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Written Answers — Animal Welfare Issues: Animal Welfare Issues (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 760: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the statistics of hare deaths and injuries during hare coursing sporting events around the country in 2011 provided by an organisation (details supplied); if his further attention has been drawn to death of hares during the sport event, days after the sporting event, death through...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Issues: Animal Welfare Issues (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 765: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if feral cats are included in the Animal Welfare Bill 2012 in view of the fact that part of the Bill's intention is to include all animals and not just farm animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27133/12]

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 790: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that prospective adoptive parents now find themselves in relating to the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the Health Service Executive's handling of the renewals of declarations; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that information and forms are not being sent out by...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 797: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the negative impact of the cumulative budget cuts over the past number of years, along with the additional reduction of 5% for the current year, on a residential child care service (details supplied) which will mean closing the service for between 39 and 52 days during 2012; and if she will...

Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 822: To ask the Minister for Health if he amended or withdrew relevant licences to prohibit the animal LD50 assays for testing of botulinum neurotoxins, potency and stability determinations for which the new non-animal cell based test method has been approved by the Irish Medicines Board as a replacement; the date such prohibitions came into force, as required by Section 2 (2)(b) of...

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 828: To ask the Minister for Health in view of plans for forthcoming legislation on the sale of prescription pills, if he will consider looking at the selling of harmful substances through internet sites; and if there is an E.U. Statutory Instrument to allow for cross country co-operation on this matter. [27342/12]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 825: To ask the Minister for Health if the two Certificate Gs listed in the 2010 statistics for the number of animals used in experimental and other scientific purposes are the same ones as recorded in the 2009 Statistics; if the G Certificates cover all LD50/LC50 procedures as enumerated at column 7.2.1 of the Statistics in 2009 and/or 2010; if other types of procedures are...

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 955: To ask the Minister for Health the evidence upon which he bases the decision that fluoridation of water is healthy for human consumption; if he has carried out studies monitoring the overall oral health benefits for the Irish population from use of fluorides in water; if his attention has been drawn to the recent studies published by the International Academy of Oral Medicine...

Written Answers — Alcohol Advertising: Alcohol Advertising (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 954: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to ensure compliance with the upcoming Bavaria Beer sponsored Formula 1 racing event proposed to take place over the June Bank Holiday weekend; if there is compliance with the code of practice on alcohol marketing, communications and sponsorship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27162/12]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 990: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants if any that have been given to gun clubs, hunting and coursing clubs; the criteria used by the National Lottery and his Department in recognising a good cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27163/12]

Private Members' Business. Building Control Regulations: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Like other Members, I received a magazine from the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, this week. I could not but be struck by its front page headline, "Building a Better Ireland". I found this rather ironic when we consider what the CIF's members have built which is central to this debate. We have homeowners in mortgage debt arrears, negative equity and living in ghost estates with no...

Planning Issues (7 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity to discuss this matter. I have no wish to be disparaging towards the Minister of State but it is disappointing the Minister responsible is not present to address this matter. I was appalled to read the recent report from the Comptroller and Auditor General which identified the shortcomings of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, its...

Planning Issues (7 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge the positive aspects of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, including the educational scholarships and other supports provided for communities on the north and south sides of the River Liffey. While the East Wall district received funding for a community centre, people in the North Wall district, the parish of St. Laurence O'Toole, would respond differently because...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is rather opportune that we are having this discussion. Last week I raised a topical issue, with Deputy Kevin Humphreys, regarding the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. The Minister was not present for that, and it would have been great if she had been. What happened in that development offers strong lessons about what went wrong in this country. One can see the disease in...

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (12 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance if he attended the Bilderberg meeting on 1 to 3 June 2012 in an official capacity; the matters that were discussed in relation to Ireland while his Department stated the meeting as an opportunity to sell Ireland; if State funds were used to facilitate his attendance; his views on whether the private networking between corporate and political...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (13 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the meaning of the following on the website of the Central Bank website regarding themed inspections, which states that feedback from themed inspections is provided to the relevant sector of the industry formally and the findings from these themes are brought into the public domain through publication on our website in view of...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (13 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the publication of the following in a press release of the Central Bank of Ireland dated 20 May 2011, namely, that the Central Bank of Ireland on 20 May 2011, published the results of a themed inspection of products sold by banks with promotional interest rates, the inspection identified and number of concerns including interest...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (13 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the way the following came to be published in the Irish Times of Friday 23 March 2012, the Central Bank inspected Merrion in May 2011 and found that six trades may have been incorrectly reported as sales instead of purchases in view of comments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28683/12]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support a school (details supplied) in terms of approving the proposed MDVI this year; if his attention has been drawn to the demand for specialist resources, including teaching and equipment and that six parents with children who are MDVI have applied for a place in the school but will be told the school cannot provide for...

Written Answers — Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (13 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure the survival of community employment drug rehab projects whose numbers are in serous decline as a result of the changes in concurrent payments for CE participants in the Social Welfare Bill 2012; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Citywide carried out several recent surveys showing that the vast...