Results 281-300 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding funding through Pobal. [6138/11]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (30 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding available through dormant accounts and her plans for applications and distribution. [6139/11]

Making Committees Work in the 31st Dáil: Statements (31 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputy Catherine Murphy.

Making Committees Work in the 31st Dáil: Statements (31 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Comhghairdeas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle ar a phost nua.

Making Committees Work in the 31st Dáil: Statements (31 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá súil agam go n-éireoidh go breá leis ina phost. In the term of the 30th Dáil, I concluded that the committee system was a very complicated labyrinth involving joint committees, sub-committees, select committees, Seanad committees, standing committees and special committees. A number of diverse reports were produced by all of them. The purpose of the committees was to advise on a...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (31 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in view of the publicised plans by the Irish Greyhound Board to expand greyhound racing to China, if his attention has been drawn to the non-existence of animal welfare legislation in China; if he will assure those concerned for the thousands of Irish surplus dogs who would end up discarded if racing starts in China and are...

Bank Bailout and EU-IMF Arrangement: Motion (5 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: If our circumstances were not so serious, I would be tempted to cite the line frequently used in Laurel and Hardy films on this being another fine mess. The motion before us is about democracy and allowing citizens to decide what they will pay for the foreseeable future. The country faces a massive debt. Notwithstanding the Government's argument that the recent general election was a...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there has been any examination by the Regulator or other relevant authority into the situation in Irish Life pensions department [6826/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 273: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for legislation on noise pollution and the penalties envisaged for breaches of same. [6810/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the important role treatment and rehabilitation plays in tackling the drugs crisis, if he will bring forward legislation that will allow the expunging of criminal records for those who have been convicted of non-violent drug related crimes who have completed their course of treatment and rehabilitation [6934/11]

Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: With the permission of the House, I will share time with Deputies Seamus Healy, Thomas Pringle, Mattie McGrath and Clare Daly. I acknowledge the work of the Oireachtas Library and Research Service in compiling a digest and information on the Bill. In that digest, I read that it is estimated that a community service order costs just over €4,000 per offender, while an alternative prison...

Suicide Prevention: Statements (7 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Yes.

Suicide Prevention: Statements (7 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Dublin's north inner city has been devastated by the drugs industry and allied to that was and is the number of suicides. It is very significant that some of those are in families who suffered institutional abuse. I want focus on a particular project and model from the north inner city, the Oasis Deora Counselling Centre in North Wall, which has been to the fore in providing counselling and...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (7 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to rationalise the system whereby lack of funding in FÁS would not preclude a person on jobseeker's from the Department of Social Protection from taking a place on a FÁS training scheme (details supplied). [7126/11]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (7 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda recruitment will be resumed; the numbers of community gardaí in Dublin central in 2010 and currently in the following stations, Store Street, Mountjoy Street, Fitzgibbon Street, Bridewell and Cabra; the current numbers in the Garda Reserve Force; his plans for further recruitment of same; and the number of garda at all...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (12 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied as we are a neutral country, with the role of a contingent from the Army currently in a location (details supplied); and if they might not be better deployed working on humanitarian projects elsewhere. [7283/11]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (12 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the funding allocation for 2011 will be notified to community youth projects and special projects. [7256/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (14 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make representations to the Iraqi authorities and the US Ambassador regarding the recent attacks on unarmed political refugees in Ashraf, Iraq, who had been identified as protected persons under the Geneva Convention. [8018/11]

Written Answers — Public Procurement Contracts: Public Procurement Contracts (14 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that 18% of all Government contracts in printing industry go outside the State when the EU average is 1.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8020/11]

Written Answers — School Books: School Books (14 Apr 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the over pricing of school books. [8021/11]