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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 2. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a detailed update on the Government's purchase of 14-17 Moore Street in Dublin 1. [24222/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I ask the Minister for a detailed update on developments since the Government's recent purchase of Nos. 14-17 Moore Street. Where do matters stand as there seems to be a delay in the progress?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Dublin city councillors recently passed a motion that five more buildings be added to the register of protected properties based on their significance at that period. A report was to be prepared for the local authority to assess the suitability of the buildings before they can be added to the protected list. As the House will be aware, Nos. 14-17 Moore Street are protected under national...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: The Oireachtas adopted the preservation order. The Members of the Oireachtas are therefore the guardians of the national monument and, as such, are entitled to know the details of the planned purchase, the price of the purchase, how it was valued and by whom, etc. When will the details of the proposed purchase of the 1916 national monument be made available for consideration by Members of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wildlife Protection (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 5. To ask 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]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wildlife Protection (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Is the Minister aware that upland habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate and placing national parks at risk? What action is her Department taking to protect the national parks?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wildlife Protection (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: In a recent interview, the Minister maintained that fires were not an issue for the Department, except where they occurred in Killarney National Park. In recent months, fires have also occurred in the Wicklow Mountains National Park and many of the upland areas that have been scorched are within special areas of conservation and special protection areas. These are our most important...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wildlife Protection (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: On the gorse fire epidemic, County Kerry is one of several counties that have been experiencing the fires of late. It is one of the worst affected areas, with a 700% increase in the number of gorse fires in the county in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the same period last year. Given that increase, it is abundantly obvious that the current legislation is not working. How is the...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Sinn Féin welcomes this Bill, the aim of which is to ensure that children of 18 years and under will no longer be detained in the adult prison system in order to end the practice of sending them to St. Patrick's Institution. The Bill also allows for the amalgamation of child detention schools into one school at Oberstown, with the aim of capitalising on existing reforms in the system....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I apologise for arriving late. I was in the Dáil asking questions of the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their contributions. While I did not hear all of the presentations, I assure our guests that I read all the submissions yesterday and went through them with a fine toothcomb. I compliment the witnesses on the quality of...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: What about child care?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (23 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 194. To ask the 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]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 177. To ask the 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]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (23 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 257. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (23 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 382. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the identification or markings a Garda Síochána roadside Gatso van must display; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24994/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infant Mortality (23 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 399. To ask 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 Féileachán at an Oireachtas health committee meeting in October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24588/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 452. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (23 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 593. To ask the Minister for 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]

National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Sinn Féin welcomes the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Bill 2015 which will provide for the conversion of the National Concert Hall Company from a company limited by guarantee into a statutory body, the National Concert Hall. Measures outline the functions of the hall, the role of the board, general governance issues and the necessary commercial freedoms required....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently taking part in the community employment scheme for early childhood care and education. [25655/15]