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Question· writtenPQ 292asked

292. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of boys and girls currently within the system in Oberstown boys school, in Oberstown girls school and in Trinity House school. [27563/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015

292. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of boys and girls currently within the system in Oberstown boys school, in Oberstown girls school and in Trinity House school. [27563/15]

Question· writtenPQ 291asked

291. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that there are currently approximately 4,000 minors under the age of 15 years acting as primary carers for their parents; and his plans to provide critical urgent supports to these children. [27562/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015

291. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that there are currently approximately 4,000 minors under the age of 15 years acting as primary carers for their parents; and his plans to provide critical urgent supports to these children. [27562/15]

Question· writtenPQ 290asked

290. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed breakdown of Government spend on child care; how this figure of 0.2% investment translates into exact figures; where and how it is being allocated currently; and if he will provide the same information for 2014. [27561/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015

290. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed breakdown of Government spend on child care; how this figure of 0.2% investment translates into exact figures; where and how it is being allocated currently; and if he will provide the same information for 2014. [27561/15]

Question· writtenPQ 289asked

289. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps and measures a citizen must take to become a child care service provider; and the requirements and Government policy for opening a child care facility in any given community. [27560/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015

289. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps and measures a citizen must take to become a child care service provider; and the requirements and Government policy for opening a child care facility in any given community. [27560/15]

Question· writtenPQ 253asked

253. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to prioritise increasing Garda Síochána resources on the ground in rural areas of east Limerick, given the recent surge in serious criminal activity in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27423/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015

253. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to prioritise increasing Garda Síochána resources on the ground in rural areas of east Limerick, given the recent surge in serious criminal activity in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27423/15]

Question· writtenPQ 39asked

39. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in its recommendations referred to the need to prioritise the enactment of the Family Leave Bill 2014, and to introduce a statutory entitlement to paternity leave for all fathers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27365/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015

39. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in its recommendations referred to the need to prioritise the enactment of the Family Leave Bill 2014, and to introduce a statutory entitlement to paternity leave for all fathers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27365/15]

Question· writtenPQ 149asked

149. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the protection in place for Health Service Executive staff who are accused of assaulting or abusing a patient or service user in facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26713/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015

149. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the protection in place for Health Service Executive staff who are accused of assaulting or abusing a patient or service user in facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26713/15]

Question· writtenPQ 152asked

152. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role the child care committees carry out nationally; the number that exist; the number of persons employed; the amount of money that is allocated to cover wages and salaries. [25656/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015

152. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role the child care committees carry out nationally; the number that exist; the number of persons employed; the amount of money that is allocated to cover wages and salaries. [25656/15]

Question· writtenPQ 149asked

149. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing 15 hours per week special needs assistant support to 1,000 children with disabilities, to enable them to participate in the early childhood and care education scheme. [25496/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015

149. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing 15 hours per week special needs assistant support to 1,000 children with disabilities, to enable them to participate in the early childhood and care education scheme. [25496/15]

Question· writtenPQ 593asked

593. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to a club (details supplied) in County Limerick which organises activities for older persons in the area, the immediate stream of funding available for this type of group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24709/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015

593. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to a club (details supplied) in County Limerick which organises activities for older persons in the area, the immediate stream of funding available for this type of group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24709/15]

Question· writtenPQ 452asked

452. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the 30 patients at University Hospital Waterford who are on the waiting list for an orthopaedic specialist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24879/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015

452. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the 30 patients at University Hospital Waterford who are on the waiting list for an orthopaedic specialist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24879/15]

Question· writtenPQ 399asked

399. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a national baby loss awareness day as a day of remembrance for bereaved families, as discussed by Féileacháin at an Oireachtas health committee meeting in October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24588/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015

399. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a national baby loss awareness day as a day of remembrance for bereaved families, as discussed by Féileacháin at an Oireachtas health committee meeting in October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24588/15]

Question· writtenPQ 257asked

257. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 9 June 2015, if he will declare a vehicle (details supplied) exempt from vehicle registration tax, as he has discretion to do under section 134(5) of the Finance Act 1992; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24979/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015

257. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 9 June 2015, if he will declare a vehicle (details supplied) exempt from vehicle registration tax, as he has discretion to do under section 134(5) of the Finance Act 1992; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24979/15]

Question· writtenPQ 194asked

194. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will withdraw forms issued by her Department, which recommend that persons opt to receive payments through commercial banks rather than through the post office, to implement the Irish Postmasters Union's six-point action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25003/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015

194. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will withdraw forms issued by her Department, which recommend that persons opt to receive payments through commercial banks rather than through the post office, to implement the Irish Postmasters Union's six-point action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25003/15]

Question· writtenPQ 177asked

177. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24880/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015

177. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24880/15]

Question· oralPQ 5asked

5. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware that upland habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate and that the national parks are at huge risk; and if she will outline the measures her Department is taking to protect them. [24223/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2015

5. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware that upland habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate and that the national parks are at huge risk; and if she will outline the measures her Department is taking to protect them. [24223/15]

Question· writtenPQ 578asked

578. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork can have a knee operation done privately, as the person has been waiting on the public list for four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23271/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2015

578. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Cork can have a knee operation done privately, as the person has been waiting on the public list for four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23271/15]

Question· writtenPQ 193asked

193. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the transfer of patronage to Educate Together for one of the national schools in Cobh in County Cork; if she will identity the school that is to be transferred; the timeframe for this transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22740/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 June 2015

193. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the transfer of patronage to Educate Together for one of the national schools in Cobh in County Cork; if she will identity the school that is to be transferred; the timeframe for this transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22740/15]

Question· writtenPQ 1010asked

1010. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the planning permission for a new school (details supplied) in Fermoy, County Cork, will be lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22457/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2015

1010. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the planning permission for a new school (details supplied) in Fermoy, County Cork, will be lodged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22457/15]

Question· writtenPQ 860asked

860. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment for a assessment through the early intervention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22285/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2015

860. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment for a assessment through the early intervention services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22285/15]

Question· writtenPQ 331asked

331. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a search and rescue organisation was refused a request for a vehicle registration tax exemption on a vehicle required to carry out that organisation's emergency response work (details supplied); if this decision will be overturned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2015

331. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a search and rescue organisation was refused a request for a vehicle registration tax exemption on a vehicle required to carry out that organisation's emergency response work (details supplied); if this decision will be overturned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/15]

Question· writtenPQ 209asked

209. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for pubs and restaurants located along the Wild Atlantic Way tourism route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20961/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2015

209. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for pubs and restaurants located along the Wild Atlantic Way tourism route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20961/15]

Question· writtenPQ 183asked

183. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure funding is provided to Cork County Council as per its request to employ a school warden to manage a pedestrian crossing at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20902/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2015

183. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure funding is provided to Cork County Council as per its request to employ a school warden to manage a pedestrian crossing at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20902/15]

Question· writtenPQ 40asked

40. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when details of the Open Policy Debate on Future Investment in Early Years and School-Age Care and Education Services, which was hosted by his Department on 31 March 2015, will be published, in order that the proposals made at the meeting by parents, providers, academics, city and county child care committees and non-governmental organisations can be discussed by Members of the Oireachtas, prior to the publishing of the report of the interdepartmental group. [19796/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2015

40. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when details of the Open Policy Debate on Future Investment in Early Years and School-Age Care and Education Services, which was hosted by his Department on 31 March 2015, will be published, in order that the proposals made at the meeting by parents, providers, academics, city and county child care committees and non-governmental organisations can be discussed by Members of the Oireachtas, prior to the publishing of the report of the interdepartmental group. [19796/15]

Question· writtenPQ 39asked

39. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to have any input or make recommendations, specifically under his remit of the protection of children, to the working group set up by the Department of Justice and Equality which plans to review a range of issues pertaining to asylum seekers and direct provision, which will inevitably include the welfare of children residing in this State living in direct provision. [19798/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2015

39. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to have any input or make recommendations, specifically under his remit of the protection of children, to the working group set up by the Department of Justice and Equality which plans to review a range of issues pertaining to asylum seekers and direct provision, which will inevitably include the welfare of children residing in this State living in direct provision. [19798/15]

Question· writtenPQ 26asked

26. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed update on the work and meetings of the interdepartmental group established to address the issue of child care and related issues. [19797/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2015

26. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed update on the work and meetings of the interdepartmental group established to address the issue of child care and related issues. [19797/15]

Question· writtenPQ 25asked

25. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is responsible for the care of children with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19794/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2015

25. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is responsible for the care of children with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19794/15]

Question· writtenPQ 19asked

19. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, ceasing to fund the Disability Equality Specialist Support Agency on 30 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19795/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2015

19. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, ceasing to fund the Disability Equality Specialist Support Agency on 30 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19795/15]

Question· oralPQ 2asked

2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the interdepartmental group which was established by his Department to address the child care crisis is addressing the issue of low wages for early childhood professionals whose work is critical during this key foundation stage of child development; and his views that Government must take responsibility for the issue of training and upskilling professionals in the sector. [19984/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2015

2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the interdepartmental group which was established by his Department to address the child care crisis is addressing the issue of low wages for early childhood professionals whose work is critical during this key foundation stage of child development; and his views that Government must take responsibility for the issue of training and upskilling professionals in the sector. [19984/15]

Question· writtenPQ 1057asked

1057. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if grants are available for trusts (details supplied) to carry out upgrading and maintenance works on their properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19992/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2015

1057. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if grants are available for trusts (details supplied) to carry out upgrading and maintenance works on their properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19992/15]

Question· writtenPQ 952asked

952. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when his decision to grant a foreshore licence to Irish Water for a wastewater treatment plant in Youghal in County Cork will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20249/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2015

952. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when his decision to grant a foreshore licence to Irish Water for a wastewater treatment plant in Youghal in County Cork will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20249/15]

Question· writtenPQ 949asked

949. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Cork County Council will be allocated money by his Department for insulation works for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20168/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2015

949. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Cork County Council will be allocated money by his Department for insulation works for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20168/15]

Question· writtenPQ 939asked

939. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the persons and bodies responsible for paying water charges for elderly persons who live in sheltered accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19972/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2015

939. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the persons and bodies responsible for paying water charges for elderly persons who live in sheltered accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19972/15]

Question· writtenPQ 722asked

722. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that counselling and psychotherapy services are regulated here, as is the practice in other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20596/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2015

722. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that counselling and psychotherapy services are regulated here, as is the practice in other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20596/15]

Question· writtenPQ 702asked

702. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason some general practitioners are charging medical card patients €20 for letters in support of applications for payments such as carer's allowance, disability allowance and so on; his views that this is acceptable; if he will instruct general practitioners to end this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20466/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2015

702. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason some general practitioners are charging medical card patients €20 for letters in support of applications for payments such as carer's allowance, disability allowance and so on; his views that this is acceptable; if he will instruct general practitioners to end this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20466/15]

Question· writtenPQ 665asked

665. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason some general practitioners are charging medical card patients for taking blood; his views on whether this is acceptable; if he will instruct general practitioners to end this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20210/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2015

665. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason some general practitioners are charging medical card patients for taking blood; his views on whether this is acceptable; if he will instruct general practitioners to end this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20210/15]

Question· writtenPQ 533asked

533. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the proposed non-stop morning route by Iarnród Éireann, from Cork to Dublin, is not going ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19389/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2015

533. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the proposed non-stop morning route by Iarnród Éireann, from Cork to Dublin, is not going ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19389/15]

Question· writtenPQ 530asked

530. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available to Cork County Council to carry out works to the viewing area at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19197/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2015

530. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available to Cork County Council to carry out works to the viewing area at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19197/15]