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Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: With the agreement of House I will share my time with Deputies Seamus Healy, Tom Fleming, Clare Daly and Luke 'Ming' Flanagan.

Private Members' Business. School Guidance Counsellors: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I did the guidance and counselling course in University College Dublin in 1991-92. Given the numbers in my own school I combined that role with the teaching of English and history until 2009, when I was elected to Dáil Éireann. I acknowledge the commitment and dedication of those people with whom I did the course in 1991-92 and of the many guidance counsellors I worked with in those 20...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of residential units, originally intended for occupation by members of the Defence Forces, Garda Síochána or Prison Service that are currently subject to overholding, that is, that are occupied by former members or by the widowed spouses or other family members of former personnel; the number of overheld units located...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (19 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of residential units, originally intended for occupation by members of the Defence Forces, Garda Síochána or Prison Service that are currently subject to overholding, that is, that are occupied by former members or by the widowed spouses or other family members of former personnel; the number of overheld units located within military...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to the proposed relocation of the Ballymun social work department to Park House on the North Circular Road, the assessment that has taken place regarding the impact on the clients; the social workers' capacity to meet their statutory obligations; the consultation that has taken place with the clients and social...

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (19 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase financial support and support services for those suffering from Crohn's disease and other serious illnesses while the majority of funding is allocated to diabetes type 2; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3169/12]

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (24 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of his discussions with the Northern Ireland authorities regarding the conditions facing many prisoners at Maghaberry Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3260/12]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (24 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in the course of the review of community employment schemes, she will include consultation with the participants, their projects, boards of management, also with the local communities availing of the schemes; if there will be an interim report; the way she intends to discuss the final report; and if there will be an appeals...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (24 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 446: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in view of his recent announcement regarding jobs in relation to installation of water meters, he will outline the type of work he envisages, method of recruitment, pay scales and timeframe. [3633/12]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (24 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to integrate and promote the dial to stop drug dealing campaign into the crimestoppers freephone crime prevention initiative; his plans to encourage communities to use the new number to report drug dealing and related activity; and the way the issue of drug dealing related intimidation will be incorporated into the...

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (25 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance since the banks were bailed out, the number of redundancies that have occurred in each of the banks that received injections of finance; in the case of each bank involved, the top ten payments that were made and the average redundancy payment worth. [4235/12]

Private Members' Business. Small Primary Schools: Motion (31 Jan 2012)

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

Private Members' Business. Small Primary Schools: Motion (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge what the Minister said in his speech about the reality of the situation he inherited. He has discussed savings. The previous Government had two schemes which, in the minds of many teachers, were a complete waste of money. One is the €5.6 million that went into setting up the Teaching Council which teachers did not want and the other was the money wasted on the supervision...

Written Answers — Rights to Citizenship: Rights to Citizenship (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the issue of surrogacy as it pertains to children born abroad but parented in Ireland; the reason children born by surrogacy abroad are refused Irish passports; the reasons for such refusals; the reason a declaration of parentage is needed for passport applications for such children when a child born...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the decision of the Financial Regulator to restrict lending to credit unions; his further views on whether this will mean credit unions will have less money to earn from interest in order for the money to be put into reserves required by the Financial Regulator; his further views on whether this decision was made as part of a...

Written Answers — National Anthem: National Anthem (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the use of the phrase "Sinne fianna fáil", translated from Liam Ó Rinn's version of the national anthem, should be re-translated in order for it not to reflect a particular political party name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Paymaster General's office, which provides a banking service to all Departments and Government offices and is assigned to him under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924, would be better served as an independent service under the Constitution, as in the case of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, rather...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the important function of the Paymaster General's office is the provision of end-of-month financial reports to departmental offices, to facilitate reconciliation of their accounts; if the offices are in any way accountable for the spending of Departments and the monitoring of their solvency; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have been granted the position of Paymaster General since 2002; the salary paid in each case; the number who have retired; the retirement gratuity and pension payable in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will include a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 on the schools building programme this year, particularly in view of the fact that the school has been in unsuitable and inadequate premises for more than 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5591/12]