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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (31 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 723. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there are such long delays in processing applications for and renewals of licences in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13351/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (1 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 101. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a school (details supplied) in County Waterford has been without a speech and language therapist since November 2014; his views that this is acceptable; when this vital therapy will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/15]

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: That is nonsense.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Ba mhaith liom cheist a chur faoin farm safety scheme. So far this year there have been three fatal accidents on Irish farms. These deaths account for 60% of all fatal work accidents since the start of the year but farming accounts for less than 6% of the workforce. Last year was the worst in more than two decades for farm deaths, with 30 people, five of them children, dying on farms....

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Commissioner Phil Hogan has repeated his threat to reduce farm payments for non-compliance in the farm safety area. Will the Government support this? When will the new farm safety scheme be introduced in 2015?

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I was referring to farm safety schemes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 2. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions taken to urgently address the substandard and inadequate provision of care to minors, in view of the recent report by the Health Information and Quality Authority which revealed shocking findings from a full inspection of services in County Cork in October 2014, where children have been waiting years to be allocated a social...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: What actions have been taken to urgently address the issue of substandard and inadequate provision of care for minors in light of the recent HIQA report which revealed shocking findings from a full inspection of services in County Cork in October 2014, where children have been waiting years to be allocated a social worker, putting those children at risk?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I have raised the issue of substandard and inadequate provision of care for minors with the Minister on many occasions, both in committees and in this Chamber. I have specifically highlighted issues pertaining to my constituency in Cork. The Minister has rightly agreed that the situation regarding lack of staff and social workers and the knock-on effects of lack of care, such as drugs...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: We know from the authority's report that, of the 27 standards assessed, Tusla's service met six, required improvement in 19 and significant risks were identified in respect of two. The report found that the effectiveness of the service was compromised due to the length of time it took for social workers to be allocated to assess the needs of children and families, meaning that children could...

Other Questions: Foster Care (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provision this Government made for survivors of child abuse, who lived under State-paid foster care during the period 1953 to 1967, which abuse was reported by social workers and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to the Government of the day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14465/15]

Other Questions: Foster Care (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I wish to ask the Minister what provision this Government has made for survivors of child abuse who lived under State-paid foster care during the period 1953 to 1967, which was reported by social workers and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, NSPCC, to the Government of the day.

Other Questions: Foster Care (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: The Government cannot ignore the fact that there is a large number of victims of child abuse who suffered terribly while in State-paid and -sponsored foster care in the past. There are many cases we know of where children faced horrific abuse while in foster care with little or no monitoring of their welfare. In one specific case, an individual suffered 14 years of abuse between 1953 and...

Other Questions: Foster Care (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Terrible.

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill, the purpose of which is to provide for a free GP service to be made available to all persons aged 70 years and over. It must be noted that this is not the same as a medical card and only allows for free attendance at a GP. It does not allow for medications or other treatments at primary care level. In addition, the Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 11. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the recent Inter-Departmental Group policy seminar, in which he invited child stakeholders to contribute to the discussions; and the outcome of that meeting. [14467/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Mortality (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the infant mortality rate of children in direct provision; and if he agrees that, as Minister for Children, he has a duty of care to these children and a responsibility to ask why children between zero and five years of age account for a quarter of all deaths of persons living in direct provision. [14466/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal under the carer's allowance scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14345/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a utility company (details supplied) which offers a discount can apply the value added tax before it deducts the discount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14058/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (15 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 427. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children from Ireland who have been sent to Kibble in Scotland in the years 2011 to 2014; the cost in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14290/15]