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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (19 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be in place by September to ensure that local children will enrolled into local schools in Dublin 4 and Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8488/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Many of the points have been well covered. Deputy Phelan made a very valid point in regard to physical education facilities in schools. I thank the organisations for their presentations. I am not a member of this committee but I have an interest in sport. I saw on the screen the heading National Sports Campus - a beacon for Irish sport. It is a fantastic facility and we cannot compete at...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (20 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 147. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has considered the negative effects that increased mooring fees, annual cruising permits and annual houseboat mooring fees will have for the public. [7800/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Severe Weather Events Response (20 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that areas of tourist attraction and tourist-related business that were damaged by the recent floods will be fully functioning by Easter in order to ensure the successful tourist season of 2013 is continued. [8088/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care in Ireland: Discussion (20 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I want to apologise on behalf of Deputy Ó Caoláin who cannot attend today. I welcome the members of the Donegal County Childcare Committee and commend them on commissioning this report, which is a valuable contribution to our deliberations. I also welcome the members of Start Strong who are here. We are very impressed by the work of both groups. The Sinn Féin approach to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care in Ireland: Discussion (20 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I apologise on behalf of Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin who cannot attend today. I thank the Minister for her extensive presentation, but, unfortunately, I have not had time to digest all of it. I would have preferred to have received it last night in order that I could have read, it but I will read it again after I finish. Obviously, my party supports universal access to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care in Ireland: Discussion (20 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister and Mr. McKiernan for their presentations. I also welcome the representatives of the Child and Family Agency for its first presentation to this committee. From the Minister's reply to a parliamentary question from Deputy Ó Caoláin, I noted that the transition has been successful. I want to wish the agency's staff well in the job that has been entrusted to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (25 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 549. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda station in Rathcormack, County Cork is due to close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9549/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 674. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9269/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (25 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 729. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans that are in place for Cobh, County Cork, to improve the infrastructure in the area because at present during bad weather the island can get cut off from the mainland prohibiting emergency services from accessing the area; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8976/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentation. I also welcome those who are in the Gallery. I thank Mr. Dixon for outlining the concerns of the members of the National Ambulance Service Representative Association. While a number of the issues have been addressed, we heard a long list of areas that need to be urgently addressed. These include the ageing fleet in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. I have one or two questions. We know from pervious HIQA statistics that the national ambulance service has not been able to achieve its targets. In fact, the HSE asked for those targets to be reduced. Why is that the case, if the targets have been set down by HIQA and based primarily on international best practice? Much has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Deputy Ó Caoláin asked a question which was not answered on the step ceiling. Could the witnesses answer that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: It came up in an earlier discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: So staff are not redeployed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: They are new.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Will the forthcoming public health (alcohol) Bill provide adequate funding and resources to local and regional drug task forces, including my own southern regional drug task force, to implement alcohol strategies? Task forces are required to implement local alcohol strategies even though their funding continues to be cut. It was cut by a further 3% in the recent budget. Expecting task...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the redress services that are being offered by Cara Nua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10075/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Rare Diseases Day: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the representatives and commend them on the work they are doing. The presentations were at times very emotional and excellent and among some of the most compelling made to this committee. I have made a lot of notes because the presentations were so good, but I want to pick up on some points made. On the lack of awareness of general practitioners of the rare diseases, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Rare Diseases Day: Discussion (27 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: It is astonishing that person is being sent referrals constantly yet only works 15 hours a week. With 6% to 8% of the population suffering from rare diseases, surely we should have several whole-time equivalents. Those are the points that struck me. Many of the other issues have been covered. I have taken so many notes, it would take time to refer to all the pages, but I thank the...