Results 141-159 of 159 for 5 million speaker:Seán Fleming

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of his Department’s €5 million capital spending for 2013 that will go towards construction projects; the projects involved; the details of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5275/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (23 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: ..., did not exist when the Croke Park agreement was originally set up. Over the past year, they made one effort at reducing costs, which was on the issue of allowances. They promised savings of €150 million per annum and 5% of the target was achieved. Clearly, therefore, there is neither the competence nor the ability within the Department to assess properly the savings that can...

Further Education and Training: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2013)

Seán Fleming: ...should not be picking on lone parents trying to complete their education and making it more difficult for them. This girl did her leaving certificate. Each of us sees these people daily and we know they are real people. We can all talk about the millions and billions and 2% cuts here and there but they translate into effects on people on the ground. I can speak for the work being done...

Public Accounts Committee: 2010 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
National Development Finance Agency Financial Statements 2011 (13 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: Speaking from memory, the package included a figure of €105 million by way of PPPs for 20 primary care units. How did the agency arrive at a figure of approximately €5 million per primary care unit? Did it examine the position in different parts of the country in calculating the cost and would the cost be different in north Dublin compared to central Dublin or Ballaghaderreen?...

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)

Seán Fleming: ...in their constituencies. I have had numerous examples of where people were informed in writing that they qualified for a 100% grant, only to be told later that the grant had been reduced by 50% or not approved at all. When I followed that up by tabling parliamentary questions I was told that due to the volume of cases, errors inevitably occur. People are having to leave third-level...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: While I accept that the overall Estimate of €500 million is within 5% of the original target, expenditure under the subhead causing the problem is 20% higher than anticipated. This difference is masked in the overall figure. The Minister of State is seeking an additional €25 million to cover the costs of pensions for retired civil servants. How many retired civil servants...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)

Seán Fleming: ...market is the largest non-life insurance market in Ireland, followed by motor insurance. Premium income in 2011 was €2.0 billion, having risen from €1.9 billion in 2010. Of the total, €109 million was accounted for by restricted undertakings.Health insurance should be under the Financial Regulator like all insurance products. There is no reason to have an independent,...

Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Bill 2011: Report Stage (11 Jul 2012)

Seán Fleming: I move amendment No. 18: In page 25, between lines 44 and 45, to insert the following: "(3) Where a formula is being used for the calculation of retirement benefits, the Minister shall publish the basis for such formula, prior to the enactment of this Act.". In the course of calculating what a pension would be based on, the matter proceeded to the Labour Court, which made an adjudication and...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Apr 2012)

Seán Fleming: ...from the Minister for Finance with regard to tackling the banks. However, the banks have a bankable commitment. The Minister of State and I and the taxpayers of Ireland have already given €5 billion to the banks to deal specifically with mortgage arrears. This should be trickling down to help those in arrears. It should be used to help those in receipt of mortgage interest...

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Seán Fleming: ...pension funds over a number of years, which was to be used for job creation purposes. We know all the money deducted last year was not used for that purpose - half of it was. There is a €200 million carryover into this year and it is important that it be used on job creation initiatives. I table a series of amendments to that legislation in order to apply the pension levy to approved...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (23 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: ...guillotine - but with so many Committee Stage amendments to deal with there will not be an opportunity for a separate Report Stage and Final Stage as these will all be rammed through on a vote at 5 p.m. We will then be left wondering in years to come why mistakes were made. We should have been given time over the weekend to draft amendments. We have waited three months for this...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: ...that, hopefully, over the course of this levy, we will see some growth in the economy and growth in valuation, I would expect the pension levy to increase over and above the target figure of €470 million, which the Minister indicated would be approximately 6% per year. These were the figures on which the jobs initiative was based. Even if there is a modest growth over the period of the...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jun 2011)

Seán Fleming: ...a member of the Opposition cannot do. I needed to take a roundabout way to raise the issue on the floor. I do not want to touch the imputed tax. The argument seems to be that an imputed tax of 5% has been levied on those funds since 1 January. That they are taxed at the marginal rate could result in an effective 2.5% tax. The Minister now seems to be saying that Michael Fingleton and...

Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (22 Apr 2010)

Seán Fleming: I am taking closer to 15 minutes, as agreed with the Deputy with whom I am sharing. Part 2 of the Bill is, essentially, section 3 which deals with the bio-fuel obligation. It inserts the new Part 5(a) into the original principal Act. I mentioned the National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007. Pages 6 to 30, or some three-quarters of the Bill before the House, in essence insert a new part, 5(a),...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Feb 2010)

Seán Fleming: ...important, minority of the Irish workforce. I would not like anyone to believe the issues about which we are talking have widespread application in the workplace and affect the majority of the 1.9 million or 2 million in employment. Approximately 20% of the workforce will be affected. Many of those concerned are not well organised and do need protection. Section 7 provides for a new...

Employment Law Compliance Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2009)

Seán Fleming: ...much wiser. There are many statutory bodies, agencies and resources of the Department to investigate these matters. The idea was to set up an agency, and this was done with a budget of some €14 million. Then it was decided to put the agency on a statutory footing. This occurred a few years ago but times have changed. The reality of the economic situation has changed. I do not refer...

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

Seán Fleming: ...number of existing information channels to get information from Comhairle. This Bill will bring the various channels together into a single service. In 2005, the Oasis website reached almost 2.5 million people, which is a large number. While 2.5 million different contacts were made, some people may have contacted the site on multiple occasions. Nevertheless, it is an important site. I...

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2006)

Seán Fleming: ...of this Bill will provide for a third form of recompense. The first form of recompense is compensation from the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal, which to date has awarded over €660 million to approximately 2,000 people. The second form of recompense is the special health card, which has been mentioned by various people during this debate. The cost of health care under the...

Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Seán Fleming: ...guff from a Deputy from north Mayo and I would not expect anything else from him. I would be disappointed if he made a reasonable statement on a budget such as this. He seems to forget that €682 million is the benefit of the taxation package alone for taxpayers during the course of a full year. That is in addition to the nominal amount of €874 million provided in the social welfare...