340. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the entitlements of the new suckler cow scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34025/15]
267. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his plans to exempt the €500 levy payable for the export of second-hand cars to the United Kingdom given that this charge is a deterrent to this market and especially as there is a huge demand for these older vehicles in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34430/15]
235. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork, as all the relevant information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34717/15]
215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34420/15]
214. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an appeal in respect of a jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34402/15]
191. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry which has been ongoing for a long period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34249/15]
190. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a payment of illness benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34241/15]
181. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and reinstate a disability allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34097/15]
34. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the diversity in the means assessment for the adult dependent payment of disability allowance claims, whereby currently, self-employed adult dependents have all of their income means assessed without any disregards; if she will allow for the same disregards as adult dependents who are in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33755/15]
171. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine an application for a sports capital grant by CastleIsland Athletic Football Club in County Kerry to enable it to upgrade the senior and junior pitches (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33512/15]
144. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have applied for the Momentum ignite programme; the number who were successful; who completed the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33518/15]
135. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will make provision in the upcoming budget for a reduction in the cost of medication for those persons with asthma, as the cost of medication is prohibitively high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33560/15]
134. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funds for the immediate implementation of the Health Service Executive national clinical programme for asthma in the forthcoming budget, which will provide equitable access to treatment for everyone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33557/15]
82. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the current distressed mortgage crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33508/15]
60. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of the increase in youth unemployment from 19.9% to 20.2% to set out the impact of the new measures introduced by her Department to address the urgent need to accommodate the young people of Ireland in the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33524/15]
58. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the number of persons who have applied for the back-to-work enterprise allowance; the number who were successful; the number who have launched their own business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33519/15]
51. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently examine an application for an invalidity pension from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as the person has submitted all relevant information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33469/15]
648. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will arrange to have urgent repairs carried out to the Muckross House Demesne Road and the Reen to Ross Castle Road in Killarney in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33457/15]
628. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with Bus Éireann to provide a bus shelter in sráidbhaile Baile an Fheiréartaigh in Corca Dhuibhne in Contae Chiarrai, which is a prime tourist area, with Bus Éireann transport crucial to the local population and to visitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/15]
455. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that have been closed in the past five years; the difference between the number of available public hospital beds currently, and five years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33220/15]
267. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the value added tax rate on natural no-sugar-added juices, for example, apple, orange, wheat grass, kale, and spinach-based, that is, juices made from 100% product and containing nothing else, from 23% to 0%, in order to make them more affordable and accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33249/15]
266. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will reinstate the inheritance threshold of €542,544 which was set for early 2009, given that the threshold of €225,000 is too low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33248/15]
265. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine and reduce the employers' pay-related social insurance, PRSI, rate of 10.75% to 8.5% for employees earning up to €400 per week, in the event of an increase in the minimum wage of 50 cent; his plans to widen the PRSI weekly band to alleviate the unbalanced cost attributed to the employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33247/15]
245. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene in the proposals by the Central Bank of Ireland for a savings limit of €100,000 per credit union member, as these limits will force the affected members to withdraw their savings and business from credit unions and place their funds on deposit with the main banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33059/15]
232. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will support the Heritage Council's investment in projects (details supplied), which set out its needs for 2016 and increase its capacity to support local communities through these grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32562/15]
42. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a disability allowance on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, who has submitted all relevant information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32476/15]
154. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will restructure commercial vehicle road tax in line with comparable costs in Northern Ireland in order to save jobs in the haulage sector here as Irish hauliers pay €4,000 per annum per truck for a six-axle articulated vehicle whereas in the North they pay £640 per truck and an Irish haulage operator must also contribute £10 per day per vehicle to access Northern Ireland on routes that had no charge prior to 1 April 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32446/15]
110. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will review the use of the anti-cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil; if he will investigate the cases of the several school-going children experiencing health problems after receiving the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32474/15]
69. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will arrange for the Office of Public Works to examine the recent recurrence of flood damage to a property (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will ensure that emergency remedial work is carried out to prevent this recurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32375/15]
68. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will arrange for the Office of Public Works to investigate and carry out remedial works to a river (details supplied) in County Kerry to alleviate and eliminate the recent flood incidence which severely damaged business premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32371/15]
48. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a disability allowance review in respect of 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. [32384/15]
1707. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to upgrade the road from Muckross House to Dinis Cottage, County Kerry, especially the section from the Muckross House side to the Old Weir Bridge, as it is hazardous to jarveys, cyclists and pedestrians, and the Killarney Adventure Race event has a section of the race along this route on 4 October 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32166/15]
1686. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress to date of all facilities and appointments to the refurbished Killarney House and Gardens, County Kerry; when the project will open to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30958/15]
1620. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the National Roads Authority and Iarnród Éireann regarding the urgency of remedial measures to eliminate the ongoing discomfort and potentially hazardous conditions for commuters at the level crossing at Minish, east of Killarney, County Kerry, on N72; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31465/15]
1619. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine an application by a sports club (details supplied) in County Kerry for a sports capital grant to develop an all-weather pitch at the complex as the club is totally inclusive in terms of the community's needs, caters equally for male and female sports and the current grounds are unable to cope with the demand all year round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31451/15]
1614. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding inclusions in the map of the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31255/15]
1611. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed Macroom bypass (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31107/15]
1542. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to address the need for quality broadband in Dingle town and the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula, County Kerry as the existing service is impeding the local economy of this prime tourist area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31113/15]
1425. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage-to-rent scheme proposals that have been investigated and considered; the number that have been approved to date; and if he will provide each county details in tabular form. [31112/15]
1412. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the emergency provision of pre-fabricated buildings as an interim measure to facilitate some of the most urgent cases of persons who are currently accommodated in hotels, beds and breakfasts, hostels and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31002/15]
1411. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of homeless persons in each county as of 30 August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31001/15]
1408. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the potential economic benefits of the community development LED local development programme, which provides local action groups with access to funding from EU social and regional funding; if he will urgently make a submission to the EU for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30919/15]
1407. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will include County Kerry in the €2 million funded rural economic development zone pilot scheme, in order to encourage and promote local enterprise and development, and provide sustainable jobs, due to the lack of industrial development agency-led investment in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30915/15]
1406. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the potential economic benefits of the community development programme, which provides local action groups with access to funding from EU social and regional funding; if he will urgently make submission to the EU for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30913/15]
1405. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will urgently introduce the new tenant purchase scheme, as due to recent local authority rent reviews and subsequent increases, many tenants wish to avail of opportunities to purchase a house at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30887/15]
1377. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reverse, in the forthcoming budget, the trend of high road tax which is the highest in Europe and drastic depreciation of motor vehicles in view of the fact that this is imposing considerable financial burdens on motorists and businesses and is contributing to the closure of garages and subsequent loss of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31144/15]
1346. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will continue to pursue primary school smaller class sizes to address the situation whereby class sizes are the highest in the eurozone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32173/15]
1343. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the current school funding for primary schools from 92 cent per pupil up to the secondary school level rate of €1.77 per student, due to increasing running costs for insurance, electrical, and so on and the financial demands and burdens it places on boards of management and parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32146/15]
1339. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the need for time free from class teaching for primary school principals and allow at least one day a week with substitute cover, which would allow these principals the time to concentrate on the leading of teaching and learning in their schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32139/15]
1316. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to facilitate a meeting between her Department officials and the Board of Management of schools (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding progressing the proposed amalgamation of these schools which is imperative for the future needs of education in this Gaeltacht area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31849/15]