Parliamentary questions

Site Acquisitions

Sandra McLellan

171. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the site identified for a new school (details supplied) in County Cork is to be transferred to her Department; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38415/14]

Customs and Excise Protocols

Sandra McLellan

154. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Customs and Excise staff are damaging people's cars that have anti-stifling devices when they dip for diesel; if the Revenue Commissioners will indemnify car owners whose cars are damaged by this practice; if he has plans to instruct manufacturers to insert a connection point in engines to enable customs take a sample; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37803/14]

Family Reunification Applications

Sandra McLellan

275. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an appeal (details supplied) for family reunification will be decided upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37797/14]

Supervision and Substitution Scheme Staffing

Sandra McLellan

459. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will change the practice of schools not being allocated a replacement if a teacher is out sick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37801/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Sandra McLellan

491. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new secondary school in Carrigtwohill, County Cork; if a site has been identified; when the building will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38077/14]

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Sandra McLellan

10. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the route of the Wild Atlantic Way does not follow the whole coast of the Atlantic. [36774/14]

Sports Events

Sandra McLellan

41. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to hold the Tour de France here again in view of its previous success in 1998. [36775/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Sandra McLellan

215. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the appointment of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37367/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Sandra McLellan

372. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a date for a knee operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36709/14]

Early Childhood Care Education

Sandra McLellan

24. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department will ensure equal access for children with disabilities to the first year of pre-primary care in the absence of adequate supports. [35737/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Sandra McLellan

117. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if discretion can be applied for rent allowance when acceptance onto a social housing list is refused because the applicant fails to meet the local authorities' criteria, for a number of reasons (details supplied) but still has a housing need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34032/14]

Casual Trading Regulations

Sandra McLellan

377. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the application process for casual trading permits; if a person is awarded a licence, the length of time it is valid; if it has to be re-advertised annually; if the licences are open to competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33945/14]

Medical Card Data

Sandra McLellan

839. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the number of those aged over 70 who have lost their medical cards on review since 1 July 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33235/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

1020. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners may charge patients €25 for a letter in support of a medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33950/14]

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

Sandra McLellan

1032. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his plans to licence the drug Fampyra, Fampridine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34014/14]

Medical Card Administration

Sandra McLellan

1056. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will restore Daxas under the medical card scheme primarily as it keeps sufferers of chronic lung disease out of hospital and in view of the fact that there is no other substitute. [34132/14]

Library Services Provision

Sandra McLellan

1457. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of libraries nationally that have had to cut the number of days per week that they are open to the public due to the recruitment embargo - some libraries are now only open three days per week; her views on whether this is acceptable in view of the fact that front-line services were not to be affected by the embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33947/14]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

1521. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a person (details supplied) who does not meet the criteria for social housing but still has a housing need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33670/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

23. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the role that drama and Irish language played in the lives of many of the signatories of the 1916 Proclamation if she will consider the reconstruction of Amharclann Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, as a project worth support. [31210/14]

Film Industry Development

Sandra McLellan

24. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a full and proper reform of the film industry in order to ensure this industry will reach its full potential. [31208/14]

Naval Service Vessels

Sandra McLellan

35. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the preservation of the Naomh Éanna. [31209/14]

Burial Grounds

Sandra McLellan

38. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider providing funding to assist in the refurbishment of the 1916 plot in the St. Paul's section of Glasnevin Cemetery as part of the 1916 centenary celebration. [31211/14]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Sandra McLellan

88. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Cork for the prefab that it has no option but to install; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31924/14]

Health and Safety

Sandra McLellan

342. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will ensure that mental health and well-being as well as physical health is enshrined in Irish employment law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31446/14]

Suicide Prevention

Sandra McLellan

683. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that mental health organisations and suicide prevention groups such as Breaking the Silence can provide safe talks to teenagers and not just to over 18s as is currently the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31444/14]

Human Rights Issues

Sandra McLellan

30. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the death of a person (details supplied) in Botswana between 12 and 13 December 2006; if his Department will intervene in view of two interim reports by Jennifer Wild; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30444/14]

Child Abduction

Sandra McLellan

142. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on a child abduction case in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30478/14]

Crime Investigation

Sandra McLellan

144. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a timeframe in which reported crimes or incidents are uploaded onto the Garda PULSE system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30479/14]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Sandra McLellan

165. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason a GP referral is not enough for a patient with severe difficulty walking to receive crutches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30435/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Sandra McLellan

111. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 63 and 64 of 27 March 2014, if a site has been identified for a school (details supplied) in County Cork as announced in local newspapers on 8 May; when work will commence on the new school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30058/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Sandra McLellan

279. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the appropriations-in-aid spend in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30036/14]

Departmental Staff Training

Sandra McLellan

280. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown of the expected training and development and incidental expenses with a list of the training and development courses he expects officers in his Department to undergo in 2015; the spend allocated for same in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30038/14]

Departmental Offices

Sandra McLellan

281. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the category of office premises expenses, if he will list the individual offices operated by his Department here alongside the expenses that they will incur in 2015; the expense for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30039/14]

Medical Card Appeals

Sandra McLellan

423. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 8 May 2014, when a response will issue from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30056/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Sandra McLellan

455. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what appropriations-in-aid expenditure will be entailed in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30037/14]

Departmental Policy Reviews

Sandra McLellan

456. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy reviews to be undertaken by his Department in 2014; the expected reviews for 2015; the cost of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30040/14]

Sport and Recreational Development

Sandra McLellan

457. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown by category of the estimated expenditure on sports and recreation services in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30041/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Sandra McLellan

458. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown by category of the estimated expenditure on tourism services in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30042/14]

Departmental Staff Training

Sandra McLellan

459. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the expected training and development and incidental expenses with the list of training and development courses he expects officers in his Department to undergo in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30043/14]

Departmental Offices

Sandra McLellan

460. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport under the category of office premises expenses if he will list the individual offices operated by his Department in the State alongside the expenses that they will incur in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30044/14]

Sports Facilities Expenditure

Sandra McLellan

456. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form the extent of capital or current funding provided for sporting or cultural activities in each of the Twenty-six Counties for each of the past four years, both from the proceeds of the national lottery and other sources; the proposed future expenditure from each source for the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29946/14]

Ministerial Travel

Sandra McLellan

457. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money spent on trips as part of foreign delegations for each of the past four years; the proposed expenditure for 2014, providing detailed aims and objectives of the trip. [29948/14]

Departmental Programmes

Sandra McLellan

458. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to expand the successful historic towns initiative; and if he will provide in tabular form the amount spent on historical towns initiative for each of the past four years. [29950/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Sandra McLellan

459. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money spent on private consultants for each of the past four years; and the proposed expenditure for 2014 providing detailed aims and objectives of the contact. [29952/14]

Departmental Programmes

Sandra McLellan

460. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to expand the successful walled cities initiative; and if he will provide in tabular form the amount spent on this initiative for each of the past four years. [29955/14]

Sports Facilities Expenditure

Sandra McLellan

844. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the extent of capital or current funding provided for sporting or cultural activities in each of the Twenty-six Counties for each of the past four years, both from the proceeds of the national lottery and other sources; the proposed future expenditure from each source for the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29945/14]

Ministerial Travel

Sandra McLellan

845. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money spent on trips as part of foreign delegations for each of the past four years; and the proposed expenditure for 2014, providing detailed aims and objectives of the trip. [29947/14]

Departmental Agencies Expenditure

Sandra McLellan

846. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the funding spent by Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland for each of the past four years; and the proposed expenditure this year on promoting tourism for Ireland. [29949/14]

Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Sandra McLellan

847. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money spent on private consultants for each of the past four years; and the proposed expenditure for 2014 providing detailed aims and objectives of the contact. [29951/14]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Sandra McLellan

848. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will annualise the sports capital grants scheme. [29953/14]

Departmental Agencies

Sandra McLellan

849. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that would be saved if Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland were amalgamated. [29954/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

188. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork that was sent in in January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28775/14]

Community Work Initiatives

Sandra McLellan

100. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if further experience is gained from a TÚS scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork if the person may reapply to the same company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28636/14]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Sandra McLellan

310. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available for late septic tank registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27923/14]

Legal Services Regulation

Sandra McLellan

398. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recourse a client has when a solicitor fails to act on his or her behalf (details supplied); if the Law Society of Ireland can be held accountable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28028/14]

Health Services

Sandra McLellan

463. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for to see a consultant in Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [27914/14]

Tourism Industry

Sandra McLellan

2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he and his Department have had with their Assembly counterparts regarding the development of an all-Ireland tourist strategy. [27421/14]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Sandra McLellan

13. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of sports funding that remains outstanding from previous rounds. [27091/14]

Road Improvement Schemes

Sandra McLellan

21. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funds available to upgrade the R624, Fota Road, and Slatty Bridge which connects Cobh to the mainland. [27093/14]

Tourism Policy

Sandra McLellan

32. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has completed his review of tourism policy here. [27090/14]

Sports Capital Programme Data

Sandra McLellan

34. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport of the 2,036 applications for funding under the 2014 sports capital grant programme, if he will outline, in tabular form, the number per county that have been deemed invalid and the reason for same. [27089/14]

Tourism Funding

Sandra McLellan

51. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department had contact with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the tourism potential for County Galway of a preserved and revamped Naomh Eanna. [27092/14]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Sandra McLellan

77. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of money that has been paid out by Caranua to survivors since it was established; if he will provide in tabular form the purpose of the payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27596/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Sandra McLellan

192. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the waiting time for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27600/14]

Disability Allowance

Sandra McLellan

83. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate and review the public phone lines for the disability allowance office and consider a free phone number in view of the delays and often unanswered calls which are costing the public an unacceptable amount of money on phone credit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26412/14]

Road Safety

Sandra McLellan

207. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if new legislation regarding mobile phones includes penalties for simply holding one's phone in one's hand while driving; the reason this would be any different to holding a cup or anything else; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26473/14]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Sandra McLellan

82. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26242/14]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Sandra McLellan

83. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26243/14]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Sandra McLellan

84. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26245/14]

Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists

Sandra McLellan

195. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he acknowledges that 3.5 years' waiting time is unacceptable for paediatric orthodontics in Cork University Hospital; if he acknowledges that this waiting time will affect the personal, social and psychological development of the children waiting; the way he plans to tackle these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26345/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

402. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funds that will be made available to local authorities and community projects to participate and initiate 1916 centenary events; the amount that will be available; the date on which it will become available; the procedure to apply for the funding; and who will administer same. [25886/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

403. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the contact he and his Department have had with his Northern Ireland Assembly counterpart, Minister Carál Ní Chuilín, to discuss expanding the planned 1916 centenary events to ensure they are all Ireland in nature; if he intends to have further meetings in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25887/14]

Drugs Payment Scheme Administration

Sandra McLellan

713. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason long-term illnesses such as Crohn's and ulcerative colitis are not included in the long-term illness scheme; if he will review this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25890/14]

Excise Duties

Sandra McLellan

57. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer from an increase of 10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent and 60 cent in the excise duty on 20 cigarettes, and a pro rata increase in excise on other tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25052/14]

Excise Duties

Sandra McLellan

58. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the difference in the proportion of excise tax applied to a pack of 20 cigarettes compared to hand-rolled tobacco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25053/14]

Excise Duties

Sandra McLellan

59. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the annual increases in the retail price of 20 cigarettes since 2001 to date in 2014 in tabular form; and if he will include the pre-budget retail price, the budget tax increase and the proportion of that due to specific tax, ad valorem tax and VAT, the post-budget price, the trade increase and the tax element of the trade increase broken into its constituent parts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25054/14]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made in preserving the national monument in Moore Street. [24472/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

9. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will be making grants available to local authorities to assist in the planning of 1916 centenary events. [24473/14]

Invasive Plant Species

Sandra McLellan

11. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made in removing rhododendron from the oak woods of Killarney National Park. [24474/14]

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board

Sandra McLellan

207. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed by Caranua; the salaries of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24158/14]

Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses

Sandra McLellan

264. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Government policy ensures that when awarding large State contracts a percentage of contractors are employed from the local community for the duration of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24142/14]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Sandra McLellan

59. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 63 and 64 of 27 March 2014, if a site has now been identified as media reports would suggest; where the site is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23836/14]

Arts Funding

Sandra McLellan

104. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants programme operated directly by his Department rather than through agencies under its auspices; the organisations and persons that have benefited from these grants; and the criteria used to assess the way in which these grants are utilised by their recipients. [23831/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

222. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the way in which gross income for medical cards can be considered for over 70s applicants when only their net income is disposable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23959/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

130. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/14]

Bank Codes of Conduct

Sandra McLellan

157. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 15 May 2014, the reason only part of the question was answered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23150/14]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Sandra McLellan

402. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22536/14]

Drug Treatment Programmes Funding

Sandra McLellan

454. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available for persons seeking financial assistance towards the cost of treatment facilities for addiction since 1 January 2013 when social welfare management withdrew exceptional needs payments towards treatment costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23138/14]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Sandra McLellan

497. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a person is required to purchase a television licence when an appeal has been submitted for carer's allowance since February (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23142/14]

Electoral Reform

Sandra McLellan

505. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider changing legislation to extend voting rights in Dáil Éireann, European and presidential elections to all persons of voting age who are legally resident in the country for at least five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22231/14]

Medical Card Appeals

Sandra McLellan

752. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22369/14]

Health Services Staff Data

Sandra McLellan

887. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if it is normal practice within the Health Service Executive to re-hire administration staff in hospitals who have taken redundancy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23008/14]

Health Services

Sandra McLellan

903. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the steps a community needs to take to get a defibrillator with 24 hour access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23082/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Sandra McLellan

904. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23083/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

923. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/14]

Sports Capital Programme Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

32. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce those receiving a sports capital grant for 2014. [21565/14]

Tourism Industry

Sandra McLellan

44. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the digital tourism initiative Evercam; if he has met with a representative of the company; if he recognises the value of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21566/14]

Bank Codes of Conduct

Sandra McLellan

68. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if mortgage providers are permitted to penalise persons who sell their home while they have an outstanding mortgage in order to clear their debt (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22022/14]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations

Sandra McLellan

187. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the timeframe it takes for a complaint to be processed by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission once the complaint has been deemed admissible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21925/14]

Departmental Funding

Sandra McLellan

219. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the State funding an organisation (details supplied) receives from the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21929/14]