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An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Votáil Uachtaráin) 2014: An Dara Céim [Private Members] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: On the weekend of 28 and 29 September 2013, the Constitutional Convention held its sixth plenary meeting to discuss presidential voting rights for citizens resident outside the State at Irish embassies or otherwise. The convention considered a huge volume of submissions from members of the public and heard presentations from experienced academic and legal experts. Advocacy groups of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I am sure the Minister will agree the video was something of a disaster. However, Irish people are equally outraged that as we approach the 1916 centenary, the central element in an area described by the National Museum as the most important historic site in modern Irish history has fallen into complete disrepair in an increasingly derelict site. I refer to the 1916 national monument in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 5. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department has taken to proactively consult the public since the Government launched its commemorative programme; and the number of formal submissions that have been received to date. [10172/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: My question relates to the 1916 commemorative programme. What measures has the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht taken to proactively consult the public since the Government launched its commemorative programme? How many formal submissions been received?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the Minister for her answer. I know things have progressed recently. However, it is well known that the preparations for the official launch of the 1916 commemorative programme in November were rushed and were undertaken under considerable time pressure. The website for the 100th anniversary commemorative programme for Easter 2016, www.ireland.ie, was only secured a week before the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 13. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will inform the Irish people both at home and abroad when she will announce the date for the Ulster 2015 National Famine Memorial Day to remember all victims of An Gorta Mór; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10175/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 15. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress on the relocation of turf cutter on bogs designated as Special Areas of Conservation; and the efforts being made by her Department to find suitable alternatives for relocation. [10171/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 18. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budgetary resources and number of staff she has allocated to the commemorations unit within her Department for 2015-16. [10173/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 33. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide this Government's detailed plan for a national strategy in the remit of arts, culture, and heritage; and the funding that has been allocated for its implementation. [10174/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (11 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of the new proposals for the senior alert scheme, if there will be an increase in the fee charged to monitor the alarm unit per annum; if there is a risk of participants receiving sub-European Union standard equipment; if elderly persons will continue to receive prompt responses from the new provider; and if...

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity being provided for debate with this Bill being introduced to this House. However, it must be said that we in Sinn Féin feel it is seriously lacking in the protection of young people's rights. Ireland is currently the only state in the EU with no provision for legal gender recognition. My main issue with the Bill, as children's affairs spokesperson for my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for appearing before the committee and for their presentations. I apologise on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, who cannot be present. I am aware that some medications were said to be in low supply in Ireland, and it has been suggested that this was due to companies being able to get a better price in other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I apologise on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Ó Caoláin, who cannot be here. I will start with Healthwave and ask Mr . O'Sullivan a few questions. I found his presentation very interesting. Healthwave is a retail pharmacy business that caters for all State drugs schemes as well as for private patients who pay in full for their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: In regard to free home delivery nationwide, how do people place an order? Is it on the Internet? In regard to free house calls from its mobile pharmacist team, will Mr. O'Sullivan tell us a little bit more about this? He stated in his presentation that using its software systems, its team of pharmacists can conduct consultations in patients' homes with remote access to any clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Documents Issuance (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if a warehouse (details supplied) in County Cork still has its licence in place to operate as a bonded warehouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9811/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (5 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 178. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the national assessment guidelines for medical cards to make provisions for the local property tax as an allowable expense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9605/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (3 Mar 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 299. To ask the Minister for Defence if unused portacabins, from either the Fermoy or Kilworth Army camps, could be donated to an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8851/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of National Rare Disease Plan 2014-18: Discussion (26 Feb 2015)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their comprehensive presentations and for sharing their personal experiences. With regard to staffing at the rare diseases office, an administrator on 0.3 of a whole-time equivalent is only working 13 hours per week. That is not even sufficient time to open e-mails or letters. Given that there are between 6,000 and 8,000 rare diseases, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (25 Feb 2015)

Sandra McLellan: 56. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of consultant psychiatrists, who are urgently needed for the support of young persons in this State; the measures in place for tackling the shortage; and if there are alternative plans to provide those in need with some method of support in the absence of a consultant psychiatrist. [7771/15]