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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the unacceptable long delays in the processing of social welfare appeals which is causing added hardship to most applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29003/12]

Written Answers — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (19 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the unacceptable long delays in the processing of invalidity pension claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29039/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will cancel all cuts in Gaeltacht funding until such time as the 20 year strategy is put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29041/12]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship applied for in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number granted or refused; the number currently being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29042/12]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (19 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 522: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will consider lifting the moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the Reserve Defence Forces as this volunteer service has historically successfully assisted many recruits in gaining full time employment in various careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29065/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a referral for an EEG at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29310/12]

Agriculture Scheme Penalties (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by county of penalties applied to farmers by category of penalty, whether land eligibility or cross compliance; if he will provide a further breakdown by number of farmers penalised and by total value of penalty under both the single farm payment and disadvantaged area schemes; and if he will...

Agriculture Scheme Penalties (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: I thank the Minister for his reply. I would like to get the full information, which was originally requested through a written parliamentary question, Question No. 584 on 21 February. The Minister said in his reply that the full information would be provided but I had to wait nine weeks, until 1 May, to get an initial response. It was stated then that the rest of the material would be sent...

Agriculture Scheme Penalties (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: If it is available, I welcome that very much. That was an unduly long time to wait for the full information. If there was proper management of payments, all of this would automatically be available in the local offices and could be forwarded to the central office within a reasonable time. In addition, it would give the Minister a good overview of what is happening in different parts of the...

Agriculture Scheme Penalties (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Most of the complaints and representations I have received are about land eligibility. If there is an incorrect declaration, a 100% penalty is applied. That is very harsh. There must be some flexibility, as it involves marginal cases as well. These people are huge contributors to the economy and they participate actively in farming. There must be a flexible system in place, as is the...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the roll out of high speed broadband to all second level schools in County Kerry will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28770/12]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason County Kerry was recently omitted from a national project to bring 100 MBPS broadband to secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28795/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will cancel all cuts in Gaeltacht funding until such time as the 20 year Government strategy is put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28801/12]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will commence the roll-out of the family support programme and the new scheme from his Department for families from the Gaeltacht attending Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28896/12]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will keep the Office of the Irish Language Commissioner independent based in the Gaeltacht and its status and power not be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/12]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the roll out of high speed broadband to all second level schools in County Kerry will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28794/12]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when will County Kerry receive the same level of broadband connectivity as the East Coast, in view of the fact that Kerry is already at a disadvantage due to the county's omission from the BMW regional status, and the provision of high speech broadband will help the economy, generate investment and create jobs;...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reverse the decision that will have serious implications for up to 10,000 farmers in respect of the qualifying criteria for the disadvantaged area scheme whereby a .15 stocking rate per hectare for three consecutive months was sufficient in 2011, he is now proposing to increase the 2011 stocking rate to .3...

Written Answers — Agriculture Scheme Penalties: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by county of the penalties applied to farmers by number and by size of penalty under the single farm payment, disadvantaged areas and rural environment protection schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/12]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (14 Jun 2012)

Tom Fleming: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the possibility of providing a bus service between Dublin Airport and County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28800/12]