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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review and reverse the decision regarding lone parents who are in receipt of a half rate carer's allowance for caring for someone other than their own children who will no longer be eligible for the one parent family payment due to the age of their youngest child and who will lose €86 a week as they will be transferred to a...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the recent announcement of job creation proposals by Government. The only problem I have is that after four years of the 31st Dáil it is inadequate. We are still in a dire situation and have one of the longest-standing and highest long-term unemployment rates in the European Union despite initiatives such as changes to the welfare system and more training for young people...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: Some of the schemes offer zero hour contracts, JobBridge positions or part-time work and they are unsustainable. Many people finish their training schemes further along the long-term unemployed list. The jobs are low-paid and insufficient. The IDA has fallen well short of its targets for attracting foreign investment, particularly in the regions outside Dublin and Cork cities. The IDA is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (21 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide separate statistics for the Tralee, Castleisland and Dingle areas, County Kerry, on the jobs live register in future, as currently the three towns are grouped together; in view of the recent statistics update (details supplied) of the 5,528 unemployed on the Tralee register, the separate number of these from the Castleisland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral for cataract treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will expedite the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3114/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Establishment (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme farm scheme; if he will ensure that the scheme is up and running and implemented at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3853/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of TAMS; if he will ensure that the scheme is implemented at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3858/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the areas of natural constraint; when this will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3860/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the beef data genomics scheme; if he will ensure that the new scheme is implemented at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3862/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 333. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a proposal by the Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association that an integrated fire-based emergency medical services on a national basis would address many of the problems in the National Ambulance Service identified in a new Health Service Executive report on the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3293/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3596/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding provision of a new primary school to replace the existing old school and prefabricated classroom accomodation of Listellick, Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Digital Strategy Implementation (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 570. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will examine an application to the national digital strategy, Knowledge Society Division in Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, in his Department, by a committee (details supplied) in County Kerry as the recently closed primary school is now a focal point of the local community for various activities and the requested...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (27 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will arrange to have traffic calming measures installed in Barraduff Village, County Kerry, especially at the Killarney side, as traffic is travelling at an alarming speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3544/15]

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: There are approximately 90,000 families on the social housing list. A large contributory factor to the situation was the change in Government policies in the 1980s when there was a dramatic decline in the traditional provision of Government funding to local authorities to build and provide social housing. Instead of building social houses during the boom years, the Government started...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: The recently published European health index, which is a consumer index for 2014, gives a very poor impression of our health service. We are ranked 21 but in 2013, we were ranked 14. We have dramatically fallen back seven places in those 12 months. This index is compiled from combination of statistics, including patient polls and a general survey carried out across European countries. We...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: I certainly believe in the credibility of this report because it is like for like across the board with other countries in Europe. We have to take it seriously and as far as I am concerned, it is factual and credible. With regard to the staffing and resourcing of our hospitals, it was very worrying to hear this morning that the representative of the consultants and doctors group has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (29 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine an application in respect of a person (details supplied) who has an application for a stamp O or stamp 3. as they are anxious to stay here for longer than three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4257/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (29 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 123. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a commitment to raising the current level of spending of 0.2% of GDP to the European average of 0.7% of GDP on early childhood education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4119/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (29 Jan 2015)

Tom Fleming: 124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will ensure that all child care services are affordable and high quality by provision of State subsidies linked to quality delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4117/15]