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Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
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Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Paternity Leave Scheme
Sandra McLellan
132. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if self-employed fathers will be entitled to paternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4258/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
Sandra McLellan
143. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4349/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Paternity Leave Scheme
Sandra McLellan
162. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if working fathers who do not work full-time hours will be entitled to paternity leave from September 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4638/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Tax Code
Sandra McLellan
175. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance why an unmarried couple are deemed a cohabiting couple when claiming social protection but are deemed single persons when one of the partners gains employment and is trying to claim tax back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4135/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Local Authority Charges Application
Sandra McLellan
557. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who lived outside the State prior to the introduction of the Non Principal Private Residence were notified of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4595/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Child and Family Agency Investigations
Sandra McLellan
2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number, outcome and type of complaints made to the early years inspectorate of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in each of the years 2013 to 2015 in tabular form. [3279/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Family Income Supplement Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
33. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person participating in an apprenticeship who has a partner and two children, is eligible to apply under the family income supplement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3522/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Sandra McLellan
306. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who did not directly receive money through the redress scheme but subsequently won a case against a solicitor for not filling out the application on time can apply to Caranua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3471/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Social Welfare Code
Sandra McLellan
87. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason an unmarried couple are deemed a cohabiting couple when claiming social protection, but are deemed single persons when one of the partners gains employment and is trying to claim tax back; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2783/16]
Tue, 26 Jan 2016
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Bus Éireann Services
Sandra McLellan
491. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how many of Bus Éireann's recently announced new fleet will be wheelchair-accessible; if they will be allocated to areas not currently serviced with wheelchair-accessible buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2726/16]
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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National Monuments
Sandra McLellan
173. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the State has simply adopted the Chartered Land plan for a commemorative centre at 14 to 17 Moore Street in Dublin 1. [2380/16]
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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National Monuments
Sandra McLellan
174. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the State has simply adopted the Chartered Land team of experts who wrongly identified number 18 Moore Street, Dublin 1 as a post 1916 structure in its application for ministerial consent. [2381/16]
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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National Monuments
Sandra McLellan
175. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht who or what State agency is supervising the removal of protected elements within 14 to 17 Moore Street in Dublin 1; and what is their level of expertise. [2383/16]
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Sandra McLellan
139. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application that was submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in October 2015 under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2332/16]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Family Income Supplement Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
88. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to review the legislation for family income supplement, given that the amount awarded is set for 12 months regardless of change of employment circumstances and that this is unjust as it often means persons receive much less than they should; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46890/15]
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Carer's Allowance Appeals
Sandra McLellan
115. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to approve and expedite an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1235/16]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
219. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Number 344 of 6 October 2015, the status of the appeal concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44899/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Medical Card Applications
Sandra McLellan
484. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45448/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Sandra McLellan
535. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why Student Universal Support Ireland will not accept a sworn affidavit when an applicant's parents are separated and there is no legal separation agreement (details supplied). [45197/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Sports Organisations
Sandra McLellan
630. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he is making to ensure the inclusion and integration of members of the Traveller community within sporting circles and clubs. [44742/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Garda Investigations
Sandra McLellan
133. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person who reports an issue and provides a lengthy written statement to An Garda Síochána is entitled to an update on the stage that the investigation is at, whether the Director of Public Prosecutions has made any comment on the matter, and if a definite line of inquiry is being followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44612/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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National Monuments
Sandra McLellan
42. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the status of the national monument at 14-17 Moore Street, Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter [43863/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Artists' Remuneration
Sandra McLellan
47. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the provisions she will put in place to protect the rights of artists and to provide them with adequate remuneration for the use of their copyrighted works. [43464/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Cultural Policy
Sandra McLellan
78. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the implementation of Culture 2025. [43466/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Sandra McLellan
16. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the efforts he is making to ensure that young persons with mental health issues who are on counselling waiting lists will be seen as soon as possible, and that counselling staff will be supported in helping these persons. [42692/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Substance Misuse
Sandra McLellan
27. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if there are additional provisions being made for support services for persons experiencing drug and alcohol issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42691/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Health Services Provision
Sandra McLellan
74. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he is investigating the possibility of using neurofeedback training for children who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, behavioural problems and other related disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42693/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Child Abuse Prevention
Sandra McLellan
152. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a dedicated email address for Teachtaí Dála to report abuse issues to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, for Cork north Lee and south Lee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43231/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
187. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not entitled to have a specific drug, Fampyra, covered by the medical card scheme and the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43315/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Early Childhood Care Education
Sandra McLellan
2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how he will ensure that preschool places are made available for children who have turned three years of age and whose parents are seeking to enrol them in the early childhood care and education scheme in January or April 2017, given the likelihood that many early years education and care settings will be full with the cohort enrolled in September 2016. [43043/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Child Protection Services Provision
Sandra McLellan
16. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans in place to provide care and protection to incoming refugee children from war torn areas, as agreed under the European Union recommendations, where the children's welfare and safety are identified as a concern. [42690/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education Standards
Sandra McLellan
30. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the efforts he is making to ensure the professionalisation of child care workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42689/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Medical Card Drugs Availability
Sandra McLellan
114. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on including the multiple sclerosis drug Frampidine in the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43048/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Child and Family Agency Services
Sandra McLellan
370. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when 24-hour social work services will come into effect; how the service will work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42706/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Sandra McLellan
371. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide capital funding to enable early childhood education and care settings to expand, in keeping with the announcements made in budget 2016; when and how child care providers will be able to access this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42707/15]
Wed, 18 Nov 2015
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Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
49. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Limerick was not entitled to a back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40795/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Heritage Council Funding
Sandra McLellan
14. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of funding that has been provided to the Heritage Council in 2015; and the increase in this funding that is being provided under budget 2016. [39529/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Heritage Council Funding
Sandra McLellan
15. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views regarding the request received from the Heritage Council, for an additional €1.9 million in funding in 2016, to finance a range of community-based heritage initiatives that would generate multiplier employment in the tourism and wider heritage sectors. [39532/15]
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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National Library
Sandra McLellan
37. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has consulted the director of the National Library in an attempt to address the relevant issues it faces at present; if she will be willing to make finances available to address these issues; and if these issues are presently a priority of her Department. [39533/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Disability Allowance Payments
Sandra McLellan
151. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason the family of a deceased person (details supplied) are not entitled to six weeks' payment from the person's disability allowance; the reason they are not entitled to arrears that were owed to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39352/15]
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
210. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student will be assessed as financially independent from the student's parents with an affidavit from a solicitor swearing that the student is in fact financially independent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38923/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
279. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to disregard maintenance as means for rent allowance for lone parents, given that the purpose of maintenance is to make provision towards the essential needs of the child, and not to pay towards rent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38383/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Health Services
Sandra McLellan
641. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if an immediate stream of funding is available for a social club for the elderly (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38106/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Planning Issues
Sandra McLellan
1036. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow local authorities to take estates in charge that were originally holiday home schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37319/15]
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
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Energy Resources
Sandra McLellan
1120. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is concerned that the Phillips 66 company has commenced a process to sell Whitegate Oil Refinery in Cork; the steps he is taking to ensure that we maintain a refining capacity on the island of Ireland, due to its strategic importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38295/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Children in Care
Sandra McLellan
2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how he plans, to accommodate the 60% of persons who leave care who currently have not been assigned aftercare workers; to reduce the 68% of young persons who experience homelessness within two years of leaving care. [36232/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Family Resource Centres
Sandra McLellan
5. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the retention of the family resource centre national programme is an issue he believes to be of paramount importance to his Department; and if extra funding will be provided to ensure this is maintained. [35509/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Asylum Support Services
Sandra McLellan
13. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions being made to ensure refugee children who enter Ireland in the coming months will be provided with the care they need upon arrival. [35506/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Departmental Strategies
Sandra McLellan
25. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the efforts that are being made to fulfil the envisioned outcomes of the Better Outcomes, Brighter Future document produced by his Department in early 2014, following a meeting with the National Youth Council of Ireland last week. [35508/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Early Years Strategy Implementation
Sandra McLellan
26. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for an update on the implementation of the national early years access initiative and the area-based childhood ABC programme. [35510/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Child Protection Services Provision
Sandra McLellan
38. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures being put in place to reduce children-to-social worker ratios. [35507/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Easter Rising Commemorations
Sandra McLellan
76. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Defence when the viewing stand tickets will be issued to the family members of those being remembered next year in the 1916 commemorations. [36675/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Family Resource Centres
Sandra McLellan
88. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to direct Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to address the salary inequalities in the family resource centres where staff doing the similar work, at the same grade but in different centres, are paid at different levels due to legacy issues in the development of the structures. [36674/15]
Wed, 21 Oct 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Sandra McLellan
169. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Bus Éireann operates any wheelchair accessible buses from Letterkenny in County Donegal to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36673/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Marriages of Convenience
Sandra McLellan
496. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the reason non-European Union citizens are effectively being denied the constitutional right to marry European Union citizens, as the Health Service Executive and An Garda Síochána cannot facilitate them with the necessary meetings, to ensure the marriage is genuine, because members of An Garda Síochána are not yet trained in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36456/15]
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Event Licensing Regulations
Sandra McLellan
670. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the review of the event licensing framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35948/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
21. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person on a widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension can partake in a community employment scheme and retain a pension plus a community employment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35402/15]
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Nursing Home Services
Sandra McLellan
290. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 29 September 2015, if the value of the site transferred in 2009 can be disregarded and capped after three years, as is the case with the family home; if he will use his discretion given that the person's spouse will have no option but to bring the person home, which would be detrimental to the person's health, as they cannot continue to pay the current rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35501/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
344. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will approve an appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Cork to entitle that person to the national average under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34036/15]
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Sandra McLellan
179. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an application for a carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32922/15]
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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Nursing Home Services
Sandra McLellan
454. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will review the repayments made on a nursing home loan in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33214/15]
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Sandra McLellan
474. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if a personal assistant will be allocated to two preschool children (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33387/15]
Tue, 29 Sep 2015
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Residential Institutions
Sandra McLellan
485. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1018 of 22 September 2015, if he will confirm when the new investigation team will be put in place to deal with reports of abuse of residents and clients in Health Service Executive homes by members of staff, so that all incidents are investigated in a timely manner; if he will acknowledge that these delays are causing extreme stress to staff members, who are fully vindicated afterwards, and who are suspended with pay while awaiting the outcomes of investigation of allegations against them (details supplied). [33423/15]
Thu, 24 Sep 2015
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City of Culture Initiative
Sandra McLellan
2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason more than €150,000 of public finances was transferred from three Limerick City of Culture 2014 events to other projects, some of which were not exclusive to the year-long celebrations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32372/15]
Thu, 24 Sep 2015
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Architectural Heritage
Sandra McLellan
28. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the destruction of a major archaeological monument, a major timber-built road of European significance at Mayne Bog, Coole, County Westmeath, is continuing, given the National Monuments Service, under her aegis, has known since 2005 about the existence of the monument; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32186/15]
Wed, 23 Sep 2015
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National Monuments
Sandra McLellan
171. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the nationally important issue of Knockhouse trivallate ring fort which is one of only two trivallates in County Waterford and the first to be excavated here, where over 50% of this site has been removed for the construction of the West Pharmaceutical Services plant which is currently under way; her views that as part of the company's corporate social responsibility, the area should be conserved, since the fort does not interfere with the factory’s location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32373/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Poverty Data
Sandra McLellan
249. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that 138,000 children are currently living in consistent poverty, with almost 1,000 children living in emergency accommodation; her views that these figures are an indication that the Government's child poverty reduction targets are not working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27552/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
Sandra McLellan
278. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32055/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Sandra McLellan
541. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not received their agri-environment options scheme payment since December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31884/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Medicinal Products Availability
Sandra McLellan
725. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the multiple sclerosis drug fampridine being included in the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30419/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Medicinal Products Prices
Sandra McLellan
909. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with medical cards who cannot take generic medication have to pay an extra price on top of a prescription fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31083/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Disability Services Provision
Sandra McLellan
1018. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when the new investigation team will be put in place to deal with reports of abuse on residents and clients in Health Service Executive homes by members of staff, in order that all incidents are investigated in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31481/15]
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Sandra McLellan
1333. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an individual special needs assistant will be allocated to two preschool children (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32065/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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National Internship Scheme Data
Sandra McLellan
119. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants employed on the JobBridge scheme for child care provision placements. [30382/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Child and Family Agency Staff
Sandra McLellan
413. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers working with Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; and the financial budget for the agency for 2015-16. [30383/15]
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Sandra McLellan
457. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation at Cork University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29616/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Sandra McLellan
180. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost to increase the capitation fee from €62.50 per child to €64.50 for 38 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively. [29445/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Sandra McLellan
181. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Irish children of early childhood care and education scheme age who currently reside in this State. [29446/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Sandra McLellan
182. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of free preschool places that are available under the early childhood care and education scheme from September 2015 for the next 38-week period. [29447/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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After-School Support Services
Sandra McLellan
183. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently availing of the free after-school child care scheme. [29448/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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After-School Support Services
Sandra McLellan
184. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of places that will be available under the free after-school child care scheme for the 38-week period of 2015-16, commencing in September 2015. [29449/15]
Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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After-School Support Services
Sandra McLellan
185. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the system in place for transporting children from school to after-school child care provided through the free after-school child care scheme; if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the counties availing of the scheme and by the number of participants. [29450/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Revenue Documents Issuance
Sandra McLellan
299. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 5 March 2015, if he will review his original reply, and provide a comprehensive reply, given that the company mentioned is registered as a public limited company, and was granted the licence through his Department, and not as an individual tax payer, and that there is a public interest and concern involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28876/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Sandra McLellan
501. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of providing one extra hour per day per child under the current early childhood care and education scheme over a 38-week period, raising the length of time from three hours per day to four hours per day, five days a week for 38 weeks. [29139/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Sandra McLellan
502. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of extending the 38 week free preschool year to 52 weeks per child, at the current rate per hour, for three hours per day. [29140/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Sandra McLellan
503. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to the provision of a special needs assistant, in association with the early childhood care and education scheme, from the start of 2015; and the number of special needs assistants this would involve. [29141/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Sandra McLellan
504. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average amount, per child, allocated by his Department for special needs assistants for the free preschool year for 2015-16. [29142/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Special Educational Needs Data
Sandra McLellan
505. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children with special needs of early childhood care and education age; and the steps taken to date to establish this number. [29143/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Sandra McLellan
527. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health in relation to the treatment abroad scheme if it is normal procedure for funding to be pulled last minute after the person (details supplied) has landed in the country where the treatment is due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28324/15]
Tue, 14 Jul 2015
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School Transport Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
788. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the minimum distance of 3.2 km to qualify for school transport, or to apply discretion for low-income families with medical cards, in particular in rural areas with poor road infrastructure, where walking or cycling is not a viable option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28768/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Child Care Services Regulation
Sandra McLellan
2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to implement a system of registration, inspection and support for childminders in order that they do not have to work in complete isolation, as is the case currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27551/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Child and Family Agency
Sandra McLellan
5. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the spend for Túsla-Child and Family Agency in 2014; if there will be increased investment for the coming year; and his views on whether Túsla-Child and Family Agency is in need of a reassessment and review of how funds are currently being allocated to it. [27367/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Child Care Costs
Sandra McLellan
10. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that the employment performance monitor for 2015, recently approved by the European Union Council of Ministers, identifies the availability of affordable and quality child care as a key challenge for Ireland and a challenge that the European Commission will therefore monitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27363/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Area Based Childhood Programme
Sandra McLellan
21. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to increase State funding to prevention and early intervention area based childhood programmes for children by the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27366/15]
Wed, 8 Jul 2015
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Child Care Services Funding
Sandra McLellan
31. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the interdepartmental group dealing with child care is taking into account the issue of transportation, or lack of, when dealing with the improvement of afterschool care for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27364/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Proposed Legislation
Sandra McLellan
39. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in its recommendations referred to the need to prioritise the enactment of the Family Leave Bill 2014, and to introduce a statutory entitlement to paternity leave for all fathers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27365/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Garda Deployment
Sandra McLellan
253. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to prioritise increasing Garda Síochána resources on the ground in rural areas of east Limerick, given the recent surge in serious criminal activity in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27423/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Child Care Services Regulation
Sandra McLellan
289. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps and measures a citizen must take to become a child care service provider; and the requirements and Government policy for opening a child care facility in any given community. [27560/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Child Care Services Funding
Sandra McLellan
290. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed breakdown of Government spend on child care; how this figure of 0.2% investment translates into exact figures; where and how it is being allocated currently; and if he will provide the same information for 2014. [27561/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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National Carers Strategy
Sandra McLellan
291. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that there are currently approximately 4,000 minors under the age of 15 years acting as primary carers for their parents; and his plans to provide critical urgent supports to these children. [27562/15]