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National Monuments: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2016)

Sandra McLellan: ...cannot be rebuilt. Is this the legacy the Minister wishes to be remembered for? Does she wish to be remembered for allowing our heritage to be pulled from under our feet? Bricks and mortar, once destroyed, cannot be pieced back together like a cultural jigsaw. Once it is gone, it is final. I ask those who have influence, for one last time, to stand up and take ownership, and listen to...

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Sandra McLellan: ...their family homes back in order. Many home owners and business owners in my constituency of Cork East have suffered devastating consequences from the latest episode of flooding. Homes have been destroyed in some parts which were never flooded before. In other cases, the properties affected have been flooded on numerous occasions. Although the extent of the damage may in part be...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2015)

Sandra McLellan: ...of the country are now flooded. Many of us here today come from communities that have been devastated by the recent bad weather, including my own county of Cork. Homes and businesses have been destroyed. People's livelihoods are literally being washed away, and this is not the first time for many citizens. People in these areas cannot get insurance to cover their homes and businesses...

Paris Terrorist Attack: Statements (17 Nov 2015)

Sandra McLellan: ...republic will prevail and come through the adversity it faces at the present time. The incidents we witnessed were nothing more than sheer terrorism - cold and callous acts of hate intended to destroy the lives of many for the agenda and beliefs of a few. My condolences are also extended to the victims' families and friends and the city of Paris. May they find healing and peace in global...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wildlife Protection (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 5. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware that upland habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate and that the national parks are at huge risk; and if she will outline the measures her Department is taking to protect them. [24223/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wildlife Protection (18 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Is the Minister aware that upland habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate and placing national parks at risk? What action is her Department taking to protect the national parks?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (14 May 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of ash trees that have been destroyed as a result of ash dieback since January 2013; and the number that were hedgerow; privately owned; planted under the rural environment protection scheme. [16838/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (21 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 337. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of ash that have been destroyed here as a result of ash dieback since January 2013; the number of hectares that were hedgerow; the amount that was privately owned; and the amount of that ash that was planted under the Rural Environment Protection Scheme. [15528/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (21 Apr 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 338. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the subsidies available for destroying infected ash stands or hedgerows; the persons eligible to apply for them; if there are payments for farmers/growers who are restricted on sale or movement but do not have to destroy the stock; and the amount this payment is per hectare per year. [15529/15]

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Sandra McLellan: ...While the preservation of Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street alone would be welcome, they would be robbed of all of their historic architectural context and much of their attraction, were the remainder of the terrace to be destroyed. Ironically, if Chartered Land has its way, its development could do more damage than Britain's artillery bombardment of 1916. The Dublin City Council Moore Street...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2014)

Sandra McLellan: ...from him and other senior Ministers has been nothing short of appalling. Have community welfare officers been instructed to give immediate financial aid to families whose belongings have been destroyed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Sandra McLellan: ...has not suffered because of its horrific consequences. Moreover, there is a definite correlation with regard to socioeconomic groups in that the poorer one is, the more likely one is to have one's life destroyed by these consequences. As for any measures that can be taken to make it less appealing, there obviously must be ongoing monitoring to ascertain how effective they are in the...

Recent Severe Storm Damage: Statements (16 Jan 2014)

Sandra McLellan: ...was also cycle-friendly for small children whose parents might enjoy a walk along the boardwalk. While the boardwalk survived two previous storms in August and December 2012, unfortunately it was destroyed in the recent storms that battered our coastline between last December and early January and now requires to be rebuilt. This is a serious blow, particularly for a town like Youghal...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Sandra McLellan: ...even more hardship on ordinary people who are already stretched to the limits of their financial capabilities. The policies of austerity and the neoliberal political project that accompanies it have destroyed the economic and social fabric of this country. This Government responds with even more savage cuts to welfare, cuts to mobility allowances, cuts in home-help hours, cuts to youth...

Ireland and the Eurozone: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2013)

Sandra McLellan: ...a neoliberal political economy which operates in the almost sole interest of advanced capitalist accumulation and Germany. Hence, we see the socialisation of private debt and the politics of austerity that is destroying the social fabric of Europe. Nonetheless, Sinn Féin believes it is naive to suggest Ireland withdraw from the euro and go it alone at this stage. We are far too...

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion [Private Members] (12 Mar 2013)

Sandra McLellan: ...-being and, dare I say, social justice then we cannot ignore such fractures. It is now a historical fact that the policies and actions of successive Fianna Fáil-led Governments played a major role in destroying the economic and employment infrastructure of our country. No matter how much Deputy Martin and his colleagues may try to disguise and ignore this fact, the record is clear....

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (22 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: ...short of disgraceful and is an insult to the memory of those men and women whom we should honour. We owe it to the men and women of that period not to disregard their reputation and memory by destroying a building so closely associated with their struggle. During a tour of the battlefield site in July 2010, the current Tánaiste, Deputy Eamon Gilmore stated: "Our commemoration of 1916...

National Monuments (1 May 2012)

Sandra McLellan: ...since my election to the House. It is very important, not only to people in this country but also all over the world. Does the Minister agree that the proposed development would effectively destroy the national monument and the potential to turn Moore Street into an historic quarter of international significance, with huge economic and tourism benefits? Does he also agree that the...

Report by the Interdepartmental Working Group on Mortgage Arrears: Statements (Resumed) (20 Oct 2011)

Sandra McLellan: ...for €200 million off this couple as they do not have it. They could take absolutely everything they have for the next 40 years and they still would not be able to repay the money. They will destroy them as active contributors to the real economy and their lives in the process. To what end? We have seen an increase in the number of suicides, in the incidence of alcoholism, domestic...