Parliamentary questions

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

268. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the funding available for the fair deal nursing home support scheme for eligible residents support scheme of nursing homes is sufficient to meet the ongoing demand; if he will clarify the issue of the Health Service Executive creating a new placement list for applicants; if this list is another term for a waiting list; if he will give an assurance that the current fair deal scheme will operate on the basis of meeting the demand in a timely fashion and ensure the continuation of this scheme will serve the purpose of making long term nursing home care accessible and affordable [19477/13]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

284. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18860/13]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

368. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18676/13]

Local Authority Housing Applications

Tom Fleming

431. 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 competent jurisdiction or by a deed of separation, in view of the fact that this regulation is too restrictive and makes it impossible for certain separated persons with a specific housing need to access social housing supports; if he will address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/13]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Tom Fleming

451. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review Kerry County Council's 2013 housing grant allocation that has been reduced by a massive 56% on the 2012 allocation; if he will allocate an additional €250,000 from the capital reserve for this scheme to County Kerry and take into consideration the volume of priority one applications that cannot now be processed due to the cuts in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18744/13]

Harbours and Piers Maintenance

Tom Fleming

531. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make funding of €90,000 approximately available to Kerry County Council as a matter of urgency to upgrade Dooks Slipway, Glenbeigh, County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the current and potential usage of this slipway, that is, commercial fishing/aquaculture/deep sea fishing/ leisure activity and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18521/13]

Supported Residential Accommodation Provision

Tom Fleming

603. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will report in respect of the proposed closure of a hostel (details supplied) in County Kerry, the setting up of a forum as agreed at the meeting with him of 7 November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18522/13]

Nursing Home Services

Tom Fleming

605. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will request the National Treatment Purchase Fund to renegotiate and agree a fair price for the continuation of high quality long-term nursing home care in respect of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18533/13]

School Closures

Tom Fleming

5. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that irrespective of the new value for money report on education, in making his decision on the recommendations of the report he does not authorise anything that will have a detrimental effect on the existence of small schools in rural Ireland. [17827/13]

School Staffing

Tom Fleming

106. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take the increased enrolment figures into consideration as a matter of urgency and grant developing school status which would necessitate a mainstream class teacher and accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17921/13]

Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

241. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a call for an MRI scan in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17806/13]

Credit Availability

Tom Fleming

203. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the banks are making adequate credit available to small and medium sized businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16749/13]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Tom Fleming

394. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he and his Department will immediately honour a contract to purchase a site for a new school to replace a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the health and safety issues affecting this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16353/13]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

406. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16501/13]

Student Grant Scheme Representations

Tom Fleming

409. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application will be processed as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16507/13]

Student Grant Scheme Representations

Tom Fleming

421. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16637/13]

Student Grant Scheme Representations

Tom Fleming

425. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16686/13]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

432. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16719/13]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Tom Fleming

434. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that he is meeting the special needs requirements in primary and post primary schools in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16746/13]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Tom Fleming

435. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he has taken to improve the processing system for student grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16750/13]

Bullying in Schools

Tom Fleming

436. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the initiatives he has introduced to tackle cyber bullying in all schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16751/13]

Student Grant Scheme Representations

Tom Fleming

451. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16938/13]

Pension Provisions

Tom Fleming

510. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine the serious concerns in respect of the Garda Síochána Retired Members Association regarding the continuous cuts to Garda pensions (details supplied); if he will urgently give due consideration to the plight of these retired members of an Garda Síochána who have served their country well and who now find their pensions targeted on a regular and unfair basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16397/13]

Planning Issues

Tom Fleming

542. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 27 February 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17723/13]

Rural Social Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

615. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the number of participants on rural social schemes in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16747/13]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

686. 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17481/13]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

687. 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Energy Schemes

Tom Fleming

742. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will examine the predicament of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, who was approved for attic insulation on 28 September 2012. [16935/13]

Departmental Funding

Tom Fleming

798. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when an approval will issue in respect of LEADER funding for a development (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16748/13]

Departmental Properties

Tom Fleming

971. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Defence if he will give permission to an association (details supplied) in County Kerry to erect a wall on the left hand side of the Defence Force building in Iveragh Park to prohibit easy access and provide better security as this permission is required by Kerry County Council prior to any works taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17369/13]

Animal Feedstuffs

Tom Fleming

1026. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce an emergency scheme for the thousands of farmers that are experiencing exceptional feed shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16715/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

1145. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a hospital bed will become available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16207/13]

Primary Care Services Provision

Tom Fleming

1196. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will cover the cost/rental of a sleep apnea machine in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16559/13]

Health Services

Tom Fleming

1210. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will place a person (details supplied) in County Kerry on the waiting list for the early intervention scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16636/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

1211. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine an application and issue full medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16638/13]

Mental Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

1248. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will honour the commitment to appoint 891 new staff for community mental health services in 2013 and ensure that the €35 million is fully utilised in the development of more comprehensive, modern community services and ensure that last year's delays are not repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16841/13]

Hospital Services

Tom Fleming

1323. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of a progress report in respect of the new Kenmare Community Hospital, County Kerry, including whether there will be an increase in the number of staff employed in the new hospital; the new services that will be available; whether the completion of the residential health care unit is scheduled for 31 March 2013 and within budget; if the patients will be transferred to the new facility in April 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17491/13]

Tourism Project Funding

Tom Fleming

1391. 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 in Fitzgerald stadium, Killarney, County Kerry; if he acknowledges the potential this multi-million euro project has for tourism in the county; if he will ask Fáilte Ireland to support and provide funding for this project at an early date in 2013, as per reply from Fáilte Ireland dated 23 November 2012; if he acknowledges the potential of this project to be one of Ireland's greatest tourist attractions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17088/13]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

126. 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. [15790/13]

Visa Applications

Tom Fleming

188. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will extend a student visa as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15820/13]

School Staffing

Tom Fleming

142. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will sanction an application for a second teacher by board of management at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15683/13]

Arts Funding

Tom Fleming

186. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will examine the adjustification process whereby an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry was refused a grant by the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15686/13]

Role of Local Development Companies

Tom Fleming

230. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding local development companies (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15685/13]

Local Government Reform

Tom Fleming

231. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will retain the core functions and governance of town councils in any reforms of local authorities which would take into account appropriate and similar numbers of councillor members to the existing structures, retention of existing headquarters and staff and enhancement of the role and responsibilities of the town mayors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15687/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

297. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will expedite the matter. [15684/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

298. 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. [15688/13]

Road Improvement Schemes

Tom Fleming

339. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide special grant to widen and provide ancillary services, footpath and lighting to the road from Ballyspillane Industrial Estate, Killarney, extending to SPA GAA complex (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15689/13]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Tom Fleming

164. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Taoiseach if he discussed the plight of the undocumented Irish in the US with President Obama and senior American politicians during his visit to Washington; if any progress was made; the outcome of these discussions; the persons that attended these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14631/13]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Tom Fleming

209. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the plea on behalf of frontline staff (details supplied) regarding the Mercer Report; his views on whether these workers are being discriminated against in contrast to persons such as the CEO, Bank of Ireland and other senior bank executives in State-supported institutions who are on huge salaries, bonuses, pensions and so on, in some cases up to €1 million; if he will clarify that his intention is not to penalise frontline staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15091/13]

Coastal Erosion

Tom Fleming

279. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the impact that coastal erosion is having on our environment and the serious problems faced by Ireland and many other European countries due to global warming, rising tides and so on, if he will ensure that this important issue is made a European priority during Ireland's EU Presidency and that adequate funding is put in place to address this European environmental problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14808/13]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

320. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14870/13]

Housing Adaptation Grants Expenditure

Tom Fleming

380. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government If he will urgently review a recent decision to cut Kerry County Council's allocation for housing aid for the elderly, mobility aids grant and grants for persons with a disability by a massive 56% on the 2012 allocation as this deficit will leave the council totally hindered in providing adequate housing supports to this sector of society and will deprive many of them of their rightful entitlements, especially with regard to their needs for adequate facilities; if he will clarify under the Equality Act if this is in compliance with the Ombudsman's recent statement and directive to the Government to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14957/13]

Rural Development Policy

Tom Fleming

498. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take into consideration that further to the re-allocation of moneys from pillar 1 of cap to pillar 2 for the expansion of rural development policies and considering with the introduction of 7% greening requirements on farms, if he will introduce a series of top up payments to smaller family farms that are hit hardest by these new measures and that by giving an extra payment to farmers on smaller holdings with lower payments will be contributing to the rural development and sustainability in rural areas by not allowing rural depopulation and the wipe-out of smaller family farms. [15060/13]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Tom Fleming

541. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide financial assistance to a home (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14899/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

567. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately provide funding to clear the long orthotics waiting list in County Kerry; the way the waiting list time in County Kerry compares to other regions; the number of persons currently on the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15088/13]

Health Services Staff Issues

Tom Fleming

590. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the dissatisfaction of the staff in psychiatric services in the Killarney area, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15334/13]

Enterprise Ireland Expenditure

Tom Fleming

123. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding issued by Enterprise Ireland to each company in County Kerry for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14520/13]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

127. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14389/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

259. 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 Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14567/13]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Tom Fleming

179. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the plight of the undocumented Irish in the US with President Obama and senior American politicians during his visit to Washington; if any progress was made; the outcome of these discussions; the persons that attended these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13913/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

264. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a student grant as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13900/13]

Housing Grant Applications

Tom Fleming

363. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will meet with the Kerry Oireachtas Members and a delegation from Kerry County Council as a matter of urgency to discuss the 2013 housing grants allocation that has been reduced by 56% on the 2012 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13718/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Tom Fleming

384. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13687/13]

Grant Aid

Tom Fleming

403. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a new farm grants scheme to assist farmers who need to carry out drainage works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14109/13]

Health Services Charges

Tom Fleming

521. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will reimburse medical costs in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13891/13]

Health Screening Programmes

Tom Fleming

526. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his views on research carried out by the National Coalition for Vision Health here which indicates that the 220,000 already suffering sight loss could rise to 272,000 by 2020 and that the majority of these cases may be medically managed to prevent sight loss moving to total blindness; if he will make the additional resources required available as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13920/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

557. 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. [14018/13]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

79. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when details of the new 2013 tenant purchase scheme will be made available; when the new scheme will open to tenants that wish to make an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13473/13]

Citizenship Applications

Tom Fleming

90. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a citizenship application in respect of a person (details supplied). [13512/13]

Medical Card Appeals

Tom Fleming

139. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review an appeal for a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [13503/13]

International Agreements

Tom Fleming

3. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will comment on his recent signing of a new memorandum of understanding with the People's Republic of China; and if he will outline the further cultural contacts and developments regarding promotion of Ireland-China links. [13221/13]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

109. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13372/13]

Citizenship Applications

Tom Fleming

162. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13298/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

183. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a decision on a disadvantaged areas scheme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13347/13]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

185. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite the grant payment for a REP scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13356/13]

Health Care Products

Tom Fleming

199. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the scheme or schemes a person needs to qualify for in order that the cost or rental of a sleep apnoea machine is covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13202/13]

Hospital Services

Tom Fleming

210. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of bed closures in each of the community hospitals in County Kerry for each of the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13283/13]

Hospital Accommodation

Tom Fleming

211. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of bed closures in Kerry General Hospital for each of the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13284/13]

Rural Transport

Tom Fleming

237. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the National Transport Authority document on restructuring of the rural transport programme (details supplied), if he will retain Kerry as a region to actively progress greater co-ordination and integration of State funded transport while retaining current transport provision, in view of the fact that Kerry has been a quality model for development and progression of all aspects of community transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13429/13]

Property Valuations

Tom Fleming

189. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will advise whom a person (details supplied) in County Kerry should contact regarding a panel of valuers for the valuation of property for the real estate taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/13]

School Transport Eligibility

Tom Fleming

212. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 16 January 2013, if he will intervene and assist with the co-operative initiative by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry which is in compliance with his Department's directive, these schools are 2.5 km apart and the imposition of full transport costs on the students and their families will be detrimental to the progress of this scheme; and based on information provided, if he will examine this viable proposition with a view to subsidising the ongoing costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12542/13]

Public Procurement Regulations

Tom Fleming

226. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the public procurement by his Department particularly in the area of school suppliers of arts and graphic products who have vast specialised knowledge that is a very valuable resource which will be lost along with the industry; if he will acknowledge that the criteria in the public procurement for exam procurement condition that requires a minimum turnover of €10 million by the business totally prohibits the micro school supplier from engaging in trading in a core part of their business and that this will put an estimated 2,500 jobs at risk (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12787/13]

Farm Safety

Tom Fleming

273. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the use of gypsum CsS04 for under bedding farm animals in view of the fact that it a highly toxic gas when it is eventually washed into and stored in the slurry tank of slatted units and on the release of hydrogen sulfides H25 it has fatal consequences for farm workers; and if will he take note of the fact that it is banned for this use in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England. [12786/13]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

531. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is entitled to a single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12846/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

576. 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. [12307/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

600. 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. [12523/13]

Optical Services

Tom Fleming

604. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a scheme to improve eyecare for 12 to 16 years olds in view of the fact that at present there is no specific scheme for the majority of this age group and many of these children receive no eyecare at all; if he will take into consideration that approximately 10% of children up to the age of 12 years require glasses or contact lenses, while more than 20% do by the age of 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12551/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

609. 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. [12603/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

613. 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. [12638/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

616. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will issue an emergency discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12654/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

624. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding cataract surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12739/13]

Speech and Language Therapy

Tom Fleming

645. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the immediate need for speech therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12916/13]

Irish Coast Guard Issues

Tom Fleming

662. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the staffing issues at Valentia Coast Guard station, County Kerry, and ensure that the best possible service is available to all concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12823/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

237. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange an appointment at the earlist possible date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12072/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

250. 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. [12238/13]

Mental Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

256. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary staff to allow Killorglin and district Mental Health association to open their new low support mental health facility adjacent to Ard Alainn Day Care Centre, Killorglin, County Kerry, that is enacting A Vision for Change strategy proposed by the Health Service Executive that was purchased and renovated at a cost of €343,000 at the request of the HSE that was due to open last September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12274/13]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

106. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 16 January 2013 and No. 78 of 7 February 2013, if he will intervene in a health and safety issue at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that the board of management has been alerted to and provided a full engineering report on the necessity to carry out the electrical replacement-and also the critical ESB recommendation and in the interest of general safety and compliance with electrical standards; if he will act immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11921/13]

Private Security Authority Licence Applications

Tom Fleming

193. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine an application for employee security licence to the Private Security Authority in October 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11925/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

191. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.151 of 6 June 2012, if he will ensure that the productive assets of farm families and other self employed families are not factored into the assessment of income for the purpose of third level maintenance grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11004/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

195. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11121/13]