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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Carers Strategy Implementation (26 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 505. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the up-to-date progress report on matters relating to her Department, regarding the national carer's strategy; on the impact of these initiatives on family carers' lives, since the launch of the strategy in July 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20433/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Reports (26 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 567. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide the up-to-date progress report on matters relating to his Department regarding the national carer's strategy on the impact on family carers' lives of these initiatives by his Department since the strategy launch in July 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20454/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 585. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the carer development officers in counties Kerry, Sligo, Donegal, Longford, Westmeath and Galway; if he will ensure that these vital jobs are protected, due to the vital work they perform in identifying and supporting family carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20455/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 591. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact the person has submitted all relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19824/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Carers Strategy (26 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 699. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the up-to-date progress report regarding the national carers strategy by his Department, and the impact the initiative has had on family carers' lives since the strategy was launched in July 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20451/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy Implementation (26 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 695. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the situation of the under-supply of respite beds for those with dementia, as over 30,000 persons have dementia and there are 66 respite beds available across 54 specialist care units in nursing homes, which equates to just one respite bed for 450 persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20415/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (26 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for dental braces in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20571/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Carers Strategy Status (26 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 964. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the up-to-date progress report on matters relating to his Department in the National Carers' Strategy, and the impact on family carers' lives of these initiatives, since the strategy launch in July 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20449/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (27 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review and expedite an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that all medical evidence has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20913/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (27 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review and expedite an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20925/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (27 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for an illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, given that this application has been pending for a long time and the person recently had an assessment with the medical assessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20957/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (27 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide clarification regarding data protection regulation to police any undesirable material on a social network (details supplied) to protect specific targeted victims from unscrupulous users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20926/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (27 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21047/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (27 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the application (details supplied) for Killarney Valley, south and east Kerry recreational park comprising of an all-weather pitch, a micro-track and ancillary facilities, in view of the fact that this is a full inclusive sports and leisure complex, serving all sectors and age groups in the community; and if he will...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: The Carers' Association, which represents 187,000 carers in this country attended a meeting with Oireachtas Members on 19 May. The main item on the agenda was the national strategy report for carers and the slow progress being made on the report which was first planned and published in 2012. There are some 42 actions recommended in the strategy, but many of them remain untouched. Several...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: That limit is preventing many family carers upskilling with a view to returning to the workforce, but there has been no movement on that. The removal of the bereavement grant shows a lack of awareness of the significant cost on families on the death of their loved ones. The solution offered, namely, asking family carers to apply for an exceptional needs payment at a distressing time in...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: I stress the importance of providing affordable options for families to provide care to their loved ones and allow them live in their own homes. A typical example is the housing grant scheme, which is administered by county councils. The mobility aid grant is an essential piece of the jigsaw in allowing people to live in their own homes but funding for that grant has been halved from...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: I ask the Tánaiste and her fellow Ministers to get back to the drawing board, address the matters I have raised and enhance what is needed to be enhanced in the forthcoming budget. Some of these matters could be addressed immediately if the windfall was available.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: The number of carers estimated by the Carers Association is 187,000, which I believe is a conservative figure. At least another 100,000 are indirectly engaged in caring in some capacity or another. That brings the figure up to almost 300,000 people engaged in caring. That is a huge resource that we cannot underestimate, and the cost-benefit savings to the State from that resource are...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Tom Fleming: I have grave reservations about how the proposed takeover of Aer Lingus by IAG will look in future. In trying to analyse the consequences for our national and regional airports, we cannot ignore the approach taken by British Airways to its domestic market and what has occurred there in recent years. British Airways has consolidated its transatlantic services into the London airports,...