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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jan 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review and reverse the decision not to assist a school (details supplied) in County Cork with funding for additional accommodation under the major capital works scheme; if he will send an inspector from the building unit to assess the classrooms in the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1684/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (15 Jan 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1408/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Údarás na Gaeltachta (15 Jan 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 416. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén luach saothair nó cé na cnapshuimeanna atá íoctha leis an Iarbhainisteoir Reigiúnach ag Údarás na Gaeltachta i nDún na nGall, le cúig bliana anuas ó d'éirigh sé as a phost san Údarás, lena n-áirítear aon chnapshuim agus...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Údarás na Gaeltachta (15 Jan 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 417. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén luach saothair nó cé na cnapshuimeanna atá íoctha leis an bPríomhfheidhmeannach ag Údarás na Gaeltachta, le cúig bliana anuas ó d'éirigh sé as a phost san Údarás, lena n-áirítear aon chnapshuim agus...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (15 Jan 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 432. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant aid that is available for insulation of ceilings and walls in listed buildings; if he will provide a list of companies that work specifically with listed buildings and a list of guidelines on restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1556/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Sandra McLellan: 904. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the eight beds promised for cystic fibrosis patients by Cork University hospital will be ring-fenced immediately, as he may be aware the charity build4life has raised €2.3 million which will fund 20 beds eight of which are to be specifically for cystic fibrosis patients; it is now alleged that the hospital want the charity to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the delegates for their presentations. If the target of €108 million cannot be realised, what will be the consequences and what services will be hit? With regard to access to assessments for young children with behavioural conditions such as autism or paranoia, waiting times are consistently in breach of those stipulated in the Disability Act. They can be from two to eight...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second and Subsequent Stages (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this legislation, which is a positive step. We are happy to facilitate its passage. We are all familiar with the background to it. It has been discussed on numerous occasions with the Minister, in both the Dáil and Joint Committee on Health and Children. The change to the Russian family code came into effect on 3 July last. The effect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: Many thanks to the Minister for her opening statement, which gives us a good clear picture of the status of a number of key initiatives this year, including the Child and Family Agency. I thank the Minister for her very thorough response to a parliamentary question on Oberstown. Will interim accommodation be necessary while the new development is built? Regarding the spending of €3...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. While I welcome that it will not be a cut of 7% but will be reduced to 3%, it nevertheless still is a cut. There has been a clear link, for which there is evidence from all over the world, between investment and success in sport. While I grant this should not be the only metric by which one measures the value of sport, there can be no denying...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I wish to ask a supplementary question on the issue of rates. Both the Aviva Stadium and Croke Park received rates bills that were five times larger than last year, with rates for the Aviva Stadium rising from €437,000 to €2.36 million and those for Croke Park rising from €528,000 to €2.112 million. This issue...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 2. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 7% reduction to the budget of the Irish Sports Council; and his views on the effect this will have on the delivery of front-line services by national governing sports bodies, and on the high performance programme. [54579/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: The role of sport in Irish society is very important and somewhat undervalued. For example, the cost of detaining one young person in Oberstown is €278,000 per year. On the other hand, when the Football Association of Ireland ran the late night street leagues, the number of call-outs decreased by 49% and the cost was a mere €15,000. The 7% cut in funding for the Sports...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Issues (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he plans to increase the use of public transport in view of the recent increases in fares and reductions in services which has led to over crowding in some cases and discouraged other users. [54341/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport and Recreational Development (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussions with the Department of Health, the sports authorities and the Health Service Executive regarding the possibility of establishing a sports and exercise department in the HSE in order to ensure that the role of exercise fitness and well being is given adequate attention in our healthcare system. [54337/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to ensure that support for the Narrow Water Bridge project from the SEUPB is retained; if he will commit to prioritising same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54340/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been any noticeable increase in visitors from China, India, Brazil, Russia and South East Asia in recent years; the targets he has for these markets; and the strategies that exist to ensure that Ireland increases its penetration of these markets. [54339/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Organisations (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the ability of sporting bodies to register as charitable bodies, and the potential for this to enhance philanthropy towards sporting bodies. [54338/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Physical Education (19 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: 393. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussions with the Department of Education and Skills regarding joint initiatives that could be taken between the two Departments to improve the level of physical education classes here, particularly in view of the findings by Eurydice, the EU’s education information network, that in both absolute and...

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Sandra McLellan: Why is the legislation being rushed through in two days? It is ridiculous.