Results 881-900 of 2,825 for speaker:Sandra McLellan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the independently chaired Reorganisation Implementation Group will be established to produce an implementation plan for the reorganisation process and dual management arrangements of Waterford city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45999/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46143/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork did not receive a college maintenance grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46148/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the independently chaired Reorganisation Implementation Group will be established to produce an implementation plan for the reorganisation process and dual management arrangements of Waterford city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45999/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46143/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the independently chaired Reorganisation Implementation Group will be established to produce an implementation plan for the reorganisation process and dual management arrangements of Waterford city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45999/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46143/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be reached on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46143/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Interim Report on National Climate Change Policy: Discussion with NESC (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the witnesses for attending today and for their presentation. Do they have any suggestions on what individuals, families and small organisations can do at no cost to them? While people would like to do something, the perception is that doing so generally costs them in the long term.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Comprehensive Action Programme for the Reform of Local Government: Discussion (23 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and have one question in this regard. How can the new chief executives be accountable to the elected members if the powers of such elected members are being eroded?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (24 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is acceptable for asylum seekers and their children to be housed in reception centres which lack adequate facilities for any meaningful recreational activity; if he accepts that it is imperative that children and young persons have access to open spaces and sports areas irrespective of their parents' status; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (24 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of higher education grants that have been paid to people to date this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46672/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Grant Applications (24 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46673/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (24 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Defence if a person with only one kidney is automatically disqualified from joining the army; the reason there are no specific criteria or guidelines for applicants to see if they qualify before going through an entire process only to be informed after a medical that they are not eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46670/12]

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on one of the most important issues facing the country. I say this because it would be naive to suggest that everything begins and ends with the economy. While the economy matters, in and of itself it is not the key factor which has led to the current maelstrom. The real issue of significance is the political ideology which underpins and informs economic...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (25 Oct 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent of aftercare provided; the length of same to young persons who have been resident in high support and special care unit residential places up to their eighteenth birthday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46759/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure greater equity in pension tax arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48688/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; his views on whether it is acceptable that students are accumulating debts while waiting for their grants to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47432/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47561/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (6 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a four day Saorview course can be accredited with a Fetac level 5 qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48145/12]