Parliamentary questions

General Practitioner Services

Tom Fleming

568. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out free general practitioner care for all by 2015; the way it will be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53749/12]

Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

574. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will roll out nationally the Ulysses pain management programme that began in Tallaght hospital, Dublin, in 2002 and has helped dramatically improve the lives of persons with this condition; if he will take into consideration the latest figures that claim that chronic pain costs the economy millions of euro every year in treatment costs and lost productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53813/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

614. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will address the waiting lists for ear nose and throat services at Kerry General Hospital where currently 739 adults and 427 children are on the waiting list; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that following a validation exercise the figures for County Kerry have increased significantly; if he will ensure that the County Kerry public receive the service they deserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53990/12]

Medical Card Appeals

Tom Fleming

629. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the reason it takes an average four to six weeks for a medical card file that has been refused by the PCRS in Dublin to reach appeals in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54120/12]

Addiction Treatment Services

Tom Fleming

637. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will make provision in Budget 2013 for adequate capital funding to enable the proposed extension to the Talbot Grove Addiction Treatment Centre, Castleisland, County Kerry, to proceed, and ensure that the facility can continue to provide and enhance the existing service it has provided to thousands of people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54262/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Tom Fleming

638. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the required complement of radiographers to satisfy the needs of Kerry General Hospital; the cost of employing each radiographer on a fixed term contract directly per annum by the Health Service Executive at the bottom of the scale versus the cost at which the HSE is paying to agencies for the same grade radiographers per annum at Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54263/12]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

639. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54265/12]

Consultancy Contracts Issues

Tom Fleming

66. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the costs of consultants hired by the Revenue Commissioners in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and up to the end of October 2012; the name of the consultancy firms hired by Revenue; the Departments to which they were assigned; and the total cost per year of each of these consultancy firms. [53565/12]

Medical Card Appeals

Tom Fleming

241. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a decision on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53460/12]

Mental Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

260. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the promise to invest €35 million annually in community mental health service is honoured in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53630/12]

Bus Éireann Services

Tom Fleming

273. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Bus Éireann to provide a bus shelter in Killorglin town, County Kerry, as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53522/12]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Tom Fleming

276. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate capital sports grant funding to a club (details supplied) in County Kerry to allow for the development of their new playing pitches and facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53561/12]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Tom Fleming

277. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate capital sports grant funding to a club (details supplied) in County Kerry who need to upgrade their existing playing pitches as they are catering for a huge catchment area. [53562/12]

Arts Council Funding

Tom Fleming

144. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will acknowledge the role played by Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, County Kerry and ensure that there are no further cuts to the Arts Council budget; if he will acknowledge the benefit of the Arts to Tralee town and surrounding areas; if he will ensure that Siamsa Tíre is adequately funded in order that they can continue to run their vibrant and professional programme of events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53280/12]

Medical Card Appeals

Tom Fleming

220. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53135/12]

Arts Funding

Tom Fleming

445. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will acknowledge the role played by communities and individuals involved in the Arts throughout the country and ensure that there are no further cuts to the Arts Council budget; if he will ensure that a film festival (details supplied) is adequately funded to enable them to continue to run their vibrant and professional programme of events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52341/12]

Irish Language Issues

Tom Fleming

448. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when will the scheme for families who wish to raise their children through Irish, Clar Tacaiochta Teaglaigh, be rolled out in County Kerry; the number of many families that have availed of this scheme in each Gaeltacht area to date; his views on whether the scheme should be made more attractive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52890/12]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Tom Fleming

680. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health If he will consider extending the rapid access clinics that were rolled out to help early detection of prostate cancer to other acute hospitals across the country; if he will take into consideration the success of the new clinics where one in three men referred for rapid assessment of prostate cancer were diagnosed with the disease, thus ensuring that these men are having their cancer diagnosed and treated earlier, which should lead to better outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52761/12]

Bovine Disease Controls

Tom Fleming

172. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider increasing the age limit from 18 to 24 months in respect of heifers requiring a brucellosis pre-movement test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52021/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

174. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that no genuine farmers are excluded under the unfair retrospective 0.3u/ha stocking rate criteria in respect of the disadvantaged area scheme and that the appeals system works effectively and that no payments are held up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52024/12]