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]