Results 41-60 of 3,791 for speaker:Tom Fleming

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will immediately reverse the qualifying criteria for the non-adjacent rate of higher education grants in view of the fact that it directly impedes upon 628 students attending the IT in Tralee, County Kerry who are in receipt of the student grant and it will also have grave consequences for the college. [11047/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the necessary funding to construct a new twelve classroom primary school in Miltown, County Kerry in place of the existing school (details supplied) in view of the fact that it does not meet health and safety standards. [11062/11]

Written Answers — Charities Regulation: Charities Regulation (12 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will formulate a registrar for all charities and set up a charities office with powers to audit and investigate the activities of charities and to deal with complaints. [11043/11]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (12 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will grant an oyster growing licence to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [11041/11]

Report of the Standing Order 103 Select Committee: Motion (17 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: This proposal is a strategy by the bigger powers in the EU such as Germany and France; they are playing games to get at our 12.5% corporate tax rate through the back door. The 12.5% rate is vital for our existence in terms of competing on a level playing pitch, particularly in the context of the current economic crisis. We export more than 80% of everything we produce and have a huge export...

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (17 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he will review staffing levels at a national park (details supplied). [11297/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will make the necessary funding available to allow for the reorganisation of paediatric diabetes services in the Health Service Executive South area. [11203/11]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (17 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when will he sign off on the capital plan; if it will include the long-awaited new community hospital for Kenmare; if the old community hospital will meet the Health Information Quality Authority standards in the event of the new hospital not going to construction this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11685/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will review a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [11714/11]

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (17 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will reverse the decision made prior to Christmas 2010 whereby the distribution of incontinent materials and pads was centralised to Killarney (details supplied), in view of the fact that this decision is causing hardship to clients who do not have the benefit of their own transport. [11751/11]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 241: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide assistance to a group (details supplied) under the dormant account scheme or any other scheme that may be available. [12501/11]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide assistance to a group (details supplied) under the dormant account scheme or any other scheme that may be available. [12502/11]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (24 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide assistance to a group (details supplied) under the dormant account scheme or any other scheme that may be available. [12503/11]

Agri-environment Options Scheme (25 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food when 2010 agri environment options scheme payments will be made; and when will he get agreement on the proposal made to EU Commission last year to increase the natura agri environment options scheme payment from €75 per hectare to €150 per hectare. [12826/11]

Agri-environment Options Scheme (25 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: While I understand the Minister is constrained by the national finances and, in particular, the terms of the IMF-EU agreement, his response is most disappointing in light of the widespread optimism that payments under the agri-environment options scheme would increase from €75 to €150 per hectare. Participants in the scheme are the custodians of the land. Their family farms are, by and...

Agri-environment Options Scheme (25 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: I ask the Minister to reconsider his decision given that participation in the scheme will cost money for farmers in special areas of conservation and special protection areas. His decision will act as a major disincentive to participation in future schemes. If we are to incentivise young people in rural areas to remain on the land to make their living, it must be reconsidered.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (25 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the main thrust of the jobs initiative. I hope it will create an environment that will invigorate and give positivity to all the areas of job creation targeted by the Government. I have reservations and concerns about some aspects of the Bill. The Finance Act that followed the last budget contained a measure to oblige an employer to pay the 10.75% employer's PRSI on shares issued...

Written Answers — Commercial Rates: Commercial Rates (26 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Valuation Office to revisit the issue of rates on commercial properties as it is having a devastating affect on jobs and small business in the Country. [13072/11]

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: I welcome this Bill to amend criminal law to expedite all investigative stages and lead to eventual prosecution in a prompt manner. We have experienced a wave of white collar crime in recent years and, due to the dismissive attitude to enforcing existing regulations - many who have transgressed have the wealth and the wherewithal to access top legal advice - many cases do not even make it to...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (31 May 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the Cromane salmon draft net fishery will be opened in Castlemaine Harbour, Country Kerry, in 2011. [13255/11]