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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the appeal for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [18727/11]

Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the amending legislation. It is more relevant for the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to be in charge of the physical infrastructure around the coast and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to play a role in developing sea fishing, aquaculture and seafood products. The acquisition of foreshore licences for projects around the coast has...

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (6 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the prolonged process and delay in initiating the required upgrading of the main gateways from Cork and Limerick into County Kerry; and if he will expedite the public service contract for Kerry County Airport to facilitate ongoing service and regular daily flights to Dublin. [18669/11]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (12 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the necessary funding to carry out emergency roof refurbishment to the gym and sports hall of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry under the summer work programme or any funding programme that may be available as occasionally basketball events and other sports activities have to be cancelled during inclement...

Written Answers — Animal Identification Scheme: Animal Identification Scheme (12 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review the existing tagging system for sheep in view of the fact that existing tagging is complicating matters for farmers and marts and the system needs to be simplified at an early date. [20025/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [19762/11]

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: It is for very good reason we have the current quota of special needs assistants, SNAs, to provide vulnerable and disadvantaged children an opportunity to develop their educational skills to an acceptable level. Depriving these children at a vital time in their lives of the maximum support and assistance will adversely affect them for the rest of their lives, particularly in their ability to...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs the Industrial Development Agency created in County Kerry in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; if he is satisfied with the IDA's performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20148/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the plans or proposals the Industrial Development Agency has to replace the jobs lost in County Kerry to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20149/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [20151/11]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the coastal management plan for Castlemaine Harbour, County Kerry has been finalised; if he will now open the harbour to the sourcing of mussel seed, before the seed is destroyed by predators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20196/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health if he will renew a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [20142/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in Kerry General Hospital, County Kerry, that are currently closed; his plans to reopen additional beds; if he will give assurances that no further bed closures will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20155/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in community hospitals in County Kerry that are currently closed; his plans to reopen additional beds; if he will give assurances that no further bed closures will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20156/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be awarded rent allowance. [20428/11]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for a certificate of naturalisation will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [20556/11]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: The proposed Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011 should have been discussed well in advance with representatives of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the employers' group IBEC. If that had been done, they could have gone through the technical wording in detail, as well as giving written submissions to the relevant Dáil committee. The vast majority of politicians have no...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (19 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 452: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will investigate the reason it is difficult for Irish couples to adopt UK children when the UK authorities are advertising the need for additional adoptive couples; the blockages within the system; her plans to assist Irish couples who wish to adopt from the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21299/11]

Pension Provisions (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which she will reform the systems of payments from her Department, through the provision of part pensions to persons nearing retirement age; the contacts that she has had with other Government Departments in attempting to draw up such schemes in an effort to reduce the numbers claiming social welfare; and if she will make a...

Pension Provisions (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: I originally submitted this question to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, and it has been transferred to the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton. The question has also been reworded. As there are approximately 450,000 unemployed people we need to promptly introduce some jobs initiatives. I proposed to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation...