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Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: -----while we are causing such stress and grief to parents of special needs children in realising the needs of their children.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Parents of special needs children need support and assurances that the needs of their children will be met by the State and not threatened by the State. Special needs covers a wide spectrum as Members are aware. The work of the special educational needs organiser, SENO, with parental and teacher involvement, is vital in determining the needs of the child. On a purely economic level, if...

Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Bill, 2011: Second Stage (14 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I propose to share time with Deputies Clare Daly, Mattie McGrath and Thomas Pringle.

Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Bill, 2011: Second Stage (14 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: When Shakespeare's Hamlet remarked that there was "something rotten in the state of Denmark" he could well have been talking about several institutions in this country, including the Catholic Church, banking and education, which have let people down horrendously. This Bill should never have been required in a so-called Christian and civilised country. The abusive treatment of children in...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed at primary and second level schools in Dublin Central; and if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers per school. [21237/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed in fee-paying schools in the Dublin area. [21238/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of requests for special needs assistants that have been made for the coming school year in Dublin Central; the number that have been approved; and the number that are pending. [21239/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the existence of cash payments on top of rental allowance. [21235/11]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 359: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of tenancies in Dublin Central that were registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board in each of the past five years. [21232/11]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 360: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of landlords that have been issued repeated warnings for failing to register their tenancies in Dublin Central to the Private Residential Tenancies Board in each of the past five years. [21233/11]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 361: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of landlords that have been convicted for failing to register their tenancies in Dublin Central with the Private Residential Tenancies Board despite repeated warnings in each of the past five years. [21234/11]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 362: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is promoting greater co-operation between Private Residential Tenancies Board and the rent supplement section of the Department of Social Protection; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this has been an area of tax evasion and poor quality standards in the housing of vulnerable persons,...

Commission of Investigation Report in the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (20 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am struck that this time last week we were discussing residential institutions redress which was about the institutional abuse of children. I described it as one of the darkest moments in our history. This week we have the report into the Catholic diocese of Cloyne, which accentuates further that darkness. What is it about the institutions in this country - the church and the State -...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants made through National Lottery funding under the heading of locally based community grants and community development programmes; and the procedures for accessing this funding. [21520/11]

Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Yesterday the Taoiseach used the words "dysfunction", "disconnection", "elitism" and "narcissism" about the church. Those words could equally be applied to our banking institutions. We cannot but be struck by the fact that at least apologies are coming from certain quarters in the church but there has been a lack of similar apologies from the banking authorities. Once again, we are in a...

Arts Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made to date in implementing the Programme for Government plan regarding the arts and in particular the progress made in seeking to capture some public good from the National Assets Management Agency by identifying buildings that have no commercial potential and which might be suitable as local...

Arts Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, when I express disappointment that the Minister is not in the Chamber to take questions. The Technical Group facilitated the various changes to the parliamentary question rota that have occurred over recent weeks. Yesterday morning, the Minister attended the launch of the Dublin Fringe Festival at the Project Arts Centre. When...

Arts Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I recognise that we must operate within economic constraints, but I was pleased to learn there will be continued support for the arts. There is a significant movement within community arts and I hope this area is well supported in the budget.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (21 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has satisfied himself with the presence of a group of Defence Forces personnel with EUTM Somalia in view of the recent report by Amnesty International on the presence of a secret CIA detention centre in Somalia. [21988/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (21 Jul 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the request of the British Government to allow the injured Iranian refugees in Camp Ashraf to avail of medical treatment here and the request that the Iraqi Government provide this treatment. [21989/11]