1310. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine an appeal by the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding the need for replacing the third teacher in the all-boys school which is located in the Gaeltacht with a delivering equality of opportunity in schools Band 2 status and where there is no allowance for the weighted system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31650/15]
1309. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress with a submission by the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry for a new school due to the deterioration of the existing school's structural condition, which is a mid-19th century build; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31646/15]
1307. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on discussions held between the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry and development officials in respect of the urgent need for alterations to some existing landscaping plans to enable a school bus turning area and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31643/15]
1247. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the loss of a teacher at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if she will take cognisance of a petition (details supplied) which outlines the current dilemma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31170/15]
1221. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will re-introduce the CERT Course for Apprentice Training for the Hospitality Industry, and locate the new training centre in Killarney, County Kerry where the centre was formerly based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30914/15]
1191. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine and amend the new tendering process adapted by Bus Éireann which is causing concern to parents of special needs children and the small bus contractors transporting these special needs children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30734/15]
1144. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a matter regarding retirement forms in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32265/15]
1119. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the declining number of emergency medical technicians in the Kerry ambulance service which is currently understaffed by 12 personnel based on the compliment of EMTs that previously existed in view of the fact that these staff losses are detrimental to this vital service in County Kerry, allied to the continuing increase in tourist visitor numbers to the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32097/15]
1116. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and appoint a special needs assistant to a child (details supplied) in County Kerry who cannot commence playschool without one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32090/15]
1115. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently examine and expedite a medical appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32085/15]
1090. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to appoint the appropriate staff to the new cystic fibrosis unit at Cork University Hospital to ensure that this facility is fully functioning at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31893/15]
1072. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite a review of a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all relevant information has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31795/15]
1071. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a review of a general practitioner visit card for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will expedite same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31747/15]
1068. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31740/15]
1045. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31630/15]
1040. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an appointment for a cataract operation at Cork University Hospital for a person (detail supplied) in County Cork. [31604/15]
1033. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a hospital appointment at Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31590/15]
939. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in County Kerry; the number waiting assessment; the number assessed and awaiting therapy treatment; the number that are assessed and waiting for over one year for therapy treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31169/15]
928. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans to request the Health Service Executive to review the proposed ban on smoking in hospitals and all HSE institutions with a view to providing designated areas and time schedules to facilitate patients in psychiatric care and elderly in long term care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31143/15]
917. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the proposed use of electronic charts will be introduced in maternity hospitals; in relation to a proposed pilot test of the system for Cork University Maternity Hospital, his plans to include Tralee General Maternity Hospital, County Kerry in conjunction with the CUH test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31117/15]
916. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for cataract patients in County Kerry from time of referral to treatment; his plans to address the waiting list in view of the fact that the continuous prolonged waiting time for treatment is causing much pain, discomfort and inconvenience for these patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31111/15]
812. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30765/15]
787. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the ongoing inaction by the Health Service Executive in implementing the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 which is restricting eligible children and adults to various services and the autism evaluation procedure which is required for entry to mainstream schools catering for autistic children, who cannot be assessed until October 2015, while in the meantime these affected children will be denied school placement for the deadline of September school term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30688/15]
782. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the cancer treatment drug Kadcyla will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30670/15]
533. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments under the agri-environment options scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31628/15]
500. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the take up of the beef data and genomics programme to date; if he will provide the details in tabular form for each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30814/15]
491. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce measures that will stabilise the market situation with regard to the drastic reduction in milk prices and ensure there are no further reductions in milk prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30671/15]
307. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce measures, similar to France, to alleviate the reduction in milk prices in which dairy farmers are predicted to lose over €500 million in 2015 and the French initiative proposed is to delay the payment of income tax for three months to support its farmers; if he will introduce a similar initiative to help producers cope with the falling prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30674/15]
306. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the carbon tax on household fuel as due to the variable inclement weather conditions this tax is imposing additional financial hardship on vulnerable lower income consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30673/15]
305. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his plans in the forthcoming budget to substantially reduce the 33% capital gains tax on any gains arising on the disposal of shares as this rate is a disincentive to starting business and creating jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30672/15]
284. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a jobseeker's allowance appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32276/15]
246. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details, in tabular form, of supplementary welfare allowance for each year 2010 to 2014, inclusive, and up to 30 August 2015 for each county; the number of applicants in each year; the welfare schemes they had applied for; the number of applicants per scheme; the number of successful and unsuccessful applicants for supplementary welfare allowance each year; the number of supplementary welfare appeals per year; the details of results of appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31635/15]
245. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the existing rigid rules governing time allowed on social employment schemes, that is, three years and six years as a maximum, that these rules be removed for those 55 years of age and over and that older workers would be retained subject to annual assessment up to pension age; if she will examine a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31629/15]
239. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all relevant documentation has been submitted in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31555/15]
236. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite half-rate child dependant payments regarding carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for the month of July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31517/15]
226. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31443/15]
218. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31338/15]
215. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31315/15]
214. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31313/15]
203. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31247/15]
182. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30978/15]
175. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30897/15]
174. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number who participated in the WALK PEER pilot programme for young persons with disabilities; in view of the success of the scheme in providing employment opportunities, if she will roll-out this scheme nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30888/15]
167. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the action that she is taking to address the extremely high level of youth unemployment, which in summer 2015, the Central Statistics Office reported was at a level of 20.02%, which is the current percentage of youth unemployment for over one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30812/15]
158. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the eligibility for entry to the Momentum programme which funds free education and training for long-term unemployed, to cater for people on disability and illness payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30713/15]
135. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the strategy to address the 30.02% youth unemployment as per statistics reported in summer 2015 by the Central Statistics Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30816/15]
628. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for a passport by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be examined urgently; and dealt with expeditiously, given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30173/15]
557. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30081/15]
383. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will introduce a national identity card which can be managed by generating a unique national identity code for every citizen, by using a computerised binary system numerical code, which would virtually eliminate errors or mismatches when it comes to identifying persons on different databases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29964/15]
213. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the benefits of the quantitative easing programme to economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30277/15]