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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Plastic Bag Levy (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 233. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that is raised from the plastic bag levy annually since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48551/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that is raised on business water rates annually since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48557/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome our guests and thank them for their comprehensive presentations, in which they highlight and expose a large number of unacceptable and dangerous practices. I read the material provided last night and, to be honest, came across things which would never have previously come to mind. If one were to walk into one of these surgeries or beauty salons and see certificates on the wall,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome our guests and thank them for their presentations. I pass on apologies on behalf of Deputy Ó Caoláin who could not be here as he had to attend another meeting. Dr. Bonner referred to a consensus statement and that its purpose is to ensure that patients are clinically managed in a harmonised fashion using guidance produced with the most up to date evidence. We have had...

Hospital Services: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: It is undisputable that the cuts implemented by the Government as part of its austerity programme are compounding the current overcrowding levels greatly. However, it is also important to take note of other issues at play here. There has been a 9.4% decrease in nursing staff since March 2011 under the current Fine Gael-Labour Government. This does not take into account the cuts made under...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49515/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Powers (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a time limit on how far back the Revenue Commissioners can go with investigations to claim unpaid tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49435/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 547. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that MRI equipment compatible with equipment required for general anaesthesia is made available to Cork University Hospital in order that children who do not respond adequately to sedation and require general anaesthesia can have MRI scans there rather than having to travel to Dublin hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cavan receives the therapies that he urgently requires without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49669/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 580. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49696/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 757. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve and expedite a Student Universal Support Ireland grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49516/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 773. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not entitled to a Student Universal Support Ireland grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49697/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland Funding (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 974. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update from Fáilte Ireland on the proposed motorhome park for Youghal, County Cork; if he will provide funding for a feasibility study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49454/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 1038. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for committees-organisations towards 1916 centenary celebrations; when this funding will be available; the way groups may apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49505/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Grants (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 1041. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an application to the Arts Council for the visual artists workspace scheme 2015 was refused on a technicality (details supplied); if she will review this matter; if this decision can be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49725/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Developing a National Strategy for Coeliac Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. They have been very comprehensive. They have outlined all the issues and have made a series of recommendations. Their presentation is stating the obvious about what we need to do. With regard to people going undetected, a friend of mine found out only last year that she was a coeliac, having lived her life to date without knowing. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Challenges of Huntington's Disease: Discussion (15 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations and submissions to this committee. I read through the submissions last night but it is important that we hear the real-life stories, because this is about real people in real situations. A number of issues struck me, the first being the fact that when the disease is diagnosed in a family, it has an enormous knock-on effect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the Minister, Mr. O'Brien and his officials. I will concentrate on an issue in the introduction to Mr. O'Brien's speech, in which he states:The population over 65 years is growing by approximately 20,000 per year and those over 80 years by 4% annually. Due to reduced budgets over the past number of years, the development of the required capacity within our community services to...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. When considering the long overdue efforts to reform the junior cycle, Sinn Féin has consistently supported the progressive proposals put forward by the Government. We recognise that modernising this important exam is necessary if we are to better prepare our young people for life beyond school so that they are equipped to compete...

Order of Business (21 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Yes, the Deputies opposite are trivialising it.