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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Okay. If we are going to take each of them as they come along, that is fair enough. We will go with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Preservation of Historic Buildings: Discussion (8 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I taught history and I am conscious of the historical significance of the Moore Street site. How does the council believe the local authority in Amsterdam would feel if there was a request to build a shopping mall that would completely dominate Anne Frank’s house? This is the similarity in the proposals for the Moore Street site. Does the council accept the emotive and concrete...

Tax Transparency Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Bill is interesting and contains some very practical suggestions, including the itemised statement of those paying tax along with VAT and excise, and where those taxes are to be spent. In the area of procurement it would be interesting to publish the Government purchase orders of more than €5,000 in value. The Title of the Bill includes the term tax transparency, which is almost...

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I was a member of the ASTI credit union for many years and also come from a community, East Wall, where there has been a strong credit union since 1968. There was a great tradition of savings made by parents in the community. They saved and borrowed and passed that practice on to their children, who in turn kept the tradition going. In addition, there was a great voluntary effort in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (13 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider placing an Irish presence in Sarajevo for the EU Heads of Mission meetings as Ireland enters the EU Presidency in order to facilitate and monitor the peace process in Bosnia and prevent further disintegration of stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49678/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Negative Equity Mortgages (13 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to promote the incentive involving negative equity mortgages offered by Bank of Ireland and other banks whereby, a home owner could sell their house and move to a more suitable house, adding their savings to the purchase price and taking the mortgage with them at its existing level; the reason this incentive is not being rolled out on a greater scale...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (13 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish a schedule identifying all those financial institutions that have ultimate recourse to the German sovereign exchequer in the event of default which derived a benefit or which were protected from loss by the bank guarantee given by the then Government on behalf of the Irish people on 28 September 2010; if he will publish his estimate of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (13 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure there will be houses available in Athlone, County Westmeath, for the families that will be moved there from Dublin; if there will be school places for their children; if financial support will be made readily available for the move including allowances and compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50028/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (13 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost benefits the moving of 56 families from Dublin McKee Barracks to Athlone, County Westmeath, will have for the Army and Government; the amount the relocation of the 56 families will cost the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50029/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Plant Disease Controls (13 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for stopping the spread of Charala fraxenia which is attacking Ash trees commonly found in hedgerows across urban and rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49574/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services (13 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for delays in progressing inter country adoption co-operation between the Adoption Authority of Ireland and CARA, the central adoption authority in India, while both countries are long time signatories of the Hague Convention; if cooperation is likely to develop in the near future in order that the hundreds of Irish prospective...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Misappropriation of Irish Aid Funds in Uganda: Discussion with Irish Aid (13 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge that Mr. Rogers has acknowledged that mistakes have been made. We go forward, having learned the lessons from those mistakes. What facilitated this misappropriation of moneys at the highest level? It is ironic that northern Uganda is the place that is in greatest need of aid, and yet that is the area from which they chose to misappropriate the money. Mr. Rogers mentioned in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Ireland's very positive reputation in relation to Development Aid, if he sees a role for Ireland, or for Ireland through the EU, in ensuring there is no financial loss to developing countries through tax evasion or tax avoidance on the part of businesses working in developing countries in view of the fact that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge the work done by the Tánaiste to help Ireland achieve a seat on the UN Human Rights Council and I congratulate him on his success in that regard. The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, under the chairmanship of Deputy Breen, also played a part in this respect.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: When the committee met various ambassadors, the Chairman used the opportunity to look for their support. There is no doubt that our relationship with countries in Africa and other parts of the developing world has another dimension now that there is a trade element to it. While I accept what the Tánaiste said in his reply about the approach to illicit capital flight, I have to say it...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Tánaiste's remarks are very positive. However, I still think we can do far more. We can lead by example by dealing with this country's tax issues. The Tánaiste will be unable to attend an interesting conference in Malawi on the role of parliamentarians in stopping capital flight because it will coincide with budget day in this House, but perhaps he can look for the findings...

Education Funding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Ta cúpla rud le rá agam ar an ábhar seo. Having worked as a guidance counsellor and as a teacher, I have experience of the previous system, which involved a multiplicity of agencies. I have to say the local authority in my case - Dublin City Council - was very helpful. No student ever came back to me in September or October to say his or her grant had not gone through. When...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the type of support and assistance given relating to transparency and accountability that facilitated the recent disclosure on aid to Uganda. [50252/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Promotions (14 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of promotions made in his Department to principal officer higher scale, principal officer standard scale, assistant principal officer higher scale, assistant principal officer standard scale, higher executive officer scale, executive office scale and staff officer scale; the total for all of his Department; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (14 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the amount of risk that was transferred from the German Sovereign Exchequer by way of risk attaching to financial institutions that had ultimate recourse to the German Sovereign Exchequer in the event of failure, to the Irish Sovereign Exchequer by means of bank guarantee given by the then Government on 28 September 2010; and if he will make...