Fianna Fáil TD for Laois and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Seán Fleming, has expressed concern at the ambiguous nature of lo-call and Freephone numbers used by various Departments and State agencies. Deputy Fleming explained, “Many Government departments and State agencies use numbers with the prefixes 1800, 1850, 1890, 0818 and 076. They do […]

Fianna Fáil TD for Laois, Sean Fleming has said that there has been a significant shift in the ownership of the NAMA Group, the SPV established to keep NAMA off the State’s Balance Sheet, over the past number of years. Deputy Fleming was commenting after receiving an update, by way of a Parliamentary Reply, from […]

Fianna Fáil TD for Laois Sean Fleming has said a process must be put in place to capture data related to the Government’s Cycle to Work Scheme in order to prevent some people scamming the system. The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohue TD confirmed to Deputy Fleming this month that Revenue has no capacity or procedure in place […]

Fianna Fáil TD for Laois Sean Fleming has criticised the Government for the ongoing delay in implementing the key provisions of the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Act. The Act was signed into law in December 2015 and provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. Responsibility for the provisions contained […]

Fianna Fáil TD for Laois Sean Fleming says he is shocked that the Government is refusing to even consider extending the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to cover mental health services. The NTPF was established to reduce waiting times for public patients by arranging treatment in private hospitals and clinics. This achieved considerable success. The […]

Fianna Fáil TD for Laois Seán Fleming says he is disappointed that the Government may not ratify the Optional Protocol on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability until April 2020 at the earliest. Fleming made his comments after tabling a Dáil parliamentary question on the issue. Deputy Fleming said, “I […]