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Written Answers — Bovine TB Eradication Scheme: Bovine TB Eradication Scheme (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 769: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the payment of compensation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27211/12]

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 770: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a group of workers (details supplied) in County Cork are classified as public or private sector workers; the reason they did not qualify for any pay increase under either sector for a number of years yet qualified under the financial emergency measures in the public sector which meant a deduction of 16% to their wages...

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 788: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a child takes up their free preschool year and cannot continue after a month because it turns out that the child is not yet ready for preschool, will that child's free year be deferred until the following preschool year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26681/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 957: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made by Primary Care Reimbursement Service on whether further information requested of clients was actually considered when a decision was made on the medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27193/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 958: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the turnaround for a completed medical card application to be processed is 15 days, if he will explain the reason an application (details supplied) that was sent in six weeks ago still has not been uploaded on to the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27196/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 959: To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of persons that must reapply for medical cards due to their applications being lost or mislaid by client registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27200/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 960: To ask the Minister for Health the number of sections medical card applications go through before they are completely processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27201/12]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 1009: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland are taking to facilitate and encourage parking areas for motor-caravans here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26757/12]

National Cultural Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way he proposes to address public concern regarding the threatened undermining of the arms length principle in cultural decision making and funding across our national cultural institutions and Culture Ireland in view of his plans to abolish or amalgamate cultural institutions or absorb the functions into his...

National Cultural Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for his reply. As he is aware, the arts sector is extremely resourceful, creative, pragmatic and working well with other stakeholders to agree savings and efficiencies within the arts. However, there is significant public concern about the threatened undermining of the arm's length principle in cultural decision-making. Does the Minister accept the arm's length...

National Cultural Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Sandra McLellan: The director of Culture Ireland is an important figure and the Minister has indicated the board is very effective. If something is not broken, we should not try to fix it. I hope the Minister will commit to keeping the board in place.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to exclude a school (details supplied) in County Galway from the capital building programme, while at the same time looking for expressions of interests for a new Gaelscoil school in the same area, in which there is still capacity in adjacent schools to take up any envisaged increase in pupil numbers in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse his decision to cut a teacher from a school (details supplied) i gContae na Gaillimhe in view of the fact that they have now confirmed to his Department that they have the 85 students necessary to retain four teachers as per his Department's guidelines. [25783/12]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is acceptable that a young girl from Nigeria who was placed in foster care eight years ago had all services withdrawn including payment to the foster family when she reached the age of 18 and has been living here under the radar for the last five years as if she doesn't exist; the options available to this person to become a...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health the reason ketamine is not available to medical card patients in Cobh, County Cork, when it is available to persons in other areas of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26076/12]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and approve a hardship scheme claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26080/12]

Passenger Name Records: Motion (24 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I know from speaking with my colleague, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, that this motion is similar to others that have come before the House on similar issues. Last July we dealt with two similar motions: the first was an agreement between this State and the EU and the second was an agreement between this State and Australia. During the debate on these motions, Deputy O'Brien outlined the reasons...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (23 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance if any talks have been held with prospective investors to sell off any of the State's shareholding in AIB. [25634/12]

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (23 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in the immediate future to sell parts of the AIB back to the private sector; and the amount that he would look to sell. [25633/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance application which was received last September in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25698/12]