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Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Local Government Reform
Sandra McLellan
428. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the independently chaired Reorganisation Implementation Group will be established to produce an implementation plan for the reorganisation process and dual management arrangements of Waterford city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45999/12]
Tue, 23 Oct 2012
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Medical Card Applications
Sandra McLellan
640. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46143/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Sports Funding
Sandra McLellan
49. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the recent success of Special Olympics Ireland, his plans to assist the organisation to develop at local and regional level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45119/12]
Thu, 18 Oct 2012
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Tourism Industry Issues
Sandra McLellan
55. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans he has to redress the east west imbalance in tourism development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45117/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Undocumented Irish in the USA
Sandra McLellan
24. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any recent discussions in relation to immigration reform between the Irish and American Governments, specifically regarding the status of the illegal Irish in the United States. [44825/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Foreign Conflicts
Sandra McLellan
59. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide further details of his recent trip to the Syrian refugee camps in Jordan; the scale of the problem on the ground; the way that Ireland has helped to date; and his plans for future assistance. [44812/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Social Welfare Code
Sandra McLellan
161. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 9 October 2012, the formula set out in legislation used to calculate means for a property; if he will provide an example of what the means of a property valued at €145,000 would be subject to and another for a property valued at €175,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45079/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Irish Language Issues
Sandra McLellan
193. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the level of Irish language advertising on RTÉ and TV3; his plans to increase the level of advertising as Gaeilge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45060/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Services for People with Disabilities
Sandra McLellan
271. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that no further cuts to funding or services be applied to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44993/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Tourism Promotion
Sandra McLellan
323. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that the European Commission has launched a new call for a proposal (details supplied), his plans to develop the specific area of eco tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35428/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Tourism Promotion
Sandra McLellan
324. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to boost employment in the tourist industry; if he plans to introduce a national cultural tourism policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42034/12]
Wed, 17 Oct 2012
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Tourism Promotion
Sandra McLellan
325. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop cultural tourism in fishing communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42031/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Mortgage Arrears Proposals
Sandra McLellan
66. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the AA home insurance and Irish Times commissioned research which found that the average weekly cost of running a home bought in the boom is €920; if she is concerned regarding the inadequacy of social welfare payment levels for this and other categories; and her plans to ensure that families experiencing unemployment are not pushed into poverty and further debt. [44556/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Child Care Services
Sandra McLellan
87. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in the delivery of the bankable commitment to childcare that she promised would precede the lowering of the lone parent payment cut off age; and the recent discussions she has had with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the Department of Education and Skills regarding increasing the availability of affordable after-school care. [44555/12]
Tue, 16 Oct 2012
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Hospital Appointments Administration
Sandra McLellan
634. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [44334/12]
Thu, 11 Oct 2012
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Media Mergers
Sandra McLellan
34. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce legislation to prevent one person from having a large percentage ownership of Irish media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43733/12]
Thu, 11 Oct 2012
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Hospital Facilities
Sandra McLellan
204. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if capital investment is to be given to St. Patrick's Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork, to upgrade the facilities to bring the hospital up to standard for the new Health Information and Quality Authority changes which are to be implemented in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43937/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Third Level Admissions Reform
Sandra McLellan
57. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress that has been made in achieving the goal set out in the Programme for Government to double the number of international students studying here particularly attracting students from India, China and the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43108/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Education and Training Boards Issues
Sandra McLellan
117. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he expects the new Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority to commence accepting applications for accreditation of new providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43107/12]
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
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Social Welfare Code
Sandra McLellan
340. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will change legislation so property/capital will be disregarded as means for jobseeker's allowance if the person in question is not in receipt of any income from it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42907/12]