Parliamentary questions

Local Authority Housing

Sandra McLellan

911. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that children who are brought up in local authority housing have some kind of right to remain in their family home were something to happen to their parents, in view of the fact that at present they cannot be put on the tenancy until they are 18 years old, if a relative could move in to look after the children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11944/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Sandra McLellan

936. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that efibre broadband is made available to an enterprise centre (details supplied) in County Cork, to allow it to attract digital marketing companies to the area. [11351/15]

Environmental Policy

Sandra McLellan

967. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if geo-engineering is taking place, with substances being sprayed from aeroplanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11370/15]

Driver Licence Renewals

Sandra McLellan

969. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) in County Cork did not receive a renewed provisional licence in a timely manner from the National Driver Licence Service, which meant the person could not sit a driving test; if a new test date will be provided without any additional fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11411/15]

Seniors Alert Scheme

Sandra McLellan

245. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there has been consultation with community councils regarding proposed changes to the seniors alert scheme; if not, the reason; if he will endeavour to ensure proper consultation with all stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10754/15]

Easter Rising Commemorations

Sandra McLellan

5. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department has taken to proactively consult the public since the Government launched its commemorative programme; and the number of formal submissions that have been received to date. [10172/15]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

13. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will inform the Irish people both at home and abroad when she will announce the date for the Ulster 2015 National Famine Memorial Day to remember all victims of An Gorta Mór; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10175/15]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options

Sandra McLellan

15. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress on the relocation of turf cutter on bogs designated as special areas of conservation; and the efforts being made by her Department to find suitable alternatives for relocation. [10171/15]

Departmental Staff

Sandra McLellan

18. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budgetary resources and number of staff she has allocated to the commemorations unit within her Department for 2015-16. [10173/15]

Departmental Strategies

Sandra McLellan

33. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide this Government's detailed plan for a national strategy in the remit of arts, culture, and heritage and the funding that has been allocated for its implementation. [10174/15]

Seniors Alert Scheme

Sandra McLellan

145. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of the new proposals for the senior alert scheme, if there will be an increase in the fee charged to monitor the alarm unit per annum; if there is a risk of participants receiving sub-European Union standard equipment; if elderly persons will continue to receive prompt responses from the new provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10703/15]

Revenue Documents Issuance

Sandra McLellan

86. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if a warehouse (details supplied) in County Cork still has its licence in place to operate as a bonded warehouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9811/15]

Medical Card Administration

Sandra McLellan

178. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the national assessment guidelines for medical cards to make provisions for the local property tax as an allowable expense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9605/15]

Army Barracks Closures

Sandra McLellan

299. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Defence if unused portacabins, from either the Fermoy or Kilworth Army camps, could be donated to an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8851/15]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Sandra McLellan

56. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of consultant psychiatrists, who are urgently needed for the support of young persons in this State; the measures in place for tackling the shortage; and if there are alternative plans to provide those in need with some method of support in the absence of a consultant psychiatrist. [7771/15]

Preschool Services

Sandra McLellan

121. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he will take to ensure that all children will be eligible to participate in the free preschool year, in time for September 2015. [8000/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Sandra McLellan

127. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken to guarantee the commitment to universal accessibility of the preschool year for all children, including those with disabilities; and the assurances provided to parents whose children will come of age before September 2015. [7772/15]

Direct Provision Data

Sandra McLellan

138. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the infant mortality rate of children in direct provision, where, according to the Department of Justice and Equality figures, 61 persons living in direct provision have died since its establishment in 2002, of which 16 were infants or young children under five years of age, in other words, infants and very young children account for 25% of deaths of persons living in direct provision; and his views that his Department has a responsibility to ask why children between the ages of zero and five years account for 25% of these deaths. [7768/15]

Children in Care

Sandra McLellan

144. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to combat the poor oversight in some State-run care homes, where the use of drugs, and daily anti-social behaviour, has become prevalent, and his action plan for dealing with the rise in numbers of 16 and 17 year olds entering State care. [7769/15]

School Completion Programme

Sandra McLellan

155. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed update on the review of the school completion programme, which has been in operation since 2002; and the plans in place for its development. [7770/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

490. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason the pension-related deduction is not taken into account when assessing means for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8229/15]

Site Acquisitions

Sandra McLellan

551. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the land where a proposed national school (details supplied) in County Cork was to be built but later abandoned for planning reasons, if her Department has sold this land; when and to whom the land was sold; the purchase and sale prices for the land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8128/15]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

636. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if invitations are being extended to relatives of those who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising for the Government's celebratory events; the way relatives can become involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7679/15]

Sandra McLellan

97. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be sourced to establish an art therapy service for children in direct provision accommodation centres (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7416/15]

Health Services Provision

Sandra McLellan

353. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the deficit issue concerning a service (details supplied) in County Cork will be dealt with in a way that results in the minimum impact on the service users. [6737/15]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Sandra McLellan

535. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next round of sports capital grants will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6754/15]

Easter Rising Commemorations

Sandra McLellan

551. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department has taken to pro-actively consult the public since the Government launched its 1916 commemorative programme; the number of formal submissions that have been received to date. [7090/15]

Easter Rising Commemorations

Sandra McLellan

552. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of meetings she has undertaken directly since the Government launch of developing the State 1916 commemorative programme; and the stakeholders, external to her Department, who attend these meetings. [7091/15]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

553. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budgetary resources and the number of staff, she has allocated to the commemorations unit within her Department for 2015 and 2016. [7092/15]

Hospital Services

Sandra McLellan

124. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6232/15]

Foreshore Licence Conditions

Sandra McLellan

180. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a foreshore licence was not issued to complete the main drainage scheme in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6318/15]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

153. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will inform the Irish people, both at home and abroad, when she will announce the date for the Ulster 2015 National Famine Memorial Day to remember all the victims of An Gorta Mór; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5517/15]

Departmental Strategies

Sandra McLellan

164. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide this Government's detailed plan for a national strategy for the for the areas within the remit of the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht; and the funding that has been allocated for its implementation. [5516/15]

Sandra McLellan

379. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding will be sourced to establish an art therapy service for children in direct provision accommodation centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5897/15]

Local Authority Housing Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

571. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason prospective council tenants are not provided the opportunity to view a property before they accept or refuse it following an offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5549/15]

Social Welfare Appeals

Sandra McLellan

79. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5321/15]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board

Sandra McLellan

242. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of survivors who have accessed Caranua to date in 2015; the length of time their funding will remain; the length of time Caranua will remain in place as an organisation; the outcome for Caranua when the fund has been exhausted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5212/15]

Road Projects

Sandra McLellan

178. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway scheme in the statutory planning approval process, as his attention has been drawn to the fact that the scheme was withdrawn from the process in 2011 by the then transport Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5065/15]

Defence Forces Records

Sandra McLellan

351. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Defence the options available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to rejoin the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4480/15]

Health Services Provision

Sandra McLellan

439. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed day care centre for a town in County Cork (details supplied) that was originally allowed to proceed by the Health Service Executive in December 2008; if planning permission was granted in December 2011 in view of a letter issuing in 2012 from the HSE area manager stating that the project had been halted due to lack of funds in the capital development plan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that planning permission is only granted for a period of five years, and that time is running out on this project and funding urgently needs to be provided for this extremely important development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4602/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Sandra McLellan

32. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49515/14]

Revenue Commissioners Powers

Sandra McLellan

127. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if there is a time limit on how far back the Revenue Commissioners can go with investigations to claim unpaid tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49435/14]

Hospital Equipment

Sandra McLellan

547. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that MRI equipment compatible with equipment required for general anaesthesia is made available to Cork University Hospital in order that children who do not respond adequately to sedation and require general anaesthesia can have MRI scans there rather than having to travel to Dublin hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49573/14]

Health Services Provision

Sandra McLellan

568. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cavan receives the therapies that he urgently requires without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49669/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

580. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49696/14]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Sandra McLellan

757. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve and expedite a Student Universal Support Ireland grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49516/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

773. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not entitled to a Student Universal Support Ireland grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49697/14]

Fáilte Ireland Funding

Sandra McLellan

974. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update from Fáilte Ireland on the proposed motorhome park for Youghal, County Cork; if he will provide funding for a feasibility study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49454/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

1038. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for committees or organisations towards 1916 centenary celebrations; when this funding will be available; the way groups may apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49505/14]

Arts Council Grants

Sandra McLellan

1041. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an application to the Arts Council for the visual artists workspace scheme 2015 was refused on a technicality (details supplied); if she will review this matter; if this decision can be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49725/14]

Property Tax Yield

Sandra McLellan

49. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised annually in local property tax in County Cork and nationally since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48556/14]

Tobacco Smuggling

Sandra McLellan

50. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that has been lost annually on illegal black market cigarettes since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48559/14]

Work Permits Applications

Sandra McLellan

64. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Ireland will be accepting applications for work permits from Filipino nurses next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48550/14]

Fines Data

Sandra McLellan

117. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the revenue that is raised on speeding fines annually since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48558/14]

Citizenship Applications

Sandra McLellan

119. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of revenue raised through citizenship applications annually since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48561/14]

Plastic Bag Levy

Sandra McLellan

233. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that is raised from the plastic bag levy annually since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48551/14]

Commercial Rates

Sandra McLellan

234. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that is raised on business water rates annually since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48557/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

504. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that online medical card applications allow for medical evidence to be uploaded to allow for consideration of discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48300/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

576. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is acceptable that a student (details supplied) is awarded a grant from Student Universal Support Ireland in October and is then told in December that it was awarded in error and to repay €1,314.44; the way such an error could have occurred; her plans to deal with such incompetency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48229/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

577. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way Student Universal Support Ireland can grant a person (details supplied) a non-adjacent rate on appeal in 2013, then in 2014 award a non-adjacent rate again for the same person and their sibling but award their other sibling an adjacent rate; then after querying it decide to take the non-adjacent rate and award all three the adjacent rate; her views on whether it is acceptable that an awarded appeal can be disregarded like that by SUSI; her views on the fact that it is difficult for any family to put three children through college at the same time; if discretion will be applied in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48232/14]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

88. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, following Dublin City Council's rejection of the proposed Moore Street land swap with a private developer, she plans to initiate a full and independent battlefield site survey of the Moore Street area; and if she will bring together all relevant parties with the intention of developing a new plan to protect, preserve and develop this historic quarter of our city. [47012/14]

Illness Benefit Payments

Sandra McLellan

121. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will include persons (details supplied) who are on illness benefit long term in the social welfare Christmas bonus payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46790/14]

Health Services Staff

Sandra McLellan

324. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason almost ten years after the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (details supplied) was introduced there is still no complaints procedure in place in view of the fact that the website of the council set up to deal with this states that this will happen in the next 12 months, this has been the case for years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46976/14]

Hospital Procedures

Sandra McLellan

350. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason children (details supplied) cannot receive a general anaesthetic in Cork University Hospital to have an MRI; his views that it is acceptable that a family should have to travel from County Cork to a Dublin hospital for what should be available to them in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47200/14]

Local Authority Staff Recruitment

Sandra McLellan

420. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will lift the recruitment embargo in Cork County Council to allow them to hire outdoor staff as since the embargo was put in place in 2008 Cork County Council have lost a total of 893 staff and frontline services have been severely affected with the loss of one third of outdoor staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46940/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

375. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will approve a discretionary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45793/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

393. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason the primary care reimbursement service can ask a person with spina bifida to complete a review to ascertain if they are still eligible for a medical card; his views that this person's medical circumstances could have changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46035/14]

Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

542. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 25 November 2014 his plans to address the gaps in the new housing assistance payment scheme whereby a person is not entitled to receive a payment until a housing need assessment has been completed (details supplied); the options available to such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46172/14]

Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

147. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the options available to persons for financial support towards housing while they are waiting for a housing needs assessment in view of the fact that they are now not entitled to rent allowance since the introduction of the new housing assistance payment system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44816/14]

Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

156. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the gaps in the new housing assistance payment system where a person is not entitled to receive a payment until a housing need assessment has been completed (details supplied); the options available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44909/14]

Child Abuse

Sandra McLellan

259. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the practice of interviewing a child who alleges physical abuse against a parent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44871/14]

European Arrest Warrant

Sandra McLellan

287. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda have the facility to trace a person's whereabouts through their mobile account (details supplied) account specifically relating to a person with an outstanding European arrest warrant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45221/14]

Medicinal Products Availability

Sandra McLellan

330. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has received an application for the inclusion of Flexiseq for treatment of arthritis in the general medical services and community drugs schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44948/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Sandra McLellan

473. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a guarantee that a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be completed and ready for students by September 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45258/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

595. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will ensure that every school under the Government's remit is provided with a proclamation on the run up to the 1916 centenary. [44998/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

596. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will ensure there is a national day of Famine commemoration, with a fixed date in order to properly commemorate the millions of lives lost during the Famine. [44999/14]

Schools Refurbishment

Sandra McLellan

117. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure funding is provided for a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork to carry out essential works in the playground area which in its present state is a health hazard where a number of accidents have taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44558/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Sandra McLellan

172. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43589/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Sandra McLellan

203. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 8 October 2014, the progress that has been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43669/14]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Sandra McLellan

140. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason vitamin B17 is not available to purchase here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43456/14]

Medical Records

Sandra McLellan

104. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the location of the medical records, including the birth registers and the​ maternity theatre registers, for each year from 1950 to 2007, inclusive, relating to maternity and obstetric services formerly provided at the Erinville Hospital, County Cork, under arrangements pursuant to maternity services legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

587. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a decision will be made regarding the location of the Famine commemoration to be held in May 2015; and if she will confirm whether it will be held in Newry, County Down. [43002/14]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Sandra McLellan

617. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to tackle the long waiting times for the fair deal nursing home scheme; his views that it is acceptable that scarce hospital beds are being taken up by patients who cannot take up their residency in nursing homes until the scheme is processed which is taking up to 16 weeks at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41192/14]

Medical Card Appeals

Sandra McLellan

760. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason this process that was supposed to be completed in three months is still ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41916/14]

Irish Water Administration

Sandra McLellan

985. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the efficiency of the specific Members' helpline provided by Irish Water (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41016/14]

Hotel Accommodation

Sandra McLellan

1135. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the hotel capacity in Dublin further to the Lord Mayor's task force stating that an additional 5,000 rooms were required; and the progress that has been made to date. [42252/14]

Tourism Data

Sandra McLellan

1136. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the visitor numbers to Dublin over the past five years. [42253/14]

Heritage Projects

Sandra McLellan

1155. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of the €500,000 spent on the rhododendron ponticom since 2009 which has been used for contractors; the amount spent on voluntary work camps; and the amount spent on clearance between 2004 and 2009. [42266/14]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the historic site on Moore Street, Dublin 1. [40220/14]

Culture Night

Sandra McLellan

5. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of its roots in pre-Christian Ireland, if she will consider expanding on Hallowe'en-Samhain celebrations in a manner similar to Culture Night. [40047/14]

National Gallery

Sandra McLellan

12. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views regarding the recommendations to change the method of funding to the National Gallery and the impact it will have on its perceived independence. [40049/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

23. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on plans that her Department have made regarding the 1916 centenary events. [40046/14]

Departmental Programmes

Sandra McLellan

28. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the adopt a woodland scheme. [40048/14]

Wildlife Protection

Sandra McLellan

36. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures currently in place to prevent and manage the introduction and spread of invasive alien species into Irish wildlife. [40050/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

377. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an over 70s medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39888/14]

Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure

Sandra McLellan

212. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has ring-fenced money for local authorities to purchase any outstanding houses which have not yet been purchased under Part V of planning agreements and which have been lying idle for the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39599/14]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board

Sandra McLellan

258. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a TD representative contact line for Caranua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39114/14]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board

Sandra McLellan

259. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Caranua will provide home help and fuel for a person in County Cork who will gain nothing from the other services that they offer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39116/14]

Medical Card Administration

Sandra McLellan

126. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure local property tax payments are not considered a voluntary deduction from persons' wages, when the Primary Care Reimbursement Service is assessing persons' payslips; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38410/14]

Health Services Provision

Sandra McLellan

145. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure physiotherapy is provided in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38495/14]