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Leaders' Questions (23 Sep 2014)

Sandra McLellan: The Minister's Department. The Department of Finance.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if discretion can be applied for rent allowance when acceptance onto a social housing list is refused because the applicant fails to meet the local authoritie's criteria, for a number of reasons (details supplied) but still have a housing need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34032/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Casual Trading Regulations (17 Sep 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 377. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the application process for casual trading permits; if a person is awarded a licence, the length of time it is valid; if it has to be re-advertised annually; if the licences are open to competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33945/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (17 Sep 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 839. To ask the Minister for Health the number of over 70's who have lost their medical cards on review since 1 July 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33235/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (17 Sep 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 1032. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to licence the drug fampyra, Fampridine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34014/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 1020. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners may charge patients €25 for a letter in support of a medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33950/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 1056. To ask the Minister for Health if she will restore Daxas under the medical card scheme primarily as it keeps sufferers of chronic lung disease out of hospital and in view of the fact that there is no other substitute. [34132/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 1457. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of libraries nationally that have had to cut the number of days per week that they are open to the public due to the recruitment embargo - some libraries are now only open three days per week; her views on whether this is acceptable in view of the fact that front-line services were not to be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 1521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a person (details supplied) who does not meet the criteria for social housing but still has a housing need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33670/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I would like an answer to my question regarding the lobbying of a member of the Rehab Group board and a possible of conflict of interest. Has this been provided for in the service agreement or governance? I also did not get an answer when I raised the issue of the pay that was not subject to the HSE ceiling because 60% of the activities were commercial. I seek an reassurance that this is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the delegates and thank them for their presentations. I would like to join others in complimenting the work of those involved in section 38 and section 39 organisations on the ground. The witnesses have said that 202 business cases were received from organisations, but just 143 cases are accounted for in the breakdown that has been provided. What about the remaining 59 cases?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Okay. I was making the point that the CEO's argument was based on a suggestion that the group's activities are commercial. Can the HSE assure the committee that this is not the case? Can we be assured that the pay and pension arrangements of future CEOs and senior management personnel will be placed on the public record? Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: According to the HSE, employees of section 39 agencies are not public servants and are not directly bound by the Department of Health's consolidated salary scales. Do senior managers have to adhere to public sector pay scales? Where do workers in section 39 organisations at lower grades stand? It appears that the pay relationship between section 39 workers and the public sector applies...

Interdepartmental Report on the Commission of Investigation into the Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (17 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: This is one of the most important issues with which this Dáil must deal. Members must get it right but they also must get it done. They must be sensitive and respectful and must ensure international best practice guides the investigation. It is imperative that survivors are provided with legal advocacy representation and all documentation and evidence that currently is at risk of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (17 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the Minister and wish him well in his new role. In regard to question No. 4 on mother and baby homes, I am disappointed that we do not have terms of reference. I note the appointment of a chairperson. It is important that an international dimension be included in the commission. I ask the Minister to give a firm commitment that the terms of reference will be in place at the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: National Monuments (16 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 2. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is confident that the development of a museum in Moore Street, Dublin 1, will be complete for the 1916 centenary celebrations. [31285/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: National Monuments (16 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: On behalf of myself and the Sinn Féin party, I wish the new Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht well in her new role. I congratulate her on her promotion and I look forward to working with her in the future.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: National Monuments (16 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: The forthcoming centenary celebrations of the 1916 Rising are particularly important and the preservation of Moore Street is, of course, a priority. The decision by the Government to grant permission for the development of Moore Street to go ahead is tantamount to the obliteration of what the National Museum has called the most important site in modern Irish history. The Government...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: National Monuments (16 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: As guardian of the monument, I believe the Minister shares responsibility for the surrounding area of Nos. 14-17 Moore Street. The entire Moore Street battlefield site should be developed and protected as a national monument. In any other state, these laneways of history would be preserved and would be a vital place of remembrance. This would be a fitting centrepiece for the centenary and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 23. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the role that drama and Irish language played in the lives of many of the signatories of the 1916 Proclamations if she will consider the reconstruction of Amharclann Gaoth Dobhair, Donegal as a project worth support. [31210/14]