585. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6372/14]
584. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health If he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6371/14]
570. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will make the drug MabCampath available to multiple sclerosis patients under the long-term illness scheme and the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6185/14]
302. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6433/14]
242. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make emergency funding available for coastal protection works at Cromane, Killorglin, County Kerry, as the recent storms and high tides did an alarming amount of damage in this area to homes, public and private property, beach, shoreline, and so on; if he will come to the assistance of this community and take into consideration that the Cromane area is now a high-risk area in respect of tidal flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6421/14]
241. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make emergency funding available for coastal protection works adjacent to the road leading to Cromane Point, Killorglin, County Kerry, as the recent storm and high tide did an alarming amount of damage to this road and shoreline; if he will come to the assistance of this fishing community and take into consideration that the protection of this road is critical to the future of the fishing industry in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6420/14]
240. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make emergency funding available for coastal protection works at Rossbeigh, Glenbeigh, County Kerry, as the recent storms and high tides did an alarming amount of damage in this area; if he will come to the assistance of this community and take into consideration that the public road in the vicinity of a person's (details supplied) house and others is now a high-risk area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6397/14]
239. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make emergency funding available for coastal protection works in the vicinity of Callinafercy Pier, Milltown, County Kerry, as the recent storms and high tides did an alarming amount of damage in this area; if he will come to the assistance of this community and take into consideration that this is now a high-risk area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6396/14]
125. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 29 January 2014, if he will confirm the reason contractors must have a project supervisor design phase qualification to unblock or free four inch sewer pipes; if he will accept that in view of the way tender documents are structured, Irish Water will now pay up to three times the price to have sewers unblocked as local authorities did heretofore; if this additional cost will be added to the price of water charged to householders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5868/14]
77. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will visit at an early date Rossbeigh, Incharea, Cromane Lower and other parts of County Kerry where homes, businesses and properties were flooded and where public infrastructure has been destroyed-damaged due to coastal erosion-storms-high tides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5783/14]
768. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, in conjunction with the National Roads Authority, make available the necessary funding to provide an overlay to the surface to the following national primary routes: N21, Headleys Bridge to Castleisland; N22, Farranfore to Killarney to County Bounds; and N23, Castleisland to Farranfore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5689/14]
747. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the ambulance cover in County Kerry and north Cork will be strengthened and enhanced; in view of the resources and personnel, if he will ensure a high quality service in the interest of health and safety; if he will re-instate the local control centre for calls to work in conjunction with the national control centre to ensure accurate directions are provided to ambulance crews in these peripheral areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5692/14]
587. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will carry out an investigation in conjunction with Teagasc and the farm organisations to examine and evaluate the continuation of flooding and waterlogged farmland in recent weeks; if he will provide assistance to these affected farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5691/14]
586. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be put in place to ensure the viability of and livelihood protection for mountain farmers in the new rural funding programme 2014-20; if he will ensure enhanced single farm payment for these farmers in that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5690/14]
582. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5583/14]
581. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5558/14]
559. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a building (details supplied) will qualify for the new farm buildings grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4956/14]
538. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite an application for a certificate of naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5477/14]
462. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, whereby separated persons who are the joint owners of properties are currently deemed ineligible for social housing support, unless they are separated under an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by a deed of separation, as this regulation is too restrictive and makes it very difficult for certain separated persons with a housing need to access social housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5232/14]
415. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that there is a special exemption for the carrying out of coastal protection works in special areas of conservation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4973/14]
414. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request the Office of Public Works to carry out emergency remedial works at Waterville, County Kerry, as a matter of priority, as significant damage was done during the recent storms and high tides; if he will make the necessary funding available to protect the promenade and Ring of Kerry N70 at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4882/14]
364. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the mortgage interest supplement; if she will review and reconsider the decision to wind down existing recipients in this scheme over a four-year period as this measure will impose severe hardship and an inability to financially cope for the majority of these householders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5687/14]
333. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5216/14]
296. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of high-potential start-up jobs that have been created by Enterprise Ireland in County Kerry since the inception of the HPSU concept in 1989; the number of companies that benefited; the amount of investment in each company; the current statistics regarding jobs per company in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5688/14]
257. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will carry out emergency remedial works at Kells Beach, County Kerry, as significant damage was done during the recent storm/high tides; if he will make the necessary funding available to replace the public car park and carry out coastal protection works at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4892/14]
223. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the necessary funding to Kerry County Council and South Kerry Development Partnership to develop the greenway on the old railway line between Glenbeigh and Caherciveen, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4577/14]
137. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request Irish Water to make funding available as a matter of priority to address the mid-Kerry water supply crisis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4657/14]
72. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has responsibility for the maintenance of embankments and sluices on old Land Commission schemes; if the OPW will now deal with their responsibilities at Ballymacprior, Killorglin, County Kerry, as a matter of priority, as properties in these areas were flood-damaged during the recent storm and high tides. [4770/14]
68. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the Office of Public Works to carry out emergency flood prevention works to the bank of the Laune River, Lower Bridge Street, Killorglin, County Kerry, as a matter of priority, as homes, businesses and properties in this area were flooded/damaged during the recent storm, high tides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4707/14]
133. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine the tender documentation issued by Irish Water which will block many Irish companies from tendering (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4514/14]
116. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will investigate the poor quality of service and inadequate signal, by the national broadband service provider company called 3, in Barleymount, west Killarney, County Kerry, as there are several businesses in the area and the poor quality of service is causing loss of income for them and inhibiting growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4486/14]
70. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a submission has been made to the EU for solidarity funds and any other EU disaster funds for remedial work to the billion of euro devastation to our coastal regions and private property damage, in the recent storms; the status of this submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4562/14]
68. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 16 January 2014, if he will examine a copy of a document and map (details supplied) that clearly acknowledges the responsibility of the Office of Public Works for the old Land Commission schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4447/14]
801. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the necessary funding to address a dangerous lag in the vicinity of a person's house (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will request the Road Safety Authority to immediately investigate this health and safety issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3805/14]
749. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the upgrade of medical cards from general practitioner only to full in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4046/14]
737. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3929/14]
735. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3927/14]
717. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3834/14]
359. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3488/14]
233. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the budget change in respect of tax relief credits for single parents, as it discriminates and means a cut of €32 per week for the non-primary carer, or €1,650 per annum, and this is most unreasonable, unfair and unjust; if he will take into consideration that thousands of non-primary carers share care duties two or three days every week and pay maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/14]
168. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding accountability of €4 million Irish Aid fund to Uganda in 2012 which went missing; if the €4 million has been recovered; if prosecutions followed; the control systems that have been put in place since to ensure that all Irish foreign aid is secure and reaches its destination 100%; the total amount of foreign aid in 2013; the amount given to each recipient country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4304/14]
146. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2013; all the relevant fees paid to them during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3586/14]
245. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2013; if he will further provide details of all the relevant fees paid to these firms during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3217/14]
227. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the occupational pension entitlements for a former Health Service Executive employee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3317/14]
215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2013; if he will further provide details of all the relevant fees paid to these firms during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3212/14]
207. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2013; if she will further provide details of all the relevant fees paid to these firms during this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3205/14]
193. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2013; if he will further provide details of all the relevant fees paid to these firms during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3203/14]
190. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2013; if he will further provide details of all the relevant fees paid to these firms during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3207/14]
172. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2013; if he will further provide details of all the relevant fees paid to these firms during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3214/14]
147. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the tendering system regarding approved service suppliers to Irish Water for unblocking sewers and carrying out CCTV surveys on sewers and water mains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3256/14]