1384. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will accept the values that persons have for the local property tax as the valuation of houses for the fair deal scheme rather than spending taxpayers' money and public money having auctioneers value houses for the fair deal scheme in view of the fact that the State already has a valuation on these houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25886/16]
1337. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25762/16]
1330. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if the lack of provision of home help services to elderly persons who are in serious need of home help is considered elder abuse by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25737/16]
1329. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the recruitment plans for home help in counties Laois and Offaly in view of the fact that a number of home help personnel are scheduled to retire in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25735/16]
1328. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are wait listed for home help for less than three months, between three and six months, between six and 12 months, between one and two years, between two and three years and for over three years, by health centre, in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25734/16]
1327. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are wait listed for home help by health centres in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25732/16]
1216. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to be seen in Crumlin hospital, Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25288/16]
1215. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the reason a child whose parents have a medical card and requires dental fillings is put on a waiting list which can take several years whereas an adult in a similar situation can have two fillings without having to go on an extensive waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25287/16]
1213. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who is on a waiting list to see a consultant will be given an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25277/16]
1168. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25095/16]
1167. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a full medical card here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25094/16]
1161. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of attendances at each of the 29 hospitals that offered emergency department services on a 24/7 basis in 2015 and the number to date up to the end of June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25079/16]
1139. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of State-run facilities that provide nursing home care; the number of staff in each of these facilities; the number of residents in each of these facilities; the weekly cost per resident in each of the institutions for 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24937/16]
893. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the way a request for an injury warrant in respect of prison officers is assessed by his Department, taking into account the advice of the Chief Medical Officer; if he will provide information guidelines on the way this matter is dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24973/16]
892. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the details of all the meetings and persons who attended the community sector high-level forum which was reconvened by his Department in November 2015 to scope out the issues relating to a pension scheme for supervisors of community employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24940/16]
745. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the provisions in place whereby a person has received a large compensation payment from the State as a result of medical negligence by the State; if this payment is considered means if the person is making a subsequent application to his Department for a social protection payment; the circumstances in which this can be disregarded in view of the nature of the compensation received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25547/16]
713. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reverse the changes to the contributory old age pension system whereby persons who have a very large number of paid contributions for their pension but their yearly average is less than the full amount because they had started work before they had taken up the position of homemaker and left the paid workforce for a period and are now being penalised by not being allowed the full pension compared with persons who have a much less number of reckonable or paid contributions to their pension but did not start work as early in their lifetime and they are now eligible for a higher contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25122/16]
708. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given further consideration to approving Child Benefit for students who are in full-time education even though they have reached 18 years of age, given that it is a very expensive time for parents and families when the students are coming up to the Leaving Certificate to withdraw this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25005/16]
611. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of car tax collected from pre-2008 registered cars in 2015; the amount of tax collected regarding cars registered since that year; the number of cars included in the pre-2008 and post-2008 figures respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25454/16]
591. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will increase the income limits for persons to be eligible to be included as applicants for social housing as the current limits make it exceptionally difficult for low-paid workers to be included on social housing lists and these positions are only substantially available to persons on payments from the Department of Social Protection; his views on whether this is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25102/16]
588. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will amend the statutory instrument on motor tax for vehicles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25070/16]
481. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25913/16]
480. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school project (details supplied) will be advanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25908/16]
465. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the employer responsible for persons who are employed as cooks in schools and paid by the board of management; if these employees are subject to the public service pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25758/16]
414. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25069/16]
304. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding immunity from prosecution for auditors who notified the Revenue Commissioners of suspected wrongdoing in an organisation where they are carrying out an audit and where there may be liabilities for tax and where the auditor may have been negligent and not been aware of the tax issues in previous years; and if they can be prosecuted or not or if they are immune from prosecution in these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25766/16]
291. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if the State Claims Agency, when settling cases on behalf of the State including the HSE of medical negligence and agreeing a compensation payment, takes into account the fact that these compensation payments may be considered means by the Department of Social Protection where a person may subsequently be making a claim for a means tested social protection payment; if additional compensation is factored in to allow for the fact that the payment of the compensation may prevent a person receiving a social protection payment that without the compensation payment they would otherwise have been entitled to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25548/16]
254. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the risk assessment process that was carried out prior to section 110 of the Tax Consolidation Acts being introduced and establishing the level of assessment that was carried out regarding the potential use of section 110 and the consequent reduction of revenue to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25209/16]
202. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to deal with the increase in the cost of car insurance; if he will introduce awards for injury similar to that which operates in other countries in order that there is more certainty around the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25123/16]
111. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of the application fees for citizenship; if there is a reduction for EU citizens who wish to take up Irish citizenship; if there are any circumstances where a reduced cost of the fees can apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25098/16]
110. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consult with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding not requesting persons (details supplied) who are applying for a position to start at the basic pay level of the position where they are currently employed in the same Department but on an administrative grade and due to increments are on a higher pay level and if they can continue on this level of pay in the new post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25085/16]
88. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding persons who require Garda Síochána vetting who have lived or worked in the USA for some years and the ability of An Garda Síochána to complete their inquiries with the American authorities; if the Central Intelligence Agency in the USA charges a fee to provide the vetting information or if a person has to get this done privately in the USA to the satisfaction of the authorities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter [25025/16]
3. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate persons who are currently employed in the public service and are applying for a job at a higher grade in the same area but because they are already on an increment may be forced to start at a lower rate than their current salary (details supplied); if she will re-examine this situation and allow persons who are currently on a particular pay rate continue at that salary level in the new position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25086/16]
759. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for submitting proposals to the European Union for grants for the installation of solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23751/16]
758. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current position regarding submitting proposals to the European Union for a grant scheme for the provision of wood pellet burners in houses and for commercial use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23741/16]
756. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a person on jobseeker's allowance who has one 17 year old daughter living with him or her is eligible to apply for the better energy warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23479/16]
644. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when additional child psychologists and child psychiatrists will be provided in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24063/16]
575. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the role of a public health nurse in a local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23794/16]
411. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the procedures in place for persons who had applied under the voluntary bog purchase scheme before it was closed in 2010 and whose applications were never finalised; the arrangements in place to deal with the applications that were on hand at that time; the number involved; when these will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23739/16]
410. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of payments made under the voluntary bog purchase scheme in each year since 2008; the total amount paid in each year since 2008 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23738/16]
363. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person is applying for jobseeker's allowance is their income only taken into account or is their partner's income or the household income taken into account as part of the means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24051/16]
337. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures that can be put in place for a person who did not sign for jobseeker's entitlements or credits during a period when they were not working and who, due to these lost entitlements, has now lost entitlements for their State pension; if there is any mechanism in place regarding lost entitlements being reinstated or made up, especially for former public servants who worked up to or close to retirement age but retired early and were not aware they should have signed for social protection credits to assist them to build up an entitlement for a State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23796/16]
336. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the current position relating to the provision of a pension scheme for supervisors of community employment; if his Department can provide funding for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23752/16]
335. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment a person (details supplied) is entitled to if they return to college as a mature student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23740/16]
151. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the number of claims for tax relief in respect of tuition fees for third level education that have been received, approved and paid; the total amount paid in respect of each of these claims for each year since 2010; to outline any change in the rules in respect of this relief since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24115/16]
131. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a transport grant will be approved for a person (details supplied); if he will expedite this grant as it is urgently required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23009/16]
886. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if funding is being provided by any scheme by his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department to assist developers to buy land to enable them to build houses in view of the housing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22566/16]
697. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will be deemed eligible under a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22699/16]
363. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding is being provided by any scheme by his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department to assist developers buy land to enable them to build houses in view of the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22567/16]
269. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new site and new premises for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22348/16]