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Paradise Papers: Statements (8 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputy Joan Collins.

Paradise Papers: Statements (8 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Paradise Papers is a strange name when we consider what they are. They are providing new revelations about tax dodging by companies and individuals across the world. This is coming at a time when an EU parliamentary committee has been investigating the Panama Papers. It looks as if there could be a permanent job for such a committee. The Paradise Papers continue the story of tax...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (12 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress he has had raising the issue of the Israeli settlement in the Golan at the EU Foreign Affairs Council, including the lack of EU funds available to NGOs in the area and the lack of meaningful statements from the EU regarding the situation in that area. [53172/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make amendments to inheritance tax rules to allow single persons with no children to nominate a beneficiary that would receive the same favourable tax incentives as immediate family members under present rules; his views on whether the inheritance tax rules are discriminating against childless persons that are not married, cohabiting, LGBTs in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Negotiations (12 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 365. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an exemption in the Brexit agreement regarding transport of approved rescue dogs from both jurisdictions; and if this could be facilitated between Ireland and the UK. [53173/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will meet with a group (details supplied) as soon as possible to discuss the way in which the Government will progress measures to ensure justice for them. [53241/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the group known as the hooded men. Will the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade meet with them as soon as possible to discuss ways in which the Government can progress measures to ensure they finally achieve justice?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for his positive answer. He referred to the original details such as inhumane and degrading treatment. What emerged in early 2013, through declassified documents which the British Government had tried to hide from European Court of Human Rights, was that there was an existence of the interrogation centre in Ballykelly. In...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. They will welcome that because they have been asking to meet somebody at the highest level, either the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade or the Taoiseach, for some time. It is a matter of courtesy and respect for what they have suffered. It strikes me that there seems to be more effort and...

European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is up to Deputy Wallace. He can go ahead.

European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to raise a couple of issues in respect of the European Council on which I do not think it has been at all effective. The first is the issue of Spain and Catalonia. There will not be another meeting of the Council before the elections there take place. This is not about taking sides. The Spanish Government called the elections. There is a body of thinking that this is an internal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will join the calls for an immediate halt to the use of violent tactics by the state in Honduras; and if he will condemn the human rights abuses that are being committed. [53161/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Prison Accommodation Standards (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the person or bodies he is engaging with on the ongoing issues of prisoners in Maghaberry Prison, Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53158/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland supports the current efforts to reconcile the political parties in Palestine and be a voice in ensuring respect for the results of democratic elections when they occur. [53160/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, further to Prime Minister Netanyahu's appearance at the Foreign Ministers' meeting on 11 December 2017 and his intention to justify illegal settlements in Palestine, he will condemn this illegal activity, in view of President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. [53162/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the EU trust fund is addressing the root causes of migration in view of the fact Ireland has doubled its contributions. [53159/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Data (13 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds available and the locations of each for those wanting to detox from tablets such as Z-drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53375/17]

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Recently, there has been great recognition and support for those men and women who have had the bravery to find their voices to highlight their experience of abuse, incidents of sexual assault, rape and pressure on them to perform sexual acts in return for favours. Some of those who have come forward recently with their stories and allegations tell us that those incidents occurred before...

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will make three points on this. First, although there is a contrast between then and now in relation to the atmosphere for victims to speak out, the common denominator is how perpetrators use their position of influence and power to manipulate young people. Second, I do not think time should be a factor here. Yesterday, we had an exchange about the hooded men, which occurred almost 40...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Post-Brexit Trade Opportunities: Asia Matters (14 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Murray. His comments were very interesting. On the last point, is it purely a matter of resources? What resources is he talking about if we are to increase awareness of Ireland? Why did the programme close in Japan? When committee members travel - I mainly travel to Africa - they note countries want to do business with Ireland because our reputation precedes us. The...