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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce anti-online piracy laws here; if these will restrict the rights of the citizen in terms of freedom of expression and access to information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4908/12]

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

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the salary cost and employer cost, travel cost, pension cost and any other relevant cost which relates to the current chief executive of Foras na Gaeilge for every year since they were employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5555/12]

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This year presents a major challenge for the HSE in that it must do more with less. There is a massive budget, however, and if it were spent in the most productive way, it would surely produce a high-quality and proper health care system. The plan states "Designing and delivering services, to ensure high quality safe services for all our patients and clients, is our primary concern"....

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That is to be welcomed. I acknowledge the positive incentives, the multidisciplinary mental health service teams, the child and adolescent community teams, the inpatient units and the ensuring of access to quality psychotherapy and counselling services. People need these and they should not cost a fortune. Deputy Catherine Murphy referred to suicide prevention. I mentioned previously Oasis...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (2 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the circumstances surrounding the possible publication of the Deloitte report; if circumstances will allow publication of the report in the near future with public access to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6053/12]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in relation to the alignment steering group, the procedure in the consultation process with local community stakeholders; if stakeholder consultation is important, the reason no member of the steering group has local experience, with all members having only national or international experience; and if he...

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Like Deputy Buttimer, I think home ownership is linked to our history. We can go back to the landless tenants dispossessed during plantations and at the mercy of unscrupulous landlords. The 19th century saw the land campaigns for the three F's that are still relevant today, fair rent, free sale and fixity of tenure. This led to the Land Acts, whereby tenants could buy their holdings. I...

Courts Service (7 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the principle of community courts being used to harness the power of the justice system to address more located crime; and if he considers that a pilot scheme could be initiated within the present resources. [6841/12]

Courts Service (7 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Dublin Central has both prisons and prisoners. There is a disproportionate number of people in prison who come from certain areas in the constituency. I accept what the Minister stated in respect of community service, etc., but a community court could play a particular role. I acknowledge the work of the National Crime Council and the Dublin City Business Association in respect of the...

Courts Service (7 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I welcome everything the Minister said and I am personally committed to the notion of restorative justice because there are some very good examples of where this works. However, I remain of the view that there is a role for community courts and the judges who would operate them. Such courts have very direct connections with the communities in which they are located. It is, after all,...

Private Members' Business. Community Employment Schemes: Motion (7 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My involvement with community employment schemes extends back as far as the AnCo days, which pre-date FÁS. Consequently, I am familiar with the valuable work done by such schemes for and within the communities, as well as for the participants. Part of my experience has been with highly disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people in the north inner city. The schemes there gave the...

National Disability Strategy: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: People with disabilities face additional challenges in their lives. Those challenges extend to their families and loved ones. We are contemplating a range of disabilities which include the physical, mental, intellectual, environmental, social and medical. Disability is an umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions. I agree with Deputy Harris that...

National Disability Strategy: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: How much time is left?

National Disability Strategy: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I apologise. I thought there was more time available.

Departmental Expenditure (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It was Synge's play "Riders to the Sea" that encapsulated the sacrifices made by fishing communities and the number of people they have given to the sea. I appreciate the Minister's comments. West County Cork is a place I know very well. Its community spirit is always present at times such as this.

Tuberculosis Incidence (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the current badger population in Ireland; and if he can provide independent peer reviewed evidence that supports badger culling as a proven successful strategy in the eradication of bovine TB. [7543/12]

Tuberculosis Incidence (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for his reply. I acknowledge the problem of bovine TB and do not want to take from that particularly serious issue for Irish farming. However, there is a divergence between the research mentioned by the Minister and research which I received from the Irish Wildlife Trust, namely, independent peer reviewed scientific research which shows that culling of badgers has...

Tuberculosis Incidence (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The use of the snare involves extended periods of suffering for badgers, leaving the young unattended. I do not understand how we, as a humane country, can justify the use of such a cruel instrument. A recent newspaper article reported that people engaged in badger baiting in the North of Ireland had been arrested. We need to ensure much more humane treatment of animals. The Minister and...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of chief executive officers who have availed of redundancy since the State started funding the banks; the length of each of their tenures as CEO; and the total cost of their redundancy packages. [7279/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance his views that layers in the betting industry, that is individuals who take and lay a bet and who operate without a betting licence, should be liable for tax as per all other bookmakers here; if he acknowledges that betting exchanges will only pay a 15% gross profit tax on their commission, which is at the discretion of the exchange and, thus, tax...