164. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48397/13]
132. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if the application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48533/13]
119. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide additional funding, from unspent Leader funding, to North and East Kerry Development Board to enable the board to urgently provide the necessary grant aid and for a proposed facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48534/13]
118. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a grant aid scheme to address the widespread high incidents of radon gas in homes, particularly in County Kerry where one home has been found with 26 times the acceptable level of the cancer causing radon gas, and of the 446 homes tested in the past year, one in six homes have radon levels in excess of the acceptable level; if he will take into consideration that homes are being devalued and all households are subject to the local property tax, and if he will immediately introduce a scheme to assist hard-pressed householders as the average cost of installing a system to address the problem is in the region of €850, with an annual running cost of €100; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48531/13]
64. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48440/13]
492. 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. [48330/13]
452. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48004/13]
450. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a medical card review in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47998/13]
449. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will issue discretionary medical cards to all children with long-term medical conditions such as cystic fibrosis, Down's syndrome, cancer and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47997/13]
445. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47976/13]
440. 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. [47900/13]
383. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite the full amount of single farm payments and disadvantaged areas payments in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48291/13]
382. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the severe penalties for the single farm payments and disadvantaged areas payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will reverse this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48285/13]
381. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48281/13]
373. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 911 of 5 November, 2013, if he will intervene and investigate the high level of penalties being imposed on farmers in respect of single farm payments and disadvantaged area scheme payments in regards to scrub land and land with rushes; if he will take into consideration the fact that farmers have experienced the most difficult period in their farming lives as a result of the fodder crisis, many of whom will be in debt for years to come, the fact that farmers' incomes have dropped significantly in recent years and now are being hit with hefty penalties, the fact that prior to this summer, animals had to be housed and fed indoors for the longest period in farming records due to appalling weather conditions, the huge outlay by farmers who had to buy in fodder, the fact that animals had to be kept indoors for prolonged periods as land could not be travelled due to exceptionally wet ground conditions; if he will provide details of the total number of farmers penalised this year to date throughout the country on a county basis; the total loss in income to these farmers on a county basis; if he will provide specific figures for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48203/13]
275. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that a special exemption has been given to Kilkenny that allows it to retain its Mayor from 2014 onwards, if he will take into consideration the fact that Killarney is the capital of tourism here (details supplied); if he will give special status to Killarney, County Kerry and allow it in future to elect its own Mayor; if he will take into consideration the fact that the Mayor is extremely important to Killarney, the business and hospitality industry, even more so than most towns and cities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47859/13]
239. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will introduce legislation for controlled mountain gorse burning before the closed season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48287/13]
225. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48286/13]
200. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a review of a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47989/13]
195. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47952/13]
193. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance overpayment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47901/13]
81. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene and give householders a reasonable time in which to pay the property tax for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47874/13]
248. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take into consideration a submission from an organisation (details supplied), in respect of the state of a section of the Ring of Kerry road, on the N70 at Ballybrack, Waterville, County Kerry, when drawing up the 2014 programme for national primary and secondary routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47562/13]
192. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the promised pier for the fishing community of Cromane, County Kerry; if the promises will be honoured; if funding is available for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47453/13]
144. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a detailed progress report on events planned for the 1916 centenary celebrations; the major events that are planned for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47451/13]
128. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47519/13]
173. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47271/13]
169. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a call for cataract treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47254/13]
168. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on opthalmology waiting list in County Kerry; the average waiting time; the measures he proposes to take to address the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47253/13]
166. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47229/13]
164. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review and award a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47224/13]
162. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47211/13]
1301. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the €8 million provided in the budget for the development of the Wild Atlantic Way and if local community groups will benefit from this fund to develop and market their areas on the route of this trail. [47123/13]
1300. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on airline companies response to zero travel tax; and if he has communicated with all airlines regarding future expansion of routes of our international and regional airports. [47122/13]
1299. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding projects approved for sports capital grants; if all projects approved have commenced; the number that have been completed and grants paid; and when will the new proposed capital sports grants be available. [47121/13]
1298. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date regarding the Macroom bypass; the timeframe for commencing and developing the route; regarding the Adare bypass, when the review and revised plans will be prepared; and if he will ensure that both projects are high priority on the National Roads Authority national roads plan. [47120/13]
1297. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will direct the National Roads Authority to revisit the proposed Tralee to Dingle road upgrade as a priority and progress the preparation of revised plans with Kerry County Council at an early date. [47119/13]
1215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of persons (detail supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46836/13]
1211. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards awarded in County Kerry in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number that were refused during the same period; the number of discretionary cards that have been withdrawn during this period; the number that have been withdrawn to date in 2013; the reason for the policy change in respect of discretionary medical cards; the reason discretionary cards are being removed from persons who are suffering from cancer, leukaemia, cystic fibrosis and other serious and life-threatening illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46820/13]
1206. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the income limits in respect of medical cards for the over 70s for a couple to €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46795/13]
1173. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award full medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46630/13]
1146. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene and examine a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46393/13]
1145. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review and issue a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46388/13]
1138. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the number of hospitals offering exercise rehabilitation as per proposal by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Ireland as patients with serious lung conditions would benefit greatly from supervised exercise in our hospitals; if he will take into consideration that 440,000 patients have this lung condition and the very real difference supervised exercise will have on their health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46362/13]
1135. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards awarded in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number that were refused during the same period; the number of discretionary cards that have been withdrawn during this period; the number that have been withdrawn to date in 2013; the reason for the policy change in respect of discretionary medical cards; the reason discretionary cards are being removed from persons who suffer from cancer, leukaemia, cystic fibrosis and other serious and life-threatening illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46336/13]
1057. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a long term illness card as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45878/13]
1050. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45784/13]
1036. 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. [45662/13]
912. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue in respect of the 2013 agri-environment option scheme; if he will consider introducing a new scheme in 2014 as it will allow farmers build on the success of the REP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46506/13]
911. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the position in respect of penalties of single farm payments and disadvantaged area scheme payments for farmers who spray or cut scrub and rushes and have a contractors' receipt for these works; if these farmers reapply next year and if these works are carried out, if they will avoid penalties; if he will provide details of the total number of farmers penalised this year to date throughout the country and the total loss in income to these farmers; if he will provide specific figures for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46499/13]