Results 341-360 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 229: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the social, economic or other policy objective that has been achieved by exempting dormant balances in credit unions from the provisions of the Dormant Accounts Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12309/11]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 230: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the degree to which reports of dormant balances for a given year by the covered financial institutions are independently inspected, verified or examined for accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12310/11]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in relation to disbursements on dormant accounts measures, the way this will operate in the instance of the Health Service Executive; if the Health Service Executive has to source funding for dormant accounts programmes from its Exchequer allocation; once the HSE incurs the expenditure, if it is...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 237: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that, as currently constituted, the Government accounting procedures treat it as an increase of the national debt when money from the dormant accounts fund is disbursed to a community-based or other project in the areas of economic and social disadvantage, educational disadvantage,...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (24 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate which budget will provide funding for the refurbishment of Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station, Dublin 1. [12483/11]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (24 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 10 May 2011, the number of clients arrested and or convicted for soliciting under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences Act) 1983; the number of pimps and prostitutes arrested, charged or convicted under the above Act; and if he will indicate the location of the arrests and charges. [12485/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (24 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans in view of the current economic climate for the Government jet and the workers directly employed in relation to the jet. [12481/11]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (24 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he intends introducing vaccine damage compensation for those Irish children injured by State promoted vaccines. [12486/11]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (25 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: When approaching any legislation basic questions should be asked with regard to whether it will make a difference, what sort of a difference and whose lives will be affected. When I consider the Finance Bill I question whether it will make a difference and for whom. I admit to approaching anything in the financial line with a degree of scepticism. No matter who it sets out to benefit...

SR Technics Former Employees (25 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: With the permission of the House, I am sharing time with Deputy Catherine Murphy. The group we met from SR Technics became unemployed through no fault of their own. They received the statutory redundancy payment, not massive payments. They were encouraged to avail of further education courses and a seminar was organised in the ALSAA fitness club at Dublin Airport with the various colleges...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (25 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will delay Ireland's ratification of Serbia's stabilisation and association agreement until after the arrest and handing over of indicted war criminals (details supplied) to the Hague War Crimes Tribunal; failing delaying the ratification, if he has a date in mind for bringing the Bill before Dáil Éireann; and if he...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is confident that the work carried out by staff on temporary contracts in the central rent office at a location (details supplied) can be done efficiently when those contracts expire, particularly in view of the backlog within the social protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12936/11]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (25 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will ratify the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities acknowledging also that we were among the first countries to sign the convention. [12937/11]

Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (26 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the way the proposal from a group (details supplied) does not meet the eligibility criteria of his reconciliation anti-sectarianism fund in view of the fact this group are already working with the most hard to reach loyalists groups in Northern Ireland, already involved in a cross-community network of women from North Belfast...

National Drugs Strategy (31 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on the fact that the drugs issue, affecting many individual and families in every town and village across the country, will get the necessary support and attention; his plans for greater collaboration and integration for addiction and mental health programmes; and his plans for the Drugs Advisory Group and the Oversight...

National Drugs Strategy (31 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My concern arises because it was felt that the drugs issue would not be taken as seriously as Cabinet level as previously and the issue will not be covered specifically by any Cabinet sub-committees. I acknowledge responsibility has transferred to the Department of Health and Children but drugs is very much a community-based problem for many people. We have good, effective community-based...

National Drugs Strategy (31 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: More deaths results from drugs and alcohol-related issues, including suicide, than from road traffic accidents. Significant resources are devoted to road safety and I do not begrudge that but we need the same emphasis on drug-related deaths. When something new emerges, for example, crystal meth, it should be tackled quickly. Is that being considered?

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputies Healy, Wallace, Ross and Tom Fleming. I find the term "white collar crime" rather strange because in the psychology of colour, white is associated with innocence and goodness. It is strange to see "white" and "crime" in the same sentence. However, the amount of damage done to this country in the name of such crime is immense. The question must asked as to...

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (31 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There are many committed, hard-working sensible Deputies throughout the House, in parties and not in parties who want to bring about change-----

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (31 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: -----not only for the sake of change but because change is needed. Our motion states that we want change to rebuild Ireland's political system into an effective, accountable, transparent, representative and participatory institution. Wisdom, common sense, insight, vision and a desire to be meaningful and effective are not confined to those in government, in this case Fine Gael and the...