Results 2,181-2,200 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postchóid Nua (27 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 498. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources cén fáth go bhfuil neamhaird á tabhairt ar an nGaeilge agus na postchóid nua á gcinneadh; céard atá á dhéanamh aige chun a chinntiú nach gcuirfear deireadh le seoltaí i nGaeilge. [23189/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (27 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the legal requirements for printed election material, including leaflets, newsletters and posters, in relation to imprint law and the inclusion of information including the name, address of the printer and publisher by all political parties and-or candidates in all elections, whether local, national,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (27 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 544. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider restructuring commercial vehicle road tax in the South of Ireland in line with comparable costs in Northern Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a local haulier in Ireland pays an average of €3,500 per annum per truck to the local authority or Department, while a local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (27 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a growing number of local authorities are increasingly not rehoming or releasing dogs to rescue centres and instead directly euthanase dog breeds currently listed under the Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current legislation incentivises councils to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (27 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 681. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 14 May 2014, if she will respond specifically in relation to last week's judgment of the European Court of Justice in Case C 604/12 H. N. v. Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland, Attorney General; if she will be considering introducing a single procedure for international...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (27 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 703. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action open to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 who has Garda clearance since 1994 and has worked with vulnerable persons but recently had false information about them on file flagged when they applied for Garda clearance for another position; the procedures in place for this person who suspects their name was used by another person...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (27 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 811. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a private company (details supplied) in Dublin 3 has been contracted to assess medical card applications here; the level of training they have for assessing medical cards; if he will specify their background in social care work; if they have Garda clearance; the level of access they have to computerised systems involving medical card...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (27 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 981. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the plans in respect of the DART interconnector; if funding has been secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22799/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his engagement with Northern Ireland and British authorities regarding prisoner issues in Northern Ireland; his views on the concerns of those who see these matters as threatening peace and stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23287/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the Government's engagement with authorities both in Northern Ireland and in Britain on continuing serious issues of prisoners in prison in Northern Ireland. It is having an effect on the peace process.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Everybody in the House agrees that we are all on the same wavelength when it comes to bringing an end to violence; nobody wants to see a return to violence. The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is aware that an Oireachtas group has been paying frequent visits to prisoners in Northern Ireland. I stress again that our focus with the prisoners is on their human rights...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Our concern is that matters will get worse unless the long-standing prisoner issues on which agreement was reached at the end of the dirty protest are addressed. A prisoner is chained to a police officer on leaving prison and the chain is not released until he comes back to the prison. He is strip searched both on leaving and returning to the prison. During the G8 summit in the North we...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Will the matter be raised tomorrow?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made or will make representations to the United States authorities on the continued unjust incarceration of three of the Cuban five, in view of revelations regarding the undercover construction of a mobile phone message system by the United States with the goal of overthrowing the Cuban Government; and if he will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question concerns Cuba and the group of men known as the Cuban five, particularly in view of recent activities under the ZunZuneo programme.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There have been 50 years of a rather unjust policy between the United States and Cuba. We saw this in the case of the blockade. I understand only three or four countries in the United Nations disagree with lifting the blockade. The aim of the ZunZuneo programme was to destabilise the government and economy of Cuba. The Cuban five, or Miami five, were arrested in 1998. This arose out of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Policy (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: One of the five could end up spending the rest of his life in jail. That is very serious. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, various international human rights groups, trade unions, legal experts, Nobel prize winners, religious organisations, members of parliament in various countries and Amnesty International feel that there is a terrible injustice here. A commission of inquiry...

Other Questions: Workplace Safety (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise at European level the International Labour Organization's Decent Work campaign and Turkey's refusal to sign the ILO convention, in view of the recent mining accident which saw the deaths of 301 persons and in view of the fact that many are still unaccounted for; if his attention has been drawn to the fact...

Other Questions: Workplace Safety (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the most recent mining accident in Turkey which was the latest in a series of mining accidents in the country; the nature of the engagement of the Government; and whether there will be engagement on its part at the International Labour Organization conference in June.

Other Questions: Workplace Safety (28 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There have been quite a number of serious mining accidents in Turkey. Since 1983 there have been 600 accidents. In the past 73 years there have been over 3,000. Everybody is entitled to safe working conditions and anyone going out to work should have an expectation that he or she will go home that night, but Turkey's record has been appalling. There are many positives in the Minister of...