201. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the rheumatoid specialists will be appointed to Kerry General Hospital in view of the fact that there is immediate urgency owing to increasing demand by patients in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28446/13]
200. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will appoint additional psychologists to address the waiting lists for children with autism in County Kerry, particularly for children in the age bracket of six years and over who are waiting the longest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28444/13]
122. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will refrain from closing any further rural Garda stations in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28447/13]
121. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider lifting the embargo on new Garda recruits in view of the fact that individuals and families are now living in fear in rural, isolated areas and the fact that a large number of gardaí retired in the recent past, the recent closure of rural Garda stations and the proposed closure of additional Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28443/13]
112. 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 a competent jurisdiction or by a deed of separation in view of the fact that 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. [28445/13]
226. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to provide funding as a matter of priority for a section of the Ring of Kerry, from Caherciveen town to Deelis Bridge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28143/13]
215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28206/13]
205. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral for orthotic shoes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28127/13]
122. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28272/13]
1101. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Bus Éireann to provide a bus shelter in the vicinity of the junction of a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27611/13]
1054. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review a general practitioner visit card and update it to a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/13]
1045. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the huge medical expenses associated with this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/13]
1040. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will upgrade general practitioner visit cards to full medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27921/13]
1039. 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 who were issued with general practitioner visit cards only are on long-term medication; if he will issue discretionary medical cards in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27909/13]
1017. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a dedicated annual grant to a counselling service (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the geographical spread of the county and the distance clients from the Dingle Peninsula have to travel to Tralee for similar services and ensure that this vital service continues long into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27668/13]
1005. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [27581/13]
918. 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. [26638/13]
784. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite the availability of the Schmallenberg new virus vaccine, Bovilis SBV, to enable farmers to counteract the substantial sheep losses that have occurred in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27277/13]
739. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the situation whereby Ireland have not yet signed The European Convention on Violence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27731/13]
731. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will urgently examine and expedite a naturalisation application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27618/13]
687. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he proposes to enact the 2007 Coroners Bill; when he will bring the matter of payment of coroners' fees and expenses under the remit of his Department; his views on whether local authorities should not be responsible for these payments in view of the fact that the role of coroners has nothing to do with the workload of local authorities in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26757/13]
632. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review and increase the LEADER allocation to South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd., in view of the fact that the allocation for the South Kerry Gaeltacht is inadequate and unjustified in view of the fact that Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teo ceased operations in September 2011 and their legacy files exceeded this allocation amount; if he will take into consideration the large number of applications currently with SKDP for funding from these Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27777/13]
613. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will he examine the attached submission (details supplied) regarding the effect on independent architects that the new registration regime coming into practice will have following the date for the banning of many independent firms with decades of experience in architecture from certifying their own building works without a fair independent registration system first being in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/13]
595. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to a previous parliamentary question, when details of the new 2013 tenant purchase scheme will be made available; when will the new scheme be open to tenants that wish to make an application; if he will introduce a new tenant purchase scheme as at present no such scheme exists and this is totally unacceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27388/13]
515. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will introduce as a matter of priority a high speed broadband pilot scheme initiative to cover the triangle in the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, that is, Caherciveen to Waterville to Portmagee, in view of the fact that this area is poorly serviced and it is having a negative impact on job creation in this part of the county as it is hindering small firms from starting up and existing businesses from expanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27007/13]
472. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28009/13]
468. 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. [27955/13]
455. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on 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. [27733/13]
438. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a farm assist appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27457/13]
281. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27427/13]
257. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26853/13]
206. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the restorative justice programme that was introduced on a statutory basis for the first time in the Children Act 2001; his views on the success of the rolling out of the two restorative justice initiatives that were provided in the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26340/13]
178. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will issue a detailed progress report on the rollout of high speed broadband to all parts of County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26386/13]
718. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress report on the Wild Atlantic Way; if the route is finalised; if there are spur routes adjacent to various attractions on the main route signposted; if there is funding available to promote and market the route; if local communities are involved in the promotion and marketing in their own areas; and if he will provide a map outlining the finished proposed route. [25430/13]
664. 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. [25618/13]
644. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review and update a general practitioner card to a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25321/13]
629. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the waiting time for treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25136/13]
628. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the home help hours allocation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25135/13]
590. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify headage payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was notified by his Department regarding a deduction of over 5 ha in 2013, which also were reduced by 5 ha in 2012, and if he uses more that 50% of entitlement each year in a two year period, will he have the total used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25960/13]
566. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fertilizer subsidy to address the fodder crisis and to assist cash strapped farmers to obtain rapid growth levels of grass in the short to medium term; if he will immediately introduce a nitrates directive derogation and substantially raise the nitrate directive limits of 170 kg per hectare to more than 200 kg in view of the fact that the grass growth is at least four weeks behind normal growth patterns and these measures will assist in dealing with the fodder shortage in the most practical way possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25431/13]
444. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will expedite a warmer homes scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/13]
382. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form for each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 the number of persons participating in community employment schemes nationwide on a county basis; the number of participants that were employed for one year, two years, three years, four years and five years; the number of persons in special disability category participating on each of those five year terms; and the number of the total participants on the community employment schemes over those five years that obtained full time work following completion of their term. [25429/13]
373. 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 Kerry. [25294/13]
365. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a jobseeker's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25223/13]
363. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a supplementary welfare allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will issue an emergency payment in view of the fact that this person is in a crisis situation and requires immediate assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25221/13]
342. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will, in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection, introduce a scheme for new college graduates, as a pilot scheme, similar to the social protection jobs plan initiative which incentivises business to hire additional employees off the live register and give a better opportunity to those graduated to avoid being on a demoralising long-term dependency on welfare and also provide them with on the job training and experience in a work situation. [25959/13]
263. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine a business plan in respect of a training centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will provide advice, assistance, grant aid and so on, in order to accommodate up to 2,500 students and create jobs proceeds at the earliest possible date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25569/13]
243. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a full special maintenance grant was not issued by Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [25257/13]
214. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the retention of VAT on restaurants and other key areas in the tourism industry at 9%, in view of the fact that since its introduction in July 2011 the reduced rate has had a positive effect with 6,000 new employment contracts issued nationwide with a further 300 envisaged over the next 18 months; and based on the expansion in jobs and the general economy if he will assure the restaurant and tourism industry that he will retain VAT levels in this area at 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25958/13]
118. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Taoiseach the target of his Department and subsidiary offices throughout the country regarding the employment of persons in the special category with disabilities and whether the target is being achieved; the total number of employees in that category currently and the percentage of the total work force in his Department that this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25052/13]