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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 26. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a detailed account of the amount of money spent by his Department on consultancy services and policy reviews in arts and heritage in 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide specific details on the way the money was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26092/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (30 May 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 294. To ask the Minister for Health if any of the new intermediary care vehicles will be located in the east Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26563/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: Like Labour is going in with Fine Gael.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: Who wrote that for Deputy Nash?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Delays (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 417. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it is currently taking for appeals on carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26896/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 418. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve an expedite a carer's allowance appeal which was received by the appeals office in January for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26897/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 459. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the current guidelines for entitlement to job-seeker's benefit in particular where a person must suffer a substantial loss of employment to be eligible ; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27770/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Official Secrets Act (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 716. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Official Secrets Act is still in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27415/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 867. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money her Department has spent on arts provision for young persons in after school settings in 2012 and 2013; if she will provide details of the projects funded and the amount they received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27797/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 916. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the project review group report on mobility allowance will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27311/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: North-South Implementation Bodies (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 1109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of the North/South tourism body; if he will provide specific details of the joint initiatives and projects his Department is currently working on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27796/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care Facilities and Inspections: Discussion (11 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The "Prime Time" programme is the reason we are here. Everyone who watched it was absolutely horrified. It is the worst nightmare of a parent with a child in preschool. It was also very distressing to child care providers providing a good service. What struck me about the presentation is that all of the witnesses identified the same problems...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: We did not do that.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: If they did they would have access to free prescriptions and transport.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: Sinn Féin is absolutely opposed to taxing the family home and when in government we will repeal this draconian and blatantly unfair tax. The idea of taxing the family home is, by any stretch of the imagination, bad economic policy. In the current climate where almost 500,000 people are out of work and one in four mortgages is in distress, this tax makes no sense. Indeed, this tax is...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: We want a fair tax.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: That is not correct.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: That is not right.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 61. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in the delivery of the National Asset Management Agency social housing; the cost to date to the State; and the amount it is estimated that the return of each unit will cost local authorities when the leasing arrangement ends. [27056/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Remit (13 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent calls by the Garda Representative Association for an Independent Policing Authority here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28229/13]