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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (18 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider amending the regulations for persons applying for the State contributory pension; his views on whether examining a situation in which persons had contributions up to 47 to 48 years during that period but had no contributions resulting in their pensions being reduced, notwithstanding the fact that they could have easily had...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Government has recently confirmed that it will be introducing FEMPI legislation for 2017 - a Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill. We all know that legislation, among other things, deals with pay and pensions for public servants. The Government has agreed that new talks will take place to extend the Lansdowne Road agreement which by definition will require amendment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (16 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects for both permanent and temporary accommodation; the cost of this expenditure for each of the past five years in circumstances in which the funding was provided to build accommodation on lands owned by religious orders, dioceses or parishes in the Roman Catholic, Protestant and other religions and faiths;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (16 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 431. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital building projects for both permanent and temporary accommodation; the cost of this expenditure for each of the past five years in circumstances in which the funding was provided to build accommodation on lands owned by religious orders, dioceses or parishes in the Roman Catholic, Protestant and other religions and faiths; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Workplace Relations Commission (16 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: 617. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he will provide the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 11 April 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23213/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness at the committee, who is accompanied by Mr. Peter Kinsley and Mr. Ger Enright.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy. It is very much appreciated. The first item on the agenda is the minutes of the meeting of 4 May 2017. Are they agreed to? We will come to correspondence shortly. I propose to hold onto the dossier I received from Mr. Barrett until the end. We will discuss anything related to last week's meeting when we come to it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: I am informed that we received a response this morning.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: It will be noted in them. The minutes, as amended, are approved. Are there matters arising from them?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: We have held public hearings on a variety of topics, but that is only half our job. The other half is to follow through with information, recommendations and conclusions. I am advised by the secretariat that we will deal with the issues related to education on 25 May. I hope that by that date we will have assembled all of the information we require from the six third level institutions,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: By the next meeting we will have a draft structure for discussion in order that we will have an agenda for the meeting on 25 May.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: The next item is correspondence received since the last meeting. The first items are Nos. 463A and 472A, briefing documents and an opening statement from the Department of Justice and Equality. Is it agreed that they be noted and published? Agreed. Category B is correspondence received from Accounting Officers as a follow-through on previous meetings. No. 495B is correspondence,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will ask for the draft terms of reference to be sent to us and we may have an input into them. I do not know timescale but normally they take a little time and I would be surprised if they were completed at this stage. Nos. 460B (i) and (ii) is correspondence dated 3 May 2017 from Dr. James Browne, president of National University of Ireland Galway, providing following up issues. We...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: Nos. 462B (i) to (v) is correspondence dated 3 May 2017 from Dr. Graham Love, chief executive officer of the Higher Education Authority providing follow-up information. We will deal with that on 25 May but we will note and publish all that in the meantime. No. 464B is correspondence dated 8 May 2017 from Bord na gCon in respect to incidents outside this committee room in which there were...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy. No. 467B is correspondence dated 8 May from Mr. Noel Waters, Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality regarding a request for information on receipt of a motion by the committee from Clare County Council. The note is quite a comprehensive response to issues on the cost of administration in respect of fixed charge notices. There are ongoing attempts...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: We have written to the Department of Education and Skills and we are waiting for a reply.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: We have communicated with the Department. We will communicate again within 24 hours and we will insist that a full and complete reply be before the committee before next Thursday and that Caranua and the Department should not proceed with any contractual arrangements in the meantime.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: We will follow up with all three organisations and we will insist on a written response before next Thursday. Perhaps the Deputy might assist the secretariat by forwarding the replies to the parliamentary questions in order that the staff can know the reference point.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: Category C is correspondence from private individuals and any other correspondence. Nos. 434C(i) and (ii) are carried over from last week. This is correspondence received from the chairman of NAMA regarding to the committee’s report on Project Eagle.It is a short letter and I will read it to members. We will not have a detailed discussion on it but we have to make some response. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 May 2017)

Seán Fleming: That is all we can do. We will send it off. We are not going to re-open it. I believe it is clear and I believe we have dealt with that letter effectively. We will send that and our statement, which the secretariat will draft after the meeting, off to whoever constitutes the new commission as soon as it is established. No. 451C is correspondence carried over from last week from Deputy...