Results 5,161-5,180 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Return Programme (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the number of persons participating on the community return programme has declined since 2014; his plans to carry out an independent evaluation of the programme; and if the criteria will be reviewed with a view to extending access to the programme. [25250/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of key pieces of legislation in the penal system including the criminal justice (community sanctions) Bill, the Prisons (Solitary Confinement) (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the Parole Bill 2016 [25251/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners registered to vote; the number that voted per prison in the presidential election in 2018 and in the May 2019 elections and referendum, respectively. [25252/19]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: As part of the strategic agenda, there is a statement about protecting citizens and freedoms. We should examine how Europe protects migrants and their freedoms. The Tánaiste was emphatic yesterday that it is not EU policy to return migrants to Libya and its detention centres, yet that is where some migrants end up. As well as being sent to the detention centres in Libya with their...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputy Pringle. I acknowledge the active engagement of the Minister of State on the issue of gambling and I am aware of the many individuals and groups he has met in that capacity. There is frustration at the slowness of the process to update the legislation and make it relevant to the reality of gambling and take it further. The Bill before us is in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the treatment of persons affected by a controversy relating to a bank (details supplied); the level of compensation offered; if he has a role in ensuring that customers receive fair treatment from financial institutions operating here in view of the fact he is a shareholder within the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25437/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on efforts to broaden the tax base; and his views on whether reliance on corporation tax is unsustainable. [25438/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria and timelines associated with the tendering process the HSE is undertaking for professional advice in regard to developing a programme for maintenance and recording of the Quaker burial ground on Cork Street, Dublin 8. [25815/19]

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Motion (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The title of the report is Report on Community Policing and Rural Crime. It has been a welcome report but looking at the title, I am not sure if it is helpful to distinguish between rural and urban crime because crime is crime. I read today that the armed response unit is on the streets of Longford and the north inner city of Dublin has seen the armed response unit on our streets quite a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses for coming in today and for the valuable research work Dr. Leahy has done. I acknowledge the work of Justice for the Forgotten and Ms Urwin because those issues have been forgotten and only for the group they would not get any attention at this stage. My first question is more of a philosophical or general one. Why do the witnesses think this has been a mammoth,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Could Dr. Leahy pinpoint one out of his 21 recommendations that would kick-start this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We have had numerous exchanges about the fact that we do not have a historical investigations unit, HIU, in the Republic and that there is resistance to it. We have this alternative but would Dr. Leahy have any confidence that this can fulfil the role that is needed, as he has outlined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: What comes across is a lack of confidence in the Stormont House Agreement to bring about a resolution to these issues. The elephant in the room is the British Government. Without it, can that resolution come about? We know what has to happen down here, where we need something similar to address the issues, and those of us in the Parliament will keep pursuing that. Another point was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is incumbent on the committee that when we meet delegations about Brexit, particulary from the Welsh Assembly or the Scottish Parliament, legacy is on the agenda. We have tended not to do that and have looked more at the economic aspects and cross-Border co-operation, and legacy issues have been down the priority list. The committee should have that in mind when we meet those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: What is the reaction of the British-Irish Council when the Chair raises the legacy issues? Does he get a positive feeling?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: What about Welsh and other colleagues on the council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That is good to know.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teacher Supply (25 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail and agenda of his recent visits to Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, UAE, to meet Irish teachers working in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26557/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teacher Supply (25 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question is to ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail and agenda of his recent visits to Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the UAE, to meet Irish teachers working in the region.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Teacher Supply (25 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. I nearly feel like suggesting Dubai and the UAE should be making some contribution to the education system since they are getting the benefit of our graduates who come through really good teacher training programmes in the teacher training colleges. It is positive that the Minister went there, but those of us who are involved in education or know about it could tell...