456. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form the extent of capital or current funding provided for sporting or cultural activities in each of the Twenty-six Counties for each of the past four years, both from the proceeds of the national lottery and other sources; the proposed future expenditure from each source for the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29946/14]
188. 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 that was sent in in January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28775/14]
100. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if further experience is gained from a TÚS scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork if the person may reapply to the same company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28636/14]
463. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for to see a consultant in Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [27914/14]
398. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recourse a client has when a solicitor fails to act on his or her behalf (details supplied); if the Law Society of Ireland can be held accountable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28028/14]
310. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available for late septic tank registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27923/14]
192. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the waiting time for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27600/14]
77. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of money that has been paid out by Caranua to survivors since it was established; if he will provide in tabular form the purpose of the payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27596/14]
51. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department had contact with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the tourism potential for County Galway of a preserved and revamped Naomh Eanna. [27092/14]
34. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport of the 2,036 applications for funding under the 2014 sports capital grant programme, if he will outline, in tabular form, the number per county that have been deemed invalid and the reason for same. [27089/14]
21. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funds available to upgrade the R624, Fota Road, and Slatty Bridge which connects Cobh to the mainland. [27093/14]
13. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of sports funding that remains outstanding from previous rounds. [27091/14]
2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he and his Department have had with their Assembly counterparts regarding the development of an all-Ireland tourist strategy. [27421/14]
207. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if new legislation regarding mobile phones includes penalties for simply holding one's phone in one's hand while driving; the reason this would be any different to holding a cup or anything else; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26473/14]
83. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate and review the public phone lines for the disability allowance office and consider a free phone number in view of the delays and often unanswered calls which are costing the public an unacceptable amount of money on phone credit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26412/14]
195. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he acknowledges that 3.5 years' waiting time is unacceptable for paediatric orthodontics in Cork University Hospital; if he acknowledges that this waiting time will affect the personal, social and psychological development of the children waiting; the way he plans to tackle these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26345/14]
84. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26245/14]
83. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26243/14]
82. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26242/14]
713. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason long-term illnesses such as Crohn's and ulcerative colitis are not included in the long-term illness scheme; if he will review this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25890/14]
403. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the contact he and his Department have had with his Northern Ireland Assembly counterpart, Minister Carál Ní Chuilín, to discuss expanding the planned 1916 centenary events to ensure they are all Ireland in nature; if he intends to have further meetings in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25887/14]
402. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funds that will be made available to local authorities and community projects to participate and initiate 1916 centenary events; the amount that will be available; the date on which it will become available; the procedure to apply for the funding; and who will administer same. [25886/14]
59. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the annual increases in the retail price of 20 cigarettes since 2001 to date in 2014 in tabular form; and if he will include the pre-budget retail price, the budget tax increase and the proportion of that due to specific tax, ad valorem tax and VAT, the post-budget price, the trade increase and the tax element of the trade increase broken into its constituent parts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25054/14]
58. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the difference in the proportion of excise tax applied to a pack of 20 cigarettes compared to hand-rolled tobacco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25053/14]
57. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer from an increase of 10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent and 60 cent in the excise duty on 20 cigarettes, and a pro rata increase in excise on other tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25052/14]
11. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made in removing rhododendron from the oak woods of Killarney National Park. [24474/14]
9. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will be making grants available to local authorities to assist in the planning of 1916 centenary events. [24473/14]
2. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made in preserving the national monument in Moore Street. [24472/14]
264. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Government policy ensures that when awarding large State contracts a percentage of contractors are employed from the local community for the duration of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24142/14]
207. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed by Caranua; the salaries of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24158/14]
222. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the way in which gross income for medical cards can be considered for over 70s applicants when only their net income is disposable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23959/14]
104. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants programme operated directly by his Department rather than through agencies under its auspices; the organisations and persons that have benefited from these grants; and the criteria used to assess the way in which these grants are utilised by their recipients. [23831/14]
59. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 63 and 64 of 27 March 2014, if a site has now been identified as media reports would suggest; where the site is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23836/14]
130. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/14]
923. 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 Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/14]
904. 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. [23083/14]
903. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the steps a community needs to take to get a defibrillator with 24 hour access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23082/14]
887. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if it is normal practice within the Health Service Executive to re-hire administration staff in hospitals who have taken redundancy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23008/14]
752. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22369/14]
505. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider changing legislation to extend voting rights in Dáil Éireann, European and presidential elections to all persons of voting age who are legally resident in the country for at least five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22231/14]
497. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a person is required to purchase a television licence when an appeal has been submitted for carer's allowance since February (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23142/14]
454. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available for persons seeking financial assistance towards the cost of treatment facilities for addiction since 1 January 2013 when social welfare management withdrew exceptional needs payments towards treatment costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23138/14]
402. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22536/14]
157. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 15 May 2014, the reason only part of the question was answered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23150/14]
219. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the State funding an organisation (details supplied) receives from the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21929/14]
187. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the timeframe it takes for a complaint to be processed by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission once the complaint has been deemed admissible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21925/14]
68. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Finance if mortgage providers are permitted to penalise persons who sell their home while they have an outstanding mortgage in order to clear their debt (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22022/14]
44. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the digital tourism initiative Evercam; if he has met with a representative of the company; if he recognises the value of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21566/14]
32. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce those receiving a sports capital grant for 2014. [21565/14]