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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: European Defence Capabilities (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is some positivity in the Minister of State's reply. From what he said, it sounds like some countries were testing the water to see whether the proposal would be supported. Those who have criticisms and reservations about it must raise them strongly. I hope that Ireland takes the lead in that regard, given the significance of the questions raised. There is no guarantee that the EPF...

A Better World: Ireland's Policy for International Development: Statements (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: At a time when there is a lot of criticism of Government policies regarding housing, health and special education, the area of development aid presents a much more positive view of the Government. In the main, the Government has got it right. Our international aid policies and practices have given Ireland a very significant positive reputation. Our success in bilateral aid comes down to a...

Treatment of Cancer (Advertisements) Bill 2018: Second Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge the extent of work that goes into a Private Members' Bill, for the Member, the Member's staff and also for the Oireachtas staff. With the advances made in cancer treatment, cancer is not the death sentence that it once was. We see a range of treatments and medicines. I know from the experience of family and friends that they are discovering that if they have a cancer, if plan...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Veterans (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 18. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the frustration and disappointment of veterans and their families over the issues surrounding the awarding of certain medals for those that fought in the Jadotville battle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16963/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 2 April 2019, if a coherent plan will be ensured for migrants after rescue which has not been the case with Operation Sophia for future missions by the Defence Forces in view of his concerns over the treatment of migrants when returned to Libya. [16962/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Job Initiatives (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Seetec service is the most relevant service for professional actors. [17069/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues: Commission for Victims and Survivors (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: May I clarify the terms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues: Commission for Victims and Survivors (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We can ask questions in public session-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues: Commission for Victims and Survivors (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: -----and the answers will come in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues: Commission for Victims and Survivors (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I totally understand that, but we are not precluded from asking sensitive questions in public session?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues: Commission for Victims and Survivors (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I should be here for most of the meeting. The Chairman has to leave before I do. Listening to Ms Thompson and reading the policy paper, my immediate reaction is, “If only she were the Minister for justice for Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic.” What she says is just so practical and common sense and it is what we hear from the victims, or in my case Justice for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues: Commission for Victims and Survivors (11 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It was only when Martina was talking it brought home to me that I attended the play in Belfast. That was so powerful from victims and families. The testimony that they all gave. It is great that it is coming to Dublin so people here can have a chance to see it. To me it was the power of drama to tell a story in a way that reports do not tell. So congratulations to them on their acting.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the plans announced by the Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing to move settlers into the illegally occupied Golan Heights; his further views on whether continued flouting of international law should be condemned more robustly by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17593/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Can the EU be more robust in its condemnation of what is flouting of international law?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The EU is saying the right things, however statement after statement goes completely unnoticed by the Israeli authorities. Look at what has happened to date. Already, there are 34 illegal settlements in the Golan Heights and 167 illegal settlement businesses. That has meant the displacement of 340 Syrian villages and over 130,000 Syrian civilians already. That is what has happened to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The word "corrosive", which the Tánaiste used, was correct because that is the effect of the settlements. The point is that if the settlements continue, there will not be any lands left from which the Palestinians could create a state. The Golan Heights had been untouched by conflict for many years. It had been part of an Israeli peace plan under which Israel was prepared to transfer...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is almost like we are resuming from Committee Stage and we did not do too well with these amendments there. We will try again this evening. These amendments in my name and the names of my colleagues, Deputies Broughan, Wallace, Clare Daly and Pringle, are made in the context of animal welfare. The reality is that we have too many examples of appalling cruelty to greyhounds,...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I so move.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the impasse in Venezuela and the views of many that the EU and NATO-allied countries have shown hypocrisy in their reaction to the situation in Venezuela; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17595/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his commitment on business and human rights will be honoured; and if Ireland will be a leader in illustrating the way in which business should operate on increased ethical lines. [17594/19]