Results 941-960 of 3,791 for speaker:Tom Fleming

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the Health Service Executive grant to a foundation (details supplied) who are in urgent need of assistance towards the cost of running their services, providing intensive home nursing care, funding and support to the families of children under four years of age with brain damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44791/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Maintenance (16 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to provide the necessary funding at the earliest possible date for the resurfacing of the road through Sneem Village, County Kerry and for the provision of new footpaths in the village (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44772/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licence Issues (16 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the case of learner drivers who must by virtue of their employment drive to work unaccompanied, thus breaking the law; if this can be addressed by producing a letter from the employer stating the specified time of coming and going to work; if legislation will be introduced in order that young drivers who have a job...

Home Help and Home Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: The upgrading of the home help service over the past ten years has probably been the most significant development in health services in this country. Home help staff in the 21st century are highly trained, dedicated and proficient in delivering excellent quality of care and assistance to thousands of vulnerable people who wish to live in their homes, their own environment and in the local...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (17 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange an appointment at the earliest possible date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45247/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the delegation of private operators. What percentage of the school transport routes would have a service? There has been a review and restructuring which has led to a reduction in such routes over the past 12 months in particular. If the private operators had a larger share of that market, would they provide a more competitive service at a reduced cost, which may enable the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: Has the CTTC made a submission to the Department of Education and Skills that would justify the contract being put out to tender? Some of the routes have been revised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the delegation from Bus Éireann. I wish to raise questions on the Expressway routes. County Kerry, a peripheral county in the south-west corner of the country is reliant on tourism. Bus Éireann is a core service and provides access to the county. The patients in County Kerry are transferred to the regional hospitals in Limerick and Cork. There is a great deal of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: Will the interim stops in the smaller towns be retained on the Kerry to Limerick and Kerry to Cork routes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: Very good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: Mr. Murphy mentioned an involvement between rural transport services and school transport. What liaison has taken place between Bus Éireann and private operators? Is there room for rural transport services to get involved in that? Also, what is the percentage of private operators in the provision of rural bus services? What percentage of the vehicles do the rural bus companies own?...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry Issues (18 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the potential to develop a National Heritage Coastal Trail based on the Wales Coast Path (details supplied). [35513/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (18 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent teaching post will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45424/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (18 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent teaching post will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45424/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Investment Bank (23 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the setting up of a national reconstruction bank that was originally included in the Programme for Government and was to contribute to the rebuilding of the economy by lending to business and by surrendering a hold on private debts which are not going to be repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45895/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears (23 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the €7.5 billion that was made available to the banks last year to deal with distressed mortgages; the reason it has not been passed on to borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45918/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (23 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the banks are allowed to continue to increase their variable mortgage rates at the same time as the European Central Bank reduces its own rates; if he will intervene on behalf of tax payers who bailed out the banks and on behalf of hard pressed households, many of whom are now finding it increasingly difficult to pay their mortgages; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (23 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason banks are allowed to continue to increase charges and interest rates whilst at the same time refusing to lend to viable businesses; if he will intervene in this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45937/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to have approval granted to commence the construction of permanent buildings to replace the existing prefabricated units in a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, as the prefabs are in a seriously deteriorated condition and are a health and safety hazard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46453/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (23 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of homes that have been and are at risk of flooding from the Cullavaw River in Rathmore, County Kerry, if he will make the necessary funding available to protect the homes of these families that are at risk; if officials from the Office of Public Works have investigated the problem on the ground; if he will do everything...