Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medical Card Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

1020. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will approve a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47607/12]

Medical Card Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

1138. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason for the withdrawal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [48339/12]

Schools Amalgamation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

60. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the amalgamation or rationalisation of primary schools at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46602/12]

Hospital Appointment Status

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

239. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be given for an urgent surgical intervention in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46657/12]

Site Acquisitions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

221. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget available to his Department in 2011 and 2012 for the purchase of school sites; the number of sites acquired in the period to date; the location of all such sites; the total money expended on site acquisition in 2011; the extent to which the site acquisition budget has been expended in the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45892/12]

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

229. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the development of special needs education as it relates to provision at preschool, primary and post primary levels; if he is satisfied that third level institutions are sufficiently attentive to the needs of people with learning difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46011/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

330. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45857/12]

Planning Issues

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

425. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the information that has been gathered by his Department in relation to the use by local authorities of Section 140 of the Local Government Act 2001 motions; the number of such motions that have been moved in each local authority in the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45878/12]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

471. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí personnel currently assigned to a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station is open to the public; if a patrol care is available to this station; if he will outline the comparable situation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45834/12]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

472. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel currently assigned to the Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station is open to the public; if a patrol car is available to this station; if he will outline the comparable situation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45835/12]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

473. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel currently assigned to the Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station is open to the public; if a patrol car is available to this station; if he will outline the comparable situation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45836/12]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

474. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel currently assigned to the Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station is open to the public; if a patrol car is available to this station; if he will outline the comparable situation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45837/12]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

475. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel currently assigned to the Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station is open to the public; if a patrol car is available to this station; if he will outline the comparable situation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45838/12]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

476. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel currently assigned to the Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station is open to the public; if a patrol car is available to this station; if he will outline the comparable situation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45839/12]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

477. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel currently assigned to the Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station is open to the public; if a patrol car is available to this station; if he will outline the comparable situation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45840/12]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

478. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel currently assigned to the Garda Station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station is open to the public; if a patrol car is available to this station; if he will outline the comparable situation in 2010 [45841/12]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

485. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí personnel currently assigned to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of hours that this station is open to the public; if a patrol car is available to this station; if he will outline the comparable situation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45865/12]

Medical Card Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

607. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45848/12]

Thalidomide Victims Compensation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

628. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached) concerning survivors of Thalidomide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46008/12]

Medical Research Regulation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

629. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the issues contained in correspondence (details attached); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46010/12]

Health Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

667. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department and the Health Service Executive prioritises RAPID areas for the provision of services such as dental, optical, physiotherapy services and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46293/12]

Medical Card Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

673. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46323/12]

Black Economy Issues

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

92. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance his views on concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will consider the plights of persons operating in the tyre industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45254/12]

Site Acquisitions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

127. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 10 October 2012, if his Department in prioritising the acquisition of a site for one school is cognisant to the broader educational needs of the area and if therefore the criteria applying to the selection of the prioritised site will include consideration of the possible extension of the site in the future; his views on whether an approach previously adopted by his Department in Athy, County Kildare, and Naas, County Kildare, represents best practice in educational planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45255/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

163. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45082/12]

General Practitioner Services

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

286. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45083/12]

Health Services Staff Issues

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

287. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to recruit a replacement dentist to provide services at Athy Health Centre, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45084/12]

Thalidomide Victims Compensation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

296. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health in view of his engagement with the survivors of Thalidomide, the progress that has been made with regard to the appointment and training of a multi disciplinary team, arranging a multi disciplinary health evaluation, identifying and documenting the healthcare needs and issues, develop plans to address healthcare needs and issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45257/12]

Trade Statistics

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

134. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of imports from Israel every year for the past five years; the value of exports to Israel every year for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44489/12]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

242. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of an application for a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44249/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

252. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools identified to progress to tender and construction in 2013; if he is now in a position to identify all those schools that will definitely proceed; if it will be possible to substitute schools not proceeding with schools that are ready for commencement though not included in his initial five year plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44485/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

300. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44075/12]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

320. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44490/12]

Health Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

661. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will ask the Health Service Executive if he will restore physiotherapy services available to the community in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44583/12]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

59. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department allocation of places to County Kildare for the 2012/13 academic year is just 357, making it the fourth lowest per capita level of approval in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43852/12]

Planning Issues

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

135. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 3 October 2012, and notwithstanding his Department's management guidelines, if a local authority may as a matter of policy preclude councillor's and or Oireachtas members from attendance at formal pre-planning consultation when they are accompanying the prospective applicant; if such a policy were it be adopted would it be an executive or reserved function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43890/12]

Overseas Missions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

158. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which members of the Air Corps have participated in overseas missions; if he is committed to providing opportunities to members of the Air Corps to take part in overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43857/12]

Patient Transport Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

190. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the Health Service Executive provides essential transport for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who is attending a sheltered workshop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43858/12]

Medical Card Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

191. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a review of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43863/12]

Medical Card Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

192. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a review of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43864/12]

Medical Card Delays

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

195. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the average length of time taken by the Health Service Executive to process applications for the renewal of discretionary medical cards; the number of such cards which have been refused/granted to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43872/12]

HSE Funding

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

201. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the Health Service Executive continue to provide funding to the Alzheimer's Society for the operation of a day care facility in Monasterevin, County Kildare; if he will take steps to ensure that this essential three day a week facility is not reduced or diminished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43906/12]

Health Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

209. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to make physiotherapy services available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44018/12]

Site Acquisitions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

66. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the site under consideration for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be capable of accommodating an extended educations campus, should he decide, in accordance with policies, to pursue such a development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43601/12]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

68. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has now embarked on co-education, if capital funding will be made available to provide additional, essential toilet facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43606/12]

Site Acquisitions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

97. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his active consideration of a site for a school (details supplied) in county Kildare includes contact having been made with the landowner and price negotiations being underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43668/12]

Dental Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

244. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will restore the children's dental service at Athy Health Centre, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43616/12]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

338. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange for an urgent oral hearing of an appeal following a refusal of an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42888/12]

Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

345. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time taken by the Social Welfare Appeals Office to process appeals in respect of applications for invalidity pension, disability allowance, carer's allowance, domiciliary care allowance and jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42959/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

355. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43180/12]