Parliamentary questions

Job Creation Issues

Tom Fleming

430. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cooperation his Department is providing to Killarney Town Council to develop and attract jobs to the Pretty Polly industrial complex which formerly, in its peak, employed up to 1,000 workers; the possibilities there are to subdivide this vast area of plant space and locate suitable work units for investors; when he envisages that this will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32161/13]

Local Authority Services

Tom Fleming

494. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the necessary funding to upgrade the windows, doors and roof of Killarney library, Killarney, County Kerry and if he will arrange for immediate improvements to disability access to enable the library to comply with regulations of the Barcelona agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31497/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Tom Fleming

649. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review the new centralisation of ambulance control centres following a series of incidents in response to calls for patients with serious medical conditions; if mistaken addresses and communication difficulties from the new centralised control system in Tallaght will need to be immediately reviewed to eliminate these failures; if he will re-introduce the local control systems and staff at least on a temporary basis to back up the centralised control centre to ensure that all emergency ambulance responses are effective, efficient and timely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31590/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Tom Fleming

659. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review the recent decision to downgrade the full medical cards of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31704/13]

Health Services Issues

Tom Fleming

702. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary funding and resources for the Cherryfield facility in Killarney, County Kerry, to ensure the required upgrading of the facility can proceed at an early date. [32283/13]

Road Safety Issues

Tom Fleming

709. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 757 of 14 May 2013, if he will provide the National Roads Authority's response to same in respect of the blackspot bend on the Miltown/Castlemaine road at Cloonmore-Rathpook, County Kerry; his views on the response regarding urgent provision of funding to address ongoing hazards to the public on this highly trafficked road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31603/13]

Public Transport Initiatives

Tom Fleming

723. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a pilot scheme for electrical or hybrid transport system for the State transport companies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32160/13]

Tourism Promotion

Tom Fleming

5. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date international response regarding The Gathering; the number of visitors from January to June 2013 in comparison to January to June 2012; the number of The Gathering events that have been organised nationally; his plans to target the lucrative British and German markets; the marketing strategy and plans he has to address this major issue for Irish tourism for the remainder of 2013 and in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31340/13]

VAT Rebates

Tom Fleming

97. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will expedite a VAT refund payment on a specially adapted car in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31323/13]

School Transport Eligibility

Tom Fleming

131. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will prioritise the rerouting of a bus that brings children to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry and that services the Kilsarcon area; if he will take into consideration the circumstances of this case and the fact that the proposed route is the more natural circuit and that there will be little or no extra cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31369/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Tom Fleming

202. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [31273/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

229. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a disadvantaged area scheme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31186/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

244. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [31177/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

246. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a decision to refuse a medical card following a review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31189/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Tom Fleming

257. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1778 of 18 September 2012, if he will immediately consider reinstating the existing ambulance control centre at Kerry General Hospital even on a temporary basis as a back-up service in view of the fact that the local knowledge by staff in this control centre and the local knowledge at the community hospital bases is invaluable in the introduction of the new ambulance control centre in Dublin; if he will now accept the fact that there is no longer an input from local staff, that this is having very serious repercussions for the health and safety of the general public in County Kerry and throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31286/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

264. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a referral to Cork University Hospital for cataract treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31342/13]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

143. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30983/13]

Respite Care Grant Payments

Tom Fleming

144. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the cut to the respite care grant of almost 20% as this cut is having serious implications on the most vunerable the most needy and the most deserving in society; if she will reverse this decision and reinstate the full grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31004/13]

Fishing Vessel Licences

Tom Fleming

162. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will expedite an application for a fishing licence to fish on the River Maine in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30916/13]

Student Grant Scheme Delays

Tom Fleming

256. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine an application to Student Universal Support Ireland for a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry with whom there is undue delay and repetitive requests seeking further information which they have already supplied a number of times previously to SUSI; if he will intervene with SUSI to resolve the prolonged process that they have been put through; and if he will ensure that this grant is paid at an early date. [30249/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

258. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30263/13]

Departmental Properties

Tom Fleming

319. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 164 of 27 February 2013 and 542 of 16 April 2013, if he will expedite the transaction with Kerry County Council regarding the provision of a site for the proposed new cemetery on the grounds of Derrynane Abbey, Derrynane, County Kerry; if he will contact the Chief State Solicitor's office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30258/13]

Offensive Weapons

Tom Fleming

463. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will enforce the ban on the possession of knives with limited exceptions, that is, trades people in the work place, such as fishermen, and so on, in view of the fact that there has been an increase in knife crime, murders, stabbings and assaults here; if he will take into consideration the lifelong physical and psychological scars suffered by victims and their families and also the significant cost to the medical services, the Garda authorities and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30463/13]

Child Care Services Funding

Tom Fleming

532. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will examine an application by a child care facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30213/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Tom Fleming

554. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral for orthotic shoes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact that the person is priority one on the waiting list; if he will expedite the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30148/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

558. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30169/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Tom Fleming

594. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions No. 690 of 12 February 2013 and No. 623 of 14 May 2013, if he will provide a detailed progress report on the Kenmare and south Kerry ambulance service; if he will ensure that the Kenmare Ambulance Service, County Kerry, is not downgraded; if he will provide a progress report on the meetings between the local communities in Kenmare and surrounding areas, all interested parties and the Health Service Executive/National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30518/13]

Medical Card Reviews

Tom Fleming

645. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30850/13]

Bus Éireann Services

Tom Fleming

664. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Bus Éireann to provide a bus shelter in Glenbeigh Village, County Kerry, in view of the fact that locals and visitors alike have to stand waiting for buses under appalling weather conditions; if he will take into consideration that this is a tourist area on the Ring of Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30541/13]

School Textbooks

Tom Fleming

99. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the advantages of keenly priced books by a company (details supplied) in comparison to those of traditional school book publishers and taking into consideration the excellent quality and the fact that they are meeting the required standards set out by his Department; if he will take into consideration the current situation being faced by parents all over the country with rising costs and increased overheads and the difference that can be made to students and parents during their school life time with the savings that can be easily achieved; if he will consider the resulting economic gain and the valuable new jobs that can be realised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29881/13]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

243. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and allow for orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29846/13]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

128. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a supplementary welfare allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will ensure that this application is processed and payment issued at the earliest possible date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29537/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

205. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29476/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications

Tom Fleming

214. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral for orthotic shoes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29531/13]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Tom Fleming

173. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will investigate the flooding of homes in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; if a remedial plan will be put in place under the minor floods mitigation works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29337/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

430. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a disadvantaged area scheme appeal that was received on 27 May 2013 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28675/13]

Animal Welfare Issues

Tom Fleming

460. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a horse culling scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29335/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme

Tom Fleming

461. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the current seven-month retention of farm animals for disadvantaged area scheme purposes to at least the former retention timeframe of six months in view of the fodder crisis, caused by adverse climatic conditions over the past few years which have led to severe hardship and financial losses to many farmers and badly affected the welfare of their animals; if he will urgently address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29338/13]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

467. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a single farm payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29408/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

498. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [29042/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

504. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28637/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

507. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card renewal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28676/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Tom Fleming

547. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the savings that are being targeted in cuts to essential incontinence pads and other sanitary appliances in the Health Service Executive Southern Region (details supplied); if he will intervene and redress the issue by restoring the reduction to essential appliances to the amounts formerly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29131/13]

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

Tom Fleming

548. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in negotiations with the manufacturers of the drug pirfenidone (details supplied); and when the drug will be available for reimbursement under the medical card scheme. [29132/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

562. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29235/13]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Tom Fleming

112. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the social housing assessment regulations 2011 whereby separated persons who are the joint owners of properties are currently deemed ineligible for social housing support unless they are separated under an order of a court of a competent jurisdiction or by a deed of separation in view of the fact that this regulation is too restrictive and makes it very difficult for certain separated persons with a housing need to access social housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28445/13]

Garda Recruitment

Tom Fleming

121. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider lifting the embargo on new Garda recruits in view of the fact that individuals and families are now living in fear in rural, isolated areas and the fact that a large number of gardaí retired in the recent past, the recent closure of rural Garda stations and the proposed closure of additional Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28443/13]

Garda Station Closures

Tom Fleming

122. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will refrain from closing any further rural Garda stations in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28447/13]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Tom Fleming

200. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will appoint additional psychologists to address the waiting lists for children with autism in County Kerry, particularly for children in the age bracket of six years and over who are waiting the longest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28444/13]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Tom Fleming

201. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the rheumatoid specialists will be appointed to Kerry General Hospital in view of the fact that there is immediate urgency owing to increasing demand by patients in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28446/13]

Nursing Home Services

Tom Fleming

202. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he and his officials will meet a delegation from a home (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28448/13]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Tom Fleming

204. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to roll out bowel cancer screening throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28452/13]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Tom Fleming

212. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange an urgent appointment with the audiology department, Health Service Executive, Edwards Court, County Kerry, for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28515/13]

Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

223. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will include the national asthma programme in the 2014 Health Service Executive service plan, as asthma affects more than one in ten of the population (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28561/13]

Departmental Funding

Tom Fleming

236. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 7 April 2011, if he will support the development of the Irish Cultural/GAA Museum at Fitzgerald stadium, Killarney, County Kerry; if he acknowledges the potential this multi-million project has for tourism in County Kerry; if he will request Fáilte Ireland to support and provide funding for this important project in 2013 that has the potential to be one of Ireland's greatest tourist attractions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28523/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Tom Fleming

122. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28272/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Tom Fleming

205. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral for orthotic shoes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28127/13]

Medical Card Reviews

Tom Fleming

215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28206/13]

Road Improvement Schemes

Tom Fleming

226. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to provide funding as a matter of priority for a section of the Ring of Kerry, from Caherciveen town to Deelis Bridge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28143/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

257. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26853/13]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

281. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27427/13]

Farm Assist Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

438. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27457/13]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

455. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27733/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Tom Fleming

468. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27955/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Tom Fleming

472. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28009/13]

Broadband Services Provision

Tom Fleming

515. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce as a matter of priority a high speed broadband pilot scheme initiative to cover the triangle in the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, that is, Caherciveen to Waterville to Portmagee, in view of the fact that this area is poorly serviced and it is having a negative impact on job creation in this part of the county as it is hindering small firms from starting up and existing businesses from expanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27007/13]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

595. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to a previous parliamentary question, when details of the new 2013 tenant purchase scheme will be made available; when will the new scheme be open to tenants that wish to make an application; if he will introduce a new tenant purchase scheme as at present no such scheme exists and this is totally unacceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27388/13]

Building Regulations Amendments

Tom Fleming

613. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will he examine the attached submission (details supplied) regarding the effect on independent architects that the new registration regime coming into practice will have following the date for the banning of many independent firms with decades of experience in architecture from certifying their own building works without a fair independent registration system first being in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/13]

Leader Programmes Funding

Tom Fleming

632. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review and increase the LEADER allocation to South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd., in view of the fact that the allocation for the South Kerry Gaeltacht is inadequate and unjustified in view of the fact that Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teo ceased operations in September 2011 and their legacy files exceeded this allocation amount; if he will take into consideration the large number of applications currently with SKDP for funding from these Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27777/13]

Coroners Service

Tom Fleming

687. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he proposes to enact the 2007 Coroners Bill; when he will bring the matter of payment of coroners' fees and expenses under the remit of his Department; his views on whether local authorities should not be responsible for these payments in view of the fact that the role of coroners has nothing to do with the workload of local authorities in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26757/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Tom Fleming

731. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will urgently examine and expedite a naturalisation application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27618/13]

EU Conventions

Tom Fleming

739. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the situation whereby Ireland have not yet signed The European Convention on Violence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27731/13]

Animal Disease Controls

Tom Fleming

784. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite the availability of the Schmallenberg new virus vaccine, Bovilis SBV, to enable farmers to counteract the substantial sheep losses that have occurred in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27277/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

918. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26638/13]

Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

1005. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [27581/13]

Health Services Expenditure

Tom Fleming

1017. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a dedicated annual grant to a counselling service (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the geographical spread of the county and the distance clients from the Dingle Peninsula have to travel to Tralee for similar services and ensure that this vital service continues long into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27668/13]

Medical Card Appeals

Tom Fleming

1039. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry who were issued with general practitioner visit cards only are on long-term medication; if he will issue discretionary medical cards in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27909/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Tom Fleming

1040. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will upgrade general practitioner visit cards to full medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27921/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

1045. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the huge medical expenses associated with this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/13]

Medical Card Reviews

Tom Fleming

1054. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review a general practitioner visit card and update it to a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/13]

Bus Éireann Services

Tom Fleming

1101. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Bus Éireann to provide a bus shelter in the vicinity of the junction of a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27611/13]

Broadband Service Speeds

Tom Fleming

178. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will issue a detailed progress report on the rollout of high speed broadband to all parts of County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26386/13]

Restorative Justice

Tom Fleming

206. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the restorative justice programme that was introduced on a statutory basis for the first time in the Children Act 2001; his views on the success of the rolling out of the two restorative justice initiatives that were provided in the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26340/13]

Disability Act Employment Targets

Tom Fleming

118. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Taoiseach the target of his Department and subsidiary offices throughout the country regarding the employment of persons in the special category with disabilities and whether the target is being achieved; the total number of employees in that category currently and the percentage of the total work force in his Department that this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25052/13]

Tax Code

Tom Fleming

214. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the retention of VAT on restaurants and other key areas in the tourism industry at 9%, in view of the fact that since its introduction in July 2011 the reduced rate has had a positive effect with 6,000 new employment contracts issued nationwide with a further 300 envisaged over the next 18 months; and based on the expansion in jobs and the general economy if he will assure the restaurant and tourism industry that he will retain VAT levels in this area at 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25958/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

243. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a full special maintenance grant was not issued by Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [25257/13]

FÁS Training Centres

Tom Fleming

263. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine a business plan in respect of a training centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will provide advice, assistance, grant aid and so on, in order to accommodate up to 2,500 students and create jobs proceeds at the earliest possible date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25569/13]

Job Initiatives

Tom Fleming

342. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will, in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection, introduce a scheme for new college graduates, as a pilot scheme, similar to the social protection jobs plan initiative which incentivises business to hire additional employees off the live register and give a better opportunity to those graduated to avoid being on a demoralising long-term dependency on welfare and also provide them with on the job training and experience in a work situation. [25959/13]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

363. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a supplementary welfare allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will issue an emergency payment in view of the fact that this person is in a crisis situation and requires immediate assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25221/13]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

365. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a jobseeker's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25223/13]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

373. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [25294/13]

Community Employment Schemes Data

Tom Fleming

382. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form for each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 the number of persons participating in community employment schemes nationwide on a county basis; the number of participants that were employed for one year, two years, three years, four years and five years; the number of persons in special disability category participating on each of those five year terms; and the number of the total participants on the community employment schemes over those five years that obtained full time work following completion of their term. [25429/13]

Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

444. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will expedite a warmer homes scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/13]

Fodder Crisis

Tom Fleming

566. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fertilizer subsidy to address the fodder crisis and to assist cash strapped farmers to obtain rapid growth levels of grass in the short to medium term; if he will immediately introduce a nitrates directive derogation and substantially raise the nitrate directive limits of 170 kg per hectare to more than 200 kg in view of the fact that the grass growth is at least four weeks behind normal growth patterns and these measures will assist in dealing with the fodder shortage in the most practical way possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25431/13]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

590. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify headage payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was notified by his Department regarding a deduction of over 5 ha in 2013, which also were reduced by 5 ha in 2012, and if he uses more that 50% of entitlement each year in a two year period, will he have the total used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25960/13]

Home Help Service Provision

Tom Fleming

628. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the home help hours allocation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25135/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

629. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the waiting time for treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25136/13]

Medical Card Reviews

Tom Fleming

644. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review and update a general practitioner card to a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25321/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

664. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25618/13]

Tourism Promotion

Tom Fleming

718. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress report on the Wild Atlantic Way; if the route is finalised; if there are spur routes adjacent to various attractions on the main route signposted; if there is funding available to promote and market the route; if local communities are involved in the promotion and marketing in their own areas; and if he will provide a map outlining the finished proposed route. [25430/13]