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Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (8 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to realise the potential of genealogy tourism at home and abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12481/12]

Written Answers — Consular Services: Consular Services (7 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role he sees for Irish embassies in promoting Irish heritage and culture; the efforts he has made to ensure this potential is realised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12488/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (7 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities that do not have a full time arts officer; his plans to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12480/12]

Turbary Rights: Motion (6 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I commend Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan and his colleagues on bringing forth this motion. Like others, Sinn Féin understands, appreciates and supports the need to protect our natural habitat. Likewise, we support the right of domestic turf cutters to work their own bogs. Sinn Féin will be supporting this motion, which provides the...

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

Sandra McLellan: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way the commitment in the programme for Government regarding the development of cultural tourism opportunities will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12479/12]

Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (6 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the efforts he has made to protect the terms and conditions of employment in the Irish film industry for production and pre-production workers; if appropriate training and career development programmes are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12486/12]

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (6 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 364: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 531 of 28 February 2011, if he will clarify the appeal procedure is to be applied to rectify this error or please advise if local authorities are to rectify the error. [12580/12]

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

Sandra McLellan: Question 523: To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card and general practitioner cards are being withdrawn from applicants who have been deemed by the medical card office to not have proof of income while awaiting the outcome of social welfare claims, currently the income is zero in respect of a person (details supplied). [12267/12]

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

Sandra McLellan: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card claim will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [12341/12]

Turbary Rights (6 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for his answer. With regard to the proposals from the TCCA, which include a detailed case-by-case analysis of the possible options, will the Minister commit to providing individual turf cutters with a hearing on this matter? If so, in what timeframe does he envisage this occurring? We are all conscious that time is of the essence and other alternatives may suit some...

Employment Support Services (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make a statement detailing the schedule and nature of training planned for all staff in her Department to enable the National Employments and Entitlements Service to operate effectively. [11876/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there has been any increase in the number of applications for exceptional or emergency needs payments; if so, the scale of same; and if she will make additional funds available for administration by community welfare officers in the view of cuts to social welfare payments made by budget 2012. [11875/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review will take place of the many appeals in respect of a person (details supplied). [11983/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 151: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the household charge is in fact a law or a statute; if it is in fact law, if he will clarify the reason the public are being asked to register their consent to pay the charge instead of all home owners being sent a letter requesting them to pay it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11915/12]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 2 February 2012, if he will confirm that social housing applications are updated at the counter of the local authority office in view of a statement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12029/12]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it states in the housing policy the maximum acceptable time that a person has to wait for an assessment for housing need following receipt of a social housing application; if he will give details of this timeframe; and her plans to review the current policy. [12030/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [11977/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (1 Mar 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [11978/12]

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (29 Feb 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the target he has set for institutions in this State to draw down support from the EU progress micro enterprise fund. [11327/12]

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (29 Feb 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to promote and support bids by credit institutions to access the EU progress microfinance facility; the amount that will be drawn down from this programme; and when this fund will be available to the small and medium enterprises sector. [11326/12]