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Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Peace and Reconciliation Programme
Sandra McLellan
69. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the project that will benefit from Peace/INTERREG funds 2012/13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30942/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Human Rights Issues
Sandra McLellan
20. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Laotian Government handed over nine refugees, who escaped from North Korea and fled to Laos, to the North Korean authorities and that this move has endangered the lives of these refugees; and if the Irish embassy in Hanoi, which is accredited to Laos, has discussed the issue with the Laotian Government. [30761/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Passport Applications
Sandra McLellan
33. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the campaigns his Department has undertaken to inform the general public of the new changes to the passport application service. [30781/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Ambulance Service Provision
Sandra McLellan
129. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the reconfiguration of ambulance and emergency services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30401/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Accident and Emergency Departments Closures
Sandra McLellan
147. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will defer any decision on the cutting of accident and emergency services at Bantry General Hospital, County Cork, currently scheduled for 8 July, for a further 12 months until a full process of consultation with all relevant stakeholders, as outlined in the Future Care document, has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30400/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Insurance Costs
Sandra McLellan
68. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the reason insurance companies have a minimum insurance value of €120,000 for house insurance on residential properties even though some properties are worth as little as €30,000 and buyers are forced to pay for insurance at €120,000; if insurance companies are permitted to do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29804/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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National Monuments
Sandra McLellan
144. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the current state of the 1916 national monument at Moore Street-Moore Lane, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29907/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Abbey Theatre
Sandra McLellan
145. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the various outreach initiatives, if any, that the Abbey Theatre engages in specifically in relation to primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29909/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Abbey Theatre
Sandra McLellan
146. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the outreach initiatives, if any, that the Abbey Theatre is involved in specifically in the inner city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29912/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Sandra McLellan
147. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the efforts he has made to promote and develop political tourism; his view of the potential to develop historical and contemporary political sites as a tourism product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29913/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Education Schemes
Sandra McLellan
148. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider amending the arts in education charter to include youth services in disadvantaged areas that cater for early school leavers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29914/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Comhairle na Tuaithe
Sandra McLellan
158. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the establishment of an access to the countryside advisory council and the appointment or designation of county council officials as access officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29911/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Local Authority Staff Issues
Sandra McLellan
166. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if officials of the Local Authority Arts Officers Representative Association, who work as local authority arts officers with Offaly County Council, are prohibited from meeting with elected representatives of Dáil Éireann to discuss local government arts policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29906/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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General Practitioner Services
Sandra McLellan
231. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if newborn babies are covered by free general practitioner care for six weeks after birth; if this service covers Caredoc after hours services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29718/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Sports Funding
Sandra McLellan
269. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if submissions made by governing bodies of sporting organisations, in receipt of State funding, to the Irish Sports Council are available for public scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29908/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Transport Initiatives
Sandra McLellan
270. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for an integrated transport system for the entire island of Ireland; the discussions or meetings he has had with his counterpart in Stormont on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29910/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Sandra McLellan
94. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason letters to schools with the following school year's allocation of resource hours cannot be issued by 15 May or 30 May when primary schools are required to submit applications for resource hours and-or special needs assistants to the National Council for Special Education by 15 March each year; if this delay is an attempt at dissuading principals from launching appeals by having the announcement as close as possible to the summer holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29470/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Education and Training Provision
Sandra McLellan
140. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that SOLAS develops an adult literacy and numeracy strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29035/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Medical Card Reviews
Sandra McLellan
503. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will re-instate medical cards for persons who have sought a review on refusals, as is done for appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28635/13]
Thu, 13 Jun 2013
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Remit
Sandra McLellan
28. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent calls by the Garda Representative Association for an independent policing authority here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28229/13]
Thu, 13 Jun 2013
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Garda Complaints Procedures
Sandra McLellan
36. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the system within An Garda Síochána for receiving confidential complaints and expressions of concern is adequate following the experience of the two Garda whistleblowers who made allegations of malpractice in the fixed charge processing system. [28230/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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NAMA Social Housing Provision
Sandra McLellan
61. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in the delivery of the National Asset Management Agency social housing; the cost to date to the State; and the amount it is estimated that the return of each unit will cost local authorities when the leasing arrangement ends. [27056/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Carer's Allowance Delays
Sandra McLellan
417. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it is currently taking for appeals on carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26896/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Carer's Allowance Appeals
Sandra McLellan
418. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve an expedite a carer's allowance appeal which was received by the appeals office in January for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26897/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
459. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the current guidelines for entitlement to jobseeker's benefit, in particular where a person must suffer a substantial loss of employment to be eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27770/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Official Secrets Act
Sandra McLellan
716. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Official Secrets Act is still in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27415/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Youth Services Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
867. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money her Department has spent on arts provision for young persons in after school settings in 2012 and 2013; if she will provide details of the projects funded and the amount they received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27797/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Mobility Allowance Decision
Sandra McLellan
916. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the date on which the project review group report on mobility allowance will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27311/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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North-South Implementation Bodies
Sandra McLellan
1109. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of the North South tourism body; if he will provide specific details of the joint initiatives and projects his Department is currently working on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27796/13]
Thu, 30 May 2013
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Heritage Initiatives
Sandra McLellan
2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a detailed progress report to date on the historic towns initiative pilot scheme; if he will provide a detailed report of its financial return in terms of heritage tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26102/13]
Thu, 30 May 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
26. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a detailed account of the amount of money spent by his Department on consultancy services and policy reviews in arts and heritage in 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide specific details on the way the money was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26092/13]
Thu, 30 May 2013
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Ambulance Service Provision
Sandra McLellan
294. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if any of the new intermediary care vehicles will be located in the east Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26563/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Habitual Residency Conditions
Sandra McLellan
19. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will direct her Department to catalogue information on the number of returning Irish emigrants who applied for but were refused a social welfare payment on the basis of not fulfilling the habitual residency condition. [25719/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
Sandra McLellan
25. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she expects pesons who are forced to retire from the Civil Service at 65 years to claim jobseeker's benefit or allowance until they can receive the pension at 66 and 67 years. [25718/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Medical Card Appeals
Sandra McLellan
217. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the length of time it currently takes for medical card appeals to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25988/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Medical Card Appeals
Sandra McLellan
236. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason it took from August 2012 until February 2013 for a person (details supplied) in Cork with a severe chronic illness to receive a decision on their medical card application; the reason that person was refused and was not considered on discretionary grounds in view of the fact that they suffer from Crohn's disease; if he will approve and expedite this person's appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26041/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
Sandra McLellan
260. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason funding was refused to Dublin City Council under the sports capital programme for work at Brickfields Park, Bushy Park, and St. Anne's Park when the Chief State Solicitor's office has confirmed that his Department is fully aware that the council's titles are capable of supporting a charge registered or unregistered title and, accordingly, are suitable for grants from the national lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26109/13]
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Sports Council Funding
Sandra McLellan
261. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport in view of recent concerns regarding the financial situation of Irish hockey and the loss in excess of €200,000 that it made in 2008, if he will provide details of audits of the Irish Hockey Association that have been carried out by the Irish Sports Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26110/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Exchequer Returns
Sandra McLellan
103. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what appropriations-in-aid spending will entail in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24861/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
104. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he envisages his Department retaining €210,000 from the EU Presidency through to 2014; if so, if he has already allocated the money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24862/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Staff Training
Sandra McLellan
105. 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 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24863/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
106. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will set out by category and in detail a breakdown of the €124,000 estimated to be spent on consultancy services and value-for-money and policy reviews in the 2013 Estimates, an increase of 164% on the Estimates spend in 2012, providing detail of the additional spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24864/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
107. 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 in the State alongside the expenses that they will incur in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24865/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
108. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown of the heritage spend by category of the €1.2 million estimated for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24866/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
109. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated expenditure on heritage for 2013 by product and programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24867/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
227. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set out by category and in detail a breakdown of the €799,000 estimated to be spent on consultancy services and value for money policy reviews in the 2013 Estimates; if he will explain the 41% increase in the estimates spend in 2012, providing detail of the additional spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24851/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Policy Reviews
Sandra McLellan
228. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of policy reviews to be undertaken by his Department in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24852/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
229. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown by category of sports and recreation services estimated spend in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24853/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
230. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown by category of tourism services Estimates spend in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24854/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Exchequer Returns
Sandra McLellan
231. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give details of what appropriations in aid spend will entail for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24855/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Staff Training
Sandra McLellan
232. 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 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24856/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
233. 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 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24857/13]
Thu, 23 May 2013
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Swimming Pool Projects
Sandra McLellan
234. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of grant applications he has received for swimming pool builds or repair or maintenance for 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24859/13]
Wed, 22 May 2013
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Job Creation
Sandra McLellan
47. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the relationship between the increase in the value of enterprises exporting goods and services and the impact on job creation. [24450/13]
Tue, 21 May 2013
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NAMA Staff Unauthorised Disclosures
Sandra McLellan
87. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, the investigation that has taken place in the National Asset Management Agency to identify incidences in which its staff have provided loan information to its borrowers showing the par value of loans and the NAMA acquisition price. [23955/13]
Tue, 21 May 2013
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Debt Resolution Pilot Scheme
Sandra McLellan
93. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Central Bank of Ireland’s pilot scheme for consumer multi-debt restructuring launched on 8 May 2013. [23956/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Foreign Conflicts
Sandra McLellan
19. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent upsurge in violence in Nigeria between the Government and Boko Haram; and if he has discussed this issue with his European counterparts. [23231/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Foreign Conflicts
Sandra McLellan
57. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has plans to provide further assistance to Syrian refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries considering the poor conditions they are living in and the strained resources of these countries, and the potential for political instability, particularly in Lebanon. [23233/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Arts and Culture Funding
Sandra McLellan
186. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding he has allocated for the City of Culture programme 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23423/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Arts and Culture Funding
Sandra McLellan
187. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline his plans to make Limerick Ireland's first National City of Culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Arts and Culture Funding
Sandra McLellan
188. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the closure of the Belltable, if he will outline his plans to ensure that Limerick city has a designated arts centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23425/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Arts and Culture Funding
Sandra McLellan
189. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the long-term artistic and economic benefits he expects to accrue to cities that are designated cities of culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23426/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Ambulance Service Provision
Sandra McLellan
255. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the reason that no ambulance was available in Midleton, County Cork, on 6 May 2013 to respond to a seriously injured toddler who fell from a balcony and died later the same week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23427/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Ambulance Service Provision
Sandra McLellan
256. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that in a recent incident in Midleton, County Cork, when a seriously ill child was being transported to Cork University Hospital by ambulance, a fully qualified and trained paramedic drove while a very inexperienced trainee paramedic attended to the ill child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23428/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Ambulance Service Response Times
Sandra McLellan
257. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a badly injured young person who was assaulted in Youghal town centre, County Cork, during the May bank holiday had to wait more than fifty minutes for an ambulance to take him to hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23429/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Ambulance Service Provision
Sandra McLellan
258. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that members of the public who dial 999 are informed that no ambulance is available, and that they are then advised to organise their own transport and take a seriously ill child to South Doc and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23430/13]
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Ambulance Service Provision
Sandra McLellan
259. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his views on the restructuring of the National Ambulance Service; if this restructuring has delivered a better and more reliable service to persons in towns across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23431/13]
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Sports Funding
Sandra McLellan
11. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the criteria to be applied by his Department, or by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association when assessing applications for the €1m allocated for clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22845/13]
Wed, 15 May 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Sandra McLellan
22. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress of the Sports Ireland legislation and the anticipated date of publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22846/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
Sandra McLellan
124. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the neuro-rehabilitation plan published in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22580/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Cochlear Implants
Sandra McLellan
141. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a bilateral cochlear implant programme will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22581/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Garda Operations
Sandra McLellan
487. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost incurred to the Irish State, if any, for the recent visit to Ireland by the Duke of Kent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23032/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Tourism Industry Issues
Sandra McLellan
724. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has a specific set of indicators that can usefully benchmark Ireland's tourism competitiveness in relation to other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22228/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Tourism Promotion
Sandra McLellan
725. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that our tourism marketing is rated as highly effective as reflected in WEF Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index the action he will take to build on this performance; and his efforts to seek further efficiencies and value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22229/13]
Tue, 14 May 2013
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Tourism Ireland Expenditure
Sandra McLellan
726. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of State funding his Department spends on research and development in tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22230/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Adoption Records Protection
Sandra McLellan
29. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of domestic births placed for adoption in each of the past three years, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21763/13]
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Inter-Country Adoptions
Sandra McLellan
30. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the signed agreement with Vietnam regarding inter-country adoptions came into operational effect before the end of April 2013 as previously advised; the up-to-date position regarding arrangements for inter-country adoptions with Ethiopia, India and Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21762/13]
Wed, 8 May 2013
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Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
Sandra McLellan
130. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will include bank holidays in payment of jobseeker's allowance for casual workers who do not receive bank holiday pay from their employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21787/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Property Taxation Administration
Sandra McLellan
124. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the online system for the local property tax for properties in joint ownership to recognise both PPS numbers to ensure that the Revenue Commissioners know that the tax has been paid on the property regardless of which spouse paid it (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Invalidity Pension Appeals
Sandra McLellan
204. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21156/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Health Services Issues
Sandra McLellan
383. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason a consultant will not sign a person (details supplied) in County Cork fit for work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21142/13]
Tue, 7 May 2013
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Driving Licence Renewals
Sandra McLellan
421. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current processing times for driver licence renewals nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21157/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Proposed Legislation
Sandra McLellan
18. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce consolidated and reformed legislation on domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20844/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Protection of Architectural Heritage
Sandra McLellan
142. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he plans to introduce legislation to compel banks to deal with the issue of abandoned property held in safe keeping in view of the fact that of this property has the potential to be of significant historic and cultural value to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20980/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Youth Work Projects Funding
Sandra McLellan
217. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason she, at a recent Irish Presidency conference where the theme was quality youth work and social inclusion, gave a commitment to youth work at the European level, while at the same time she cut funding to quality youth work projects at the national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20978/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Youth Work Projects Funding
Sandra McLellan
218. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of fact that at the recent Irish Presidency conference on quality youth work and social inclusion a set of conclusions was agreed with the expressed aim of influencing EU policy, if she will now support the Irish youth sector to make these conclusions a reality for marginalised young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20979/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
Sandra McLellan
251. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the number of applications from city and county councils for funding under the sports capital programme in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20981/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
Sandra McLellan
252. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give a detailed account of the reason applications from city and county councils were rejected for funding under the sports capital grant scheme 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20982/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Diaspora Centre Establishment
Sandra McLellan
253. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of his emphasis on The Gathering, if he has any plans to establish a world class museum of the Irish diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20983/13]
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
Sandra McLellan
254. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he intends to introduce the next phase of the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20984/13]
Wed, 1 May 2013
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Domestic Violence Policy
Sandra McLellan
13. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to treat domestic abuse as a serious cause of social housing need and homelessness; and if he will prioritise the addressing of this need in the interests of protecting vulnerable adults and children. [20494/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Leader Programmes Funding
Sandra McLellan
414. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts of funding available to heritage projects under the rural development, Leader programme 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13136/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Medical Card Applications
Sandra McLellan
551. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20000/13]
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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Medical Card Reviews
Sandra McLellan
593. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the number of random financial reviews that have been carried out on medical card patients whose cards were not due to expire until 2021; the number of reviews that are due to take place; of the reviews that have taken place, the number of persons who have lost their entitlement to a full medical card and have had it replaced with a general practitioner only card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20507/13]
Thu, 25 Apr 2013
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Arts Funding
Sandra McLellan
44. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on whether considering the size of the Irish market and the downturn in the economy the focus solely on philanthropy as a source of funding for the arts is realistic and his further views on whether a broad acknowledgement of multiple sources of public and private investment is vital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19363/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Redundancy Payments
Sandra McLellan
36. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 5 March 2013, in which she stated that a person must be employed for 104 weeks before they have a reasonable attachment to employment in order to receive a redundancy payment, her plans regarding a potential reduction in this criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18833/13]
Wed, 24 Apr 2013
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Redundancy Payments
Sandra McLellan
39. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the date on which her Department’s website will reinstate the practice of showing a statistical breakdown of redundancy figures based on industry, county and gender. [18832/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Jobs Data
Sandra McLellan
108. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs in exporting enterprises; the number in the domestic economy; and changes in these since 2007. [18618/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Job Creation Targets
Sandra McLellan
131. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the current rates of change his views on when an additional 100,000 jobs will be created in the economy. [18619/13]
Tue, 23 Apr 2013
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Tax Code
Sandra McLellan
177. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he will exempt women who do not receive a full salary top-up from their employers from the proposed tax on maternity benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18224/13]