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Credit Union Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Nov 2015)

Tom Fleming: Families, small businesses and people of modest means could not function without the credit unions. The CP88 regulation, to be signed into law as part of the Central Bank regulations by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, by 31 December, as currently proposed, is much too restrictive. If this is not deferred and deliberated on with more thought, it will cement the restrictions and it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Nov 2015)

Tom Fleming: 146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine and expedite an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all requested information has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41931/15]

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

Tom Fleming: 174. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41930/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (25 Nov 2015)

Tom Fleming: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a lung specialist to Kerry General Hospital owing to the increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as this is the fourth most common cause of death here after lung cancer, heart disease and stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42012/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (26 Nov 2015)

Tom Fleming: 125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine an application under the basic payments scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if the payment will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42120/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: 171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an appeal under the carer's allowance scheme from a person (details supplied), given that all medical evidence has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42777/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: 292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the agriculture reserve fund taken out of farmers' direct payments; the amount of funds to be reimbursed to farmers; when the payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42857/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: 333. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will examine an application for temporary and limited leave to remain in the State by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry given that all requested documents have been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42780/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: 404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a programme of immunisation against meningitis, given the statistics that one in ten persons will die from it and one in three survivors will be disabled and given that a meningitis vaccine programme has been rolled out in Northern Ireland since September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42466/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: 438. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend nationwide the programme set up with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service that allows persons in Cork and Dublin to have up to four free venesections a year, given that not all sufferers can travel to Cork or Dublin for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42739/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: 439. To ask the Minister for Health if he will abolish the charges for ongoing treatment as inpatients in hospitals on hemochromatosis sufferers, given that the treatment takes less than 25 minutes, the sufferers are not admitted to hospital and, accordingly, they should be treated as outpatients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42741/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: 459. To ask the Minister for Health to provide essential physiotherapy treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42926/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan Publication (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: 641. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funds available for restoration work in raised bogs; the location of the bogs; the programme of work; when the work will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42858/15]

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the Minister and his officials. In regard to the deterioration of the road surface on the national primary routes in particular, is there a huge emphasis on upgrading them with black tarmac?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: I am glad to hear that because proper maintenance of the roads to keep them in good shape is important. Is the figure for rail fleet maintenance adequate? What is the progress under the programme of general improvements, upgrades and-----

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: I am going by the first document.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: To be honest, I might have different documentation. Will any of the roads in our county road networks be included or does the Minister regard this as being for primary and secondary national roads?

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: I am wondering about something. Under local county roads, is any provision made for work on small bridges? Some of the bridges I have in mind date back 200 years and are in a bad state because of the heavy vehicles crossing them.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: Okay.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Tom Fleming: What does this allocation entail and what is the remit of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, MBRS? Will the allocation be used for general safety measures?