Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Sandra McLellan

178. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if the Beaumont Hospital service plan for 2015 includes provision for a 15-room cystic fibrosis unit with a clean air filter system. [21665/14]

Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times

Sandra McLellan

99. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for carer's allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20636/14]

Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times

Sandra McLellan

100. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for carer's allowance appeals to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20637/14]

Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times

Sandra McLellan

101. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for invalidity pension applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20638/14]

Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times

Sandra McLellan

102. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for invalidity pension appeals to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20639/14]

Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times

Sandra McLellan

103. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for supplementary welfare allowance appeals to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20643/14]

Medical Card Delays

Sandra McLellan

201. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for medical card applications to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20640/14]

Medical Card Appeals

Sandra McLellan

202. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for medical card reviews when a person has been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20641/14]

Medical Card Delays

Sandra McLellan

203. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for medical card appeals to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20642/14]

Health Services Staff

Sandra McLellan

205. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 1 April 2014, the reason a response has not issued from Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20648/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Sandra McLellan

184. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an audiology appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20390/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Sandra McLellan

186. 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. [20407/14]

Hospital Services

Sandra McLellan

194. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an MRI scan in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [20425/14]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Sandra McLellan

196. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason cancer survivors with medical cards in the Cork and Kerry region are not given a yearly supply of prosthesis and special support underwear as survivors in other regions are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20459/14]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Sandra McLellan

235. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an appeal lodged in respect of a person (details supplied) on April 17 is still not registered on the appeal system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20092/14]

Health Services Provision

Sandra McLellan

755. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason podiatry testing has been withdrawn at the Living Health Clinic in Mitchelstown, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18728/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Sandra McLellan

816. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason for a review of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

865. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason after over a month of sending back further information to PCRS that a medical card application still has not been looked at for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19339/14]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the development of the national monument on Moore Street. [18129/14]

Film Industry Development

Sandra McLellan

12. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the Finbarr Flood report on the film industry will be published. [17783/14]

Commemorative Events

Sandra McLellan

16. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the planned 1916 centenary events and an update on any other related works planned for completion before the centenary of the Rising in 2016. [17784/14]

Special Areas of Conservation Criteria

Sandra McLellan

18. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding special areas of conservation on which turf cutting is still taking place. [17782/14]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Sandra McLellan

337. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in issuing a decision on an oral hearing held on 3 March 2014 for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17547/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Sandra McLellan

52. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 63 and 64 of 27 March 2014, the reason the date for the school to be built changed from September 2014 to September 2015 and has now been changed to 2015-16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17130/14]

Road Tolls

Sandra McLellan

709. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to change the current road tax system for hauliers to bring it into line with other systems across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16306/14]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Sandra McLellan

41. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full and detailed update on the sports capital grant; and if he will prioritise areas of social need and those sharing services, or if funding will be evenly distributed across all counties. [15099/14]

Sports Funding

Sandra McLellan

55. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that proper and adequate funding is provided for our female athletes and sports persons. [15100/14]

Film Industry Tax Reliefs

Sandra McLellan

64. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by film companies who receive section 481 tax breaks. [15557/14]

Film Industry Tax Reliefs

Sandra McLellan

72. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the criteria that exist for a film company to receive a section 481 tax break. [15558/14]

Film Industry Tax Reliefs

Sandra McLellan

73. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the verification and auditing procedures in place to hold film companies to account after they have received a section 481 tax break. [15559/14]

Film Industry Tax Reliefs

Sandra McLellan

74. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by film companies who receive section 481 tax breaks; and the way these numbers are verified. [15560/14]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Sandra McLellan

127. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a jobseeker's appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who had an oral hearing on 3 March; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15453/14]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

317. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the process and criteria to include No. 18 Moore Street, Dublin 1, as part of a national monument. [15050/14]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

318. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the process for buildings to be designated as a national monument. [15051/14]

Dormant Accounts Fund Administration

Sandra McLellan

348. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to open the Dormant Accounts Fund to application this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14761/14]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Sandra McLellan

354. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when money will be allocated to Cork County Council for housing adaptation grants for 2014 for council tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/14]

Environmental Regulations

Sandra McLellan

370. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the regulations regarding experimental weather modification and chemical spraying in the skies; if he will clarify the person who carries out this practice; the reason for same; the person who authorised it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15209/14]

Nursing Education

Sandra McLellan

541. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason United States nursing qualifications are not recognised here; if a person with 20 years nursing experience in the US can complete any short course to become eligible to nurse here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14979/14]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Sandra McLellan

63. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been identified for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14525/14]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Sandra McLellan

64. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the new school for a school (details supplied) in County Cork is on schedule to be finished by September 2015 as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14526/14]

Tax Collection

Sandra McLellan

51. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) is liable for more tax after already paying €4,964 from a €20,000 life assurance policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14316/14]

Community Services Programme

Sandra McLellan

482. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the decision not to continue funding for community radio Youghal under the community services programme through Pobal (details supplied). [12905/14]

Plant Protection Products

Sandra McLellan

843. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 4 March 2014, if he will clarify the regulations regarding experimental weather modification and chemical spraying in the skies; if he could also clarify who carries out this practice; the reason for same; the person that authorised it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12827/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Sandra McLellan

982. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the date for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12792/14]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

1155. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a family (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13858/14]

Medical Card Delays

Sandra McLellan

1156. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was told that it would take 30 working days to process their medical card application when it is supposed to take only 15 working days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13859/14]

General Medical Services Scheme Administration

Sandra McLellan

1162. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if a general practitioner has to confirm in writing that they will not take on a new medical card client; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13895/14]

Universal Social Charge Payments

Sandra McLellan

64. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person who is employed in another country (details supplied) who is liable to pay €8,000 under the universal social charge in this State per year must pay a second preliminary tax of €8,000 upfront for next year, even though they are an employee and not self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12737/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Sandra McLellan

280. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if a person working and paying tax both in another country (details supplied) and here and living here can qualify for a medical card here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12753/14]

Historic Towns Initiative

Sandra McLellan

25. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to expand the successful historic towns initiative. [10603/14]