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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Turbary Rights (28 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: What actions have the Minister of State and his Department taken to make progress on this with local turf cutters? The Minister of State said he met them. Will he provide further concrete examples?

Other Questions: Heritage Council (28 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Thus far, the Heritage Council has not been in a position to advertise its grant scheme due to a lack of funding. The council has also suffered substantial cuts to its funding since 2008 and, while it has maintained as much of its core work programme as possible, this was achieved in 2012 by using its funding reserves. This meant financial support was available for grants in support of...

Other Questions: Heritage Council (28 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: In terms of management, organisational capacity and good governance, the Heritage Council is a model organisation. Through the grants programme, it continues to demonstrate value for money by the careful and innovative use of small amounts of funding for various projects. These programmes make a vital contribution to heritage tourism, employment and education, to our sense of well-being and...

Other Questions: Heritage Council (28 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: In that case, the Minister of State will do everything he can.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Turbary Rights (28 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the levels of engagement he has had with the European Commission regarding the issue of rights, the compensation scheme, and the potential for relocation or re-designation where relocation or compensation are not an option; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is an important issue for turf...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Remuneration (28 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department, or in bodies which fall under the remit of his Department, whose annual remuneration including salary, pension and benefits at 31 December 2011 fell into bands of €400,000 and above, between €300,000 to €399,999, between €200,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tuarastail Rannach (28 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an gcuirfidh sé tábla ar fáil a léiríonn an líon foirne atá ina Roinn, nó i gcomhlachtaí atá faoi scáth na Roinne, a raibh a luach saothair bliantúil, ar an 31 Nollaig 2011, lena n-áirítear tuarastal, pinsean agus sochair, os cionn €400,000, idir...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (28 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve and expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53090/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Eligibility (28 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a mobility allowance was discontinued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will reinstate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53286/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Plé le Cathaoirleach Ainmnithe Údarás na Gaeltachta (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: I believe Ms Ní Ghallchóir is the first female chairperson of Údarás na Gaeltachta. I congratulate her and wish her well in her new role. Is she concerned that there are just two female representatives on the board? I understand her expertise is in linguistics. As chairperson, she will be neutral. How does she think she can bring her expertise to bear while remaining...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: Sports clubs provide a valuable outlet and are crucial in the fight against obesity. Sports organisations embedded in communities are central to ensuring the well-being of towns and villages and crucial actors in the production of healthy communities. The Minister has received applications for funding under the sports capital programme totalling €369 million. His budget is €30...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: When will the second round be providedj for?

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to secure funding for sports in view of cuts in spending in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52684/12]

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to ensure that the sports capital programme will run in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52685/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that both Wheatfield and Mountjoy Prisons now have teams that participate in the Big Issue street leagues; his views on the value for money in terms of its returns and its value to the wider society in view of the positive outcomes for recovering addicts, homeless young men and ex-prisoners; and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: The current prisoner population is 4,248. In 2011 the average cost of imprisonment was €65,359 per prisoner. Some 60% of those serving sentences of six months or less are poor and, in many cases, homeless. The majority of prisoners have never sat a State examination and more than half left school before the age of 15 years. Prisoners are 25 times more likely to come from and return...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: In the light of the fact that the street leagues use sport to transform the lives of individuals from underprivileged, poorly educated and socially and economically excluded communities, does the Minister agree that this is a very valuable initiative in terms of mental health, recidivism rates and cost effectiveness? Will he liaise with his counterparts in the Departments of Health and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: With more than ten leagues and 1,000 players involved annually, as well as a national final and participation in the Homeless World Cup, does the Minister agree it makes sense to ensure the street leagues currently in operation and those that have recently been disbanded owing to a lack of funding are adequately resourced? I look forward to meeting the Minister of State next week and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason permanent special needs assistants do not receive pay for public holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52892/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Nov 2012)

Sandra McLellan: To ask the Minister for Health the reason podiatry services were withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will reinstate same [53068/12]