension age can arrange for payments in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 151. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding requests for appeals in respect of the restart grant scheme that was introduced for Covid-19 when the closing date was brought in abruptly without giving proper notice to potential applicants; the funding that has been provided by his Department to local authorities in respect of appeals; the amount paid by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 557. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the competition for temporary clerical officers in the public service that was announced in 2020; the progress in relation to this competition; the number of applicants for same; the number of persons who passed the appropriate test; the number that have been called for an interview and appointed to positions to date;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the process of statutory recognition for competent architectural technology professionals to provide assigned and design certifier functions in line with other statutory registers defined in the Building Control Act 2007 and the progress of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18406/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 939. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the in-person supplementary programme for children with special educational needs in view of the fact that it might be difficult during the Covid-19 situation to have this supplied in homes; the alternative arrangements that can be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18421/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1074. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to teachers who are in the high-risk category and have received their vaccination and wish to return to work if Medmark does not take the vaccine into account in the context of its back-to-work strategy for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20444/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Employment Service (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1119. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will receive a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18593/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1197. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is receiving the correct amount of disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) who is completing a plumbing apprenticeship will be able to start their first stage of college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18414/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the document in which it has been established that a blood test should not have been charged by the local general practitioner (details supplied); the number of refunds that have been issued to persons that have made a complaint in relation to the matter; the value of these repayments; the number of deductions from regular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Collection (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1603. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he proposes to take in relation to the dossiers maintained by his Department in respect of families and children as highlighted on a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18403/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1604. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding approval for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1613. To ask the Minister for Health the current position regarding a fair deal scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18450/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 2510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when forestry grant payments and an inspection will be carried out to facilitate replanting for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19507/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 2524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the permission was given in relation to tariffs that apply on the supply of beet molasses and beet pulp pellets coming from the United States into Ireland over recent months; the effects of these tariffs in view of the fact that Ireland must import same; the implications in respect of contracts that were signed before the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 2525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if access can be obtained to files held by his Department in the case of a solicitor (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19798/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Banking Sector (1 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. As she is aware, the FSU has suggested the establishment of a banking forum involving all relevant stakeholders coming together to discuss the future of banking in Ireland. When the Minister for Finance met the FSU last December, he highlighted that he did not think that our Department should participate in such a forum. His concern in this...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Banking Sector (1 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: Again, I thank the Deputy for raising those points, particularly in the context of her party's position on this matter. I understand from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications that An Post is transforming its retail network by delivering new products in all formats, including loans, credit cards, more foreign exchange products, insurance products, local banking, in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (31 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: Two issues were mentioned in particular regarding the hospitality sector. Last Friday, I met the Irish Hotels Federation and a key issue it is concerned about is the wider support for those in the industry from the Government, for which they are grateful. They would not continue to exist without this high level of support. Separately, today I met a group of 20 hoteliers from the Munster...