Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria

Sandra McLellan

1132. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if a local authority is permitted by law to take foster care allowance into account as means for rent calculation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39279/12]

Health Services Provision

Sandra McLellan

1783. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who needs a hearing aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38743/12]

Hospital Closures

Sandra McLellan

1788. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of St. Raphaels Hospital, Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/12]

Hospital Closures

Sandra McLellan

1789. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of the Cottage Hospital, Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38762/12]

Medical Card Applications

Sandra McLellan

1790. 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. [38773/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Sandra McLellan

1846. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a surgical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39208/12]

Heritage Funding

Sandra McLellan

5 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to invest in heritage infrastructure in order to maintain productive jobs in the public and private sector; his plans to revitalise investment with key partners in local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35832/12]

Fostaíocht Gaeltachta

Sandra McLellan

38 Deputy Sandra McLellan den an Aire Ealaíon; Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéid post atá cruthaithe agus caillte sa Ghaeltacht sa chéad leath den bhliain; an bhfuil na figiúirí seo de réir na spriocanna atá leagtha síos ag a Roinn. [35028/12]

Cultural Development

Sandra McLellan

7 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that the European Commission will be investing over seventy billion euro in developing the creative economy across Europe his plans to develop/build Ireland’s creative economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35423/12]

Heritage Council

Sandra McLellan

187 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to engage in European projects that can showcase the value of heritage here; if he intends to develop a new empowering and community led enabling approach to the management and conservation of our heritage assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35833/12]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Sandra McLellan

234 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an estate (details supplied) in County Cork is included in the list of 770 developments of site resolution plans by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35758/12]

Social Welfare Code

Sandra McLellan

25 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will introduce provisions to ease the transition from carer’s allowance to jobseeker’s allowance for persons whose caring duties come to an end.
[34944/12]

Jobseeker’s Allowance

Sandra McLellan

39 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether holders of a PSV licence are being informed that they would have to give up the licence altogether in order to qualify for a jobseeker’s payment; and her views on whether this is counterproductive in view of the fact that it would take some time to replace which may hamper the persons ability to find and take up employment.
[34945/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Sandra McLellan

319 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients in receipt of rent allowance in Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[34931/12]

Waste Management

Sandra McLellan

472 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 10 July 2012, the Minister who is responsible for the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34914/12]

Health Services

Sandra McLellan

852 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will put support mechanisms in place for fibromyalgia sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35331/12]

Health Services

Sandra McLellan

866 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason fibromyalgia is not classified as a disability; the measures he is going to put in place to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35381/12]

County Enterprise Boards

Sandra McLellan

6 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the review of county enterprise boards being conducted by the Central Coordination Unit within Enterprise Ireland. [33860/12]

County Enterprise Boards

Sandra McLellan

23 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the consideration given to determining budgets of the new LEO’s on the basis of need as measured by unemployment. [33859/12]

Vocational Education Committees

Sandra McLellan

68 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a dispute between two workers and the vocational education committee following the closure of a VEC créche in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34042/12]

Waste Management

Sandra McLellan

318 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any changes in legislation are proposed with regard to the importation of partially used or worn vehicle tyres; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33158/12]

Bovine Disease Controls

Sandra McLellan

398 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 3 July 2012 the reason his Department can ignore a court ruling and not pay compensation to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33441/12]

Health Service Staff

Sandra McLellan

490 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 687 of 24 April 2012 if the meeting scheduled for 19 June 2012 took place; if he will clarify the position of occupational therapists in the East Cork area as currently the Health Service Executive do not provide occupational therapy reports for people in Youghal, County Cork who are in need of having their homes adapted due to ill health; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33253/12]

Bullying in Schools

Sandra McLellan

82 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement an all-Ireland anti-bullying strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32675/12]

Domiciliary Care Allowance

Sandra McLellan

141 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the number of non-governmental organisations on the committee to review the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[32673/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Sandra McLellan

142 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to enact legislation to protect rent supplement recipients that face eviction and displacement as a consequence of the new lower rent thresholds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[32674/12]

Heritage Council

Sandra McLellan

151 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to extend community based projects supported under the Heritage Council’s grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32668/12]

Heritage Council

Sandra McLellan

152 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to increase funding to the Heritage Council for National Heritage Week 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32669/12]

Heritage Council

Sandra McLellan

155 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to restore funding for research grants to the Heritage Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32672/12]

Tourism Industry

Sandra McLellan

153 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the importance of heritage based tourism to the Irish tourist industry; his plans to develop this particular sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32670/12]

Environmental Policy

Sandra McLellan

154 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to roll out local biodiversity action plans across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32671/12]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

156 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he will make public all reports relating to the Moore Street 1916 commemoration site, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32677/12]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

157 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to set up a task force to ensure that a co-ordinated plan is implemented to convert Moore Street, Dublin and its laneways into a cultural historic quarter by 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32678/12]

National Monuments

Sandra McLellan

158 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to designate the Moore Street area of Dublin as a battlefield site and develop it as a cultural historic quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32679/12]

Social and Affordable Housing

Sandra McLellan

184 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 16, 31 and 39 of 28 June 2012, the number of properties in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32723/12]

Household Charge

Sandra McLellan

202 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 28 June 2012, if a landlord is permitted to pass the household tax or future property tax or local authority charges on to the tenant by making it a condition of the tenancy agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32724/12]

Public Sector Pay

Sandra McLellan

211 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 26 June 2012, the persons who pay the wages of Moorepark staff, County Cork; if it is a private company or the Department of Finance; if it is a private company paying the wages, the reason the Department of Finance has control over the way they are paid and can stop wage agreements without negotiations and also acknowledge a Labour Court recommendation received in 2010 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32522/12]

Public Sector Pay

Sandra McLellan

218 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a centre's (details supplied) employees benefited from the national pay awards for private sector workers negotiated in the context of national agreements, the reason the Department of Finance in 2008 stopped the first instalment of T16 — 3.5% — that was due to them in October-November of that year, as the increase at the time had already been approved by the company board of MTL and this increase was outside the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009; the grounds the Department of Finance had in 2008 to interfere with private sector workers pay outside of legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32720/12]

Primary Care Services

Sandra McLellan

241 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason that those who answer the primary care reimbursement service dedicated Deputy line cannot answer important questions and they must send the request on to a processing section and wait for them to return with the required information; the reason requests that have been sent on as a priority at least four times after two or three weeks still have not been responded to (details supplied) by the processing section; the way he intends to deal with this problem as it is unsatisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32577/12]

Tourism Industry

Sandra McLellan

127 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport in view of the latest Central Statistics Office figures showing a marginal decrease in visitor numbers in the first quarter of 2012 versus the same period in 2011, the efforts he will make to increase visitor numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32081/12]

Schools Building Projects

Sandra McLellan

266 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork does not have basic facilities which are normal for a school with ten teachers and four resource/learning support teachers; the funding he plans to put in place to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32367/12]

Coastal Protection

Sandra McLellan

273 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when emergency funding will be made available to replace a collapsed section of seawall and reinforce a section of the R634 formerly the N25 main road in and out of Youghal, County Cork, which has been partially closed to traffic since the 9 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[31664/12]

Carer’s Allowance

Sandra McLellan

355 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer’s application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[31938/12]

Bovine Disease Controls

Sandra McLellan

552 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 769 of 6 June 2012 and 541 of 19 June 2012, in view of the fact that in the court case in question his Department failed in a prosecution against the herd owner and the judge stated that there was no case to answer, the reason his Department is refusing to pay compensation and telling the herd owner to appeal this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32071/12]