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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on veterinary certificates and designated boats for the live export trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41319/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Expenditure (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will acknowledges that due to disproportionate cuts of 17% on farm schemes in Budget 2012 which was nearly five times the 3.5% cut made across all Government Departments and allied to this a combination of disastrous weather, soaring import costs and falling prices, if he will prioritise the maintenance of funding for farm schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bays in County Kerry that are awaiting aquaculture licences; the status of each of these applications; and when is the approval for licences envisaged for each application. [41951/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licences for commercial processing of sea-food produce have been applied for in County Kerry; the number that have been approved; the number of applicants awaiting approval as each license granted has the potential to create up to 20 jobs; if he will expedite the processing of these applications [41955/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for upgrading of a general practitioner visit card to a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41320/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will expedite same [41696/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will expedite same [41697/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [41699/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the decision to grant a general practitioner only card instead of a full medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [41700/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (2 Oct 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine undue delays in treatment of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [41954/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Digital Switchover: Discussion (27 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: It appears that in some of the problematic locations that have been mentioned today, the existing masts that were put up with the co-operation of RTE a number of years ago offer the only answer. Is RTE giving serious consideration to the retrofitting or upgrading of these masts, which could be done for a reasonable sum of money? We have already asked for this to be done. I think it is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Digital Switchover: Discussion (27 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: I also welcome the Minister and the officials and thank them for their presentation. There is a particular problem or difficulty in County Kerry. There are pockets of the county, particularly in the south, south east and west, where the existing transmitters were put in place with the co-operation of RTE to provide coverage to black-spot areas where historically there was huge difficulty in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (27 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine a redundancy claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41068/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (27 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will examine the application to Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland for the better energy warmer homes scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41132/12]

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the proposed thirty-first amendment of the Constitution which expressly recognises children in their own right within the Constitution and enshrines and gives firmer recognition to their protection. It is important that the Oireachtas, in its deliberations, gets the strongest and most robust formula and wording possible in the Bill. The wording must be based on clarity and facts...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the proposed thirty-first amendment of the Constitution which expressly recognises children in their own right within the Constitution and enshrines and gives firmer recognition to their protection. It is important that the Oireachtas, in its deliberations, gets the strongest and most robust formula and wording possible in the Bill. The wording must be based on clarity and facts...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is awaiting a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40811/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aquaculture Licences (25 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: There are also plans to expand existing salmon farming activities at Duínis Island, Waterville, County Kerry. This development will be worth €11 million to the local economy. There are approximately 90 bays around the coast of Ireland and I am sure a huge number of these remain to be licensed. I welcome the fact that 100 commercial licences have been granted, particularly as...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aquaculture Licences (25 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the Minister's reply and his confidence in and vision for this industry. As an island nation the waters around our coastline are a goldmine, so to speak. The development of our aquaculture industry is a major initiative that must be tackled immediately to realise the maximum potential of our high quality produce. In 2011 in County Kerry alone, 1,115 tonnes of produce such as...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Aquaculture Licences (25 Sep 2012)

Tom Fleming: That could be replicated throughout the country. I am sure the Minister, Deputy Deenihan, and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, will give full co-operation but in terms of the European Union, what can be done to remove the impediments? Can the Minister expedite that matter?