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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision not to provide a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56474/12]

Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: The programme for Government contains a commitment to ending long-term homelessness and the need to sleep rough. This morning's report by the Simon Community of Ireland noted significant increases in the numbers sleeping rough, particularly in Cork and Dublin, despite the opening of extra shelter beds. What legislation or action will come from the Government to address the growing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he or his Department will receive the report on hospital groups (details supplied); the date on which he will publish the report and his plans to progress the implementation of hospital groups; if he will commit to maintaining the cohesion of the south east region as a single hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57022/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will report progress on the roll-out of free general practitioner care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57023/12]

Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Sub-Committee on Penal Reform: Penal Reform: Discussion (19 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the witnesses for their informative presentations. I am not a member of the sub-committee but I have made some notes for Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn for whom I am deputising. I acknowledge the value of the work the groups before us are doing. It is important to roll out a national strategy or programme. I deal with a small number of prisoners who visit my constituency office...

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: These are Leaders' Questions.

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: It is called opposition.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: North-South Ministerial Council (20 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on discussions held on the 28 November 2012 of the North/South Ministerial Council meeting in Armagh on tourism and Tourism Ireland Limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57752/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: North-South Ministerial Council (20 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Tourism is specifically identified in the Good Friday Agreement as one of the key areas for North-South co-operation and consequently one in respect of which the North-South Ministerial Council meets in sectoral format. The aim of the council in this particular format is to make decisions on areas of common policies and approaches specifically as...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed breakdown in terms of amount received, location, and names of the clubs in disadvantaged areas who received funding in the 2012 round of the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57257/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I hope he will push hard for a second round of sports capital grants because a figure cannot be put on the value of them in the context of people's physical and mental well-being, the fight against obesity and even job creation. Research shows employed people are 50% more likely to participate in sport than those who are unemployed and, with...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I am delighted to hear that. I had the honour of watching Katie Taylor box on a couple of occasions. Her award is well deserved. She gave the country such a lift in the summer.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Budgets (20 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form, a detailed breakdown of his Department’s funding for sports in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57256/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Development (20 Dec 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Irish wind industry rules can be updated to protect residents from the known nuisance of the low frequency noise as some counties have a limit of 20dB on lfn. [57597/12]

Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the fact that Ireland has received praise internationally for maintaining its overseas development cooperation programme despite the recession, he will take or encourage any measures to ensure that the EU’s larger member states live up to their commitments and obligations in terms of the quality, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the remarks by Israeli Interior Minister, Eli Yishai, that the goal of Israel’s recent military action against Gaza was to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages; and if he has raised the issue with the Israeli authorities and his colleagues in the European Union. [1661/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance that the excise rebate on diesel be passed onto coach and bus operators as well as licensed hauliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1371/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Jobs Initiative (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the 2011 jobs initiative has delivered value added jobs in the tourism sector in view of the fact that the cost to the State was €120 million in 2011 and €350 million in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52690/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Jobs Initiative (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons employed full time and part time since the introduction of the jobs initiative which involved the reduction of VAT in services relating to the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52691/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Jobs Initiative (16 Jan 2013)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the State of each job created in the accommodation and food sector as a result of the jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52692/12]