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Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Northern Ireland (2 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: One year ago today, a Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland hearing took place over four days. One part of it was an open hearing, during which Tony Taylor was questioned, and then there were two closed material hearings. A month later, the summary was delivered and Tony Taylor and his legal team were told that he would not be released. A core element of the justice system is the right...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Northern Ireland (2 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is welcome that he will raise the issue with the Secretary of State tomorrow. The injustice of the treatment of Tony Taylor is undermining the Good Friday Agreement. I want to believe there is a fair and just system and due process in Northern Ireland, but it is not being followed in his case. It seems that delays are in the DNA of the parole...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (3 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her role in the welfare of actors and persons in the arts who are having difficulty accessing social protection due to the nature of their employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10155/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected net effect of carryover measures carried over for 2019 as a result of budget 2017 measures; the way in which it is accounted for in the fiscal space projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19650/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2018 (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the adjustment made for indexation of income tax bands and income tax rates when calculating the fiscal space for budget 2018. [19651/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in excise on diesel of five cents per litre; the expected cost of using the diesel rebate scheme to offset such an increase for commercial transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19652/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue that would be generated from the restoration of the VAT rate for the hospitality sector from 9% to 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19653/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue that would be generated from the restoration of the VAT rate from 9% to 13.5% to the hotel industry, that is, the price of rooms only, excluding the restaurant and pub trade. [19654/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the non-adjacent maintenance grant to €4,025 for full-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. [19646/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the adjacent maintenance grant of €2,215 for full-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. [19647/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending a non-adjacent maintenance grant of €4,025 to part-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. [19648/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending an adjacent maintenance grant of €2,215 to part-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. [19649/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (9 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 43. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to designate further national parks in view of the fact that Ireland has a low number and square kilometres of national parks compared to the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18007/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (9 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 205. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a facility for adults to have an assessment for ADHD through the HSE. [20389/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (9 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists working at St. Vincent's, Fairview, Dublin 3; the number of patients seeing a psychiatrist; the extent of the waiting list to see a psychiatrist; and when assigned a psychiatrist, if the patient sees the same psychiatrist consistently. [20394/18]

Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (15 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if inquiries will be made into the continued imprisonment of a person (details supplied) in Honduras and the violation of human rights there. [21108/18]

Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (15 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question concerns a particular individual, a lady who has been imprisoned in Honduras, and is also a general query about human rights violations in Honduras. I wish to ask whether our Government has made representations or inquiries and, if it has not, if it will do so as soon as possible.

Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (15 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is positive to hear that the lady in question is out on parole. That comes from the extent of the inquiries made on her behalf. There is well-documented persecution of the woman at the hands of the police. She made a complaint to the authorities there as one would. That led to even more persecution and more violation of her human rights. Her case is not isolated in Honduras. There...

Other Questions: Diplomatic Representation (15 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I believe the NGOs would not have brought it to my attention if they thought there was any danger to the lady in question. The broader point is that it is our societies’ demands for natural resources which is fuelling the conflict in these lands. In these countries, as well as that demand on the land, we are looking at corruption, organised crime, political instability and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (15 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at EU level to address the illegal occupation and settlement construction on Palestinian land in violation of international law; and his views on whether it should have a larger role in conflict resolution and mediation in the region in view of the financial backing the EU has provided to the Palestinian Authority....