Results 81-100 of 1,604 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Sandra McLellan

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Data (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 505. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children with special needs of early childhood care and education age; and the steps taken to date to establish this number. [29143/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 527. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the treatment abroad scheme if it is normal procedure for funding to be pulled last minute after the person (details supplied) has landed in the country where the treatment is due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28324/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (14 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 788. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the minimum distance of 3.2 km to qualify for school transport, or to apply discretion for low-income families with medical cards, in particular in rural areas with poor road infrastructure, where walking or cycling is not a viable option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28768/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (8 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that the employment performance monitor for 2015, recently approved by the European Union Council of Ministers, identifies the availability of affordable and quality child care as a key challenge for Ireland and a challenge that the European Commission will therefore monitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (8 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 21. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to increase State funding to prevention and early intervention area based childhood programmes for children by the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27366/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (8 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the interdepartmental group dealing with child care is taking into account the issue of transportation, or lack of, when dealing with the improvement of afterschool care for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27364/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 39. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in its recommendations referred to the need to prioritise the enactment of the Family Leave Bill 2014, and to introduce a statutory entitlement to paternity leave for all fathers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27365/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 253. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to prioritise increasing Garda Síochána resources on the ground in rural areas of east Limerick, given the recent surge in serious criminal activity in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 289. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps and measures a citizen must take to become a child care service provider; and the requirements and Government policy for opening a child care facility in any given community. [27560/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 290. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed breakdown of Government spend on child care; how this figure of 0.2% investment translates into exact figures; where and how it is being allocated currently; and if he will provide the same information for 2014. [27561/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Carers Strategy (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 291. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that there are currently approximately 4,000 minors under the age of 15 years acting as primary carers for their parents; and his plans to provide critical urgent supports to these children. [27562/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 292. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of boys and girls currently within the system in Oberstown boys school, in Oberstown girls school and in Trinity House school. [27563/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 293. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of minors on remand in Trinity House from the year 2000 to 2015. [27564/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 294. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average length of time a minor is spending on remand; and the longest length of time a minor can spend on remand. [27565/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 295. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grounds that qualify a minor to be classified for being on remand. [27566/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 296. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the age range and profile for minors currently living in Oberstown schools. [27567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 297. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a clear boundary between mixing children of younger ages with those turning 18 years of age in Oberstown schools. [27568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (7 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a family (details supplied) in County Cork who are just under the distance to qualify for free school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27256/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (2 Jul 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the protection in place for Health Service Executive staff who are accused of assaulting or abusing a patient or service user in facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26713/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (25 Jun 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently taking part in the community employment scheme for early childhood care and education. [25655/15]