Results 5,401-5,420 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (5 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by tenants granted HAP in securing properties that accept the payment; if he will report on efforts to ensure HAP is a realistic option for tenants currently on local authority waiting lists in view of the difficulty in securing tenancies; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (5 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the powers invested in local authorities to sanction developers in respect of violations of hours of work, noise and other related matters; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by residents, particularly in areas such as North Lotts in which there are multiple large-scale developments taking place...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the treatment of the Uighur population in the north-western provinces of China by the Chinese Government (details supplied); his plans to raise this at European level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44896/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (5 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which crime statistics and figures are published; if he will consider a more localised system of statistics based on postcode areas within the Dublin Metropolitan Region for crime statistics and reports in view of the number of community and residential organisations that are organised in small local communities in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (5 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 645. To ask the Minister for Health the meaning of the phrase "minded to approve" in terms of the drug osimertinib, or Tagrisso; and the way in which he can address the funding issues for the drug for 2020. [45093/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (5 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 1219. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for lifting the total ban on hare net licences in view of her previous statements regarding the damage the RHD2 disease could potentially inflict on the hare population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45087/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We have a complicated system in respect of capital acquisitions tax. This tax has been a feature of the tax system since 1976. The 2003 Act sets out how the tax is to be charged and calculated. The Act provides for two types of tax, namely, gift tax and inheritance tax. I wish to raise a number of anomalies in the treatment of certain people when it comes to this tax. There is very...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have raised the matter with the Minister for Finance but lack of progress with him made me raise it here today. With regard to cohabiting, one could have two sisters or brothers who never marry and share a home. There will be a tax burden for the surviving sister or brother unless he or she can prove dependency, which is unfair. Someone who does not marry or have children and works for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (6 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of progressing the recommendations of the Moore Street report, Securing History 2, of 31 July 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45088/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (6 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the interdepartmental committee on offshore island development; and if she has reconsidered that island communities should be directly represented. [43819/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (6 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 224. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the definition of regulated coursing matches requires clubs to comply with rules 11 and 13 of a club (details supplied) regarding the open seasons order for which she has sole responsibility. [45631/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (6 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 225. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the definition of regulated coursing matches requires clubs to comply with directive 11 of a club (details supplied) regarding the open seasons order for which she has sole responsibility. [45632/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (6 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 226. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the definition of regulated coursing matches requires greyhounds to be wearing the proper collars in line with rule 109 of a club (details supplied) regarding the open seasons order for which she has sole responsibility. [45633/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (6 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 227. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason 19 affiliated clubs of a club (details supplied) referred to in a recent meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine were not listed in the licence schedule for the 2018-19 season in relation to conditions of the hare netting licence; and the measures in place to monitor their...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (6 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 228. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the interpretation and extent of the open seasons order set out in paragraphs 6.0 to 6.3 of a submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine in respect of the open seasons order for which she has sole responsibility; and if this was the case prior to the date of the submission....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: European Defence Capabilities (7 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the relationship between Ireland and the Future Combat Air System, FCAS, and the European defence union. [45509/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: European Defence Capabilities (7 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to ask the Minister of State about the relationship between Ireland and the Future Combat Air System, FCAS, and the European defence union.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: European Defence Capabilities (7 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. Ireland is not involved in the project. It is signed by Germany, France and Spain. It will be the largest arms project in Europe. I am asking my question in the context of some very disturbing speeches by the new President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula von der Leyen. She stated, "For us it is important that over time it becomes a real...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: European Defence Capabilities (7 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The reality is that there are genuine fears that the EU wishes to become a major military power. The air combat system has very significant funding. I saw a figure of €8 billion initially, but it could rise to €100 billion by 2040. I have had the opportunity, through the committee, to attend some of the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (7 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 27. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces purchase from Israeli arms suppliers; his views on whether it is ethical to purchase weapons that have a connection to states engaged in activities in violation of international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45090/19]