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Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (14 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 610: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the delay in processing of Garda vetting of persons seeking work in some professions in which Garda clearance is required; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is prohibiting and delaying many persons acquiring work regarding both temporary and full time jobs.. [22716/11]

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

Tom Fleming: Question 740: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. [22823/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 775: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will examine the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry with a view to expediting payment in view of the fact that there is a delay in processing this application. [23776/11]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (14 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 953: To ask the Minister for Health if he will alleviate the fears of the local population of the Caherciveen Iveragh Peninsula area, County Kerry, by ensuring that 24-hour ambulance cover remains in place. [23733/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Sep 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 985: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the waiting lists and waiting times in audiology services in County Kerry. [23952/11]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [21653/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will find the €55 million of savings elsewhere in her departmental budget rather than eroding the progress made for our senior citizens over the past 40 years due to the fact that the proposed reductions will have health implications for people who have insufficient fuel for their needs over the winter period. [21819/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will appoint temporary staff to the Bord Iascaigh Mhara, BIM, training school in Castletownbere, County Cork, to allow applicants complete the full skipper ticket. [21518/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the staff in the Bord Iascaigh Mhara training school in Castletownbere, County Cork, will be replaced, in order that applicants can undertake the skipper full certificate course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21570/11]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will improve access to County Kerry by providing the necessary funding to upgrade the Cork to Kerry road and the Limerick to Kerry road, and also provide additional flights form Dublin to Kerry as this is vital to such a peripheral county as Kerry. [21517/11]

Pension Provisions (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: I originally submitted this question to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, and it has been transferred to the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton. The question has also been reworded. As there are approximately 450,000 unemployed people we need to promptly introduce some jobs initiatives. I proposed to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation...

Pension Provisions (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: The Minister said some people would not avail of the scheme because of the age difference; it would not be relevant. In principle the scheme should be workable. Graduates coming from college cannot get to develop what they have and are losing what they acquired in education. It is very demoralising for these people and I believe many would avail of such a scheme which would allow them to...

Pension Provisions (20 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which she will reform the systems of payments from her Department, through the provision of part pensions to persons nearing retirement age; the contacts that she has had with other Government Departments in attempting to draw up such schemes in an effort to reduce the numbers claiming social welfare; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (19 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 452: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will investigate the reason it is difficult for Irish couples to adopt UK children when the UK authorities are advertising the need for additional adoptive couples; the blockages within the system; her plans to assist Irish couples who wish to adopt from the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21299/11]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: The proposed Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2011 should have been discussed well in advance with representatives of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and the employers' group IBEC. If that had been done, they could have gone through the technical wording in detail, as well as giving written submissions to the relevant Dáil committee. The vast majority of politicians have no...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be awarded rent allowance. [20428/11]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for a certificate of naturalisation will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [20556/11]

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: It is for very good reason we have the current quota of special needs assistants, SNAs, to provide vulnerable and disadvantaged children an opportunity to develop their educational skills to an acceptable level. Depriving these children at a vital time in their lives of the maximum support and assistance will adversely affect them for the rest of their lives, particularly in their ability to...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs the Industrial Development Agency created in County Kerry in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; if he is satisfied with the IDA's performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20148/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (13 Jul 2011)

Tom Fleming: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the plans or proposals the Industrial Development Agency has to replace the jobs lost in County Kerry to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20149/11]