170. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is sufficiently funded to implement its plans to bring the 21 nursing homes that were identified by the Health and Information Quality Authority as having major non-compliance issues up to the regulations and standards applied to all designated centres, thus avoiding sanctions being imposed by the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18049/15]
167. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine an application and allow for a continuous glucose monitor in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18026/15]
166. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review a refusal of an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will approve a discretionary card in view of the person's circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18023/15]
142. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the removal of amalgam fillings for dental cavities, which have mercury in the debris of these fillings, which is found to be harmful if it leeches into the gums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17978/15]
129. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact the person has submitted all relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17935/15]
124. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact that all the necessary documentation has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17913/15]
87. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm reports that the quota may be reached as soon as August 2015 for the export of Irish beef into the market in the United States of America; if he will provide assurances to Irish beef farmers regarding continuity of supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18020/15]
57. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the figure taken by the controversial pension levy, which was imposed on pension schemes of persons who are saving for a rainy day, and was designed as a fund for job creation, which he promised would be ended by December 2014 and then again at the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17989/15]
604. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine an application under the sports capital grant programme in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kerry, which club urgently needs to install a sand-based pitch and hurling wall, as the pitch is waterlogged for long periods and is unsafe and hazardous; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17875/15]
601. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine an application (details supplied) for a sports capital grant for the redevelopment of a substandard playing pitch, in view of the urgent need to carry out essential drainage work, and install new fencing and goal posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/15]
585. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the Government's policy regarding micro turbines; the provisions that are being made to connect the output of these micro turbines to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17884/15]
584. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to commission a study to investigate the feasibility of biomass as a raw material for the Moneypoint Electricity Supply Board plant in County Clare as part of measures to reduce dependency on imported oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17878/15]
583. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to commission a study to investigate the potential for solar energy; when he anticipates that the infrastructure for this invaluable resource will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17866/15]
582. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to extend the national gas pipeline to County Kerry, in view of the fact it would be an enormous benefit to have another source of energy for domestic and commercial purposes at a competitive cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17864/15]
581. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources at what stage is the research programme regarding the feasibility study of wave energy off the western seaboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17863/15]
577. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide clarification regarding data protection regulation to police any undesirable Facebook material and to protect specific targeted victims from unscrupulous users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17815/15]
576. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will investigate the deficient broadband coverage in Castleisland, County Kerry, in view of the fact that download speeds there and in other areas are exceedingly low; as there is a fibre facility in the town if this will be corrected in the immediate future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17755/15]
568. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will implement a rural proofing strategy in conjunction with the Minister of State for Rural Affairs, aimed at revitalising rural towns and villages, and maintaining vital services such as post offices, schools, Garda stations, health facilities, and so on; if he will implement the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas reports, in tandem with the rural proofing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17817/15]
566. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of the development levy fund in each local authority area; if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount collectable by local councils, in each county; and the amount set aside for bad debt; if he will make provision for all councils to expand this fund, in the provision of essential community projects and infrastructure developments, as a matter of urgency. [17814/15]
560. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a new tenant purchase scheme at an early date, in view of the fact that many tenants who were not in a position to avail of previous purchase schemes wish to apply for new scheme to purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17698/15]
521. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will lift the embargo on county councils outdoor staff to enable councils to carry out essential work in communities, as committed to by the Government in the property tax resource, as this will enable councils to make full-time employees of the current temporary gateway workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17714/15]
371. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review the anomaly in the long-term illness scheme, whereby a person with mental illness qualifies for the card up to 16 years of age, and on reaching 17 years of age is then automatically disqualified on age grounds and not on illness grounds; and if he will amend the scheme and extend it to adults with long-term mental illness. [17704/15]
368. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17693/15]
222. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the funding model assessing credit from the European Investment Bank for rural businesses will be initiated; if he will utilise the expertise of the local development partnership companies to administer the scheme; the type of projects that will be acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17723/15]
93. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17642/15]
78. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17389/15]
180. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will accept an application for the devolved school work scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, to carry out essential urgent roof replacement which is necessary due to the hazardous condition of the roof and slate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17085/15]
154. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 594 of 24 March 2015, if he will urgently contact the Health Service Executive regarding a reply in respect of orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17066/15]
43. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow for an accumulation of sick days to make up the six days needed to qualify for illness benefit for persons with long-term illnesses or receiving treatment for cancer, whereby they may be off sick four days on a repeat cycle, depending on their illness and consequent treatment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17043/15]
12. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will urgently appoint the appropriate staff to the national park, Killarney, County Kerry, and to the added new facility of Killarney House and Gardens for the summer tourism season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16746/15]
91. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for lower limb amputations on diabetic patients; the arrangements made to carry out these procedures in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16864/15]
397. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will initiate the Trinity early screening test in reading and writing for dyslexic students in view of the fact that this test is designed to help teachers identify five and six year olds who may experience literacy difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16762/15]
377. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding for an extension to the library at Mary Immaculate College, County Limerick, in view of the fact that the number of study spaces has been reduced from 250, that is, a ratio of 1:3, to 210, that is, a ratio of 16:1, due to remedial works in 2010 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16420/15]
329. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will retain St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, as the national liver transplant centre of excellence and continue the utilisation of expertise by the specialist team in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16758/15]
307. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive regarding the hundreds of notifications by the executive to elderly, vulnerable recipients of home help in County Kerry; if he will ensure the necessary funding is provided to offset these severe cuts to already diminished services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16615/15]
264. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his views on a meeting on Lyme disease by the Oireachtas health committee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16387/15]
263. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the reason patients who test positive for Lyme disease in other European Union countries are not given access to treatment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16386/15]
234. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will restore the blind welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact the unnecessary cut of €5.70 per week is affecting that person's quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16430/15]
148. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the issue whereby some local authorities are imposing rates on private turbines attached to enterprises that are providing valuable employment and have invested in their turbines to lesson their energy costs and stay viable, in view of the fact this is an anti-jobs measure; if he will act immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16703/15]
108. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently review an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16835/15]
66. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact that additional relevant medical information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16350/15]
195. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, in conjunction with Fáilte Ireland, review the omission of Cromane Peninsula from the Wild Atlantic Way, in view of the fact that this area is a unique heritage fishing village and picturesque environment, and the inclusion in the Wild Atlantic Way route is logical and necessary for the development of the local tourism resource, and the only financial cost is signage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16072/15]
144. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact that the person is a student with an extreme medical condition, for which all relevant information has been submitted, and given that a medical card is a necessity due to the person's ongoing condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16162/15]
105. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine and expedite an application for temporary and limited leave to remain in the State, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16035/15]
94. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 31 March 2015, the outcome of the recent consultation regarding the cohort of farmers who commenced farming before October 2008 and did not have the opportunity to build up good entitlements between the years 2000 and 2002 and are still excluded from the national reserve (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16073/15]
87. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the centralisation of purchasing, and aggregation of requirements, resulting in bigger contracts, thereby excluding small and medium size enterprises from the tendering process; his plans to amend the policy of dealing with fewer suppliers as part of public purchases, which is hugely detrimental to small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16068/15]
49. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review and reverse the proposal to abolish the local companies for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (details supplied), the proposal which is to replace service with a number of new quangos, based either regionally or nationally, in view of the fact that this is a further attack on local democracy and active citizenship, and as a result of which decisions will be taken on customers' needs at a level far removed and with no regard for local need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16007/15]
130. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the essential refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, to enable its amalgamation with another school, which has been requested for a number of years; if the necessary funding will be urgently provided to ensure the work is completed for the September school term to facilitate the amalgamation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15853/15]
95. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of diabetes lower limb amputations, in the years 2009 to 2014 and up to the end of March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15848/15]
94. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the appointment of podiatrists to all posts advertised by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15846/15]