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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (27 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 145. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he willl ensure that services in Irish are made available to the Irish speaking community to the same standard as those services in English; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9980/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 146. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to ensure the ending of the derogation of the status of Irish as an official language of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9997/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (27 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of valid applications to the recent Garda recruitment; the number approved for further processing following the initial aptitude tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10038/14]

Post Office Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: With over 1,100 branches, the post office network is the largest physical infrastructure in Ireland and is a vital strategic asset. The Government needs to recognise the unique and vital role of the post office, particularly in rural Ireland, as a means of communication, an essential economic tool and an intrinsic part of the fabric of the community. It has social and economic values and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sustainability of Post Office Network: Irish Postmasters Union (26 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: I welcome the delegation here today. It is clear the post office network is the largest infrastructural organisation in the country. It comprises 1,100 postmasters in 1,100 post offices as well as thousands of jobs and many more from the spin-off of that valuable work. The inaction being displayed on this important matter reminds me of the Department of Health's policy some years ago,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (26 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a jobseeker's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9837/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 359. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider introducing two separate grant aid schemes for coastal protection and flood relief works, one in respect of public infrastructure and the second in respect of the protection of homes, businesses, private lands and so on; if he and his officials discussed this matter with officials from Kerry County Council as a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 360. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the fact that local authorities had prepared and agreed their budgets prior to the storm damage and the restrictions that have been put in place in respect of their borrowings, if he will review the requirement to put up 10% matching funding as this will put a major strain on council resources and will prevent a large...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will issue payment and arrears of a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9084/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 445. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will take into consideration the huge amount of damage as a result of storms to public amenities in County Kerry such as roads, footpaths, car parks, beach accesses, playgrounds and so on; if he will hire outdoor temporary staff to deal with some of the workload; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9513/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 553. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding his Department's policy document on non-EEA family reunification and the persons issue with Article 17.2, social welfare not being a reckonable income and the contradiction of new policy with Article 41.3 of the Irish Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9620/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 605. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a rural environment protection scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9535/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 621. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the issues experienced by a child care service (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will streamline the continuous changes to grants and schemes to ensure this centre and similar child care centres throughout the country can plan ahead and provide a professional and quality service. [9254/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 665. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to utilise the €50 million savings on the temporary risk equalisation scheme; if he will allocate some of these savings to mental health services to make up the deficit in funding for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9235/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide treatment for cataracts to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9330/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 698. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9507/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (20 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 29 January 2014, if the Office of Public Works has responsibility for the old Land Commission schemes that were not taken in charge by the public trustee (details supplied); if it is the case that the Office of Public Works does not have responsibility for these embankments; if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (20 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will investigate the ESB infrastructure in the Tullig-Cromane-Stookisland area of Killorglin, County Kerry in view of the fact that this part of the county has experienced more power failures than the surrounding areas during the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8761/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (18 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to previous parliamentary questions, if he will now re-examine a student grant appeal and issue a 100% non-adjacent rate, 100% maintenance grant and 100% fees and student contribution, as previously confirmed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7585/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Tom Fleming: 304. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he and his officials met officials from Kerry County Council during his recent visit to County Kerry, where he inspected some of the areas affected by flooding, storm damage, high tides, coastal erosion and so on; if he will confirm the level of co-operation between the Office of Public Works and Kerry County Council in respect of...