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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (16 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 24. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a full and proper reform of the film industry in order to ensure this industry will reach its full potential. [31208/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Naval Service Vessels (16 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 35. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the preservation of the Naomh Éanna. [31209/14]

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

Sandra McLellan: 38. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider providing funding to assist in the refurbishment of the 1916 plot in the St. Paul's section of Glasnevin Cemetery as part of the 1916 centenary celebration. [31211/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (16 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Cork for the prefab that it has no option but to install; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31924/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety (15 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 342. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will ensure that mental health and well-being as well as physical health is enshrined in Irish employment law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31446/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (15 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 683. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that mental health organisations and suicide prevention groups such as Breaking the Silence can provide safe talks to teenagers and not just to over 18s as is currently the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31444/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: The Minister of State indicated that applications for medical cards are processed speedily in many cases but we encounter the problematic ones. It is impossible to get onto somebody in order to deal with an issue. We need to have access to somebody to discuss the problem over the telephone but the back and forth e-mails are driving everyone berserk because they are no use. We need to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I was not saying that the card has to be approved. If it is not approved, we want that answer too once it is accompanied by the reasons for refusal. However, we need an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Continuity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Yes, that is what I meant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: That is not the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I actually made a connection between-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Likewise, I welcome them all here this morning and thank them for their presentations. I am glad that the Department is examining the EpiPens issue as a priority. We had Ms Emma Sloan's Mam and a number of stakeholders in here a few weeks ago. This issue around the EpiPens is so preventable. I strongly believe that there should be such pens in every school, crèche and restaurant. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: They stated there could not be, there were not any.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: Perhaps they could clarify that or update us on it. I tabled questions on medical cards and I want to go back to that issue. I have two points to make on it. The first is a general point. I would ask that when considering the over 70s it be based on their net pay, not their gross pay, because over 70s also have outgoings. I will use my time here to raise an issue where I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: That was grand. All that was wrong about it was I was not getting any decision. It had been a month. Then yesterday, because I followed up on it again because I still was not happy, I got the following reply, and this is where I am baffled. The reply stated that in cases where a medical card is required in emergency circumstances, an emergency medical card may be issued, and it included...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: When did the policy change? Is the HSE now not taking representations from TDs with regard to emergency medical cards? I would make the point that the person who told me not to hesitate to bring urgent medical card applications to his attention last week gave me this today, six weeks after I made the initial application for an urgent card.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

Sandra McLellan: At the centre of all this is an extremely sick child. It is not about me. It is not about PCRS. It is about that family. It is not acceptable for one to receive that six weeks later and I want an answer on it. I want to know how the process of urgent cards works and how the HSE deals with such representations made by TDs.