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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a scientific expert group concluded last week that Charala Fraxenia spreads either from spores on the leaves travelling on the wind, occurring during summer time or through infected stock; his plans to cease the cutting of hedgerows to prevent the spreading of the pathogen and reduce the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (21 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the mounting difficulties students have in accessing their grants, if he will continue to fund the student assistance fund beyond 2013. [51835/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Residency Permits (21 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time a British Citizen need to reside here in order for their habitual residence application to be accepted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51668/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a British citizen (details supplied) Dublin 1 who has worked here before but whose job has since ceased has a PPS number and is in a relationship status with an Irish citizen, is now being refused jobseeker's benefit/allowance, community welfare supplementary support twice, even though they have provided all documentation, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (21 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been budgeted for Dublin City Council to fund the Dublin Region Homeless Executive each year since 2008; the amount his Department has contributed to the Dublin Region Homeless Executive each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51796/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalene Laundries (21 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on State involvement in Magdalene Laundries will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51798/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Homelessness Strategy (21 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive has contributed to the Dublin Region Homeless Executive each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51797/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses for the really comprehensive report. I have seen the film. We must go further than showing what is going on, although I know some steps have already been outlined. I have some comments relating not just to Congo but other countries in Africa as well, and this comes from me chairing the Irish section of the Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa, AWEPA. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: On Cuba, it might be an idea to work with our American friends to remind them the Cold War is over and that the USA might consider removing the embargo on goods going into Cuba. I had the pleasure of visiting Cuba last Easter and it was sad to listen to people there speak about the shortage of medical supplies, when Cuba has been to the fore in training medical personnel and sending doctors...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I referred to extractive industries.

A Framework for Junior Cycle: Motion (22 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have no doubt a great deal of work has gone into producing the framework. When I came to read it I took a little trip down memory lane, having been a teacher in a voluntary secondary school. I taught the old leaving certificate course, the old intermediate certificate course, the new leaving certificate course, the newer leaving certificate course and the current junior certificate...

A Framework for Junior Cycle: Motion (22 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We are coming to the decade of commemoration and it is vital we continue to give students a sense of their history. How can we know where we want to go unless we have a real understanding of where we have come from? History was taught in an innovative way in most schools with different methodologies. The examination needed to be looked at because there was such a wide divergence between...

A Framework for Junior Cycle: Motion (22 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The next two speakers are Deputies Lyons and Spring. I call Deputy Spring.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: First, I acknowledge the work of Deputy Thomas Pringle in allowing the amendments to be tabled because he had difficulties with some of them. I am conscious that the amendments tabled by Deputy Clare Daly and I presented difficulties for him. At the previous meeting I listened to the debate on whether vets or authorised persons were the best people to be present when an animal had to be...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will start with coursing, an issue on which we have tabled questions to the Minister. We have had reports on the number of hares injured, mauled and killed during coursing events. Greyhounds also suffer injuries because of the muzzles they wear. I do not advocate for one minute that the muzzles should be taken off, but there are situations where a greyhound is affected. Greyhounds are...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I welcome all that the Minister has said but it is still disappointing that we are looking at further regulation rather than an outright ban on practices that bring about suffering and cruelty to animals. The Minister used examples from some countries to support that but there are examples from other countries, for instance, England has banned fur-farming and coursing. Therefore, there is...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (27 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to his comment that Ireland cannot act unilaterally to ban illegal Israeli imports, his response to Ireland's obligations to uphold and promote international human rights and humanitarian law; his views on the legal opinion provided by EAPPI (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52378/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (27 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the introduction of country by country accounting and if he will work towards the inclusion of secrecy jurisdictions in the Council of Europe/OECD Multilateral Convention on Tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52349/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (27 Nov 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance as per recommendations of the recent OECD/IMF/UN (2011) report, if he will carry out a spill over analysis of tax policy here to ensure that it is not negatively impacting on the revenue take of the developing countries [52350/12]