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Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important motion. The decision of the former Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government to issue these promissory notes for unguaranteed unsecured senior bonds represents a decision which already has had and will continue to have a devastating impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of ordinary Irish people. Ultimately, they will cost the taxpayer an...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacant social worker posts; the location of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32510/11]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (3 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to expand the [i]guardian ad litem[/i] scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32511/11]

Health Services Delivery: Motion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: The health service is in crisis. It was in crisis under the Fianna Fáil-Green Party-Progressive Democrats Government and is in crisis under Fine Gael and Labour. Across the State, people have become painfully accustomed to the familiar HSE approach to so-called reconfiguration. It starts with a series of cuts, the non-replacement of staff, a little bit here, a little bit there. Along...

Written Answers — Homelessness Strategy: Homelessness Strategy (20 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with the Department of Health in relation to development of a holistic youth homelessness strategy. [30398/11]

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (20 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently employed in making safe ghost estates; the amount of money drawn down for this work by local authorities; and the amount of work of this nature that is still required. [30400/11]

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (20 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he has taken to ensure that all national monuments are publicly accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29864/11]

Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (Resumed) (20 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: While I welcome the opportunity to speak on this crucial issue, I would have preferred if we had a little more to talk about. I welcome the Minister of State's comment that we must work on this collectively and leave no stone unturned. Anyone who has paid attention to the pressures facing ordinary people across the State as a result of the devastating impact of the mismanagement of our...

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (18 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for the continued protection of post-1700 monuments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29860/11]

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (18 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for the continued protection of post-1700 monuments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29905/11]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (18 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how the shortfall of €1 million on the Dublin Contemporary exhibition can be justified in this current economic climate; if the Comptroller and Auditor General has examined the funding arrangements and contracts; and the programmes that will be curtailed to fund the shortfall. [29875/11]

Written Answers — Book of Kells: Book of Kells (18 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the possible relocation of the Book of Kells from Trinity College, Dublin, to Kells, County Meath; the contacts he has had with Trinity College regarding this proposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29904/11]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (18 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecution cases for speeding that have been brought in front of Mallow District Court, Kanturk District Court, Macroom District Court and Fermoy District court, County Cork, on the basis of evidence obtained by mobile speed detection vans from 1 January 2011 to 1 October 2011, inclusive; and the number of these cases...

Tourism Promotion (18 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for his reply. The figures he provided are promising. Has he considered the possibility of increasing the opening hours of the national cultural institutions to make them even more visitor friendly? What budget has been allocated by the cultural institutions, Tourism Ireland or Fáilte Ireland for marketing cultural institutions and heritage sites? The advertising...

Arts Funding (18 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for his reply in which he responded to most of my concerns. I have one further question. Are there efficiencies to be gained by considering an all-Ireland approach involving some form of arrangement with Northern Ireland Opera in this area?

Arts Funding (18 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (13 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the issue of welfare fraud has been exaggerated by some in the media (details supplied) with knock-on negative consequences for the public's understanding and confidence in the system; and the steps she will take to ensure that the issue is reported in a more measured way. [29050/11]

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (13 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that her Department's analysis of the distributive and poverty impacts on families of the budget 2012 tax or welfare package should supplement the relative at risk of poverty measure with a mechanism to gauge the impact on minimum essential incomes, that is, the capacity of households to secure a standard of living which meets...

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Here we go again.

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (12 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new business start-ups that have been achieved in the seven months since he came to office, on a county basis; and his targets for the next 12 months. [28887/11]