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Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Tom Fleming: 371. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made regarding the provision of adequate multi-disciplinary therapy services at St. Frances special school, Beaufort, County Kerry; if he will ensure that the Health Service Executive will address all the deficits that the board of management and parents have highlighted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36708/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (30 Sep 2014)

Tom Fleming: 496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that fee charging schools (details supplied) are provided with adequate funding in budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36728/14]

Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: I congratulate our two new Ministers of State and wish them well in their new roles. On 24 July 2014, the UN Human Rights Committee expressed concern about the length of time people must stay in direct provision and the lack of an independent complaints mechanism in Ireland. The Government has given some commitments and in particular, the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (1 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made regarding repairs to the embankment of Cromane lower, Killorglin, County Kerry, as adequate work is required to ensure that there are no repeats of flooding of homes and property as occurred in January and February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37414/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (1 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will engage with Kerry County Council and the local community of Inchire Glenbeigh, County Kerry, for appropriate action and measures for flood defences consolidation to ensure that in the forthcoming winter that high tides and storms will not occur similar to January/February where residents endured flood damage to their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 132. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure in budget 2015 that the disability sector is facilitated with adequate finances and resources; his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37412/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (7 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 219. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of Industrial Development Agency, IDA Ireland led visits by potential investors to each county from 1 January to 30 September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38214/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 323. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37786/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (7 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38269/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (7 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional resource teacher hours in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38238/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (7 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the need for a solution to the traffic hazard existing at Madame's Height on the Tralee Road, Killarney, County Kerry, to enable traffic from the Aghadoe to Ballheigue Road to exit in a safe manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38246/14]

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: The agriculture and food industry in Ireland is probably the single biggest factor in the continuing recovery of the economy. It contributes €24 billion to the economy and is responsible for nearly 10% of Irish exports. Agriculture provides 7.7% of employment in Ireland and this figure increases to 10% when marketing and processing are included. In addition to its immense...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (8 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the negative impact that consistent excise duty has on all alcohol products and the resultant closure of pubs and job losses; in view of budget 2015 if he will take cognisance of the fact that in the drinks industry there are 92,000 jobs, €2 billion in wages, 8,298 hotels and pubs and 44...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the value of smaller class sizes which ensure a high quality delivery of education; the steps she will take to reduce the class sizes to an acceptable level in line with international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38515/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Mobile Telephone Coverage and High Speed Broadband Availability: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the delegation and the presentation they have provided. An EU survey conducted last March revealed that entry-level broadband in Ireland is the third most expensive in Europe. We are also ranked 43rd in the world for internet speeds, which is really Third World. I welcome the developments that have been pointed out today in County Kerry, but we must be realistic. We are...

Order of Business (9 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: I seek an update on the proposed technological universities Bill. In particular, I refer to the proposed amalgamation of Cork Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology, Tralee. This assessment and evaluation has been under way for the past two years and it must be expedited to facilitate the upgrading of these two excellent institutes of technology to university status.

Order of Business (9 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: That was not replied to. Tralee has excellent standards.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (9 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will retain the reduced VAT rate of 9% in forthcoming budget due to the success of this measure since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38601/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: 174. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39022/14]

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Tom Fleming: In the build-up to this budget we had higher than expected economic growth, higher than anticipated tax revenue and a lower debt interest payment. However, the benefits of this have not crept down to the greater population and society, unfortunately. While there is some give in the budget, there is still a huge burden on our citizens, who are trying to cope after six years of crippling...