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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (10 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a technical assessment and training to avail of an incentive scheme (details supplied); if consideration will be given to reverting to the terms of the old scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Donations (10 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 399. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a project (details supplied) regarding blood donation; if he will support this worthy project of awareness of blood donation and its aim to decrease the age of consent to donate blood from 18 to 17 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5580/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (10 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 406. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5637/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Trade Union Agreements (10 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 492. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the opportunities for jobs and training and economic benefit that will develop from the recently signed agreement between the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union of Ireland and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5925/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the proposal from Inclusion Ireland regarding a new model of allocation of hours, which will move from a diagnosis-based system to one based on needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5633/15]

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: I, along with other public representatives in Kerry, attended a monster meeting in Caherciveen on Monday night regarding the future of our rural schools. Strong opinions were expressed regarding the frustration and concerns of parents, teachers and boards of management. A very dismal picture was painted of boarded-up schools and of many other schools which are in danger of a similar fate in...

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: The Taoiseach has a better grasp of this than probably any other public representative or any Deputy in this House today, as teaching was his profession. He is well aware of the situation facing rural schools. The Government has not been looking at many options to address the matter. It is not too late at this stage. It may be the 12th hour before the September term starts. The...

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: We have to give a bit of hope back to the people.

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: We need to return to the policies of positivity and progression. People in areas that are dying on their feet are acting up and will do so to an increasing extent in the near future. I foresee that many of these meetings will be held throughout the country because of the huge impact of the decline of rural society and the rural fabric of this country. It has been pointed out that...

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: Special needs pupils and the vulnerable are falling behind in all of this. Rural Ireland is falling behind as well. The loss of resource teachers for special needs pupils was also pointed out. I ask the Taoiseach, who has a real grasp of this issue, to discuss with the Minister for Education and Skills the implications of where we are going. We are sliding down in Europe, so to speak. We...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 121. 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. [6202/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (12 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to provide access for retired workers to the State's industrial relations machinery; and the timeframe for same. [5856/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (12 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 32. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation , in view of the fact that the workplace relations Act does not provide a facility for retired workers to access the Labour Court, his plans to enable these retired workers to have access to the Labour Court, where their pensions and livelihoods are being impacted upon. [5855/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (12 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 198. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a submission (details supplied), and respond positively to each of the issues, as the matters stated reflect the current difficulties that exist in schools nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6386/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gorse Burning (12 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 266. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the review of the proposals for extension to the controlled burning of gorse; if she will introduce a compromise measure by extending the current closing date from 1 March to 31 March, as 1 April was the old traditional date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6505/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gorse Burning (12 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 267. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will extend the current closing date for controlled gorse burning from 1 March to 31 March, to bring it into line with the regulations in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6506/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: What is the true market value of the Heathrow slots? Many figures have been bandied about ranging from €400 million up to €1 billion in the past number of weeks. What would be the projected growth in percentage terms for Aer Lingus within AIG over the next five years? Can Mr. Walsh give an appropriate growth percentage for the airline? It is imperative that our regional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: (Resumed) IAG (12 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: I think it was two-yearly.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Tom Fleming: 131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise the old-young farmers category for the 60% grant in the new targeted agricultural measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/15]