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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in need of a medical card and issue same on hardship grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48767/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Stocking Densities (16 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if donkeys continue to be eligible for inclusion in the stocking density calculation for 2015 and subsequent years where the animals in question are appropriately registered and in respect of which the relevant identification documentation has been issued, showing the animals concerned as being in the ownership of the given...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Stocking Densities (16 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provision he made for all the donkeys that will not be eligible for inclusion in the stocking density calculation for 2015 as most farmers will not want to keep them and the donkey sanctuaries will be at full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47912/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Voluntary Sector Funding (16 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 413. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to support Childline to secure funds in order that it may continue its necessary and excellent work throughout 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48153/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 510. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all nursing home facilities and their patients are treated with care, dignity, respect and understanding that they deserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48360/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 511. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the appalling treatment of the elderly and most vulnerable people in our society who are currently in care facilities; if he will put in place strict guidelines to ensure this atrocity never happens again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48362/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (16 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 662. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is at least a four week delay, in some cases for much longer periods, in securing an appointment for national car testing and not a ten day window or quicker access to securing an appointment for the NCT as stated by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48154/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (16 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 670. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that persons who have booked their national car test and have proof of same are not liable for three penalty points on their licence and that the Garda will exercise some discretion in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48207/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: I wish to ask a number of questions relating to matters the Ceann Comhairle ruled out of order. What is the status of the €100 rebate that will be provided to all registered customers of Irish Water? Is this rebate designed to allow Irish Water to be set up as a semi-State company outside the Government sector? If it is not, then this money would be considered a subsidy. Is the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Postcode Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: I believe the views of the two organisations to which I referred earlier must be taken on board. In particular, the concerns of the Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association regarding the emergency services raise the possibility of being faced with catastrophic situations in which fatalities may be involved due to an erroneous system. The association has a problem with the randomised...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Postcode Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: It has developed its own GeoDirectory national address system. My question is whether this will cause problems for An Post. Might it be a further burden on An Post's viability?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Postcode Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner also had some difficulties in this regard. In its most recent report, it reflected on how the Eircode system will award individual codes to each address, contrary to advice the then commissioner gave as long ago as 2005. This is being done contrary to his advice when at that time, he warned that a code which identified unique address instead of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Postcode Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 5. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total amount spent to date in consultancy fees on the proposed Eircode postcode system; the anticipated estimated cost of the project; the up-to-date progress regarding the roll-out of postcodes; if their implementation will be of help to the viability and future development of the post office network; and if he will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Postcode Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: The figures on the consultancy fees for the setting up of Eircode are exorbitant. I fear we could have a debacle similar to the Irish Water situation if this is allowed to continue in its current form. The Freight Association of Ireland has raised some problems. It said the system will be useless for its members. The chairman of the Fire and Emergency Services Association said the random...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 3. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when new generation quality broadband with speeds comparable to the broadband service that is available to customers on the east coast will be available to areas of County Kerry that currently have speeds of only 5 Mbps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47394/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: There are large pockets of County Kerry where broadband reception is either very weak or non-existent. Ireland has dropped five places to 56th in the world in terms of broadband speeds, a performance that is worse than Mongolia which is regarded as a Third World country.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: The reality is that in terms of broadband speeds Ireland is a two-speed country. While some cities and towns have excellent coverage, large tracts of rural areas are served by up to 200 Eircom exchanges that have not been upgraded and provide broadband speeds of only 3 Mbps to 4 Mbps. While I welcome the recent announcement, reiterated this morning by the Minister of State, regarding the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: I was going to refer earlier to the situation faced by a business in Castleisland, County Kerry which employs more than 100 people and is a much needed facility in the area given the haemorrhage of much of its youth because of a lack of jobs. In this instance, to obtain the broadband service required for the business the owner has had to relocate two of his workforce to Dublin. Current...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Production (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the future progress of the proposed Shannon LNG gas terminal in Tarbert, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47351/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Schemes (11 Dec 2014)

Tom Fleming: 23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of houses, business premises community and public buildings evaluated up to date for building energy rating; the status of the various BER rating for these buildings; if he will provide a significant increase in funding in 2015 to dramatically progress retrofit programmes to bring the building stock up to...