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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legal obligations for landlords in Dublin City to maintain a high standard quality of their rental accommodation, to prevent overcrowding in their properties, to prevent the dereliction of their rented accommodation internally and externally, to replace and maintain appliances in their properties for their tenants and to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to draw a matter to the Minister of State's attention. According to the 2011 census, more than 75% of households in north inner city Dublin were not owner occupied. Of those, approximately 70% were private rental accommodation, a significant number of which were not registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board, PRTB. There are responsible landlords. In the space of two...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The existing powers are not strong enough as they are not working on the ground. I acknowledge the work of Dublin City Council, whose representatives would argue that their hands are tied. We can see the consequences at meetings with residents. I asked that waste could become the responsibility of a landlord, although the Minister of State indicated there would be no legislation...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to discuss two matters in the couple of minutes available to me. At approximately 10.15 a.m. on Tuesday, 4 September, I returned to Leinster House and met the people with disabilities who were protesting outside. Two of them happened to be past pupils of mine. This morning, the Taoiseach stated that the cuts were dealt with swiftly, but how could a cut in respect of someone with a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Summits (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the Rio Summit failed to consider private sector initiatives as part of environmental solutions, and if private sector initiatives will be considered and promoted as part of next year's Irish EU Presidency; the reason it was a feature of Rio+20 that EU countries were required to coordinate their preparations only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the situation with a school (details supplied) in Dublin 1 which was allocated funding by his Department as part of the summer works building scheme in respect of special needs access for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39280/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in respect of a person (details supplied), if she regards this person as having been permanent staff who took up a temporary position to fill critical vacancies at the time and as part of the Croke Park Agreement and part of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform circular 8/2010, if the person is entitled to a placement within a 45k radius of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the delay in the publication of the final report of the Inter-Departmental Committee investigating State involvement in the Magdalene Laundries; the reason he will not proceed with urgency to establish restorative justice to those who suffered in Magdalene Laundries and other institutions after 22 months of the IHRC recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will list the residential child care centres in Dublin North East; the number of young persons in each of these centres; the budget allocation for each; and the proportion for staff salaries. [38922/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons the Health Service Executive made the decision to close a children's residential unit in Dublin Central (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to of the valuable service this unit has provided for children and families in the area; if the staff will be redeployed in the north inner city community as other community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programme (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that multi-annual, long-term funding is in place in order that the bowel cancer screening programme will be delivered to all who need it by the end of 2012; if he will ensure that the introduction of screening does not jeopardise endoscopy services for symptomatic patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37147/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (18 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in issuing taxi ID to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 when all background checks and paperwork with the Gardaí have been successful; the reason for the delay nationwide in issuing taxi ID to taxi drivers; his views on whether these delays may cause drivers to be out of work for a number of weeks; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Mergers (19 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the transfer of the Forensic Science Laboratory from the Department of Justice and Equality to his Department; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this will hinder the work done by the Forensic Science Laboratory for the judicial system through the weakening of links between these agencies and the physical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine and Israel: Discussion with EAPPI (19 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is no doubt that the Palestinian question has gone off the agenda. There does not seem to be much will to put it back on the agenda. There is a bigger issue at stake also in terms of how to do that. Reference was made to the role of America. To put it mildly, it is disappointing that the regime has not been more proactive on the matter. I am involved in other human rights issues...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge that the Bill has been introduced and the work that has gone into it. It is long overdue and the existing legislation comes from another time. It is inadequate for dealing with the emerging needs and demands of today. It is progressive and good that animal health and welfare are being taken together. I acknowledge that the Minister, Deputy Coveney, is the first Minister to...

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is opportune, welcome and long overdue that children and their rights, health and well-being are central to legislation and that such legislation is now centre stage because for too long it was off the stage of anyone's attention. When I spoke on the Cloyne report some time ago, I made the point that many nations have their dark moments. For example, the Jewish nation has the Holocaust...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: First, I acknowledge the work of Sinn Féin and Deputy McDonald, in particular, in bringing this debate to the Dáil and their efforts to secure cross-party and Independent support for this motion. The ladies deserve a dignified debate in this House. They were deprived of dignity in the laundries and some of them were deprived of it after they left. I also wish to acknowledge the...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The very frequently quoted line from our Proclamation mentions cherishing the children of the nation equally. That certainly has not happened in our history but this is an opportunity finally to get it right. The Minister and her Department have done amazing work to ensure the wording is as near perfect as is possible in the circumstances. It goes a long way. I take on board the support...

Addiction Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Oct 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I move:That Dáil Éireann:recognises:— the scale of the problem of addiction throughout Ireland and the increasing demands on services; — that poly-drug use has increased significantly due to the increase in the accessibility and range of dangerous substances, both illegal and unregulated; — the increased risk to individuals using substances and lethal...

Addiction Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Oct 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will make a couple of final points. With regard to the methadone protocol, methadone has certainly had a stabilising effect on drug users. There is no doubt about that, but the problem is that people are being left on methadone for too long. There is a need to address this. It is much cheaper to have somebody on methadone than to have them in a rehabilitation or residential centre. My...