527. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure a functioning return mechanism for end-of-life tyres is provided to operators who pay an environment management charge on truck tyres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39152/15]
524. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) which includes positive proposals to progress and accelerate the Government's strategy to address the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39147/15]
494. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine and expedite an application for a non-adjacent rate of maintenance grant to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39334/15]
272. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to roll out the locally led agri-environmental scheme to facilitate farmers in hen harrier areas; if he will expedite the design and approval to ensure that long overdue compensation for this cohort of affected farmers is paid as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39224/15]
136. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39148/15]
124. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a review of a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant medical information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39031/15]
78. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made regarding research into the development of ocean wave energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39026/15]
76. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of houses, business premises, community and public buildings evaluated to date for building energy ratings; the status of the various ratings for these buildings; if he will provide a significant increase in funding in 2016 to dramatically progress retrofit programmes to bring the building stock up to an acceptable level of energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39027/15]
75. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress his Department has made in the development of solar energy; the projected target for solar energy as a percentage of our energy needs by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39028/15]
71. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will expedite and implement the recommendations in the report of the post office business development group, chaired by Mr. Bobby Kerr; if he will support, in conjunction with this, the maintenance of social protection payments, the provision of new public services, basic banking and the roll-out of new commercial and financial products delivered through the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39241/15]
69. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will prioritise County Kerry in the broadband intervention strategy, as the county has had significant underinvestment by the State and the market in its telecom infrastructure, which is manifestly obvious from the national broadband plan survey data map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39198/15]
264. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will expedite the clarification process for forestry planting on hen harrier land and eliminate any unnecessary restrictions to enable the affected farmers get approval for the locally led agri-environment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38739/15]
175. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who applied in July 2015, given that mislaid documents submitted with the original application have now been resubmitted; if the application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38717/15]
228. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the programme of works and funding per year to be expended on the Digital Strategy for primary schools and for secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38655/15]
100. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite the remote sensing eligibility inspection and the application under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will ensure that payments are made at an early date, as the person is currently under financial pressure, with low farming income coming into the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38649/15]
99. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange for all outstanding payments for all applicants under the basic payment scheme to be made at an early date. [38647/15]
1152. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schedule of work for the proposed Adare bypass in County Limerick in terms of planning, land acquisitions and compulsory purchase orders; the year the project will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37344/15]
1086. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of qualified housing applicants who were moved from the housing lists to the rental accommodation scheme and whose housing applications were subsequently closed, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37987/15]
1021. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of dormant account moneys made available to the State since the inception of this fund; the breakdown of amounts disbursed to each Department; the names of each recipient organisation; the year of allocation; the amount of allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/15]
977. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve funding under the minor works grants scheme for the necessary structural improvements to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, as the current condition of the roof and slates is highly hazardous for pupils and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37990/15]
952. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine and allow a grant appeal from a student (details supplied) in County Kerry as all the relevant documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37648/15]
827. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the initiatives to facilitate referrals for pelvic and abdominal ultrasound by general practitioners in County Kerry; the current waiting time for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38168/15]
826. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and implement measures to free up and expedite the ongoing backlog in the registration of nurses, currently at six to nine months, given that this situation is exacerbating the hospital bed crisis and affecting patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38166/15]
824. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting to be seen at the plastic surgery clinic in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38161/15]
823. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the general practice care (details supplied) which is at maximum capacity, as the current waiting time for a patient seeking a routine appointment with a general practitioner has soared from an average of just under ten hours in 2010 to over 34 hours and 25 minutes, and a patient seeking an urgent appointment with a general practitioner has gone from just over two hours and eight minutes to five hours and 12 minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38155/15]
812. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health why it takes from three to seven hours for persons to get a bed in a ward in Kerry General Hospital after they have been informed by a doctor in the accident and emergency unit in the hospital that they are being admitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/15]
811. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health why no doctor contacted a person (details supplied) or that person's primary carer in Tralee, County Kerry, after the person had a seizure, to explain what happened to the person and what measures were to be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38116/15]
799. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant information has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38079/15]
796. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages; the number of recipients; the cost of this service, in County Kerry, in each of the years 2010 to 2014, and to 30 September in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38072/15]
794. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of home help persons employed; the number of recipients of same; the amount of home help hours; the total cost per year in each of the years 2010 to 2014 and to 30 September 2015, in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38060/15]
792. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that all relevant information has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38054/15]
790. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry, as they have submitted all relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38046/15]
753. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37857/15]
687. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies to publish tests and clinical trials to ensure all trials are registered, a summary of results is made publicly available within one year of completion of the trial and full clinical study reports are made available, especially in view of the ongoing concerns of the severe adverse affects of the human papilloma virus-cervical cancer vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37540/15]
686. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the bed complement in use and the number of nursing staff in Kerry General Hospital, all community district hospitals in the county, and St. Columbanus Home in Killarney, Kerry, on 20 December in each of the years 2010 to 2014 and up to 30 September in 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37531/15]
682. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the initiatives being taken to address the growing frequency of children's tooth decay and the ongoing lack of a public scheme for diagnosis and treatment at an early age, as this neglect is leading to costly orthodontic corrective procedures; his plans to introduce an early intervention and treatment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37514/15]
680. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health for an update on the nurse care staff levels and restoration of the full bed complement in Kerry General Hospital, in each of the community hospitals in the county, and in St. Columbanus Home in Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37434/15]
678. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to rescind the proposal by the Health Service Executive to relocate all services from the Lantern Lodge Day Centre on New Road in Killarney in County Kerry to Leawood House on Countess Road in Killarney based on the rational case put forward in documents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37499/15]
675. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the additional funding to be allocated from budget 2016 to enhance home help services and home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37416/15]
651. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all the relevant information has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37307/15]
631. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the youth employability initiative; the funding available; the issues it will address; the age group it will target; the anticipated number of participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38170/15]
577. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied), given that there has been an undue delay in processing it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37915/15]
503. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the programme schedule for the roll-out and implementation of the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37533/15]
463. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the closing date for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme 2 until 20 December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38167/15]
423. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the development of the aquaculture industry; if statistics are available on the number of aquaculture businesses; the number of persons employed; the tonnage of fish produced; the percentage of this which was shellfish in each of the years 2010 to 2014, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37638/15]
422. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences that have been applied for in the bays along our coast since 1 January 2010, in total; in each bay, by name, the number granted and refused to date; if he will expedite the application process given that many applicants who are currently waiting are being deprived of making a viable business, and given the huge demand for our shellfish produce in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37626/15]
411. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the European Union €800 million superlevy package intervention plan to help dairy farmers who have experienced collapsing incomes, regarding proposals to increase the intervention price on milk powders, and the provision of aid to provide private storage for cheese products, until market prices improve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37435/15]
403. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume of imports of beef, dairy, fruit, vegetables and marine products from all countries in each of the years 2010 to 2014, in tabular form; the total quantity and value of these imports from each country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37325/15]
402. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume of exports of beef, dairy, fruit, vegetables, and marine products to all countries in each of the years 2010 to 2014, in tabular form; the quantity and value of these exports to each country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37324/15]
400. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the current tuberculosis testing charges and exempt farmers from paying for more than one test in a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37354/15]