125 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 18 April 2012 the reason one month later her Department still has not progressed past applications from July 2011; the further reason she quotes an average time of 28 weeks to process applications when this clearly is not the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer’s allowance application which was received last September in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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53 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance his plans in the immediate future to sell parts of the AIB back to the private sector; and the amount that he would look to sell.
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14 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if any talks have been held with prospective investors to sell off any of the State’s shareholding in AIB.
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682 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is to be a south doc doctor based in Youghal, County Cork after office hours; the date on which this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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634 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the current timeframe for processing medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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598 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Waterford will be given an appointment in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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496 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if certain types of investments should be outside of de minimis ruling, for example, conservation projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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490 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average time for persons to be housed in social housing in east Cork; his views that it is acceptable and appropriate that one town council (details supplied) is estimating eight years before a family gets housed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he has made in recent months to advance the cause of the undocumented Irish in the United States.
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112 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that thirteen human rights defenders have been killed over the past three months in Colombia; if he will lobby at EU level for the condemnation of the ongoing killings and disappearances; his views on whether the EU, through Catherine Ashton, should urge the Colombian Government to guarantee protection for activists and respect for social movements that are calling for peace.
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62 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the date on which the framework for smaller hospitals document will be published; the process by which this document has been drafted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his plans for review and reform of mental health legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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500 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when the victims of symphysiotomy may expect to have the report on symphysiotomy made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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338 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to tenants of local authority housing who do not have insulation in their homes as they were tenants prior to the implementation of BER; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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204 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made regarding an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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27 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if turf cutting in conservation areas, by those with turbary rights, will affect the turf cutter’s single farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his plans to better support tourism initiatives in rural areas; and the percentage of the overall budget allocated to developing rural tourism. [23392/12]
241 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cycling initiatives he intends to put in place to ensure greater tourism here; and the funding that will be made available for same.
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240 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of his recent visit to Moore Street, Dublin, the initiatives he intends to put in place to ensure greater tourism opportunities.
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238 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts made by him to maximise the use of sporting facilities and accommodation here by supporters during the London Olympics in 2012.
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242 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the role of sport in combating obesity within society, particularly in view of the fact that Ireland has some of the highest rates of overweight and obesity amongst children in Europe.
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237 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential role of sport in combating mental health difficulties within society, particularly among our youth; and the funding that will be made available for same.
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236 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential role of sport in suicide prevention; and the funding that will be made available for same.
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139 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used when awarding a contract from his Department for services such as document scanning, document storing, forms processing, data entry/capture and microfilm conversion consultancy; if ISO 27001 is a requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his plans to better support tourism initiatives in rural areas; and the percentage of the overall budget allocated to developing rural tourism. [23392/12]
396 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider making it compulsory for vehicle lights to be on at all times while being driven to help reduce the number of road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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391 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will deploy more rheumatologists to Cork University Hospital in view of the fact that currently there are only two who cover approximately 400,000 patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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121 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to transpose Council Directive 2010/18/EU; and if he has brought proposals to Cabinet, Council Directive 2010/18/EU as part of his responsibility under the National Women’s Strategy.
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291 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any short term grants available from his Department for a club (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 18 April 2012 where she states “if a person’s means are insufficient to meet their needs while awaiting a decision on an application, they may apply for a means tested supplementary welfare allowance payment from their local community welfare officer”; the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was told that this is not the case and that the Minister says things like that in the Dáil all the time; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give details of his plans for reform of the rent supplement scheme when it comes under his Department’s control and any minimum standards he hopes to introduce.
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31 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of households in the State that will have water meters installed. [22125/12]
118 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set up a commission of investigation pursuant to the Commission of Investigation Act 2004 in respect of the suspected murder of Reverend Father Niall Molloy CC late of Castlecoote, County Roscommon on 8 July 1985; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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640 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable to have a person confined to their home for almost a year while they are waiting to get a new scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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639 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be issued with a new scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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626 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a temporary medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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550 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grades of civil servants who have been re-employed by his Department having taken early retirement package or that have retired due to them reaching the age of retirement , each year since 2008.
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514 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of grades of civil servants who have been re-employed by his Department having taken early retirement package or that have retired due to them reaching the age of retirement, each year since 2008.
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240 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of grades of civil servants who have been re-employed by his Department having taken early retirement package or that have retired due to them reaching the age of retirement , each year since 2008.
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180 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the number of grades of civil servants who have been re-employed by his Department having taken early retirement packages or who have retired due to their reaching the age of retirement each year since 2008.
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161 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if it is possible to claim tax back further than four years when a person (details supplied) was overpaying tax for nine years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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124 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that the five year contract of the chief executive of Culture Ireland expired in April 2012, if this contract has been renewed.
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111 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the vital importance of Culture Ireland to the promotion and protection of Irish culture throughout the world, the steps he will take to ensure the continued success of Culture Ireland.
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105 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will honour his undertaking under the Preservation Order No.1 of 2007 to protect and preserve the National Monument at 14-17 Moore Street, Dublin, in its entirety as designated and in compliance with the principles in the Venice Charter for conservation and restoration of monuments and sites. [21696/12]
137 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will commission an inquiry into the licences awarded for offshore oil and gas exploration under the tender of then Minister Ray Burke; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if recently retired teachers will be employed to oversee the supervision of State exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way he intends to address the recent Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings which failed to feature an Irish university; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools in County Cork that will lose teaching posts due to the changes in staffing schedules in budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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