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Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We are back to the issue of vaccines, in particular in regard to a recent report to the World Health Organization, which does raise concerns about it, and the reality of the more than 200 girls in this country who are presenting with very serious issues.

Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I listened to the Minister's exchange earlier with Deputy Daly during which he said that the symptoms are real. That is different from a previous exchange the Minister and I had on this issue. The reality is that there are over 220 girls whose parents are distraught by the change they see in their daughters. Young women, who were bright, articulate, intelligent, going to school and looking...

Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I know from some of the parents that the doctors they brought their children to were at a loss as to what could be the reason for the symptoms they were presenting with. It appeared that, from what I have been told, they had nowhere to go with their inquiries into why these girls were presenting with these symptoms. There was a real problem there. The World Health Organization report that...

Establishment of a Statutory Commission of Investigation into a Foster Home in the South East: Statements (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá sé dochreidte go bhfuil an díospóireacht seo againn anocht, díospóireacht ar scannal cosúil le scannail eile a chuaigh ar aghaidh sa tír seo. There is an air of, "Can this have happened again in recent years?", after so many similar cases in the past. It is so reminiscent of our debates and discussions on the Magdalene Laundries, the mother and...

National Monuments: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge that this Government more than any other has been proactive on this issue. It is still hard to believe that successive Governments from the 1920s ignored the significance of Moore Street. Between them, the local authority and eventually the developer, Chartered Land, it appears that a campaign of deliberate neglect and dereliction of this very significant area was pursued. It...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Appeals (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) should be refused a State Pension (contributory) based on a regulation set out in section 110 (1) (a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, which is not mentioned on her Department's website, or in the relevant application forms; and whether these are sufficient grounds to refuse their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 293. To ask the Minister for Health his efforts to combat the sale and distribution of Z-drugs and the need for further resources to combat this major problem in conjunction with the long-awaited Misuse of Drugs Act; and the status of this legislation. [3004/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of detoxification beds and treatment beds available for drug addicts, or for alcoholics, by location. [4125/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Architectural Qualifications (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 511. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will restore market competition through the adoption of the Architects' Alliance of Ireland's special entry route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3997/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (2 Feb 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 597. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will make the use of canals and waterways more accessible to boat owners and operators; and her views that these waterways are being utilised to the fullest, in terms of recreational and tourism potential. [44993/15]

Election of Ceann Comhairle (10 Mar 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: A Thaoisigh and a Theachtaí Dála, Dublin Central is the constituency I represent with my colleagues, Deputies Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe. We had the lowest voter turnout in the country and only three constituencies reached a turnout of 70%. I ask myself why there was that sense of alienation, disillusionment and apathy. Part of the answer lies in the way we conduct...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the discrimination felt by many previously self-employed persons in full-time education seeking the back to education benefit; if the criteria for qualifying for this benefit need to be examined, for instance in the case of self-employed persons who begin a degree while self-employed and who then see their business fail and who are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (22 Mar 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations in place regarding the seizure of animals when in co-operation with An Garda Síochána his Department officials make seizures of horses; his views that at the particular seizure of 29 horses as part of Operation Storm on 27 February 2016, there was a serious breach in guidelines and regulations by the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (22 Mar 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 268. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the numbers of mixed-race Irish babies and children in the 16 mother and baby homes including St. Patrick's, Navan Road, Dublin 7; if St. Patrick's was the designated holding centre for all mixed-race Irish babies and children from across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4812/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 314. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the long-term illness list and the introduction of a case-by-case examination, as certain persons (details supplied) have complicated medical conditions that the criteria seems to overlook which has huge effects on lifestyle and mobility; if standardised criteria is not always the fairest way to allocate resources. [4844/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (14 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 612. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Health Service Executive's escalation policy, specifically on the issue of the cancellation of operating lists to accommodate emergency departments despite the fact that these freed-up beds cannot be used for patients on trolleys because the patients on trolleys could present a risk of infections for post-operative patients already on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (14 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the recommendations in the report by the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism; if there is a roadmap for furthering the recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6818/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (14 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 873. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has engaged with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that the National Famine Memorial Day commemoration stone will finally be placed at the Custom House in Dublin 1. [6819/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (14 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 874. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to support the proposal to place the An Gorta Mór memorial in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin 9 and to consider the design plan as proposed by the Committee for the Commemoration of Irish Famine Victims which will include the 32 counties of Ireland. [6820/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We do not need to reinvent the wheel. We all know what the problems are. There have been so many meetings, reports and statistics on the difficulties that we are all aware of the range of issues involved, from the private rented accommodation situation to homelessness to the increase in rents and the mortgage arrears problems. The acting Minister for the Environment, Community and Local...