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

Seán Fleming: As I indicated earlier, I am meeting with the chief executives of each of the major insurance companies in Ireland over the next fortnight and I want to give an assurance to the Deputy that I will specifically put that item on the agenda for those insurance companies that deal with sports clubs, and not with just these clubs but with other voluntary sector organisations, together with groups...

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

Seán Fleming: I want to thank both Deputies for their contributions and I also appreciate the summary provided of the activities we have carried out in the insurance sector. I have concentrated on the judicial guidelines but our priorities for the next three months include the reform of the duty of care legislation, which is very important for all businesses, especially for sporting, voluntary and...

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

Seán Fleming: I acknowledge the Deputy's points about the State's involvement in insurance. Through the State Claims Agency we have very extensive involvement in settling insurance claims taken against any public body, as well as Irish public bodies that are not State bodies but are connected very closely to the local authorities, and it covers all claims against local authorities and education and...

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

Seán Fleming: The provision and pricing of insurance products are underpinned by the EU Solvency II Directive insurance framework. Consequently, neither the Minister for Finance nor the Central Bank of Ireland can direct insurance companies as to their business activities, nor can they compel any insurer operating in the Irish market to provide refunds to its customers as this is a commercial matter. ...

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

Seán Fleming: A number of key achievements have already happened in the past few months since we went into government and as a result of the Action Plan for Insurance Reform. We established a new office to promote competition in the insurance market which I chair. That entails meeting the individual companies which operate in the State to ask them to increase their risk appetite. That means for them to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (31 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: 936. To ask the Minister for Health the status of neuro-rehabilitation services; the amount that has been allocated for neurological rehabilitation compared with the actual amount spent in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16640/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (31 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: 963. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will bring in staff on a contract basis with regard to the major issue of the lack of a speech and language therapist in the midland region especially to assist children who need this facility in view of the fact that due to operational reasons, the HSE cannot provide this facility through its own staff; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ophthalmology Services (31 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: 976. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an eye clinic (details supplied) in County Laois; the arrangement in place for persons who attend this clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16705/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1632. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14871/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13669/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: 218. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to outpatient appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13677/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (10 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: 546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when clarity will be given to leaving certificate students applied for personal reflection tasks, graphics and construction work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13385/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (10 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: 951. To ask the Minister for Health when dentists will carry out their work on patients with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13410/21]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Value Added Tax (8 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue this morning. I listened carefully to everything she said. The Senator seems to be knowledgeable of VAT regulations in Ireland and the UK and I want to thank her for the excellent presentation of the case. However, as the Senator may be aware, Ireland is the only country in the EU that applies a 0% VAT rate to period products such as...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Value Added Tax (8 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: I again thank the Senator. I will take on board, and take back to the Department of Finance, the issue of the luxury rate on incontinence pads. I know they can be a very heavy cost for many families. We all know, through our work as local public representatives, community nurses regularly provide substantial amounts of incontinence pads, through the HSE, to patients in their areas that...

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to discuss banking matters here this evening. As the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, has touched on, this debate, like so many others, is now set against the backdrop of Covid-19. Covid-19 is the most significant shock the banking system has faced since the financial crash of over a decade ago. Nevertheless, the banking reforms introduced...

Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: "Dáil Éireann resolves that the Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021 be deemed to be read a second time this day nine months, to allow for greater analysis of the complex issues concerned following the publication of the Central Bank’s...

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Fleming: I welcome this debate and thank the 20 Deputies who contributed to it, covering a large number of issues. In the first instance, everybody recognises that the wage subsidy schemes, the earlier one and the current one, have been a central pillar of the Government's response to the economic impact of Covid-19 by supporting viable firms and encouraging employment. To that end, it is an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Seán Fleming: By way of information, so the public watching will be aware of the current position, up to yesterday 15,000 businesses had registered for the scheme, covering 17,900 premises. A total of 2,400 new applications have been received in the past day or so. Claims totalling €111.6 million in respect of 15,300 premises have been received, and €110 million has already been processed...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and hopefully the debate will help clarify some of the issues raised by him which have caused legitimate confusion earlier on in the scheme. The CRSS is a targeted support for businesses significantly impacted by restrictions introduced by the Government under public health regulations to combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The support is...