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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the contracting out of relevant elective surgeries to hospitals in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, which should be able to provide at least the same quality of service as here, and probably at a more cost-effective rate per person, and this would eliminate the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9649/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all relevant details, including medical, have been submitted to the primary care reimbursement service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9694/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (5 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine correspondence (details supplied) in respect of exceptional circumstances; if she will ensure the full complement of teachers is retained, to continue the quality of education in this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9794/15]

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: With the 2010 legislation and section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, there was provision that additional substances could be added to the list of controlled drugs. At the time of the 1977 Act, the drugs in question were heroin, cocaine and cannabis, etc. A Government order was the method of control. The 2010 legislation had a very effective and strong impact on the wholesale...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for a review in respect of a disability allowance, for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9891/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as there is undue delay in processing this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9899/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9888/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant details have been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9907/15]

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: I believe Government policies since the foundation of the State, rather than strengthening the Irish language, have left it to drift and then plummet downwards. Following our independence, our language was in a fairly healthy state. The oral tradition in non-Gaeltacht areas was still strong in the early 20th century. The older generation had a reasonable command of the language and it was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the recent statement by the Minister of State at the Department of An Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with Special Responsibility for European Affairs and Data Protection, regarding the importance of foreign languages being included in the primary school curriculum, his views on the re-introduction of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority and the Road Safety Authority to carry out a comprehensive examination of the adequency of the Farranfore to Killarney N22 road to cope with the huge volume of traffic with regard to safety aspects; if he will examine correspondence (details supplied) in conjunction with the two...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Recruitment (11 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 166. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will appoint the necessary additional staff to Killarney National Park, County Kerry, and assign the urgently required complement of staff to the refurbished Killarney House, in view of the fact that the tourist season is imminent, and the €17 million investment in this facility, needs to be complemented by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Expressway Services: Bus Eireann and NTA (11 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the delegation. The bottom line here is that there is a public responsibility to give equal transport access to everybody in this country. I wonder if we have a lack of communication and co-ordination at the moment between the National Transport Authority, Bus Éireann, the private operators and rural community transport. We need to maximise the benefits on a cost-benefit...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: Save Rural Ireland is a new group of stakeholders representative of 1,200 community groups across the country. The group was recently formed and has over 100,000 members currently. They met a group of TDs and Senators yesterday to express their views on the continuing demise of rural Ireland and the need for Government policy to halt this downward slide. They are highlighting the issues...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: There is a need for the development of a specialised rural policy which could be integrated into any future programme for Government. This has not been done to date and the approach has been a bit scattered and fragmented. I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, the very best and believe that she has one of the most responsible positions in Government. Several glaring...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (12 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the process for applying for a boat licence for a local boat owner to provide service to the Skellig visitor centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10774/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (12 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 129. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the job losses in the Cadbury plant, Rathmore, County Kerry, with regard to minimising the job losses; the efforts being made by Enterprise Ireland in providing alternative and substantial additional jobs in County Kerry; the support and assistance to be provided to the workers who may be departing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (12 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 168. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11007/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (12 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 192. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a referral by an occupational therapist for a powered wheelchair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10819/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (12 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine and intervene regarding the restoration and continuation of the Dingle to Ballydavid, County Kerry bus service, whereby Ballydavid village was taken off of the route because of the perception of an inadequate turning point, and the local committee, Coiste Fobairt an Phobail Ceanntar Baile na nGall, in conjunction...