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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (24 Feb 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 144. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to combat the poor oversight in some State-run care homes, where the use of drugs, and daily anti-social behaviour, has become prevalent, and his action plan for dealing with the rise in numbers of 16 and 17 year olds entering State care. [7769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (24 Feb 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 155. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed update on the review of the school completion programme, which has been in operation since 2002; and the plans in place for its development. [7770/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (24 Feb 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 490. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pension-related deduction is not taken into account when assessing means for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8229/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (24 Feb 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the land where a proposed national school (details supplied) in County Cork was to be built but later abandoned for planning reasons, if her Department has sold this land; when and to whom the land was sold; the purchase and sale prices for the land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8128/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (24 Feb 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 636. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if invitations are being extended to relatives of those who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising for the Government's celebratory events; the way relatives can become involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7679/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (25 Feb 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 56. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of consultant psychiatrists, who are urgently needed for the support of young persons in this State; the measures in place for tackling the shortage; and if there are alternative plans to provide those in need with some method of support in the absence of a consultant psychiatrist. [7771/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of National Rare Disease Plan 2014-18: Discussion (26 Feb 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their comprehensive presentations and for sharing their personal experiences. With regard to staffing at the rare diseases office, an administrator on 0.3 of a whole-time equivalent is only working 13 hours per week. That is not even sufficient time to open e-mails or letters. Given that there are between 6,000 and 8,000 rare diseases, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (3 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 299. To ask the Minister for Defence if unused portacabins, from either the Fermoy or Kilworth Army camps, could be donated to an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8851/15]

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity being provided for debate with this Bill being introduced to this House. However, it must be said that we in Sinn Féin feel it is seriously lacking in the protection of young people's rights. Ireland is currently the only state in the EU with no provision for legal gender recognition. My main issue with the Bill, as children's affairs spokesperson for my...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Documents Issuance (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if a warehouse (details supplied) in County Cork still has its licence in place to operate as a bonded warehouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9811/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the national assessment guidelines for medical cards to make provisions for the local property tax as an allowable expense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9605/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for appearing before the committee and for their presentations. I apologise on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, who cannot be present. I am aware that some medications were said to be in low supply in Ireland, and it has been suggested that this was due to companies being able to get a better price in other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I apologise on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Ó Caoláin, who cannot be here. I will start with Healthwave and ask Mr . O'Sullivan a few questions. I found his presentation very interesting. Healthwave is a retail pharmacy business that caters for all State drugs schemes as well as for private patients who pay in full for their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: In regard to free home delivery nationwide, how do people place an order? Is it on the Internet? In regard to free house calls from its mobile pharmacist team, will Mr. O'Sullivan tell us a little bit more about this? He stated in his presentation that using its software systems, its team of pharmacists can conduct consultations in patients' homes with remote access to any clinical...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 5. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department has taken to proactively consult the public since the Government launched its commemorative programme; and the number of formal submissions that have been received to date. [10172/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: My question relates to the 1916 commemorative programme. What measures has the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht taken to proactively consult the public since the Government launched its commemorative programme? How many formal submissions been received?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for her answer. I know things have progressed recently. However, it is well known that the preparations for the official launch of the 1916 commemorative programme in November were rushed and were undertaken under considerable time pressure. The website for the 100th anniversary commemorative programme for Easter 2016, www.ireland.ie, was only secured a week before the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I am sure the Minister will agree the video was something of a disaster. However, Irish people are equally outraged that as we approach the 1916 centenary, the central element in an area described by the National Museum as the most important historic site in modern Irish history has fallen into complete disrepair in an increasingly derelict site. I refer to the 1916 national monument in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Yes.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Votáil Uachtaráin) 2014: An Dara Céim [Private Members] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: On the weekend of 28 and 29 September 2013, the Constitutional Convention held its sixth plenary meeting to discuss presidential voting rights for citizens resident outside the State at Irish embassies or otherwise. The convention considered a huge volume of submissions from members of the public and heard presentations from experienced academic and legal experts. Advocacy groups of the...