Results 681-700 of 2,825 for speaker:Sandra McLellan

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 634: To ask the Minister for Health the current time frame for processing medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25116/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 682: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is to be a south doc doctor based in Youghal, County Cork after office hours; the date on which this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25676/12]

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: The Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill seeks to consolidate services currently provided by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, HETAC, the Further Education and Training Awards Council, FETAC, the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, NQAI, and the Irish Universities Board, IQUB, under a new agency - the Qualifications and Quality Assurance...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (23 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance if any talks have been held with prospective investors to sell off any of the State's shareholding in AIB. [25634/12]

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (23 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in the immediate future to sell parts of the AIB back to the private sector; and the amount that he would look to sell. [25633/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance application which was received last September in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25698/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 18 April 2012 the reason one month later her Department still have not progressed past applications from July, 2011; the further reason she quotes an average time of 28 weeks to process applications when this clearly is not the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25699/12]

Written Answers — Medical Expenses Reimbursement: Medical Expenses Reimbursement (23 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health the criteria to qualify for a reimbursement of medical expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25852/12]

Passenger Name Records: Motion (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I know from speaking with my colleague, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, that this motion is similar to others that have come before the House on similar issues. Last July we dealt with two similar motions: the first was an agreement between this State and the EU and the second was an agreement between this State and Australia. During the debate on these motions, Deputy O'Brien outlined the reasons...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to exclude a school (details supplied) in County Galway from the capital building programme, while at the same time looking for expressions of interests for a new Gaelscoil school in the same area, in which there is still capacity in adjacent schools to take up any envisaged increase in pupil numbers in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse his decision to cut a teacher from a school (details supplied) i gContae na Gaillimhe in view of the fact that they have now confirmed to his Department that they have the 85 students necessary to retain four teachers as per his Department's guidelines. [25783/12]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is acceptable that a young girl from Nigeria who was placed in foster care eight years ago had all services withdrawn including payment to the foster family when she reached the age of 18 and has been living here under the radar for the last five years as if she doesn't exist; the options available to this person to become a...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health the reason ketamine is not available to medical card patients in Cobh, County Cork, when it is available to persons in other areas of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26076/12]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and approve a hardship scheme claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26080/12]

National Cultural Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way he proposes to address public concern regarding the threatened undermining of the arms length principle in cultural decision making and funding across our national cultural institutions and Culture Ireland in view of his plans to abolish or amalgamate cultural institutions or absorb the functions into his...

National Cultural Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for his reply. As he is aware, the arts sector is extremely resourceful, creative, pragmatic and working well with other stakeholders to agree savings and efficiencies within the arts. However, there is significant public concern about the threatened undermining of the arm's length principle in cultural decision-making. Does the Minister accept the arm's length...

National Cultural Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: The director of Culture Ireland is an important figure and the Minister has indicated the board is very effective. If something is not broken, we should not try to fix it. I hope the Minister will commit to keeping the board in place.

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a daily programme that incorporates mental health issues into the school curriculum from a very early age that would run in tandem with our current education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27000/12]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person studying nursing in the UK currently on unpaid work placement is entitled to grant aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27204/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an oral hearing held over two weeks ago in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26197/12]