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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Road Network (18 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide maintenance/repairs to the side road off Ahane Road, County Kerry, as the road is in a very poor condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44338/14]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: It is unfortunate that the crisis in the funding for the fair deal scheme is escalating as the winter months approach as it puts more than 2,500 patients and their families in a dilemma. They face delays of up to four months and in the meantime, these additional patients are rapidly coming on-stream to a growing waiting list. The current crisis is exacerbated by Ireland having the...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: The rate of youth unemployment in this country is rampant at 26% and is double the average rate of 13%. Once more, young unemployed people were overlooked in the recent budget. There was a great opportunity to redress the position regarding the drastic reduction in their social protection income supports introduced in budget 2014. I am of the view that this matter should have been given...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (11 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 536. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will exempt from water charges householders who installed water harvesting conservation systems at a substantial capital investment cost (details supplied); if he will review these customers whose water usage due to their initiative, for which no grant has been received and on which they have outlayed large sums of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (6 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite the application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42681/14]

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: Figures released by the Central Bank in September indicated that the mortgage arrears crisis is continuing. The data showed that the number of mortgages in arrears of more than 90 days fell. At the time that figure fell for the fourth consecutive quarter but well over 120,000 homeowners continue to carry the burden of mortgage debt and long-term arrears. This figure is continuing to grow....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that nurse support for the arthritis consultant in Kerry General Hospital is appointed at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42404/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 140. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a situation regarding the appointment of a consultant obstetrician-gynaecologist at Kerry General Hospital, as the appointed consultant is currently engaged in agency work in other locations; if he will ensure that impediments in respect of this post are resolved at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42405/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (5 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 141. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the need for additional home help time in the evening in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that this person is wheelchair bound and requires a lot of care, attention and assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42407/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (5 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide facilities for drinking water and address the issue of a lead crisis problem at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42385/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: People feel strongly that genuine applications are deliberately delayed and refused initially as part of wider efforts by the Department of Social Protection to crack down on fraud. They believe they are the victims of such an approach and I have anecdotal evidence of similar cases. An independent oral hearing can take from 12 to 18 months and many of those involved suffer from cancer,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the existing processing and the adjudication of invalidity pension applicants due to the high percentage of initial refusal decisions being reversed following reviews and appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41748/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: I ask the Minister if she will review the existing processing and adjudication of invalidity pension applicants due to the high percentage of initial refusal decisions being reversed following reviews and appeals. There is an increasing trend towards obstacles and barriers in initial stages, although decisions may be subsequently reversed. Will the Minister intervene and use her good office...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the Minister's statement about the review group being set up and I hope this will be a workable and efficient process that will expedite the work. The statistics for 2013 speak for themselves. There were 6,958 appeals for invalidity pensions. Overall, some 80.04% of appeals by applicants were successful, with 32% of decisions being reversed in the initial stages by deciding...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Data (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the up to date statistics for youth unemployment; the progress in addressing this issue; the position regarding the availability of sufficient finances for the youth guarantee scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41706/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will substantially increase the numbers participating on the rural social scheme due to the invaluable service they provide to community groups, to deliver essential social services in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41707/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Initiative (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the geographical regions that are identified to implement the JobPath pilot schemes and the number of and percentage of long-term unemployed in each region to be facilitated by the scheme; if she will utilise the Leader group and the community and volunteers sector due to their experience and proven success to processing these pilot schemes; and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker Schemes Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will cease the policy of penalising unemployed persons from taking up casual work and allow them to sign off from days they are working; if she will further cease the penalising of small businesses trying to hire person casually and remove the disincentives whereby a volume of unnecessary paperwork and responsibility is in the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure all job-related training activation programmes will be accessible to persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41704/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Tom Fleming: 190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that medical information in respect of the entitlement has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41398/14]