Results 541-560 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended that the guaranteed right of reclaim from the dormant accounts fund will continue to be a perpetual one and if sums deposited in an Irish financial institution in the 1700s and dormant since the 1800s will apply in the terms of existing legislation for dormant accounts in the 20th and 21st...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to extend the dormant accounts legislation to credit unions that are in surplus, in the manner indicated by his predecessor at the time when the Dormant Accounts Act initially came into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36669/11]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 177: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the amount disbursed by way of appropriations-in-aid from the dormant accounts investment and disbursement account in the 12 months up to the memorandum of understanding with the EU-ECB-IMF coming into force in December 2010; if he will report on the amount disbursed by way of...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 178: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to practice in the UK where dormant accounts funds are disbursed alongside the lottery funds in a single integrated administrative process; if he sees any applicability for that model in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36671/11]

Children's Burial Grounds (24 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a list of identified sites specific to cillíní; and if he is satisfied that the legislation is sufficiently strong to protect these unmarked graves. [36918/11]

Children's Burial Grounds (24 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This is a sensitive area. We are not talking about stillborn babies only. Some of those buried in unconsecrated ground were victims of infanticide or suicide or people who died in mental institutions or industrial schools. Quite a number of people were, for various reasons, not buried in consecrated ground. I accept what the Minister says about the sites that are included in the list of...

Children's Burial Grounds (24 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for that. An interesting survey is being carried out in Milltown Cemetery in Belfast involving Queen's University Belfast. I will bring the Minister's offer to the people who have been asking me about this issue. I recently read an article about a certain developer who moved a 4,000 year old megalithic burial tomb out of the way of a proposed development. We know that...

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (24 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 11: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sé cinnte de go mbeidh leanúnachas i maoiniú na n-eagraíochtaí Gaeilge sa Samhail Nua Mhaoinithe atá curtha le chéile ag Foras na Gaeilge; agus an aontaíonn sé nach bhfuil aon chiall le scéimeanna trí bliana, mar atá molta ag Foras na Gaeilge faoi láthair sa Samhail Nua Mhaoinithe, scéimeanna a...

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (24 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 38: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén fáth go bhfuil dhá choiste curtha ar bun ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta - ardchoiste a bhfuil ballraíocht ó REOG agus an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna air, agus fochoiste a bhfuil ballraíocht ag an dá Roinn sin chomh maith le Foras na Gaeilge agus an Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeilge agus...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (24 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way a non-resident owner of a second home, but working outside Ireland in recent years, unaware of the non-principal private residence charge of €200 has been fined for non-payment of this for three years, even though their details are registered with the tax authorities and Private Residential...

Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (29 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputy Joan Collins.

Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (29 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I particularly want to acknowledge the work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an organisation driven by volunteers, in the real sense of the word. The society is in a unique position to speak on poverty, the effects of the cuts to date and the potential effect of further cuts. It is not the typical lobby group whose members make their presentation in Buswells and then return to their...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 356: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the persons who are members of the high level steering group set up to consider options for streamlining the delivery of services for communities; and if members and staff of community projects, rural and urban, are represented on this group. [37170/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will commit to ring-fencing, and bringing forward into next year, the grant awarded to a project (details supplied) in this financial year due to the process, involving other agencies, taking longer than anticipated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36981/11]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (29 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the position regarding the Slane bypass in view of the fact it is not in the capital infrastructure budget plan and it appears that there is no funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36975/11]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 132: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that all building materials and products are covered by the supplier's product liability insurance cover; if he will further ensure that building professionals engaged in the design and certification of developments have the appropriate professional indemnity insurance cover; if this can...

Written Answers — Architectural Qualifications: Architectural Qualifications (30 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he intends to make available the technical assessment to unregistered architects who cannot afford the full payment in advance of the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37871/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (30 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person, asked to do so by the family, was be prevented by staff from entering a public hospital to visit a member of that family and was told he or she will need written consent from the patient's psychiatrist in order to visit; his views on whether this an infringement of the human rights of both the patient and the visitor; and if...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (30 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a person was refused entrance to visit a patient in hospital, having been asked by the family to do so, and now has been told he or she will need written consent from the patient's psychiatrist to visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37972/11]

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is rather strange to discuss private health insurance. Whether the legislation is necessary is one thing but a great deal more is needed in our health service. Many people have believed in and purchased private health insurance. I did too, many years ago. One sometimes asks oneself why one did so. It has nothing to do with our health system or the quality of our health service but...