Parliamentary questions

Student Grant Scheme Delays

Tom Fleming

98. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that he has taken to address the delays in the processing of student grant applications; the number of student grant applications that has been received by Student Universal Support Ireland; the number that have been processed, awarded, refused or are awaiting decision to date; the number of applications that were received from County Kerry and the number of these that have been processed, awarded, refused, awaiting decision to date; if he will reassure all applicants and their families that all fully completed applications will be processed by Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57126/12]

Garda Recruitment

Tom Fleming

143. 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 persons 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. [57132/12]

Youth Services Provision

Tom Fleming

162. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will reverse a decision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57313/12]

Irish Language Issues

Tom Fleming

246. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if in view of its being moved into the aegis of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta will continue to be facilitated in conducting all business through Irish and the ongoing research pertaining to the teaching of Irish as a first and second language will continue to be facilitated; if he envisages any curtailment of services or research otherwise undertaken by the COGG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56756/12]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

254. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56843/12]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

334. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56539/12]

Farm Assist Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

339. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for farm assist appeals, the timeframe to process these appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56584/12]

Farm Assist Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

340. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for invalidity pension appeals; the timeframe to process these appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56585/12]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Tom Fleming

341. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for invalidity pension applications; the timeframe to process these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56586/12]

Farm Assist Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

343. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for domiciliary care allowance appeals; the timeframe to process these appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56588/12]

Farm Assist Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

347. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for carer's allowance appeals; the timescale to process these appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56600/12]

Farm Assist Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

348. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for disability allowance appeals; the timescale to process these appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56601/12]

Farm Assist Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

349. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for farm assist applications; the timeframe to process these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56603/12]

Carer's Allowance Delays

Tom Fleming

350. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for carer's allowance applications; the timeframe to process applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56608/12]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

396. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [56922/12]

Motor Tax Collection

Tom Fleming

442. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing a system whereby persons who wish to tax their car, may do so on a monthly basis, rather than the minimum three months requirement that is proving increasingly difficult for households; if he will take into consideration the fact that the recently proposed 15% increase in motor tax in Budget 2013, will make it impossible for many households to pay this tax on a quarterly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56609/12]

Prisoner Discipline

Tom Fleming

458. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mobile telephones that were seized from inmates in each prison here in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012. [56208/12]

Prisoner Discipline

Tom Fleming

459. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he has taken to clamp down on the use of mobile telephones in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56209/12]

Fish Quotas

Tom Fleming

528. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine not to proceed with the current proposals to distribute the boar fish allocation on an open draw basis, as the nine boats who caught their allocation in the 400 tonne boat allocation sector in the Spring should get their share of the allocation of which they were promised; his views on whether the current proposals to allocate on an open draw, one pair quota system is unjust and unfair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56375/12]

Forestry Grants

Tom Fleming

539. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry grant payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56574/12]