Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Early Childhood Care Education

Tom Fleming

291. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to provide resource hours assistance to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4431/16]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Tom Fleming

462. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently examine and expedite Student Universal Support Ireland grant review for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4044/16]

Vehicle Registration

Tom Fleming

85. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance to examine the excessive vehicle registration tax charge of €3,256 imposed on persons (details supplied) in County Kerry for the importation of a car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3615/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

259. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to Kerry General Hospital for a diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3640/16]

Dental Services Provision

Tom Fleming

136. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expand on a very limited service whereby a child who has a painful tooth is only examined in respect of that tooth, while the remainder of the teeth and the gums are not inspected and remedied as required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3313/16]

Dental Services Provision

Tom Fleming

149. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will extend dental services to children in the 14 to 16 years age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3382/16]

Dental Services Provision

Tom Fleming

150. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will reopen the dental clinics in Caherciveen, Daingean Uí Chúis and Listowel and extend the Killorglin part-time clinic to a full-time clinic as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3383/16]

Dental Services Provision

Tom Fleming

151. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will re-introduce the procedure of fissure sealants for children which formally was applied before the end of second class but in latter years is only applied in sixth class which is excessively late; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3385/16]

National Parks Projects

Tom Fleming

197. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to urgently approve the required staff for Killarney House and gardens in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3320/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Tom Fleming

326. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health to expedite a request by a consultant endocrinologist, at St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8 for funding for a 640 G insulin pump for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2847/16]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Tom Fleming

342. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health to urgently resolve the ongoing need for a full-time resident general practitioner in Rathmore, County Kerry, to fully replace the former retired general practitioner, given that many patients have had to seek general practitioner services in other towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2931/16]

State Examinations Fee Exemptions

Tom Fleming

448. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently examine and rectify the situation whereby a person holding a medical card is exempt from the fee for the leaving certificate and junior certificate examinations, but is not exempt from the fees for the mock examinations, given that the average cost of €115 to €140 is an extraordinary expense for low-income families, especially where more than one person is sitting an examination in the one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3113/16]

Fuel Prices

Tom Fleming

50. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance why fuel prices vary so much; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2543/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Tom Fleming

67. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will urgently examine a submission by residents (details supplied) in County Kerry, and provide the necessary funding to construct flood defence and drainage systems to protect their homes, properties and livelihood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2643/16]

National Payments Plan Implementation

Tom Fleming

152. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to notify all local authorities to accept cheques for payment due for vehicle tax, rates and so on from small and medium enterprises which have normally made these payments by this method and that are major financial contributors to their councils each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2625/16]

Property Tax Assessments

Tom Fleming

54. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance when property tax is due on a newly-built house inhabited by a family (details supplied) in County Kerry in January 2016 which was uninhabitable before that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2451/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Tom Fleming

145. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently examine submissions by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry under the emergency works application and the additional school accommodation application as a child born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus has enrolled in the school for September 2016 and requires wheelchair access and due to the increased numbers of special needs children, an additional class room is urgently needed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2389/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

132. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2284/16]

Beef Exports

Tom Fleming

248. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action and measures he is taking to address the unacceptably huge gap between Irish and British cattle prices and to remove obstacles inhibiting the live export trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2209/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

325. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine a referral for a procedure to Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is on a waiting list for over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1926/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications

Tom Fleming

352. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine a submission for a medical device by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2111/16]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

364. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that the person has submitted all relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2173/16]

Hospital Services

Tom Fleming

373. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine the referral of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to Cork University Hospital for a procedure to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2236/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Tom Fleming

375. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently allocate home help hours to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2245/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Tom Fleming

440. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the continued unequal salaries for primary school teachers who commenced teaching after February 2012 as this differentiation is contrary to the principle of equal pay for equal work and this discrimination is incentivising newly qualified teachers to leave the profession and in many cases to go abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2238/16]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

148. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basic payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has had severe income losses over the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1657/16]

Departmental Schemes

Tom Fleming

60. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of proposals for the amalgamation of the rural social, community employment and Gateway schemes into one joint scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46580/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

68. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application from a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46608/15]

Community Services Programme

Tom Fleming

85. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an issue (details supplied) regarding shortage of funding for a service in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46831/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

123. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently examine and expedite an appeal under the disability allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that all relevant information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1347/16]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

145. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to urgently examine an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that all medical evidence has been submitted and the person has been waiting over five months for a social protection inspector to visit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1460/16]

Mortgage Interest Relief Application

Tom Fleming

242. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance why the banks not only charge variable rate mortgage customers a multiple of the tracker mortgage rate but also charge a multiple of other European variable mortgage rates; if he is unable to change the rate, if he will introduce a tax credit to make up the difference for borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1509/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

328. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite payments under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, the single farm payment scheme and disadvantaged areas scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46611/15]

Fishing Industry

Tom Fleming

382. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate a compensation welfare fund for small fishery boat owners who have had no income since October 2015 due to adverse weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1057/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

388. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently arrange the processing of payments to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the area aid scheme as communication from his Department in this matter has been lacking and the person needs the payment to cope with farming over the winter period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1159/16]

Naturalisation Applications

Tom Fleming

474. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to expedite an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46678/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

576. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46646/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

577. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46656/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

580. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health to expedite an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46676/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Tom Fleming

620. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46902/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

632. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral of a person (details supplied) to Kerry County Hospital for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1059/16]

Pharmacy Regulations

Tom Fleming

639. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health why the fee to register in pharmacy and the fee to remain registered, as a person and as a business, is a multiple of many European averages; when he will reduce the fee in line with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1086/16]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

658. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine and expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry given that the person has submitted all information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1180/16]

Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

705. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health in the event of the relocation of the Lantern Lodge day care centre from New Road in Killarney to Leewood House on the Countess Road in Killarney, County Kerry, if the provision of shower facilities and midday meals for service users will be a priority at the new location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1547/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

777. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills to examine urgently a submission by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry under the summer works programme given the emergency works required; if she will prioritise the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46885/15]

Traffic Calming Measures

Tom Fleming

923. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to erect speed limits at an early date on the N72 road at approaches to Beaufort Bridge junction, as this area includes a heavy-trafficked junction adjacent to Beaufort village, a busy retail unit and a spur road junction just east of Beaufort Bridge, and given the increased tourist traffic and hazardous traffic conditions that already exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46720/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

37. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application under the disability allowance scheme 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. [45498/15]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Tom Fleming

124. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a referral by a general practitioner of a person (details supplied) to Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45537/15]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Tom Fleming

127. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health to urgently expedite an appointment at Cork University Hospital ophthalmology department for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45569/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

134. 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. [45620/15]