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Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: -----in Dingle, Caherciveen and Listowel are being hit, with 50 beds being lost. This is drastic action.

Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: I ask the Tánaiste to request the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly-----

Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: -----and his two Ministers of State, Deputies Kathleen Lynch and Shortall-----

Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: I ask that this matter be looked at seriously.

Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: There is huge panic among senior citizens in County Kerry, as well the staff of these hospitals and nursing homes.

Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: The Tánaiste should respond positively because this matter is a source of great concern.

Report on Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: Road projects which are advanced regarding planning and land acquisition and which are shovel-ready will have to be prioritised. They are vital to completing the jigsaw required to enable our economy to rise from its currently depressed state. Apart from jobs related to the transport and communications aspects, jobs generated in the construction of road network projects were never more...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 87: To ask 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. [36749/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (24 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 180: To ask 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 be appointed to the new board. [36946/11]

Energy Regulation (29 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 47: To ask 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). [37435/11]

Energy Regulation (29 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: I welome the Minister's announcement that the energy regulator is putting in place new procedures for a marketing code of practice etc. This is not before time. There are four companies operating in the gas and electricity sector - ESB Electric Ireland, Bord Gáis, Airtricity and Flogas. These suppliers do not make it very clear that their headline offers are for new customers only, and...

Energy Regulation (29 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: Energy prices have already increased by approximately 25%. Weather conditions this winter might be similar to those of last year and the previous year. Consumers have benefited from a reduction of 20% when they switch supplier and statistics show that about 50% of them have switched. If they get a 20% deduction, by next spring they could be facing an increase of 45% when these offers are...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: I have serious concerns about the implementation of the proposals in the Water Services (Amendment) Bill. Since the introduction of percolation testing for domestic septic tanks in the planning application process there has been significant upgrading of the rules and regulations governing these tanks and treatment plants. There is a grey area with regard to the criteria the inspectors and...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: There is a reference in the Bill to the courts. The appeals mechanism set out provides that appeals must be made to the District Court. Many people take great pride in the fact that they never had to attend a court in their lives. This would be disturbing for elderly people if they have to go to court. If the financial means are available I would ask the Minister to consider some form of...

Written Answers — Wage Setting Mechanisms: Wage Setting Mechanisms (30 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 89: To ask 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. [37990/11]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (30 Nov 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 163: To ask 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. [37996/11]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (1 Dec 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 128: To ask 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. [38124/11]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (1 Dec 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 162: To ask 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. [38134/11]

Written Answers — Energy Projects: Energy Projects (6 Dec 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 213: To ask 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. [38879/11]

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Tom Fleming: Unfortunately owing to our straitjacket restriction within the confines of the IMF framework agreement, there was not too much room for manoeuvre to make decisions that would be more favourable and palatable for the majority of our citizens. I give credit to the Ministers and the Government for retaining most of the social welfare payments, increasing the exemption from the universal social...