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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Supplement Appeals (4 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time appeals for mortgage interest supplement are currently taking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10378/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (4 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 272. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when new legislation will be introduced to allow local authority tenants to purchase their homes; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10531/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (4 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the regulations that are in place to govern the spraying of pesticides by hand and by plane on open farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10865/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (4 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 327. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the plight of the white fish fleet who have been unable to fish for the past few months due to bad weather; the plans being put in place to assist them financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10325/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (4 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the waiting times for medical card applications to be processed, including new applications, renewals, reviews and appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10593/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (4 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 499. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the review of Ireland’s tourism policy which was commenced in September 2013. [11005/14]

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: It is free labour.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: It does.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Will the forthcoming Health Reform Bill contain provision to increase the number of child psychologists within the HSE? The current moratorium is having a damaging effect on families, some of whom have to wait up to a year for assessment with little or no follow on.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: In the Government's statement of common purpose, the Taoiseach claimed: "On the 25th February a democratic revolution took place in Ireland. Old beliefs, traditions and expectations were blown away." Far from being a revolution, one now sees the continuation of Fianna Fáil politics. The current programme for Government, with its water charges, home tax and cuts to public services is...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (6 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 36. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a full and detailed update on events being organised by the commemoration and decade of centenaries programme; the participation there will be for families, of those involved in 1916, in commemorative events. [10602/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Historic Towns Initiative (6 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 25. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to expand the successful historic towns initiative. [10603/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Meetings (6 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 39. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on details of any meeting or planned meetings he or his Department will have with his Northern Assembly counterpart. [10600/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (6 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 140. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the proposed development and restoration of the 1916 national monument. [10846/14]

Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: The State is in the midst of a severe housing crisis with over 100,000 people languishing on the housing list. The private sector has not delivered an adequate number of houses and it has failed to protect tenants. Will the housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill come before the House and will it provide funding to local authorities to commence a building scheme? Also, is the Government on...

Gateway Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: What about emigration?

Gateway Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: It is true.

Gateway Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: The Gateway scheme has nothing to do with jobs and everything to do with spin. On coming into office the Government claimed that job creation was a priority. Since the Government made that idle promise in 2011, its job creation strategy can be summed up in one word - emigration. It is important to dispel the myths about Gateway. It is not voluntary; it does not involve training or...

Gateway Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: It is called emigration.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Payments (13 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person who is employed in another country (details supplied) who is liable to pay €8,000 under the universal social charge in this State per year must pay a second preliminary tax of €8,000 up-front for next year, even though they are an employee and not self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12737/14]