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Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is good that the Taoiseach has confirmed that the enhanced card will be available to the ladies from the Magdalen laundries but it is a shame that once again, stress and tension was brought into their lives because of the fact that they were not clear on that point. They have acknowledged what has been done to date and progress has been made, there is no doubt about that. Why can we not...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Regulation (20 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 351. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under existing legisation, only one member of staff in child care facilities and nurseries is required to be trained in paediatric first aid; in view of the amount of children often on the premises, his views that this law needs to be revised and that this lack of onus on crèches and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (20 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 402. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a contract in place for chemists who are involved in the dispensing of methadone; if the Irish College of General Practitioners still accredits level 2 training for methadone prescribing; if doctors can work in more then one location; and if there is a restriction on the number of patients seen by level 1 and level 2 doctors. [2422/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (20 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 403. To ask the Minister for Health his views that there should be an appeal process or alternative means to apply for treatment abroad other than consultant only referrals in view of the case load of consultants and the backlog of procedures offered by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2423/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We used to consider the Famine the darkest moment in our history given the loss of life and the cruelty associated with the abundance of food available at the time while people starved. However, we know there have been much darker moments relating to industrial schools, Magdalen laundries, mother and baby homes, symphysiotomy, thalidomide and clerical abuse. There has been an appalling...

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I understand I have two minutes and 21 seconds left.

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (21 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The point I was making before the debate was adjourned was that I hoped the commission would not be the same as others and issue reports which would leave issues unaddressed and people dissatisfied and waiting for justice. I hope there will be enough flexibility and leeway for the commission to go where the stories take it. We are all aware of the relationship between the industrial...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am speaking from my 35 years' experience of teaching in a second-level school, teaching both the old intermediate certificate and the junior certificate. With my teaching colleagues, we have embraced a myriad of changes through the years. Some of those changes included assessment. For example, a long time ago, there was a junior cycle programme in history, geography and social studies,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (21 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 69. To ask the Minister for Health the number of addiction counsellors employed by the Health Service Executive drug treatment service in 2006; the area from which they operated; the geographical areas they covered; the number of persons allocated to each counsellor; and same for the period 2014 to 2015. [2366/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (21 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 85. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the €20 million allocated for community mental health services in budget 2014 spent in 2014; if he will provide a breakdown on the way the money was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2365/15]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I support very much the principle of partnership because it implies equality. While we acknowledge the sovereignty of each of the three countries, is there a sense that this is throwing down the gauntlet to Russia because there are disputed areas in each of the three countries? I do not think the principle of self-determination is very much respected by the Russian authorities. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Humanitarian Aid (22 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's contribution in respect of the Ebola crisis; his views on concerns relating to low survival rates in the management centres; and if enough is being done to ensure better survival rates. [2539/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Humanitarian Aid (22 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This is to ask the Minister about Ireland's contribution with regard to the Ebola crisis, about the low survival rates in the centres and whether he believes enough is being done to ensure better survival rates.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Humanitarian Aid (22 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: One must distinguish between treatment centres and management centres. There is a low survival rate, I believe it is 30%, among those who go into what are known as and must be called management centres. The fear is that not enough is being done and the point has been made by various medical people that were Ebola to be present in a western developed country, there would be much greater...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Humanitarian Aid (22 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Briefly, one other aspect on aid is the need for it to go to established community organisations that are run by the people of Sierra Leone because they are located within their communities. Sometimes, an NGO can be a little bit removed and it is important that aid should go to those community groups, which are established and are out in the field. They know their communities and in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (22 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the significant EU annual development aid budget if he is satisfied that enough is being done to ensure aid effectiveness; his view on whether the militarisation of EU foreign policy does not undermine or jeopardise that budget; and if he will pursue these matters at EU level. [2540/15]

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá a fhios againn an méid oibre a dhein an Teachta Mathews maidir leis an mBille seo i dtreo is go mbeadh an díospóireacht againn inniu. We must acknowledge the hard work, commitment, dedication and passion Deputy Mathews has shown in bringing the Bill before the House.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhaltaí de Thithe an Oireachtais) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: In Article 15 he mentioned the "power to ensure freedom of debate". Freedom of debate is not enough. Members must have freedom to make decisions based on how they debated in a discussion. I speak as somebody who is not a member of a political party and who is, therefore, not bound by the Whip system. I have the freedom and independence to make up my own mind on votes. It is almost a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (27 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the pay conditions for new teachers and the lack of qualification allowances for new post-primary teachers; if she will discuss the wide disparities in teachers' incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3343/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (27 Jan 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address an anomaly in the process of the abolition of allowances from new beneficiaries from January 2011 which has left a small number of teachers, who were completing their fourth year of an honours degree in Marino Institute of Education in the academic year 2011-12, unequally remunerated; and her views on the announcement of 5...