Results 481-500 of 2,825 for speaker:Sandra McLellan

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Feb 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 728: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 26 January 2012, when a response will issue. [11229/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Feb 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 730: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card application has not yet been completed when all the information has been sent in since December 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11293/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 768: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 17 January 2012, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [11600/12]

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (29 Feb 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the target he has set for institutions in this State to draw down support from the EU progress micro enterprise fund. [11327/12]

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (29 Feb 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to promote and support bids by credit institutions to access the EU progress microfinance facility; the amount that will be drawn down from this programme; and when this fund will be available to the small and medium enterprises sector. [11326/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (29 Feb 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite and approve an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will expedite a decision. [11682/12]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (29 Feb 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Health Service Executive occupational therapist reports are not sufficient for local authorities when tenants need essential works carried out due to health issues; the reason that local authority housing tenants need an OT report when they must have this done by a private therapist at the...

Employment Support Services (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make a statement detailing the schedule and nature of training planned for all staff in her Department to enable the National Employments and Entitlements Service to operate effectively. [11876/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there has been any increase in the number of applications for exceptional or emergency needs payments; if so, the scale of same; and if she will make additional funds available for administration by community welfare officers in the view of cuts to social welfare payments made by budget 2012. [11875/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review will take place of the many appeals in respect of a person (details supplied). [11983/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 151: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the household charge is in fact a law or a statute; if it is in fact law, if he will clarify the reason the public are being asked to register their consent to pay the charge instead of all home owners being sent a letter requesting them to pay it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11915/12]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 2 February 2012, if he will confirm that social housing applications are updated at the counter of the local authority office in view of a statement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12029/12]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it states in the housing policy the maximum acceptable time that a person has to wait for an assessment for housing need following receipt of a social housing application; if he will give details of this timeframe; and her plans to review the current policy. [12030/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [11977/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [11978/12]

Turbary Rights (6 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for his answer. With regard to the proposals from the TCCA, which include a detailed case-by-case analysis of the possible options, will the Minister commit to providing individual turf cutters with a hearing on this matter? If so, in what timeframe does he envisage this occurring? We are all conscious that time is of the essence and other alternatives may suit some...

Turbary Rights: Motion (6 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I commend Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan and his colleagues on bringing forth this motion. Like others, Sinn Féin understands, appreciates and supports the need to protect our natural habitat. Likewise, we support the right of domestic turf cutters to work their own bogs. Sinn Féin will be supporting this motion, which provides the...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (6 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way the commitment in the programme for Government regarding the development of cultural tourism opportunities will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12479/12]

Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (6 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the efforts he has made to protect the terms and conditions of employment in the Irish film industry for production and pre-production workers; if appropriate training and career development programmes are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12486/12]

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (6 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 364: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 531 of 28 February 2011, if he will clarify the appeal procedure is to be applied to rectify this error or please advise if local authorities are to rectify the error. [12580/12]