125 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size in each primary school in County Kerry for the years 2010 and 2011; the envisaged class size for each school in 2012; and his plans to reduce these class sizes in 2012.
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33 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.
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32 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for lone parents in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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107 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his views on observations recently by the inspector of mental health services of his serious concern that over-prescribing of benzodiazepine medication is occurring in in-patient settings and that this increase is likely to be due to the absence of therapeutic programmes resulting from the lack of appropriate staff; if he intends to address this staff shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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106 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health since the formation of the primary care reimbursement scheme for medical card administration, the number of new medical card applications that have been received and if he will provide a breakdown of the number under 70 years and over 70 years category of applicants; the number of medical card renewals applied for and statistics regarding grants and refusals and breakdown of full medical card and GP visit cards granted; the average time to process each category of medical card; and if he is satisfied that the new centralised system is working satisfactorily.
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105 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health in relation to the 12-month period up to the discontinuation of medical card administration in County Kerry, the number of medical cards that were processed in that 12-month period in the following categories of medical cards under 70 years, over 70 years and renewals; the number of full medical cards granted; the number of GP visit only cards granted; the number of refusals and the average time to process each category of medical card application.
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103 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in relation to a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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102 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in relation to a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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101 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for orthodontic treatment in County Kerry; the number of persons on the waiting list; the steps he proposes to take to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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100 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in relation to a national lottery application in respect of a County Kerry-based charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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99 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue under the nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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98 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in relation to a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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97 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in relation to a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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91 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the need for additional funding and resources for speech and language services in County Kerry.
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67 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a person (details supplied) in County Kerry with a map of bogland area stretching from Glounlea Currow via Inchicorrigane, Kilcummun and extending west to Knockataggle outlining the names and folios of plot owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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58 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the submissions made by Kerry County Council to his Department regarding proposals for Scartaglen village sewerage scheme in the past 30 years, preliminary reports for the scheme and identification of a suitable site; the stage of priority it has been on in any programmes submitted to his Department in that time; if he will request Kerry County Council to provide a schedule of investigation regarding engineering investigations for the scheme, site visits, negotiation for sites for treatment plants and the total cost of these exercises to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he proposes to address the volume of applications for local authority housing throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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54 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if grants will be made available to cover the cost of replacing or upgrading septic tanks in view of the fact that many households will not be in a position to do so themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the person who will cover the cost of replacing or upgrading septic tanks, when households are not in a position to do so themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will cover the cost of replacing or upgrading septic tanks, when households are not in a position to do so themselves.
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46 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider locating a national centre of genealogy in Killarney House, which is to be refurbished in the new year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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41 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently process a jobseeker’s appeal or review application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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33 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the strategy he has to progress the growing craft industry here.
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32 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the fact that there is a global skills shortage in micro-electronics circuit design and that Ireland has the opportunity to position itself as a location of choice for global players through focusing increased resources on micro-electronics circuit design research in universities and institutes.
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22 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of having a school (details supplied) in County Kerry open, with no pupils attending, for the term after the summer holidays until its recent closure.
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21 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure town councillors are included in the representation of proposed ten local authority members on the new education and training boards, which will replace vocational education committees.
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20 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the grant aid available to persons re-entering education on part time courses at third level.
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18 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on all applications received for new secondary schools in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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17 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on all applications received for new primary schools in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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213 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is prepared to issue a policy decision, as allowed for under legislation, to eliminate the blockade in the establishment of a company (details supplied) in which a €500 million investment is at stake, involving the employment of 350 persons at the construction phase.
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162 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make the necessary funding available to Kerry County Council for a compulsory purchase order for lands required for an access road to the proposed pier at Cromane, County Kerry.
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128 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will investigate the delay in the processing of an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied); and when a decision will issue.
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163 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the application for a certificate of naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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89 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he intends to introduce legislation to reinstate joint labour committees to underpin a new system of protection for workers in services sectors such as retail, hotels, cleaners and security.
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47 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will examine the way electricity and gas companies market their products to domestic users; and if he will establish mechanisms that provide greater transparency and accessibility to information with regard to the various prices on offer from the different suppliers (details supplied).
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180 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure for appointments to the Legal Aid Board; when the new board is being appointed; and whether a non-legal person will be appointed to the new board.
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87 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will acknowledge the fundamental role played by the student grant schemes in supporting families; if he will refrain from increasing fees or reducing grants in budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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240 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give priority consideration to the necessary funding for a club (details supplied).
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231 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry
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653 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the over 70 medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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642 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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641 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry
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640 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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618 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will secure the future of a hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry as a provider of long-stay care by reclassifying the hospital similar to public providers thus ensuring an increased level of State funding per bed which will make the service sustainable into the future.
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178 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend the existing primary school bus service to persons (details supplied).
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166 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 12 May 2011, when he will provide a replacement school (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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165 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of May 2011, when he will address the health and safety issues pertaining to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry in which 120 students have to cross a very busy regional road every 40 minutes to attend class by providing the necessary funding for a new school.
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164 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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60 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the initiatives, policies and-or steps he has taken or will take to tackle the unemployment crisis in County Kerry which currently boasts a worrying unemployment rate of approximately 20%; the action he will take to address the loss of jobs due to the phased closure of a company (details supplied) in Castleisland; the stage the proposed development of the Pretty Polly building in Killarney and the Global Pharmaceutical Centre of Excellence in Tralee as potential employment hubs have reached and the projected completion times for both; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agri-environmental options scheme payment will be forwarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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