Results 821-840 of 3,791 for speaker:Tom Fleming

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the recent statement by the Minister of State at the Department of An Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with Special Responsibility for European Affairs and Data Protection, regarding the importance of foreign languages being included in the primary school curriculum, his views on the re-introduction of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (11 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority and the Road Safety Authority to carry out a comprehensive examination of the adequency of the Farranfore to Killarney N22 road to cope with the huge volume of traffic with regard to safety aspects; if he will examine correspondence (details supplied) in conjunction with the two...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Recruitment (11 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 166. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will appoint the necessary additional staff to Killarney National Park, County Kerry, and assign the urgently required complement of staff to the refurbished Killarney House, in view of the fact that the tourist season is imminent, and the €17 million investment in this facility, needs to be complemented by...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: With the 2010 legislation and section 2(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, there was provision that additional substances could be added to the list of controlled drugs. At the time of the 1977 Act, the drugs in question were heroin, cocaine and cannabis, etc. A Government order was the method of control. The 2010 legislation had a very effective and strong impact on the wholesale...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for a review in respect of a disability allowance, for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9891/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as there is undue delay in processing this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9899/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9888/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant details have been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9907/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the contracting out of relevant elective surgeries to hospitals in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, which should be able to provide at least the same quality of service as here, and probably at a more cost-effective rate per person, and this would eliminate the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9649/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all relevant details, including medical, have been submitted to the primary care reimbursement service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9694/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (5 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine correspondence (details supplied) in respect of exceptional circumstances; if she will ensure the full complement of teachers is retained, to continue the quality of education in this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9794/15]

Dairy Sector: Statements (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: With the abolition of the milk quota, the Irish dairy sector will be given an opportunity to pursue efficiencies through increased volumes and will hopefully assert itself on the world stage. Farmers and their co-operatives are gearing up for an increase in milk supply in the order of 50% by 2020 and are making the investments necessary to produce and profitably process and market this milk....

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: They have played a very significant part in their local economies because they are the ones doing business with local stores, shops and post offices and are trying to keep local schools open.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: They are a very important element of rural Ireland.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: I apologise, a Cheann Comhairle, but, as the Taoiseach is well aware, there are severe implications in terms of penalties.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: Will the Taoiseach look seriously at adopting Article 4(1)h of EU Directive 1307/2013 and make a submission to the European Commission to try to resolve many of these matters? Article 4(1)h has been adopted in Wales, for instance and would ensure compliance with all of the various EU directives involved. There is flexibility in the measure. Will the Taoiseach take this on board and ensure...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: We all welcome the GLAS scheme and hope maximum payments will be made to all those farmers who are submitting applications, but that is not the core issue. Will the Taoiseach ensure clear and objective criteria are set for the assessment of eligibility. Probably the best formula to adopt is Article 4(1)h, to which I referred. There is a lack of flexibility and a hardness to the attitude...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: Farmers and their families are in a very stressful state. We are not talking about the Golden Vale or the plains of County Meath.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: I am talking about the west. This issue has serious implications and there will be the abandonment of land. The landscape is our great tourism asset. The farmers concerned are doing a very good job in their farming practices to protect the landscape of Ireland. We do not want to lose this significant part of our tourism product. I, therefore, ask the Taoiseach to intervene with the...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Fleming: There is a huge issue, particularly in rural Ireland, concerning the eligibility of marginal land and commonage for direct EU payment. There is an intensive and what I regard as an over-zealous inspection campaign being carried out by Department inspectors on, by and large, hillside, mountain and commonage land under the commonage framework plan. This inspection campaign is governed by...