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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
689. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards that were in place in each of the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43444/12]
403. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on whether it is acceptable or if it is good practice, for a local authority to routinely refuse to meet with applicants, or their agents, or to have discussions with applicants, or their agents, in circumstances where a further information request has issue on a planning file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42616/12]
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]
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]
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]
207. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made towards the development of a National Dementia Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42231/12]
156. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he considers it appropriate that parents of children who are separating amiably and who jointly attest to shared custody of their children are being obliged by Kildare County Council to provide legal confirmation of their custody arrangements, thereby incurring delays and significant expense prior to being included on a local authority housing waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42229/12]
155. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he is open to local authority managers to make an executive decision in relation to the exclusion of councillors and Oireachtas members from attending with constituents or their agents at formal or indeed informal pre planning meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42228/12]
131. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has given consideration to the matter of introducing a voluntary PRSI rate for self employed persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42225/12]
115. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if over 1000 persons are in receipt of invalidity pension over an extended period, including persons with severe mental health problems and at risk of suicide, have had their invalidity pension withdrawn without clinical assessments being carried out; the reason for this campaign against invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42127/12]
114. 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. [42120/12]
111. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the amount of rent supplement awarded in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42099/12]
102. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the contents of a letter (details supplied) issued from his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42230/12]
53. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering proposals to bed down the research and development tax credit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42227/12]
52. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the employment and investment incentive scheme beyond 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42226/12]
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the further discussions he has had with affected staff on the amalgamation of the National Library and the National Archives; the costs saved; the progress made to date on the amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42241/12]
281. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of persons (details supplied) in Kildare whose rent allowance was approved from a date six months after they had taken up occupancy of a residential unit and in a situation in which their father has been continuously included on the council's assessment of need since 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41453/12]
158. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding school transport; if he will address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41434/12]
202. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of an appeal to the decision to refuse the renewal of their card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40956/12]
185. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for occupational therapy services in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40815/12]
490. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40104/12]
475. 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. [40635/12]
408. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will approve an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40159/12]
331. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he or the military authorities at the Curragh Camp have had recent discussions with the Department of Education and or Kildare Vocational Education Committee in relation to second level educational provision at the camp; if it is intended to provide improved accommodation for the existing school; if he and his Department are committed to the long term provision of education opportunities at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40075/12]
321. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the issue regarding visas raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40514/12]
189. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal on an application for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40080/12]
136. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the recent correspondence he has had with Kildare Vocational Education Committee in relation to the provision of improved second level accommodation at the Curragh Camp; if he has engaged with the Department of Defence on this matter; his strategy for the long term delivery of education at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40074/12]
255. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a request made in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39917/12]
4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the review into the Reserve Defence Force, the vision he has for the future of the RDF; the time line of the value for money review; if he sees it as an integral part of the Defence Forces; his views on recent media speculation regarding its future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39665/12]
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence further to his recent announcement to outline his decision to disband the Western Brigade reducing the number of brigades from three to two, the number of personnel that will be transferred; the criteria used for identifying transfers; if the transfers are to be undertaken on a voluntary or mandatory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39664/12]
1914. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will consider the very genuine concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38152/12]
1817. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if an urgent review will be carried out on a decision to refuse a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39054/12]
1740. 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. [38381/12]
1737. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38345/12]
1699. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will approve an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38090/12]
1685. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was issued a doctor-only card and not a full medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37927/12]
1306. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the cost of patrolling bogs by the Air Corps to check if illegal cutting is occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36979/12]
901. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it remains his position that he intends to take Bank of Ireland's College Green Branch into the hands of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36980/12]
900. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that protected bogs are being cut by turf cutters, if he has had any success in securing a 12 month extension in the derogation from the EC on these bogs; if he will provide an update regarding the talks with the EC on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36978/12]