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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Legal Costs (27 Feb 2013)

Tom Fleming: The Minister needs to cap the fees by setting a maximum fee for senior counsel and junior counsel. I hope the Minister will advertise publicly for the services of senior counsel and solicitors who will be placed on a panel to act for the State. We recently learned that child services were being fleeced in terms of legal fees at a time of great financial scarcity in that sector.

Other Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Tom Fleming: Croke Park is not completely equitable for workers in all sectors.

Other Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)

Tom Fleming: The incomes of people earning over €80,000 have not been sufficiently reduced in comparison to people earning below €65,000 who are taking an excessive hit in terms of the reductions. Could the Minister alleviate the position of those in the lower sectors of our public sector, such as nurses, hospital staff, gardaí and firefighters? They are facing a cut of 8% but those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (27 Feb 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse a decision to remove a resource teaching post for the 2013/2014 school year at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the obligation to provide fully for the needs of all pupils in this school [10513/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will expedite the transaction with Kerry County Council regarding provision of a site for proposed new cemetery on the grounds of the Derrynane Abbey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10732/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Measures (27 Feb 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address youth unemployment in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10682/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (27 Feb 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the plans she has in place to address long-term unemployment in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10686/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: I support the call by Deputy Healy Rae ---

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: I wish to support the Deputy's amendment.

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (5 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: The radon problem in County Kerry has had very serious consequences in the last ten years, in particular. It has claimed a number of lives, for instance, and is seriously affecting the general health of people who are unfortunate to be living in areas affected by the gas. Time will tell regarding the overall implications for the general public who have to live in houses affected by radon....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.151 of 6 June 2012, if he will ensure that the productive assets of farm families and other self employed families are not factored into the assessment of income for the purpose of third level maintenance grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11004/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11121/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (5 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision to axe the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant that will have an adverse impact and is an attack on persons with disabilities and goes right to the very core of their independence; his views on the Ombudsman's report which found the Government to be in breach of equality legislation because eligibility for the schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (5 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11151/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (5 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award full medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11153/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11239/13]

Health Insurance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: The current statistic indicates that more than 200 people per day are abandoning their health insurance policies. It is a frightening scenario when thousands of people with private health insurance are experiencing dramatic increases in 2013 with further increases of anything between 20% and 40% envisaged. More than 300,000 health insurance customers on the cheapest plans are to lose full...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 16 January 2013 and No. 78 of 7 February 2013, if he will intervene in a health and safety issue at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that the board of management has alerted and provided a full engineering report on the necessity to carry out the electrical replacement and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Licence Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine an application for employee security licence to the Private Security Authority in October 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11925/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Mar 2013)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange an appointment at the earlist possible date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12072/13]