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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review (Resumed) (19 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Before I call Mr. Donoghue, I also wish to add my own question. Does he have any role, in view of the work that he has been doing, either generally at the UN level or with Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review (Resumed) (19 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: In relation to the SDGs and the oversight and implementation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review (Resumed) (19 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have a question on the effectiveness of the UN, following what Senator Lawless said about the Rohingya. We can consider resolutions passed year after year that condemn certain countries. For example, there is Palestine and the blockade and embargo affecting Cuba. A delegation from the foreign affairs committee visited Georgia some time ago and the witness is a former ambassador in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review (Resumed) (19 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will return to a previous point Mr. Donoghue made about making the public aware. He was at this event while 17 October is the UN's International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and the organisation All Together in Dignity has an event at the famine statues. Many of those involved in projects in the north inner city and south inner city that work with extremely poor, marginalised and...

Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: On 19 September many of us were at a conference on mental health in Dublin Castle that the Minister had been instrumental in organising. Like many others, I sat there listening to the various presentations and inputs, and one could be forgiven for thinking we have a service that is comprehensive, extensive and accessible to those who present with mental health issues. Some progress is being...

Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Collaboration and talking with those who are directly involved is vital because there are unique factors and unique needs with regard to those who are in addiction. We have made some progress in the north inner city and in supports for workers. However, in the west, for example, mental health services will not deal with somebody who is currently in addiction and, because there is no...

Catalonia: Statements (24 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputy Joan Collins. A couple of years ago, I was in Barcelona at the invitation of Diplocat, with a number of Deputies and Senators. Diplocat is a public private partnership and is all about fostering dialogue and building relations between the citizens of Catalonia and other countries. They were looking for the active involvement of Catalan society in exchanging...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (24 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 16. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the recent budgetary measures will reduce levels of poverty. [44700/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (24 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultations he has had with a group (details supplied) regarding difficulties faced by persons in Dublin 3 in relation to home insurance due to flood risks. [44701/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (24 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditures that exist to support credit unions, including those which the tax strategy group referenced in its 2009 recommendation that tax exemption for the income of credit unions should be continued (details supplied); if the tax expenditures recommended for continuance in that report are still in place; and the reason they are not enumerated...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Planning Framework (24 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consultations he plans for the national planning framework and the national investment plan. [44730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (24 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that will be spent on welfare related issues in view of the fact that €16 million was provided to the Irish Greyhound Board in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44834/17]

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I had a read of President Tusk's statement of 24 October. He stressed the point that the leaders agreed on the previous Friday that the priority was unity among the 27 member states. His words were that his intention is to build on what connects, not on what divides. On the question of migration, the key message seems to be protection of external borders. I agree that there is a need for...

European Council: Statements (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I also met some members of the group highlighting the trial of the ten accused in Turkey. Another person has been put on trial in the meantime. That is only the tip of the iceberg regarding the clampdown on civil society and the effect on the education system in Turkey, particularly when one considers that a huge number of teachers have lost their jobs and many are in jail. Has there been...

Other Questions: Teacher Recruitment (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the issues facing schools regarding supply of teachers to date; and the way in which he plans to fill the 1,280 teaching jobs announced in budget 2018. [44949/17]

Other Questions: Teacher Recruitment (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The question concerns the current supply of teachers in primary schools and the Minister's plans to fill the 1,280 teaching jobs that he announced recently.

Other Questions: Teacher Recruitment (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The extra teachers are extremely welcome. I want to give an example from recent experience. I chair the board of management of a primary school. Due to career breaks and maternity leave, we have had quite a number of vacancies to fill. We spent a full day last July, another half day in August and another period two weeks ago interviewing, yet we still have a substitute maternity leave...

Other Questions: Teacher Recruitment (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is a particular difficulty at primary level. Irish teachers are in high demand in other countries and they now have opportunities to work abroad, particularly in the Middle East where salaries are higher. A significant number of teachers are away in any given year. I do not believe it should be the responsibility of the voluntary management boards to make a decision in this area....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the criteria for awarding student grants to postgraduate students completing degrees who have chosen to do their course on a part-time basis, particularity persons out of education for a long period prior to commencing their degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44950/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 255. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the actions he plans to take to address the situation in puppy farms in view of the perceived ignoring of the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010 and the lack of enforcement of the Act; and his further plans to implement the guideline review and rectify the State's poor reputation with regard to dog breeding establishments. [45243/17]