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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Joint Sitting with the Joint Comittee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Pro-Social Drivers Programme: Pro-Social Ireland (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: It is great to see that the delegates are bringing a sense of awareness to the issue and hopefully the roll-out will be done in a timely fashion. Have they thought about speed restrictors? Younger drivers are often prone to speeding and maybe speed restrictors would be desirable. They might also be desirable to insurance companies and it would be one way of getting cheaper insurance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Joint Sitting with the Joint Comittee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Pro-Social Drivers Programme: Pro-Social Ireland (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: Local authorities need to get involved with this, as they have the infrastructure. There should also be more emphasis from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport on getting rid of black spots. There is a need for soft landing ramps in certain places, and some counties have more than others. There is a particular need for them near schools and in built-up areas.

Other Questions: Early School Leavers (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: Students are disengaging from school or dropping out in first or second year for various social reasons - for instance, some pupils are not academic. Those who are lost in the system are going down a cul-de-sac and have nowhere to go. We know the consequences of that. They can find themselves in an undesirable situation, which can pose huge problems for families and communities. I am not...

Other Questions: Early School Leavers (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: The vocational model currently utilised in Germany, in particular, is of high quality and is successful on the Continent. We would want to look more closely at it. We also have to examine the needs of employers and the quality of qualifications. In some cases, employers may have to wait too long to get people who may be coming out of third level but who may not have degrees that are...

Other Questions: Early School Leavers (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: -----which have been taken off the primary school curriculum. It is a huge loss that we cannot give pupils a grounding in continental languages, which would enable them to access employment, in particular with various technology industries at the moment.

Other Questions: Early School Leavers (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: We would want to examine the issue of satisfying the requirements of those associated with foreign direct investment.

Other Questions: Early School Leavers (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: That is training.

Other Questions: Early School Leavers (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 7. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a scheme for early school leavers, given that approximately one in five second level students, from the age of 13 or 14, are currently disengaging from school, whereby they could engage in a three or four year apprenticeship in the skills required by modern manufacturing and service industries for 50% of the time, and they...

Other Questions: Early School Leavers (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: Will the Minister consider introducing a scheme to facilitate early school leavers, because currently approximately 20% of students disengage from second level education? The scheme would engage students for a period of three to four years in an apprenticeship which would be particularly suitable for the skills required by modern employers in industry, including the manufacturing and service...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of rent supplement allowance who have been requested for review more than twice, between the dates 1 July 2014 and 31 May 2015, inclusive, in view of the fact this is unnecessary and imposes an administrative cost on the State to carry out repeat reviews which entail administrative duties on the client, the client's...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will re-introduce the student summer work scheme similar to the former scheme, which was very successful in providing students with the opportunity of engaging in vital community and social work, was very productive, enabled these students to contribute to their communities and provided them with experience in the work environment; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (10 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the compensation scheme for calves testing positive under the bovine viral diarrhoea compensation scheme, in view of the fact that the current compensation for these animals is totally inadequate, and this is causing hardship for farmers with infected herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22590/15]

Leaders' Questions (9 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: We could have been spared this inquiry if Deputy Catherine Murphy's questions had been answered at the outset in a fair and comprehensive manner. Unfortunately, that did not occur. This matter is best reflected in a statement by Mr. Justice Liam Hamilton regarding the beef tribunal: "I think that if the questions that were asked in the Dáil were answered in the way they are answered...

Leaders' Questions (9 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: According to the statistics, only 26% of Irish people had trust in the Government. Is is a revealing figure, given our recent and undistinguished history. That is why there is a need for a robust, forensic inquiry.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: It is coming. We will need a forensic inquiry to drill down and reveal the true facts. There is an urgent need to redeem public trust in the reform of post-crash Ireland and to restore our international reputation as being a trustworthy, transparent and fair country in which to set up business. Will the Taoiseach ensure that the investigation will give a breakdown of each individual...

Leaders' Questions (9 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: The legitimacy of the body politic has been undermined once more in this most recent sordid debacle in this country. The diligence and persistence through relevant questions by Deputy Catherine Murphy, in the interests of democracy and the people, has unearthed and exposed another web of the same old suspects, which are the banks and the big businesses intertwined with the political system....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine and expedite an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21976/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Appeals (9 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 252. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22180/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 257. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for disability allowance submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, in view of the fact that the person has a prolonged illness, and medical evidence, as a result of extensive periods in hospital care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22290/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy Yield (9 Jun 2015)

Tom Fleming: 301. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount for the first quarter collected by the Exchequer on the stamp duty levy and pension fund assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21432/15]