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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (4 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the building of a domestic extension for a family member and two small children who were made homeless and are on the housing waiting list for a private family home, if there is an exemption for the requirement of a design-and-assign certifier which involves a costly fee of €3,000 to oversee the...

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: What about dialysis in Wexford?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (5 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the current maximum limit of €520 for a single person's rent allowance is adequate to obtain private rented accommodation, in view of the increases in rents and the issue regarding the lack of properties accepting rent allowance from potential tenants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4770/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that front-line clerical officers in social welfare offices are qualified to make emergency needs payment to the most vulnerable in society; the specific training staff who are responsible for making decisions to assist them in acting as community welfare officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4771/15]

Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Bill that is being introduced by Deputy Clare Daly is part of the unfinished business from the Bill that was debated here in June 2013. At that time, there was much discussion and a vote on an amendment that would have made provision for terminations in Ireland in cases of fatal foetal abnormality. Today, we are discussing very tragic cases in which women and parents are told that the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Job Initiatives (10 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that to combat unemployment, initiatives should be taken to encourage self-employed persons and start-up business to take on further employees, for example, by a reduction in the early-stage business rates of 12.5% PRSI, as well as an overhaul of the tax system, which sees a sole trader who earns €18,000 per annum paying considerably more...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (10 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 247. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 21 October 2014, if he will provide the details of works that have been carried out by the Office of Public Works around the flood risk area of the Tolka River in Dublin Central; if he will provide an update on the discussions between his Department, the OPW and the Insurance Federation of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (10 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 248. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the size of the fund that would be required to finance all Exchequer funded pensions currently in payment if they had been financed on a funded basis rather than on a current account basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5748/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (10 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the level of funding that would be required to fund the pension entitlements of departmental Secretaries General, Assistant Secretaries, principal officers and Heads of State agencies, if their pensions were being financed on a funded basis rather then a current account basis; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices (10 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 265. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied that the enterprise boards provide adequate business advisors with broad knowledge of a wide range of business types, and models to the start-up businesses they are assigned to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6141/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (10 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations in place in relation to rodent control as there are concerns that bags of rodent poison are causing the deaths of birds. [5482/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (10 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 649. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the restoration and development of a historical site (details suppled) in Dublin 1. [5484/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (10 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 650. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views that the urgency of achieving a resolution to the outstanding issues relating to the battlefield site at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5485/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (12 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 101. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set out his views on whether the use of zero-hour contracts is causing great uncertainty and a lack of stability for many workers; his further views on whether this growing trend should not be encouraged and that the current rate of 25% of compensation for weekly staff not required to work while on zero-hour contracts should be...

Other Questions: Animal Welfare (17 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of a recent hunting report (details supplied), which reveals that a fox was hunted by 37 hounds for over 13 miles, if he will acknowledge the cruelty involved and remove the exemption for fox hunting from the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/15]

Other Questions: Animal Welfare (17 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to a report on a fox hunt which I sent to the Minister and which acknowledges that a fox was chased by 37 hounds for over 13 miles. It is time we decided that this is extremely cruel, that it is not sport and that we remove the exemption for fox hunting from the Animal Health and Welfare Act.

Other Questions: Animal Welfare (17 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Let us consider what is involved in fox hunting. First, in the marking to ground, the pack of hounds will chase the fox into the drain or earth. Then, the terrier man sends a terrier down the hole to attack or corner the fox. After that people start to dig away the clay and the fox is exposed. We know that this is an extremely cruel practice, but there are people who are so dedicated to...

Other Questions: Animal Welfare (17 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There was a time when we were hunters and gatherers and had to hunt animals for food, but we do not have to do this anymore. It is a shame on us as a nation that we tolerate barbarity and cruelty to animals in the name of what is supposed to be a sport. It is hard to believe we continue barbaric practices. Everybody acknowledges how far the Bill went, but it did not go far enough. The...

Other Questions: Animal Welfare (17 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That is a different point.

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Feb 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I apologise for being unable to attend the debate last week. We must take into consideration the age of some of the Magdalen women and the urgency attached to dealing with issues related to them. They must be dealt with as promptly as possible because the women concerned have been waiting a long time. The Minister has said she is considering the issue of alternative therapies and I am...