Results 541-560 of 2,825 for speaker:Sandra McLellan

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Grants (14 Jan 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 1041. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an application to the Arts Council for the visual artists workspace scheme 2015 was refused on a technicality (details supplied); if she will review this matter; if this decision can be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49725/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome our guests and thank them for their presentations. I pass on apologies on behalf of Deputy Ó Caoláin who could not be here as he had to attend another meeting. Dr. Bonner referred to a consensus statement and that its purpose is to ensure that patients are clinically managed in a harmonised fashion using guidance produced with the most up to date evidence. We have had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome our guests and thank them for their comprehensive presentations, in which they highlight and expose a large number of unacceptable and dangerous practices. I read the material provided last night and, to be honest, came across things which would never have previously come to mind. If one were to walk into one of these surgeries or beauty salons and see certificates on the wall,...

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Ask him.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Yield (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that is raised on local property tax in County Cork and nationally annually since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48556/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that is lost annually on illegal black market cigarettes since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48559/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 64. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Ireland will be accepting applications for work permits from Filipino nurses next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48550/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Speeding Fines (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the revenue that is raised on speeding fines annually since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48558/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of revenue raised through citizenship applications annually since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48561/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Plastic Bag Levy (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 233. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that is raised from the plastic bag levy annually since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48551/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (17 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that is raised on business water rates annually since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48557/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Áras Attracta: HSE (16 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Last week's "Prime Time" programme was shocking and disturbing to everybody across the island of Ireland. We need to ensure that the correct measures are put in place so that something like this does not happen again, even though, when I say "does not happen again", we are not sure whether it is happening now in other homes because the HIQA report on another care facility in County Meath for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: How many staff did the HSE interview? Was it five, ten, 20 or 100? I have not received an answer in this regard. In light of Ms McGuinness's presentation, it would appear that everything is fine. However, if the HSE only interviews only five or six people, it is obvious that everything is not fine. Will Ms McGuinness indicate whether the national ambulance service will operate within...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: In the case to which I referred the ambulance crew who arrived at the scene realised another vehicle needed to be dispatched. They had to wait for the second vehicle to arrive because they were not qualified to administer the medication required. I understand it took in excess of 90 minutes for the second vehicle to arrive from Kilkenny, which is a long distance from Youghal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: The staff at the scene were not trained to the level required and had to send for another paramedic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I understand it took two and a half hours for the case to be dealt with.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the delegates for their reports today. Most of my questions have been asked. I just want to focus on one or two issues. We constantly hear on the ground about the lack of trained personnel and resources. We are sometimes told ambulances are actually parked up because they do not have personnel to operate them. Two weeks ago, I heard two reports about ambulances that had been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 504. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that online medical card applications allow for medical evidence to be uploaded to allow for consideration of discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48300/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on if it is acceptable that a student (details supplied) is awarded a grant from Student Universal Support Ireland in October and is then told in December that it was awarded in error and to repay €1,314.44; the way such an error could have occurred; her plans to deal with such incompetency; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Dec 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way Student Universal Support Ireland can grant a person (details supplied) non-adjacent rate on appeal in 2013, then in 2014 award non-adjacent again for the same person and their sibling but award their other sibling adjacent, then after querying it decide to take the non-adjacent rate and award all three adjacent; her views that it is...