237 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will immediately reverse the decision to cut and suspend all teachers’ allowances, including qualification allowances for new entrants to the teaching profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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5 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the importance of money management in the ordinary lives of every citizen, he will initiate a revision of the primary and secondary level curricula in order that a specific course of education in this area is built into the curricula starting at fourth grade in primary school, progressing gradually through fifth and sixth grade and following on into second level, in order that current and future generations of school attendees are given the opportunity to leave school financially literate and prepared for the complex financial world in which they will live their lives. [10520/12]
156 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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703 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Fáilte Ireland to introduce a fund for the provision of facilities and access for disabled persons who wish to fish designated rivers and lakes in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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702 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he withdrew the goodwill payment to landowners along the N86 between Dingle and Camp, County Kerry, which was in recognition of their co-operation and for allowing access; if he will reverse this decision as landowners were led to believe this payment was in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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677 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision to cut the budget for mental health services in the Health Service Executive south by €11.455 million which represents a massive 6.1% reduction and ensure that A Vision for Change is fully implemented which states that each citizen should have access to local, specialised and comprehensive mental health service provision, that is of the highest standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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638 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to address dental health in view of the significant drop in patient numbers due to cutbacks to dental schemes whereby according to a recent survey will lead to a quarter of dentists cutting staff this year with a loss of up to 1,000 jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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632 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a general practitioner visit card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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584 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by county of the penalties applied to farmers by number and by size of penalty, across the various agriculture schemes including single farm payment, less favoured areas, REPS and the agri-environmental options scheme over recent years; and if he will also provide a breakdown by county of the success of farmers in appealing penalties both at written appeal and oral appeal.
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573 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will release funding from the dairy equipment fund at the earliest possible date in order that farmers can continue to improve their products, and invest in and upgrade their dairy facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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513 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the processing of an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and when a decision will issue.
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420 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will open Lough Fadda and Barfinnihy Lake fisheries at an earlier date this year in order that similar fishing opportunities and facilities are available to tourists who visit County Kerry in March and April as are available in other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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271 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all Government offices in County Kerry will be retained; if current staffing levels will be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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253 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the combined efforts of the Institute of Technology Tralee, Cork Institute of Technology and Limerick Institute of Technology in obtaining university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry may be regarded as a special case in relation to the teacher-pupil ratio thus ensuring that the children attending this school may continue to receive the highest standard of education, as this will not be the case in the event that they are losing a teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the new teacher-pupil ratio to enable small rural schools to retain their current complement of teachers, thus ensuring that our children receive the high standard of education that they deserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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157 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the measures being put in place to ensure that car, life and health insurance companies will not use the European Court of Justice ruling on gender which will come into effect on the 21 December 2012 to effect a mass increase in premiums as opposed to a pricing structure based on the average risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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119 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the position of the self-employed who have made income tax returns over the past ten years; if she will grant credits for unemployment benefit and contributory pension purposes to these persons in view of the fact that unless a scheme of this nature is introduced with retroactive effect, it will have no benefit to those self employed people who are currently unemployed or have become unemployed over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a scope appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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713 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for fair deal nursing in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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680 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the results of analyses in the tobacco content of cigarettes smuggled illegally here with regard to harmful chemicals and carcinogens which exceed the permitted levels in cigarettes in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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678 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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479 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding applications for certificates of naturalisation in respect of a persons (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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317 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the delay in processing the appeal of rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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291 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify the reasons for the refusal by Enterprise Ireland to invest in a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will lobby key members of the US Senate during his visit to Washington DC by requesting them to support the E-3 visa scheme which would allow up to 10,000 working visas a year for Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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254 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed dedicated cystic fibrosis unit at Cork University Hospital; when the unit will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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234 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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233 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.
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215 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the increases to the cost of private health insurance resulting in thousands abandoning their policies every month as they can no longer afford the rising premium rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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179 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will investigate applications for naturalisation which was applied for with over a year now in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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139 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the household charge is payable in cases in which the bond is still held by a local authority due to unfinished works or when there is a request to be renew the bond because of unfinished works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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220 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the procurement system by Iarnród Éireann whereby many contractors who are approved by the company for tendering for work on the rail lines are prohibited from quoting for contracts and jobs due to a new policy of only advertising and accepting tenders from contractors who provide the full package of machinery required.
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188 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the date on which Tralee Community Hospital, County Kerry, will open; the number of staff who will be employed in the hospital; where he proposes to take these employees from; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for the processing of appeals relating to carer’s allowance, disability allowance, illness benefit, invalidity pension, State pension, job seekers allowance and job seeker’s benefit; the steps she is taking to improve the timeframe involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the delays in the processing of appeals, by appointing additional staff to the appeals office, thus ensuring that all applications can be processed within a reasonable time frame; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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50 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills as a result of successive bank bailouts, with the average amount of money now owed by every man, woman and child in this country exceeding €30,000, the reason our schools do not teach our youth about money management; his plans to introduce compulsory financial education, money management education and personal budgeting in our schools; his views on the development and introduction of mandatory financial education for our youth; his plans to progress same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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548 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the amount that was spent on agency staff at Kerry General Hospital in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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542 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will fill the post of domestic cook-cleaner at a day care centre (details supplied) in County Kerry on a 39 hour week basis in view of the fact that the current situation is not acceptable and is a great inconvenience to service users who attend the centre from all parts of mid-Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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516 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card renewal application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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507 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the reason he is reducing home help hours and at the same time proposing to close a minimum of 555 public beds in community nursing units throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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505 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the implications of the further reductions in staffing levels due to take place between now and the end of February 2012 on the provision of mental health services in Ireland; the number of staff involved, the number that have left since 2009; if there will be bed closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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504 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the implications of the further reductions in staffing levels due to take place between now and the end of February 2012 on the provision of mental health services in County Kerry; the number of staff involved, the number that have left since 2009; if there will be bed closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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503 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the implications of the further reductions in staffing levels due to take place between now and the end of February 2012 on the provision of services at Valentia Community Hospital, County Kerry; the number of staff involved; if there will be bed closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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502 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the implications of the further reductions in staffing levels due to take place between now and the end of February 2012 on the provision of services at Dingle Community Hospital, County Kerry; the number of staff involved; if there will be bed closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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501 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the implications of the further reductions in staffing levels due to take place between now and the end of February 2012 on the provision of services at Caherciveen Community Hospital, County Kerry; the number of staff involved; if there will be bed closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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500 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the implications of the further reductions in staffing levels due to take place between now and the end of February 2012 on the provision of services at Kenmare Community Hospital, County Kerry; the number of staff involved; if there will be bed closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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492 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the delay in processing an application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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