Results 4,041-4,060 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Data (4 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the increase in poor condition and short-term contracts and general insecurities in modern employment are contributing factors in the increase in employment figures and the stagnation of the tax base; and his plans to tackle this situation. [31357/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Expenditure Policy (4 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 143. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the IMF projection that Ireland will have the lowest level of public spending to GDP ratio in the entire eurozone by 2021 with current policy trends; and his further views on whether such a low level of spending will have consequences for the future provision of public services and infrastructure. [31356/17]

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Kathleen Funchion for bringing forward this debate tonight. It comes after the recent exchange of questions on child care. We all agree on the importance of early childhood education. All children should have education, care and support in a safe nurturing environment. Children in disadvantaged areas have additional needs and they present further challenges. I want to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (5 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the worsening situation regarding car insurance costs; and his further views on the fact that many persons are seeing little difference in premium quotes since the recommendations of the working group have been published or partly implemented. [31349/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (5 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on restorative justice and the implementation of community courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31710/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (5 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the working of the recently enacted Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 in the central division of the Dublin metropolitan region. [31711/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (6 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I welcome the witnesses, especially those whom we have met on previous occasions. Sadly, the message from their contributions is that there is a lack of regard for the lives of certain people and that we do not value all life equally. Reference was made to some progress being made and motions that have been passed. Clearly, this will not be enough and action is needed. Apart from having...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean: Médecins Sans Frontières (6 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I welcome the witnesses. The representatives of the earlier group painted a picture of people arriving after giving all their money to get on the boat and then being asked for more money, and the way they could pay this was through donating a kidney or whatever. It is opportune, therefore, that MSF is appearing before us now. I was fortunate to be able to watch the film last night. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean: Médecins Sans Frontières (6 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: At issue is the process by which migrants are sent to these detention centres in Libya. Countries like Malta are knowingly, I believe, sending people to these detention centres, which are prison camps to all intents and purposes. The call should go out that there should be a ban on any country sending migrants to the detention centres while these human rights abuses are going on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean: Médecins Sans Frontières (6 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I suggest that we send the transcript to our MEPs. Waiting for a meeting could take some time. If they have the transcript within a few days, they will then know the issues and concerns. In support of what the witnesses suggested, we could ask for an analysis of EU funding and involvement in Libya. Although there may be examples of good practice, we know there is an a lot of bad practice.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (11 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on tax relief for unmarried fathers based on maintenance support payments made to their children's mother; and his further views on whether it is fair that tax relief is given for payments to former partners and not in respect of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32417/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (12 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the extent of intimidation of families and young persons in relation to drug dealing and drug debt, particularly in Dublin; the way in which this can be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32681/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (12 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work of the Criminal Assets Bureau at local and regional levels; and the work of the profiling groups that are targeting lower and middle level drug dealing in communities in Dublin. [32682/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (12 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for additional resources to fund home extension projects for local authority tenants through the overcrowding extensions; his views on whether this will help alleviate the housing lists and stop the increasing trend in over crowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33251/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (12 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to set up a building regulations advisory authority to allow broader input from industry experts (details supplied) that wish to have input into the area of planning control; his views on whether this would be beneficial in improving an imperfect system. [33252/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (12 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to review the policy of relying on the private sector to build homes and instead give local authorities more of a central role in building in order to address housing lists in view of expert views, as well as the fact that supply does not equate to more affordable homes. [33253/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (12 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 468. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which to address the matter of substandard work carried out in the past by developers who are already building new developments. [33254/17]

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá cúpla rud le rá agam sa díospóireacht seo. I notice some of the terms and the phrases used in the summer economic statement include that the Irish economy is growing at a healthy pace, an economic recovery, raising living standards and that the public finances are in better shape. All this can be acknowledged, provided what is in the speech matches the reality in...

Defence Forces Operations: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The question is why. On a very practical point, why is Ireland's very small Navy needed in Operation Sophia when we consider the immense resources that are at the disposal of the navies of Italy, Spain, Britain, France, Germany and so on. The only conclusion to draw is that Europe is putting pressure on Ireland to be involved militarily. Therefore, the first point to be made is that this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 503. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the frustrations and difficulties of section 39 disability organisations aligned with section 38 State employees that endured austerity measure cuts and are now facing pay restoration out of their current resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31348/17]