Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

36. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a full and detailed update on events being organised by the commemoration and decade of centenaries programme; and the participation there will be for families of those involved in 1916 in commemorative events. [10602/14]

Ministerial Meetings

Sandra McLellan

39. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on details of any meeting or planned meetings he or his Department will have with his Northern Assembly counterpart. [10600/14]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

140. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the proposed development and restoration of the 1916 national monument. [10846/14]

Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Appeals

Sandra McLellan

163. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time appeals for mortgage interest supplement are currently taking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10378/14]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Sandra McLellan

272. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when new legislation will be introduced to allow local authority tenants to purchase their homes; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10531/14]

Agrifood Sector

Sandra McLellan

326. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the regulations that are in place to govern the spraying of pesticides by hand and by plane on open farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10865/14]

Fish Landings

Sandra McLellan

327. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the plight of the white fish fleet who have been unable to fish for the past few months due to bad weather; the plans being put in place to assist them financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10325/14]

Medical Card Delays

Sandra McLellan

430. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the waiting times for medical card applications to be processed, including new applications, renewals, reviews and appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10593/14]

Tourism Policy

Sandra McLellan

499. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the review of Ireland’s tourism policy which was commenced in September 2013. [11005/14]

Residential Institutions

Sandra McLellan

92. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the redress services that are being offered by Caranua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10075/14]

Garda Station Closures

Sandra McLellan

549. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda station in Rathcormac, County Cork is due to close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9549/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

674. 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. [9269/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Sandra McLellan

729. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans that are in place for Cobh, County Cork, to improve the infrastructure in the area because at present during bad weather the island can get cut off from the mainland prohibiting emergency services from accessing the area; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8976/14]

Inland Waterways Development

Sandra McLellan

147. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has considered the negative effects that increased mooring fees, annual cruising permits and annual houseboat mooring fees will have on the public. [7800/14]

Severe Weather Events Response

Sandra McLellan

168. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that areas of tourist attraction and tourist-related business that were damaged by the recent floods will be fully functioning by Easter in order to ensure the successful tourist season of 2013 is continued. [8088/14]

School Enrolments

Sandra McLellan

108. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be in place by September to ensure that local children will enrolled into local schools in Dublin 4 and Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8488/14]

Heritage Sites

Sandra McLellan

90. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the strategy his Department has to invest in and upgrade national heritage sites to make them attractive to the domestic and international tourist markets. [7797/14]

Legislative Programme

Sandra McLellan

125. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed update on contacts or discussions his Department have had with both the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus Development Authority prior to the establishment of Sport Ireland. [7798/14]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Sandra McLellan

132. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department have any discussions with local authorities to resolve the issue of proof of ownership of council property in order to meet criteria for sports capital grants. [7799/14]

Film Industry Promotion

Sandra McLellan

424. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for a short film project promoting local sites in Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7588/14]

Heritage Projects

Sandra McLellan

432. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will intervene and allow a 16 week reprieve for the heritage vessel, Naomh Éanna, while an interested group prepares a business plan for its restoration at no cost to the Exchequer. [7833/14]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

434. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made on the development of the Moore Street site, including the agreed inspection of the site; the status of number 18 Moore Street, the National Museum reports and the Chartered Land consent reports. [7908/14]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

435. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he or his Department is aware of funds being set aside by the National Asset Management Agency for works in the Moore Street area. [7909/14]

Heritage Projects

Sandra McLellan

448. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will intervene and allow a 16 week reprieve for the heritage vessel, Naomh Éanna, while an interested group prepares a business plan for its restoration at no cost to the Exchequer. [7796/14]

Postcode Implementation

Sandra McLellan

456. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a UK company has been given the tender for the new Irish postcodes at the cost of €25 million; the reason he did not use an Irish company such as Loc8 code which is a free service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7608/14]

Social and Affordable Housing Applications

Sandra McLellan

514. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regards to housing applications, if a person is no longer in possession of divorce or separation papers and cannot afford a solicitor to supply another copy, if a sworn affidavit will suffice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8092/14]

Naturalisation Applications

Sandra McLellan

551. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [7591/14]

Ambulance Service Staff

Sandra McLellan

707. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be considered for a job in the ambulance service as the person has already done the training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7706/14]

Health Services

Sandra McLellan

720. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 2 February 2014, the other options available to a person in County Cork who lives next door to two unused buildings and a yard owned by the same person who refuses permission to allow an exterminator access to blocked up areas where rodents are entering the property (details supplied). [7849/14]

Heritage Sites

Sandra McLellan

774. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to invest in and upgrade national heritage sites to make them attractive to the domestic and international tourist markets. [7910/14]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Sandra McLellan

142. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe a local authority is required to keep housing applications in storage or on file after an application has been deemed closed because information to update a file was not submitted by the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7192/14]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Sandra McLellan

289. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6307/14]

Water Charges Introduction

Sandra McLellan

367. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the situation for persons on a private group water scheme in respect of water rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6204/14]

Psychological Services

Sandra McLellan

556. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is concerned at the high number of child psychologist positions that are vacant in our health care system; and if she has raised this issue with the Department of Health. [6663/14]

Child Care Services Provision

Sandra McLellan

557. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the area-based childhood programme; and her plans to further expand this successful initiative. [6664/14]

Medical Card Administration

Sandra McLellan

572. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to delays in the issuing of medical cards to persons awarded them and to delays in the issuing of refusal letters and renewal applications; his plans to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6205/14]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Sandra McLellan

312. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a jobseeker's appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4962/14]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Sandra McLellan

625. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when the position of clinical psychologist, covering the Ballyfermot, Palmerston area will be filled in Cherry Orchard Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4923/14]

Legislative Measures

Sandra McLellan

670. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding rodent legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5366/14]

Hospitals Funding

Sandra McLellan

705. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide separate breakdowns in tabular form of all moneys allocated to Mallow General Hospital, County Cork from 2007 to 2014. [5469/14]

Hospitals Funding

Sandra McLellan

706. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the level of funding to Mallow General Hospital, County Cork in 2014; and the way it compares with funding for 2011, 2012 and 2013. [5470/14]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Sandra McLellan

707. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the posts that remain vacant in Mallow General Hospital, County Cork; the length of time they been vacant; if the positions have been advertised; and when will they be filled. [5471/14]

Hospital Staff Data

Sandra McLellan

708. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of staff numbers employed in Mallow General Hospital, County Cork from 2007 to 2014. [5472/14]

Hospital Staff Data

Sandra McLellan

709. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full breakdown in tabular form of all money spent on agency staff at Mallow General Hospital, County Cork from 2007 to 2014. [5473/14]

Hospitals Funding

Sandra McLellan

710. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of all public money used by Mallow General Hospital, County Cork or his Department to treat patients in private hospitals. [5474/14]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Sandra McLellan

188. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be called for an appointment in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4558/14]

City of Culture Initiative

Sandra McLellan

2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the contacts he has had with the organising committee of the Limerick city of culture; and the progress made in ensuring Limerick city of culture will be a success. [4111/14]

Special Areas of Conservation Management

Sandra McLellan

7. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that the survey of Coolrain bog has shown that little can be rehabilitated, if he will consider transferring the SAC status from Coolrain bog to another compensatory habitat. [4012/14]

Abbey Theatre

Sandra McLellan

12. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to build the new Abbey Theatre. [4013/14]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Sandra McLellan

24. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that despite having the funding, the Heritage Council has two vacancies to fill - one in museums and one in wildlife; and if he will confirm when these positions be filled. [4011/14]