Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Carer's Allowance Applications

Tom Fleming

84. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently examine an appeal under the carer's allowance scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all medical evidence has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44689/15]

Agriculture Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

255. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will forward basic payments to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry and the transfer of entitlement payment, as due to price volatility and harsh winter conditions the farm income has dropped dramatically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45443/15]

Garda Equipment

Tom Fleming

309. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate the potential for drones to be used for An Garda Síochána surveillance in combating crime, particularly rural crime where many persons are located long distances from local Garda Síochána stations and using drones as a vital equipment resource would make a huge contribution to the policing of crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45224/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

382. 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 the person has submitted all relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44737/15]

Flood Relief Schemes

Tom Fleming

83. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the Office of Public Works to carry out remedial works to address flooding to the lands of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as the existing public water course river through the person's land is inadequate and this has already been examined as part of the Kenmare flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44522/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

93. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange to carry out the digitisation process to the lands of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44482/15]

Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

155. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44505/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Tom Fleming

160. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will grant medical cards to the 9,000 children who do not have them but who do qualify for a domiciliary care allowance, given that these children met the qualifying criteria and as such are deemed to have a disability so severe that they require care and attention substantially in excess of other children of the same age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44523/15]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Tom Fleming

200. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request the National Asset Management Agency to build a greater percentage of houses for social housing than the 10% that it is mandated to allocate, given the urgent need to deliver new social housing, especially for the many homeless families (details supplied). [44521/15]

Housing Finance Agency

Tom Fleming

208. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review local authority home loans taken out in the 1970s and 1980s at exorbitant interest rates which persons are still paying back at a set rate and for which they never received an opportunity to change to a variable rate; if he will grant an amnesty to these persons and terminate the loans as they have paid the amounts multiple times over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44485/15]

Wildlife Protection

Tom Fleming

235. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the review of section 40 of the Wildlife Act, as regards the extension of the season for controlled burning of mountain gorse and for hedge cutting; if she will finalise the necessary legislation in this Government's term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44525/15]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Tom Fleming

170. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite an appeal under the Student Universal Support Ireland grant 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. [44336/15]

Enterprise Support Schemes

Tom Fleming

193. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the ten projects selected for the €500,000 competitive start fund to encourage enterprise and the diaspora to set up here, when the successful applicants will start these enterprises and in what location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43564/15]

IDA Supports

Tom Fleming

199. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will direct the Industrial Development Agency Ireland to designate County Kerry as a digital marketing initiative highlighting the specific positive attributes of the county, to attract inward investment similar to the investment in County Cork's recent successful initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43718/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

219. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43520/15]

TAMS Eligibility

Tom Fleming

222. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 4 February 2014, the status of eligibility of conversion of old buildings such as the conversion of an existing silage pit and shed, the extension of an existing shed and the installation of slotted units and cubicles with an underground slurry tank; if the building will qualify for the new grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43533/15]

Garda Vetting Applications

Tom Fleming

297. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite the Garda Síochána vetting process for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as the person's work opportunity will expire by 10 December 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43565/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Tom Fleming

345. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a nurse will be appointed to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43796/15]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Tom Fleming

351. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if will he intervene as a matter of urgency in appointing the required number of consultant neurologists given the recent report (details supplied) indicating that there is a serious shortfall with the waiting list for neurology at 13,361 and with 2,048 waiting more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43535/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

356. 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. [43567/15]

Home Help Service Eligibility

Tom Fleming

378. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine existing home help hours provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given the urgency of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43798/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

390. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43839/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

409. 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, given that the person has submitted all relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43929/15]

Autism Support Services

Tom Fleming

411. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding assessments, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder, the adoption of the very successful methods of a doctor (details supplied) to address the escalating number of persons with this condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43934/15]

Health Services

Tom Fleming

424. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently intervene regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44058/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Tom Fleming

441. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in Kerry General Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44161/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Tom Fleming

504. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the pilot scheme for the allocation of extra teachers to schools for pupils with special education needs, including the schools that qualified and the number of teachers allocated to each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43803/15]

Primary Care Services Provision

Tom Fleming

73. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health to ensure that there is one fully operational primary care team for every 1,500 children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42679/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

176. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review an application for a medical card previously refused to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43254/15]

Respite Care Services Availability

Tom Fleming

182. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will resume the provision of respite care to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43293/15]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Tom Fleming

209. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the proposed appointment of a rheumatoid specialist nurse in Kerry General Hospital, given the increasing number of persons waiting to attend the specialist unit there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43377/15]

Home Tuition Scheme Provision

Tom Fleming

253. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide home tuition for a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43330/15]

Rights of the Child

Tom Fleming

3. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the child-related issues he will address prior to the examination on 14 January 2016 by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child of Ireland's progress in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42774/15]

Child Poverty

Tom Fleming

5. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is undertaking work with the Department of Social Protection and other relevant Departments to address the unacceptably high rate of child poverty [42775/15]

Youth Services Funding

Tom Fleming

17. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide Kerry Diocesan Youth Service with the necessary funding to further develop its comprehensive work programme for 2016 and with the capital funding to progress its extensive facilities throughout County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42677/15]

Family Resource Centres

Tom Fleming

23. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied that Tusla - Child and Family Agency has support resources to adequately fund and manage its remit regarding family resource centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42678/15]

Child Protection

Tom Fleming

26. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he and Tusla - Child and Family Agency are taking to ensure that adequate child protection and welfare measures are in place in emergency homeless accommodation. [42676/15]

Mental Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

123. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the status of the home-based crisis teams; the work they perform; the location of each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43077/15]

Leader Programmes Funding

Tom Fleming

164. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of Ireland's application to the European Union for community-led local development funding for rural areas; when this funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43076/15]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Tom Fleming

171. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an appeal under the carer's allowance scheme from a person (details supplied), given that all medical evidence has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42777/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Tom Fleming

292. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the agriculture reserve fund taken out of farmers' direct payments; the amount of funds to be reimbursed to farmers; when the payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42857/15]

Residency Permits

Tom Fleming

333. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine an application for temporary and limited leave to remain in the State by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry given that all requested documents have been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42780/15]

Vaccination Programme

Tom Fleming

404. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a programme of immunisation against meningitis, given the statistics that one in ten persons will die from it and one in three survivors will be disabled and given that a meningitis vaccine programme has been rolled out in Northern Ireland since September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42466/15]

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Tom Fleming

438. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend nationwide the programme set up with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service that allows persons in Cork and Dublin to have up to four free venesections a year, given that not all sufferers can travel to Cork or Dublin for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42739/15]

Hospital Services

Tom Fleming

439. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will abolish the charges for ongoing treatment as inpatients in hospitals on hemochromatosis sufferers, given that the treatment takes less than 25 minutes, the sufferers are not admitted to hospital and, accordingly, they should be treated as outpatients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42741/15]

Health Services Provision

Tom Fleming

459. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health to provide essential physiotherapy treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42926/15]

National Raised Bog Management Plan Publication

Tom Fleming

641. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funds available for restoration work in raised bogs; the location of the bogs; the programme of work; when the work will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42858/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Tom Fleming

125. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine an application under the basic payments scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if the payment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42120/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Tom Fleming

146. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine and expedite an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all requested information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41931/15]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

174. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41930/15]