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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health when discussions regarding the new Translarna medication to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be approved, in view of the fact persons with very severe medical conditions are confined to wheelchairs and urgently need this medicine as it can be life changing; the timeframe in respect of negotiations; when the medicine will be approved; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1013. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; if there is a signed service...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of Votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1308. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of Votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1400. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's vote of expenditure or the group of votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; if there is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1458. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from her Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of Votes of expenditure connected with her Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; if there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1551. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from her Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of Votes of expenditure connected with her Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts Data (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of Votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case;...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: 1751. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's Vote of expenditure or the group of Votes of expenditure connected with his Department in 2017 for the provision of services by the body or the organisation concerned; the amount involved in each case; if there is a...

Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: I will conclude. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for that.

Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: This is a great service and it needs to be developed. An Post can have a bright future if we have a positive attitude.

Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Minister for his reply and acknowledge that he has come to the House to outline the position on An Post. We all understand the company is in a serious position, with a decline in activity, especially in the area to which the Minister referred. I am a little concerned by his comment that Government policy is to offer services online and that this is likely to be the default...

Topical Issue Debate: Postal Services (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: I wish to raise the future of the Portlaoise mail centre. It is a major hub for An Post in the midland region that deals with a large volume of mail every night. I hope this will be a useful and positive debate at this late hour. I also hope the Minister will be able to confirm that all is well and in order and that Portlaoise mail centre will be secure into the future. As we debate this...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, as a permanent witness to the committee. He is accompanied by Ms Mary Henry. Apologies have been received from Deputies Josepha Madigan and Alan Farrell. Deputy Madigan has written to the committee to state she will not be continuing as a member of the committee and will be replaced by the Dáil in due course....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: The next items of correspondence are Nos. 671A (i) to 671A (iii), inclusive. No. 671A is a covering email from the Garda Commissioner enclosing the interim report and the second interim report into the examination of the recording of breath tests. That is the matter to which I have just referred and we will await the final report and will deal with the issue then. In the meantime we can...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: We have to be conscious that there is a commission of investigation under way.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: The costs of the Deloitte report were mentioned in the High Court settlement. We all understand that the lack of adequate payment for Grace's service provider financially compromised the organisation for a considerable period. There is no mention here of whether the organisation has received any interim payment or how much that might be. Even that information should have been included.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: We have followed up on this on several occasions. At the end of this letter he does not even give an expected timeline as to when we might receive the report. It has actually gone in reverse.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: It is treating Grace with contempt in the first place, and the public after that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will write a stern letter to Mr. O'Brien, expressing the gross dissatisfaction of the committee at the reply and lack of timeline, and insisting he does whatever is necessary with Deloitte and his own organisation to ensure it is brought to an urgent conclusion. We are going into recess. We will note that unless we have it we will expect him before the committee in September. If it is...