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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Election of Vice Chairman (22 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust: Mr. Colin Bell (22 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to acknowledge that all this tremendous work stems from the loss of Mr. Bell's son, Kevin, who we remember today. My question differs from Deputy O'Brien's. I note that the trust does not means test people. It is very difficult to ask that question, particularly when a family has suffered a loss. Mr. Bell made the point that if people have insurance, they will reimburse the trust...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust: Mr. Colin Bell (22 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Does the trust fund-raise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust: Mr. Colin Bell (22 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: What about insurance claims?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (27 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that court procedures are carried out in a sensitive manner, that persons entering court are treated with respect and that no preferential treatment is given to some solicitors over others; and if she will address concerns by persons taking legal action that there are robust complaints procedures for them to avail of when...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (27 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that were convicted in the courts of animal abuse in each of the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016. [27237/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (27 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 534. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of implementation of the regulations that are to accompany the enacted Misuse of Drugs Act 2016 before the Act can be properly enforced; the timeframe for the competed regulation process, with particular mention made to the drug Zopiclone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27238/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (27 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Notwithstanding what the Minister has said about engaging with all the foreign affairs Ministers in Europe, and I know the extent of the engagement North-South and with Britain, how confident is he that when the EU negotiates with Britain, Ireland will have a place at the negotiation table because of our unique position in terms of the North? I am sure everyone will agree that the nitty...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (28 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí serving in Store Street, Bridewell and Mountjoy Street stations in tabular form; the number of these gardaí permitted and trained to drive Garda vehicles; the number of such trained gardaí in each station on duty at any particular shift; and if she is satisfied that the numbers of gardaí in these...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (29 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 16. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reform the corporate tax structure; and if he will consider introducing a financial transaction tax following the recent agreement on a commitment to the highest international standards in transparency in taxation of the corporate sector. [27556/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Registration (29 Sep 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 24. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the tax system would be fairer if self-employed persons were allowed to earn a modest income before registering for VAT, as the current threshold of €37,500 turnover does not equate to that sum in income, and that this threshold could be interpreted as problematic. [27555/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (4 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding the way the Teaching Council withdraws payment to teachers for late subscriptions when there can be legitimate reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28055/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lansdowne Road Agreement Implementation (4 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the serious situation where teachers who are not members of unions are being treated as unionised based on the primary membership union in the particular school where they are teaching. [28056/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reintroduce the telephone allowance; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons, particularity the elderly, were reliant on this allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28627/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment (4 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that waiting periods for persons seeking the lone parent benefit are satisfactory; and his views on whether a review of the waiting period is needed (details supplied). [28625/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (4 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current number of unemployed young people aged 18-24 years in Dublin, with a breakdown by the various areas of Dublin. [28626/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Procurement Contracts (4 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 597. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the areas of public procurement which have been explicitly excluded from the application of CETA for Canada and for the EU (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28133/16]

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is unethical and immoral that any budget dealing with mental health or with people with a disability should be cut. I believe those budgets should be sacrosanct and I hope the Minister of State will be able to achieve next week the avoidance of any diminution of that particular budget. Members know what to do, as A Vision for Change tells them, but having a document and a strategy is one...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (5 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will encourage local authorities to allocate funds to home improvement loans for local authority tenants with particular reference to the example of home extensions being able to contribute to reducing the housing waiting lists and combat overcrowding in some instances. [28429/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (5 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the threshold of €15,000 earnings without welfare allowances is prohibitive for many trying to purchase council homes from the local authority; his further views on whether changes to the threshold could contribute in a small way to alleviating the housing crisis; and if the situation...