Parliamentary questions

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

276. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will approve a grant for a new fodder growing system, using organic barley, that can produce feed on organic farms (details supplied), and thereby reduce the silage effluent, which is one of the most toxic sources of pollution on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8954/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Tom Fleming

421. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment at Mallow General Hospital, County Cork, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9203/15]

Nitrates Action Programme Review

Tom Fleming

566. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the extension of the slurry and fertiliser spreading dates; his plans to introduce a more practical system than the calendar farming system that currently exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6683/15]

National Digital Strategy Implementation

Tom Fleming

584. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 27 January 2015, if assistance will be provided to the organisation concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8818/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Tom Fleming

44. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine, and expedite, applications for a domiciliary care allowance and a carer's allowance, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8547/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

59. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8328/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

74. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8434/15]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Tom Fleming

121. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will include dementia in the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8359/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

127. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and 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. [8408/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

188. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7900/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Tom Fleming

219. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a domiciliary care allowance and a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8270/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

299. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite verification of land eligibility, by means of a field inspection, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8116/15]

Visa Applications

Tom Fleming

329. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine a stamp 4 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7880/15]

Aftercare Services Provision

Tom Fleming

362. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding provision of after care for young persons leaving residential child care and their legal rights to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7906/15]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Tom Fleming

406. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7723/15]

HIQA Remit

Tom Fleming

429. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will take immediate action and amend legislation to allow the Health Information Quality Authority to investigate individual complaints within residential care and nursing homes, as these persons are the most vulnerable citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7874/15]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

555. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine an application under the emergency works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry for essential works to upgrade the school yard, which is unsafe and hazardous, as due to excessive deterioration the area is disintegrating, cracking and crumbling and in view of the fact this is the third submission in recent years; if she will ensure that this is prioritised and approved in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8163/15]

Road Safety Strategy

Tom Fleming

614. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the speed limits in residential estates, schools, places of assembly for example cinemas, theatres, community centres and so on, around the country with a view to reducing the speed limits in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7857/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Tom Fleming

36. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of the State contributory pension and the State non-contributory pension in each county on 31 December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7425/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Tom Fleming

37. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of the widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s contributory pension and the widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s non-contributory pension in each county on 31 December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7426/15]

Invalidity Pension Data

Tom Fleming

38. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of the invalidity pension in each county on 31 December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7427/15]

Illness Benefit Data

Tom Fleming

39. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of illness benefit in each county on 31 December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7428/15]

Disability Allowance Data

Tom Fleming

40. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of disability allowance in each county on 31 December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7429/15]

Blind Person's Pension

Tom Fleming

41. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of the blind person's pension in each county on 31 December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7430/15]

Respite Care Grant Data

Tom Fleming

42. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of the respite care grant in each county, on 31 December 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7431/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Tom Fleming

43. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of carer's benefit; and a carer's allowance, in each county, on 31 December 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7432/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

Tom Fleming

44. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of domiciliary care allowance, in each county, on 31 December 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7433/15]

Family Income Supplement Data

Tom Fleming

45. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of family income supplement, in each county, on 31 December 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7434/15]

Farm Assist Scheme Data

Tom Fleming

46. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of payments under the farm assist income support scheme, in each county, on 31 December 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7435/15]

Rural Social Scheme Data

Tom Fleming

47. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of payments under the rural social scheme, in each county, on 31 December 2010, 2011; 2012; 2013; and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7436/15]

Back to Education Allowance Data

Tom Fleming

48. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance, in each county, on 31 December 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7437/15]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data

Tom Fleming

49. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons in receipt of Supplementary Welfare Allowance, in each county, on 31 December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7438/15]

Health Services

Tom Fleming

155. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, so that the person is not transferred from Killarney to the mid-Kerry area for services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7596/15]

Medicinal Products Prices

Tom Fleming

164. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the progress in the reference pricing method of the drug cost control measure; the approximate savings since its introduction in November 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7275/15]

Health Services Access

Tom Fleming

176. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a referral in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting to be assessed by the adult services in either County Cork or County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7323/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

185. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7368/15]

National Parks Projects

Tom Fleming

235. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress on the job appointments to Killarney House and Gardens to complement the €1 million investment; when the opening date of the facility will be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7380/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

131. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise the old-young farmers category for the 60% grant in the new targeted agricultural measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/15]

Agrifood Sector

Tom Fleming

139. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact, to date, of the food sanctions imposed by Russia, and the supports the European Union is providing to alleviate the losses to the Irish agriculture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6684/15]

Youth Unemployment Data

Tom Fleming

205. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the statistics for youth unemployment in each county as at 31 December 2014; the number of persons that received a youth guarantee offer in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7150/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Data

Tom Fleming

206. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit in each county on 31 December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7152/15]

EU Funding

Tom Fleming

234. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the projects applied for in the €23 billion submission for European Union funding; the criteria for eligibility for these funds; the projected timeframe to invest the funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7151/15]

National Monuments

Tom Fleming

236. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine the ecclesiastical site at the Chapel, three Beehive huts and burial plots in Church Island, Lough Corran Lake, Waterville, County Kerry, as this site has links with the world heritage centre at Skelligs, and Church Island is an Office of Public Works monument; if she will arrange to have this site restored and opened as a visitor centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6922/15]

Garda Remuneration

Tom Fleming

303. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reinstate the pensionable rent allowance of approximately €4,000 per annum, as this has been in place since the inspection of An Garda Síochána and it is crucial especially in view of the fact that the current graduates have experienced a pay cut of over €4,000 on the salaries of the 2009 graduates and therefore an overall cut of approximately €8,000 which puts them in an unsustainable position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6819/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Tom Fleming

354. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will grant a discretionary card, on medical grounds, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6738/15]

Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

366. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a day care centre (details supplied) in County Kerry is retained for its current use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6831/15]

Health Services

Tom Fleming

374. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a request in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to have that person transferred to the Rehabilitation Unit in Kerry General Hospital [6902/15]

Wildlife Regulations

Tom Fleming

545. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reduce the prohibition on hedgerow-cutting, from 1 March 2015 to 31 July 2015, by one month, in view of the fact that research has shown that birds have left the nests by the end of July and as the continued growth in this month creates hazardous traffic conditions, especially in the county road network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6836/15]

Industrial Relations

Tom Fleming

18. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to provide access for retired workers to the State's industrial relations machinery; and the timeframe for same. [5856/15]

Industrial Relations

Tom Fleming

32. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation , in view of the fact that the workplace relations Act does not provide a facility for retired workers to access the Labour Court, his plans to enable these retired workers to have access to the Labour Court, where their pensions and livelihoods are being impacted upon. [5855/15]