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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Health Services (12 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. I have been trying to pursue the case for 18 months and obtain information. The answer I kept getting was that the services did not know where the person in question was. There is no doubt that the person was on a significant downward spiral and that her life was at major risk. However, she was attending various services, sometimes with extremely chaotic behaviour,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Health Services (12 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State and note that I had a call from the HSE on this matter. It is important that we learn from this case. The lesson is about joined-up thinking. There has to be cohesion between HSE addiction services, The Drug Treatment Centre Board, primary care and homeless services, the family, and, if involved, the solicitor, particularly if it is a person who is at high...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 23. To ask the Minister for Health why the Health Service Executive is not engaging with the Reactions and Effects of Gardisil Resulting in Extreme Trauma, REGRET, group; if he has confidence in the human papilloma virus vaccine; and if he will engage with the group to discuss the serious illnesses suffered by over 370 girls to and address the lack of possible information on side-effects...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 500. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether persons with visual impairments are adequately catered for in the Disability Act 2005; his plans to increase services for those who are blind and visually impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20622/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 501. To ask the Minister for Health to consider implementing a comprehensive national vision strategy to adequately address the needs of the 224,000 adults and children here that are blind or visually impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20623/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (12 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 502. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make resources available for diabetes care over multiple years in order that services and planning can be directed in a more strategic way to support patients and provide optimum care. [20624/16]

Au Pair Placement Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Au pairing was an ad hocsystem for many years. My experience of it over many years was mainly positive as it involved people from other countries, primarily young girls, coming here to learn English while enjoying the benefits of living safely as part of an Irish family where they were included in all family events and holidays. The work involved was certainly not onerous and au pairs were...

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (13 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I was a member of the Constitutional Convention and, therefore, I know how the system works. It can be effective and efficient. The effectiveness and efficiency of the convention was primarily attributable to the fact that it was representative of Irish society, accounting for gender, age, rural and urban considerations, job, profession and the unemployed. There was an excellent chairman...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing Regulation (13 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that coursing meetings are automatically cancelled in the event of adverse weather conditions in the interest of animal welfare and safety and as a condition when granting coursing licences. [19870/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how he will respond to an open letter from Palestinian civil and political society sent to all Oireachtas Members entitled Palestine’s Call; and the action he will take to exert pressure on the State of Israel through the use of sanctions and other parliamentary actions to end its illegal occupation of Palestine and to grant the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (14 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 61. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the requests to have the Garda station at Fitzgibbon Street, Dublin 1, re-opened given recent crime-related events and the concerns of local residents that the station be re-opened; the status of the closure of the Garda station at Harcourt Street, Dublin 2; if the Garda station at Fitzgibbon Street will be a viable option; and if...

Housing Strategy: Statements (19 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputies Connolly and Wallace.

Housing Strategy: Statements (19 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We know the problem and we know the reasons and the circumstances that gave rise to the current housing crisis. We know also that this crisis was brewing for years. The interventions which could have been made at various stages and which would have made a difference to the situation not escalating or becoming worse were not made. One significant factor was that local authorities stopped...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (19 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the Road Safety Authority has adequate resources for promoting road safety; if the authority has specific targets for reducing road fatalities on roads here; and if national targets will be organised on county or local authority levels with specific attention being given to areas that have seen an increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Trails Office (19 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the Blue Way and its implication for the off-shore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22134/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Safety (19 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 321. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants for beach lifeguard positions who failed the initial tests; if they were all informed in time regarding the retest; his views on whether an organisation (details supplied) should not be examining their own members. [22121/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 684. To ask the Minister for Health if the staff of the Central Remedial Clinic will be included in the State single public service pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22873/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (19 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 823. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a standard fixed penalty for breaking speed limits should be in proportion with the speed at which the limit was broken and that persons who are caught breaking the speed limit in excess of 20 km/h should receive harsher fines and penalties than someone who breaks the speed limit by less than 5 km/h. [22122/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority Projects (19 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 824. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied there are adequate rest areas and services on the motorway and dual carriageway network given the dangers of driver fatigue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22123/16]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (20 Jul 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputy Catherine Connolly. How much time do we have?