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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (23 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an appeal regarding a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24514/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently expedite an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24646/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will urgently expedite an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24691/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue payment under the agri-environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24621/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (23 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is she will carry out a study of the existing system of appointing new primary school teachers to vacant posts, and examine the implementation, on a number of trial basis appointments, by a system similar to the central application system devised and implemented in the State examination system for entry into higher level education. [24721/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (23 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress with the substitute list of primary school teachers, with regard to confining the vacancies that arise to jobless school teachers; the number of vacancies to which jobless teachers were appointed; the number of retired teachers appointed to these posts, in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24798/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (23 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the landscaping plan and general layout of the green area in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, as the high-mound-state that this playing area was left in is unsuitable for an amenity and playing facility; if she will ensure that this is rectified before this building project is completed; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Post Office Network (24 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 220 of 31 March 2015 and 168 of 16 June 2015, if she will explain the contradiction regarding her issuing of letters recommending social welfare recipients to utilise their banks rather than the post office network, as this business is paramount to the future existence of the post office network; if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (24 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the wild deer testing for tuberculosis carried out in County Wicklow, as the infection rate is 20% and this statistic demands the roll-out of this programme to other wild deer populated counties, as deer are travelling extensively onto farmland and grazing, in many cases, on the same grounds as farm animals; and...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: National and international studies suggest that 25% of the population will have mental health difficulties at some point in their lives and that 44% of people in Ireland have had a direct experience of mental health problems. On average, European countries allocate more than 20% of their total health spend on mental health services and supports whereas the Irish figure, as we are well aware,...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: As a former Minister of State at the Department of Health, the Minister, Deputy White, has a particularly good insight into the health services in general. I am sure the Minister and his colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, are well aware of the need to secure proportionate amounts that are justifiable in the Department of Health. The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (25 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that all the relevant medical documentation has been submitted and the person urgently needs this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25482/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 159. 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, given that the person has submitted all the relevant information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25447/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 168. 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, given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25495/15]

Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: On 30 March 2007, Ireland signed but did not ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The convention has since been ratified by 156 countries but Ireland's ratification remains outstanding. The Government's contention that archaic legislation prevents Ireland from ratifying the most important human rights treaty of the 21st century is an affront to people with...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: I hope the Taoiseach will take up this matter with his Ministers in the coming week because time is limited. I also hope he will follow up on what he has said here. It is estimated that there are over 600,000 people in this country with some disability. Since the collapse of the banks in 2008, the problem has been exacerbated in the intervening years, bringing fear, consternation and worry...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (30 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an appeal in respect of a domiciliary care allowance for 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. [26209/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and allow payment of a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the person's circumstances and given that all medical evidence has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26235/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a review of a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26238/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector (30 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 215. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide funding for a standard bank account through the post office network to ensure financial inclusion for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25868/15]