Results 3,621-3,640 of 3,791 for speaker:Tom Fleming

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide as a matter of urgency a dedicated fully equipped stroke unit at Kerry General Hospital, as evidence from the national clinical programme points to improved outcomes for patients who attend such units. [28958/11]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (12 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health if he will acknowledge the tremendous fund raising efforts of the Kerry based charity Build 4 Life which has already fund raised €2 million, €450,000 of which was paid in VAT, towards the cost of opening a dedicated cystic fibrosis unit at Cork University Hospital, by allocating €300,000 from the national lottery fund in order to complete...

Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (12 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: I am a member of a very viable credit union. There is great concern among the officer board and members which I am sure reflects many credit unions across the country. They feel they are in a straitjacket because of the regulations imposed by the current regulator. They are prohibited in many cases from lending to very worthy applicants because of the current restrictions. Many people who...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will arrange for payment of REP scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28783/11]

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (11 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the provision of requested appliances in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [28784/11]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: I wish to share time with Deputies Collins and Pringle.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the proposed Bill. I commend the consultation process that has taken place with the SIPTU, UNITE and MANDATE unions. That has given an opportunity to go through the technical details and the wording in fine detail. It has also provided an opportunity to provide written submissions for the relevant Dáil committees to have it further examined. My concern is that in making any...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assign a special needs assistant to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [27803/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (5 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint an ophthalmology surgeon to Tralee General Hospital, County Kerry. [27802/11]

National Asset Management Agency (5 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Finance the nature and content of contracts for or employment which the National Assets Management Agency has given to individual developers to run their former companies which are now in NAMA; the remuneration details of every developer currently in receipt of such remuneration; and if details will be published on the NAMA website. [27799/11]

National Asset Management Agency (5 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: I firmly believe the figures given by the Minister, ranging from €75,000 to €200,000, for remuneration are exorbitant, given the state of the country, particularly as these are confidential contracts. Nobody should have the right to enter into such arrangements. The people concerned broke the country and are now being paid by the State and taxpayers. We do not want to see a repeat of...

National Asset Management Agency (5 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: The Minister spoke about the confidentiality aspect, but such issues should not be removed from the view of the general public. I ask that such details be put on the NAMA website because of the seriousness of the matter. Will the Minister specify if there are incentives to reach certain targets for the people concerned, including potential contractual incentives? If the elements in NAMA...

National Asset Management Agency (5 Oct 2011)

Tom Fleming: I thank the Minister for his response. There should be far more accountability on this. NAMA should be answerable to the Minister and all these matters should be vetted. The people who are funding this, the general public, are entitled to know the status of these and the names and details involved. I ask the Minister to reconsider that.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (29 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding future business for a site. [26872/11]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (29 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 137: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allocate additional funds to County Kerry for the housing aid for older people scheme, to allow for essential repairs and improvement works to be carried out to the homes of the elderly. [26786/11]

Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: The Bill arises from concerns expressed regarding the definition of veterinary practice contained in the Veterinary Practice Act 2005. That Act provides a broad and general definition of the term "practice of veterinary medicine" under section 53. However, this definition has proved to be lacking in certainty and overly ambiguous. It potentially includes certain procedures that...

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: The major issue is that almost 450,000 people are out of work and many of them see no light at the end of the tunnel. We need innovation and radical thinking in job creation allied to the existing measures being put in place. I suggest we begin with people in the public and private sectors who are within five years of retirement and who, I am sure, would give serious consideration to job...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the Bill, which is a positive initiative. As a growth industry, tourism is one of the prime indigenous products we have. Our tourism infrastructure needs to be expanded and developed. So far this year, the trend has been that American and continental visitor numbers are up by approximately 15% or 16%, but visitor numbers from Britain, our nearest neighbour and biggest market,...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that the major delays that occurred in 2011 in the payment of the back to school allowance will not happen in the future and that an adequate number of staff be put in place with processing of applications. [24387/11]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 531: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that farmers will not have to go through a long process of having to seek and obtain planning permission and also through the expense of carrying out an environmental impact assessment for land reclamation works, drainage works, ditch removals and so on as proposed by the EU Commission....