Parliamentary questions

Home Care Packages Provision

Tom Fleming

794. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of home help persons employed; the number of recipients of same; the amount of home help hours; the total cost per year in each of the years 2010 to 2014 and to 30 September 2015, in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38060/15]

Home Care Packages Provision

Tom Fleming

796. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages; the number of recipients; the cost of this service, in County Kerry, in each of the years 2010 to 2014, and to 30 September in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38072/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

799. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant information has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38079/15]

Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

811. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health why no doctor contacted a person (details supplied) or that person's primary carer in Tralee, County Kerry, after the person had a seizure, to explain what happened to the person and what measures were to be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38116/15]

Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times

Tom Fleming

812. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health why it takes from three to seven hours for persons to get a bed in a ward in Kerry General Hospital after they have been informed by a doctor in the accident and emergency unit in the hospital that they are being admitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/15]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Tom Fleming

823. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the general practice care (details supplied) which is at maximum capacity, as the current waiting time for a patient seeking a routine appointment with a general practitioner has soared from an average of just under ten hours in 2010 to over 34 hours and 25 minutes, and a patient seeking an urgent appointment with a general practitioner has gone from just over two hours and eight minutes to five hours and 12 minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38155/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Tom Fleming

824. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting to be seen at the plastic surgery clinic in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38161/15]

Registration of Nurses

Tom Fleming

826. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and implement measures to free up and expedite the ongoing backlog in the registration of nurses, currently at six to nine months, given that this situation is exacerbating the hospital bed crisis and affecting patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38166/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

827. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the initiatives to facilitate referrals for pelvic and abdominal ultrasound by general practitioners in County Kerry; the current waiting time for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38168/15]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

952. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine and allow a grant appeal from a student (details supplied) in County Kerry as all the relevant documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37648/15]

Minor Works Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

977. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve funding under the minor works grants scheme for the necessary structural improvements to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, as the current condition of the roof and slates is highly hazardous for pupils and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37990/15]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Tom Fleming

1021. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of dormant account moneys made available to the State since the inception of this fund; the breakdown of amounts disbursed to each Department; the names of each recipient organisation; the year of allocation; the amount of allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/15]

Local Authority Housing

Tom Fleming

1086. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of qualified housing applicants who were moved from the housing lists to the rental accommodation scheme and whose housing applications were subsequently closed, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37987/15]

Road Projects Status

Tom Fleming

1152. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schedule of work for the proposed Adare bypass in County Limerick in terms of planning, land acquisitions and compulsory purchase orders; the year the project will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37344/15]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Tom Fleming

276. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the ongoing need for a full-time resident general practitioner in Rathmore in County Kerry to replace the retired GP, many patients of whose practice have had to seek a GP in other towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37026/15]

School Transport Provision

Tom Fleming

333. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will process an application for free secondary school transport to Castleisland Community School for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36963/15]

National Roads Authority Projects

Tom Fleming

364. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority will intervene and remedy drainage adjacent to a property (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37034/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Tom Fleming

121. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36721/15]

School Transport Tendering

Tom Fleming

142. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet a delegation from school bus contractors in County Kerry regarding the unfair competition in the tendering and procurement processes, which has resulted in a dramatic loss of contracts by these operators, has led to consequential job losses, and will be a major contributory factor to eventually putting many of these employers out of business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36677/15]

Social Welfare Code

Tom Fleming

171. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will issue correspondence to blind persons in Braille, given that not all blind persons have another person to read their correspondence to them, and given that they may not wish a third person reading their private correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36333/15]

Meat Processing Plant Inspections

Tom Fleming

311. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review all levies charged to farmers at meat factories, given the additional €105 billion spending anticipated, owing to better than expected tax receipts, as farmers cannot continue to carry these excessive deductions, which come to €10 on a finished beef animal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36241/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

320. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will forward a payment, at an early date, under the Disadvantaged Area Scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36383/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

339. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry at an early date under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36018/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Tom Fleming

423. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a child (details supplied) in County Kerry who has special needs is entitled to a second free preschool year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36624/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

513. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36534/15]

School Curriculum

Tom Fleming

571. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new integrated primary languages curriculum for primary schools will be developed; if she will incorporate a third language into the curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36160/15]

Emergency Works Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

580. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the category of funding available to cover urgent essential work to the roof of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, as a previous refusal of an application is delaying the works required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36195/15]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Tom Fleming

659. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the introduction date for the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36352/15]

Post Office Network

Tom Fleming

686. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the Business Development Group report (details supplied) on the enhancement of post offices will be published; if appropriate funding will be provided to implement the report to ensure the future success of the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36216/15]

Road Improvement Schemes

Tom Fleming

712. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected commencement date of the Tralee to Daingean Uí Chúis County Kerry road improvements; if the work will be completed for the 2016 tourist season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35994/15]

Road Improvement Schemes

Tom Fleming

715. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for details of the proposed schedule for commencement of the proposed upgrade of the Macroom by-pass; when this work will commence and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36099/15]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Tom Fleming

71. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35887/15]

Disease Classification

Tom Fleming

235. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the implementation of recommendations for dementia patients. [35191/15]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Tom Fleming

262. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a rheumatoid specialist nurse will be appointed to Kerry General Hospital, given the urgent need for this post to be filled due to the extended waiting list for rheumatoid diagnosis and treatment in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35401/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

136. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all information has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34963/15]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Tom Fleming

222. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the application for Killarney Valley South and East Kerry Recreational Park, comprising an all-weather pitch, a micro-track and ancillary facilities (details supplied) as this is a full inclusive sports and leisure complex serving all sectors and age groups of the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34961/15]

Back to Work Allowance

Tom Fleming

41. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Kerry who have applied for the back to work enterprise allowance; who were successful; who have launched their own business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34762/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Tom Fleming

117. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine and expedite an application for temporary and limited leave to remain in the State by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34860/15]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data

Tom Fleming

159. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in County Kerry who have applied for the Momentum Ignite programme; the number who were successful and-or completed the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34763/15]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Tom Fleming

181. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine a submission on a proposal (details supplied) which offers a possible and affordable solution to the distressed mortgage crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34761/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

181. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and reinstate a disability allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34097/15]

Illness Benefit Applications

Tom Fleming

190. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a payment of illness benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34241/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

191. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry which has been ongoing for a long period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34249/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

214. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an appeal in respect of a jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34402/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34420/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

235. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork, as all the relevant information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34717/15]

Motor Tax Collection

Tom Fleming

267. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his plans to exempt the €500 levy payable for the export of second-hand cars to the United Kingdom given that this charge is a deterrent to this market and especially as there is a huge demand for these older vehicles in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34430/15]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

340. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the entitlements of the new suckler cow scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34025/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

362. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the area aid entitlement of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for the years 2014; and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34157/15]

Dairy Sector

Tom Fleming

366. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide co-funding to match the recent additional €13.7 million European Union funding to alleviate farm income losses, especially the volatility in milk prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34190/15]

Agriculture Schemes

Tom Fleming

367. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a targeted payment for livestock to supplement income viability for farmers in upland and hill areas that have very limited alternative land use options; his views that €25 million would be the desired allocation in the 2016 budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34196/15]

Beef Data Programme

Tom Fleming

369. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to simplify the rigid regulation in the beef data and genomics programme to make it more attractive and viable for small landowners to participate in; if he will provide increased targeted supports to the suckler cow herd in budget 2016 in order to support farming, and wider economic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34237/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

493. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the removal of an application for the full over-70s medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34071/15]

Health Services

Tom Fleming

516. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the Health Service Executive budget for 2016 will include adequate funding to provide a high quality of service to persons with neuromuscular conditions and to their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34272/15]

Departmental Funding

Tom Fleming

596. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide appropriate funding in budget 2016 to Muscular Dystrophy Ireland given its important work in the community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34667/15]

Teachers' Remuneration

Tom Fleming

672. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills If she will examine and expedite equal pay for equal work for newly qualified teachers since 2012, as they are receiving almost €10,000 per year less than their colleagues and it is causing hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34634/15]

Leader Programmes Funding

Tom Fleming

705. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the Leader funding for the rural development programme to the Leader groups, North and East Kerry Development, South Kerry Development and IRD Duhallow will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34077/15]

Aviation Issues

Tom Fleming

777. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the health and safety measures in place for the use of drones by members of the public; the licensing requirements; if there are zones where drones may operate or are prohibited from operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34660/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Tom Fleming

34. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the diversity in the means assessment for the adult dependent payment of disability allowance claims, whereby currently, self-employed adult dependents have all of their income means assessed without any disregards; if she will allow for the same disregards as adult dependents who are in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33755/15]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Tom Fleming

51. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently examine an application for an invalidity pension from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as the person has submitted all relevant information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33469/15]

Back to Work Allowance Data

Tom Fleming

58. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the number of persons who have applied for the back-to-work enterprise allowance; the number who were successful; the number who have launched their own business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33519/15]

Youth Unemployment Measures

Tom Fleming

60. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of the increase in youth unemployment from 19.9% to 20.2% to set out the impact of the new measures introduced by her Department to address the urgent need to accommodate the young people of Ireland in the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33524/15]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Tom Fleming

82. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the current distressed mortgage crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33508/15]

National Asthma Programme

Tom Fleming

134. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funds for the immediate implementation of the Health Service Executive national clinical programme for asthma in the forthcoming budget, which will provide equitable access to treatment for everyone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33557/15]

Medicinal Products Prices

Tom Fleming

135. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will make provision in the upcoming budget for a reduction in the cost of medication for those persons with asthma, as the cost of medication is prohibitively high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33560/15]

Momentum Programme

Tom Fleming

144. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have applied for the Momentum ignite programme; the number who were successful; who completed the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33518/15]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Tom Fleming

171. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine an application for a sports capital grant by CastleIsland Athletic Football Club in County Kerry to enable it to upgrade the senior and junior pitches (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33512/15]

Credit Union Services

Tom Fleming

245. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene in the proposals by the Central Bank of Ireland for a savings limit of €100,000 per credit union member, as these limits will force the affected members to withdraw their savings and business from credit unions and place their funds on deposit with the main banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33059/15]

Tax Code

Tom Fleming

265. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine and reduce the employers' pay-related social insurance, PRSI, rate of 10.75% to 8.5% for employees earning up to €400 per week, in the event of an increase in the minimum wage of 50 cent; his plans to widen the PRSI weekly band to alleviate the unbalanced cost attributed to the employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33247/15]

Tax Code

Tom Fleming

266. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will reinstate the inheritance threshold of €542,544 which was set for early 2009, given that the threshold of €225,000 is too low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33248/15]

VAT Exemptions

Tom Fleming

267. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the value added tax rate on natural no-sugar-added juices, for example, apple, orange, wheat grass, kale, and spinach-based, that is, juices made from 100% product and containing nothing else, from 23% to 0%, in order to make them more affordable and accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33249/15]

Hospital Beds Data

Tom Fleming

455. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that have been closed in the past five years; the difference between the number of available public hospital beds currently, and five years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33220/15]

Bus Éireann Services

Tom Fleming

628. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with Bus Éireann to provide a bus shelter in sráidbhaile Baile an Fheiréartaigh in Corca Dhuibhne in Contae Chiarrai, which is a prime tourist area, with Bus Éireann transport crucial to the local population and to visitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/15]

National Parks Projects

Tom Fleming

648. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will arrange to have urgent repairs carried out to the Muckross House Demesne Road and the Reen to Ross Castle Road in Killarney in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33457/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

42. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a disability allowance on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, who has submitted all relevant information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32476/15]

Heritage Council Funding

Tom Fleming

232. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will support the Heritage Council's investment in projects (details supplied), which set out its needs for 2016 and increase its capacity to support local communities through these grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32562/15]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Tom Fleming

48. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a disability allowance review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant medical information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32384/15]

Flood Risk Assessments

Tom Fleming

68. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will arrange for the Office of Public Works to investigate and carry out remedial works to a river (details supplied) in County Kerry to alleviate and eliminate the recent flood incidence which severely damaged business premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32371/15]

Flood Risk Assessments

Tom Fleming

69. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will arrange for the Office of Public Works to examine the recent recurrence of flood damage to a property (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will ensure that emergency remedial work is carried out to prevent this recurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32375/15]

Vaccination Programme

Tom Fleming

110. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review the use of the anti-cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil; if he will investigate the cases of the several school-going children experiencing health problems after receiving the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32474/15]

Motor Tax Collection

Tom Fleming

154. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will restructure commercial vehicle road tax in line with comparable costs in Northern Ireland in order to save jobs in the haulage sector here as Irish hauliers pay €4,000 per annum per truck for a six-axle articulated vehicle whereas in the North they pay £640 per truck and an Irish haulage operator must also contribute £10 per day per vehicle to access Northern Ireland on routes that had no charge prior to 1 April 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32446/15]

Youth Unemployment Measures

Tom Fleming

135. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the strategy to address the 30.02% youth unemployment as per statistics reported in summer 2015 by the Central Statistics Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30816/15]

Momentum Programme

Tom Fleming

158. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the eligibility for entry to the Momentum programme which funds free education and training for long-term unemployed, to cater for people on disability and illness payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30713/15]

Youth Unemployment Measures

Tom Fleming

167. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the action that she is taking to address the extremely high level of youth unemployment, which in summer 2015, the Central Statistics Office reported was at a level of 20.02%, which is the current percentage of youth unemployment for over one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30812/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Tom Fleming

174. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number who participated in the WALK PEER pilot programme for young persons with disabilities; in view of the success of the scheme in providing employment opportunities, if she will roll-out this scheme nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30888/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

175. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30897/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

182. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30978/15]

Carer's Allowance Payments

Tom Fleming

203. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31247/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

214. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31313/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31315/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

218. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31338/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

226. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31443/15]

Carer's Allowance Payments

Tom Fleming

236. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite half-rate child dependant payments regarding carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for the month of July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31517/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

239. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all relevant documentation has been submitted in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31555/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Tom Fleming

245. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the existing rigid rules governing time allowed on social employment schemes, that is, three years and six years as a maximum, that these rules be removed for those 55 years of age and over and that older workers would be retained subject to annual assessment up to pension age; if she will examine a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31629/15]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data

Tom Fleming

246. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details, in tabular form, of supplementary welfare allowance for each year 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and up to 30 August 2015 for each county; the number of applicants in each year; the welfare schemes they had applied for; the number of applicants per scheme; the number of successful and unsuccessful applicants for supplementary welfare allowance each year; the number of supplementary welfare appeals per year; the details of results of appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31635/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

284. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a jobseeker's allowance appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32276/15]

Tax Code

Tom Fleming

305. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his plans in the forthcoming budget to substantially reduce the 33% capital gains tax on any gains arising on the disposal of shares as this rate is a disincentive to starting business and creating jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30672/15]

Carbon Tax Exemptions

Tom Fleming

306. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the carbon tax on household fuel as due to the variable inclement weather conditions this tax is imposing additional financial hardship on vulnerable lower income consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30673/15]

Milk Prices

Tom Fleming

307. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce measures, similar to France, to alleviate the reduction in milk prices in which dairy farmers are predicted to lose over €500 million in 2015 and the French initiative proposed is to delay the payment of income tax for three months to support its farmers; if he will introduce a similar initiative to help producers cope with the falling prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30674/15]