Parliamentary questions

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

198. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6489/15]

School Funding

Tom Fleming

215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a submission (details supplied), and respond positively to each of the issues, as the matters stated reflect the current difficulties that exist in schools nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6386/15]

Gorse Burning

Tom Fleming

266. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the review of the proposals for extension to the controlled burning of gorse; if she will introduce a compromise measure by extending the current closing date from 1 March to 31 March, as 1 April was the old traditional date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6505/15]

Gorse Burning

Tom Fleming

267. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will extend the current closing date for controlled gorse burning from 1 March to 31 March, to bring it into line with the regulations in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6506/15]

Health Services

Tom Fleming

121. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6202/15]

Employment Support Services

Tom Fleming

203. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a technical assessment and training to avail of an incentive scheme (details supplied); if consideration will be given to reverting to the terms of the old scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6057/15]

Blood Donations

Tom Fleming

399. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his views on a project (details supplied) regarding blood donation; if he will support this worthy project of awareness of blood donation and its aim to decrease the age of consent to donate blood from 18 to 17 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5580/15]

National Children's Hospital

Tom Fleming

406. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5637/15]

Trade Union Agreements

Tom Fleming

492. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the opportunities for jobs and training and economic benefit that will develop from the recently signed agreement between the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union of Ireland and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5925/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Tom Fleming

502. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the proposal from Inclusion Ireland regarding a new model of allocation of hours, which will move from a diagnosis-based system to one based on needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5633/15]

Hospital Services

Tom Fleming

229. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the operational hours of the dialysis unit in Kerry General Hospital to cater for all the 50 plus patients attending the unit to facilitate the three patients from Kerry who are currently attending Cork University Hospital for dialysis treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5308/15]

Schools Amalgamation

Tom Fleming

249. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Kerry as a matter of urgency due to these schools' continuous endeavours for same; and if she will expedite the necessary funding for refurbishment of the school which is required to ensure the amalgamation will proceed for September 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5358/15]

Health Services

Tom Fleming

128. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a referral in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [5116/15]

Credit Availability

Tom Fleming

278. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance in view of survey results by ISME that 57% of companies which had applied for loans were refused, if he will significantly increase the target for lending in 2015 and consider options to make more money available to small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4876/15]

Enterprise Ireland Expenditure

Tom Fleming

312. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the payments in 2014 by Enterprise Ireland by company, county and payment type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4875/15]

Farm Assist Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

314. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide farm scheme regulations in CD form to assist applicants with literary difficulties such as dyslexia and so on as the Revenue Commissioners provide such service and co-operation to this sector of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4319/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Tom Fleming

438. 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. [4596/15]

Private Rented Accommodation Standards

Tom Fleming

589. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to rescind the legislation of the former Minister, John Gormley, banning bedsits, as the Act in question has been a significant contributory factor to the current homeless crisis. [5022/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Tom Fleming

599. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for extending high quality broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4646/15]

Road Projects Status

Tom Fleming

615. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will retain and reallocate the funding for the N86 Tralee to Dingle road in County Kerry following the resolution of the current impasse on the vital continuation of improvements as Kerry County Council has justified the economic need for this development and is pursuing the process to ensure the further approval to construct this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4320/15]

Immigration Status

Tom Fleming

117. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine an application in respect of a person (details supplied) who has an application for a stamp O or stamp 3. as they are anxious to stay here for longer than three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4257/15]

Child Care Services Provision

Tom Fleming

123. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a commitment to raising the current level of spending of 0.2% of GDP to the European average of 0.7% of GDP on early childhood education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4119/15]

Child Care Services Provision

Tom Fleming

124. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will ensure that all child care services are affordable and high quality by provision of State subsidies linked to quality delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4117/15]

Child Care Services Funding

Tom Fleming

125. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will examine the current basic capitation rates for the free preschool year linked to national agreed pay scales with a view to increasing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4118/15]

Child Care Qualifications

Tom Fleming

126. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide free child hours and continuing professional development, CPD, days, as part of all Government-funded schemes, to enable those working in the early childhood sector to implement fully the national curriculum and quality framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4160/15]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Tom Fleming

133. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review a hospital referral in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4106/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Tom Fleming

159. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce mechanisms to ensure that children with additional needs have the support they need to engage fully, as equals, in their early child care education setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4123/15]

Tom Fleming

276. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme farm scheme; if he will ensure that the scheme is up and running and implemented at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3853/15]

TAMS Administration

Tom Fleming

278. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of TAMS; if he will ensure that the scheme is implemented at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3858/15]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform

Tom Fleming

279. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the areas of natural constraint; when this will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3860/15]

Beef Data Programme

Tom Fleming

281. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the beef data genomics scheme; if he will ensure that the new scheme is implemented at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3862/15]

Accident and Emergency Services Provision

Tom Fleming

333. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a proposal by the Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association that an integrated fire-based emergency medical services on a national basis would address many of the problems in the National Ambulance Service identified in a new Health Service Executive report on the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3293/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

372. 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. [3596/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Tom Fleming

484. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding provision of a new primary school to replace the existing old school and prefabricated classroom accommodation of Listellick, Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3846/15]

National Digital Strategy Implementation

Tom Fleming

570. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will examine an application to the national digital strategy, Knowledge Society Division in Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, in his Department, by a committee (details supplied) in County Kerry as the recently closed primary school is now a focal point of the local community for various activities and the requested computers are vital for the various classes and activities developed by the community organisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3826/15]

Traffic Calming Measures

Tom Fleming

597. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will arrange to have traffic calming measures installed in Barraduff Village, County Kerry, especially at the Killarney side, as traffic is travelling at an alarming speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3544/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

143. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral for cataract treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will expedite the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3114/15]

Live Register Data

Tom Fleming

94. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide separate statistics for the Tralee, Castleisland and Dingle areas, County Kerry, on the jobs live register in future, as currently the three towns are grouped together; in view of the recent statistics update (details supplied) of the 5,528 unemployed on the Tralee register, the separate number of these from the Castleisland and Dingle areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2922/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Tom Fleming

165. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2014; if he will also provide details of all the relevant fees paid to those firms during the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2495/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Payments

Tom Fleming

208. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review and reverse the decision regarding lone parents who are in receipt of a half rate carer's allowance for caring for someone other than their own children who will no longer be eligible for the one parent family payment due to the age of their youngest child and who will lose €86 a week as they will be transferred to a full rate carer's allowance which will not amount to the same as the full one parent family payment and the half rate carer's allowance which is a huge loss of income to these vulnerable families; if she will put another payment in place of the one parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2672/15]

Aquaculture Licence Eligibility

Tom Fleming

93. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the position regarding the licensing of bays for aquaculture around the coast; the number of bays that have already been licensed; the names of those bays; when the remaining bays will be licensed; the number of aquaculture licenses that are pending in his Department; the number of same that have been granted; his plans to develop the major potential of aquaculture around the coast here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1907/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

167. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review a referral for an operation procedure at Kerry General Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1896/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Tom Fleming

204. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review a submission by management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry for an additional room to cater for rapidly expanding pupil numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1892/15]

Irish Water Establishment

Tom Fleming

219. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the €100 being provided to all registered members of Irish Water; if it is a rebate to allow Irish Water to be set up as a semi-State company outside of the Government sector as otherwise it would be considered a subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1883/15]

Irish Water Establishment

Tom Fleming

220. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the €100 subsidy to non-registered customers of Irish Water is a thank-you gesture as he has stated or a compulsory gesture in order to get Irish Water off the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1885/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

28. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and 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. [49441/14]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

37. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine a refusal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that additional information has been forwarded to the appeals section; if she will expedite the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49537/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

48. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the current rent supplement limits and revise same, with a view to flexibility on the limits for tenants who are at risk of homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49723/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Tom Fleming

108. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by her Department during 2014; if she will also provide details of all the relevant fees paid to those firms during the period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1673/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

111. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total cost of rent supplement and the number of recipients in each county in tabular form for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1725/15]