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Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 659: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of participation on a county basis in third level education both on a numbers and a percentage basis for the years 2006, 2000 and 1995; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25668/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 823: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will announce the amounts available for central heating grants in 2006; and when he will notify the local authorities of their allocations. [25671/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 824: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that people who buy houses under the affordable housing scheme, sometimes under Part 5 of the Planning Acts, have the option to fix their interest rate during the course of their mortgage when they start with a variable interest rate; his further views on whether it is fair that people...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (4 Jul 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 825: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views in relation to whether or not people who purchase houses under the shared ownership scheme should have the option to purchase same under a variable interest rate or a fixed interest rate; and if he will take action to deal with this matter. [25673/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Jul 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if top up grants for third level education will be available to all students in County Laois under funding provided from his Department under the LDSIP programme or other programmes for the 2006 and 2007 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27344/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (6 Jul 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 736: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding information provided under Parliamentary Question No. 582 of 4 April 2006, regarding the number of housing estates which are expected to be taken in charge by local authorities in 2006 and so on; the most recent information on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the...

Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed). (28 Sep 2006)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I compliment the Minister, Deputy Harney, and the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, on the improvements in the funding of services for elderly people. I have three points to make and I ask the Minister of State to take note of them. I have heard there are difficulties in Laois and Offaly relating to travel expenses for those who...

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Seán Fleming: I thank Deputy O'Connor from Tallaght for his introduction. I wish to make a number of observations on the motion tabled by Fine Gael and the Labour Party and the amendment tabled by the Government. The motion shows a clear focus of difference between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats in Government versus the proposals of Fine Gael and the Labour Party, which will attempt to be in...

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Seán Fleming: I see the hand of the Fine Gael Party in it, especially with regard to the reference to overspending on public projects such as the port tunnel. The logic of that is that the Fine Gael Party would oppose the completion of the port tunnel because it costs a lot. The logic of the motion put forward by the Opposition is that it would oppose the widening of the Naas dual carriageway because of...

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Seán Fleming: The motion condemns the fact that a Minister can intervene to fast-track projects. Where is this heading? The problem with every major capital project is that it takes so long to complete, yet here we have Fine Gael and the Labour Party criticising the concept of a Minister intervening to fast-track a project. In an underhand way they say the process should be more open, but they are...

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Seán Fleming: I will clarify that. I take the Deputy's point, but if he had listened closely, I referred to the report produced by Deputy Rabbitte which specifically stated that the Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service spent more time dealing with the finance Estimates than any other committee in respect of departmental Estimates. I am talking about the other committees across the...

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Seán Fleming: I am about to conclude. He is an independent officer and, like everybody in this land, he is not infallible.

Public Expenditure: Motion (Resumed). (4 Oct 2006)

Seán Fleming: Like everybody else, he is not infallible, and he accepts that. However, some people in this House quote his document as if he is infallible, without entering into rational debate and teasing out the details. I look forward to such a debate taking place at the Committee of Public Accounts meetings on Thursday mornings from now until the next general election.

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2006)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006, which deals with three or four broad issues. It amends the parts of the Companies Acts dealing with audit and dematerialisation. It imposes transparency requirements on the issuers of securities which are admitted to trading on certain markets. The miscellaneous...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Oct 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 275: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a current Garda national immigration board card will be issued to a person (details supplied) who submitted their GNIB card to his Department in March 2006 but which has since expired. [34449/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (24 Oct 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers analysed between PAYE taxpayers and other taxpayers who claimed tax relief or allowance in respect of charges for refuse collection in 2003, 2004, 2005 and based on information available to date in 2006; the number in each of these categories of taxpayers who received this relief at the 20% rate and the 42% rate; the cost...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation regarding the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and when all final amounts will be paid to staff in respect of their entitlement and contributions to their pension fund. [35983/06]

Citizens Information Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak about the Citizens Information Bill 2006. Essentially, the purpose of the legislation is to provide for the establishment of a personal advocacy service, especially for people with disabilities. I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Brennan, on his good and inspired decision some time ago to appoint Mr. Chris Glennon as the chairman of Comhairle. It is good...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Fleming: Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 24 October 2006, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person concerned did report on 14 March 2006 to a Garda station (details supplied) and did apply for renewal of their residency GNIB card in the State on that day and that this application was...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2006)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Again, the whole emphasis is on the patient and that is as it should be. Thankfully, we have come a long way from the situation where a hospital administrator would claim the hospital would work perfectly were it not for the patients. That attitude needed to be rooted out of the system and hopefully it is now long gone. I...