Results 1,201-1,220 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Overseas Development Aid (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the visit by the chair of the Committee of Public Accounts to investigate corruption in African countries and in view of the U.K. Public Accounts Committee calling multi-national corporations into Westminster to examine their profits and tax responsibilities, if he will request the Committee of Public Accounts to call in multi-national companies to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if he is committed to having the publication of the standards and new system of Inspection of Private and Voluntary Intellectual Disability Services published by January 2013; if he will ensure that the inspections will be independent and of a high standard and that no further delays will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55242/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if he is committed to having the publication of the standards and new system of Inspection of Private and Voluntary Intellectual Disability Services published by January 2013; if he will ensure that the inspections will be independent and of a high standard and that no further delays will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55242/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if he is committed to having the publication of the standards and new system of Inspection of Private and Voluntary Intellectual Disability Services published by January 2013; if he will ensure that the inspections will be independent and of a high standard and that no further delays will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55242/12]
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 44: In page 23, subsection (1), lines 39 to 41, to delete all words from and including "If" in line 39 down to and including "may" in line 41 and substitute the following: "If an inspector or an authorised officer acting on the advice of a veterinary practitioner has reasonable grounds for believing that a protected animal is injured or suffering or is in a state of...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 57: In page 29, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following subsection: “(5) The Minister will ensure that humane practices are used in the eradication of mink for their fur or by products and that the use of gas in the killing and eradication of mink on mink farms is not practised, while ensuring that minimal suffering is caused to the animal during the...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 67: In page 34, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following subsections:“(2) The Minister will appoint an independent animal welfare officer to inspect all greyhound breeding establishments in order to ensure the following--(a) hygiene standards are maintained and the greyhounds' environment is protected, (b) adequate food, medicine, equipment, and space is...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 70: In page 34, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following subsection: “(4) Persons may only be appointed authorised officers under subsections (1), (2) and (3) where they have satisfied the Minister or appointing authority that they have the experience, technical competence, and other qualifications to undertake the functions of an authorised officer.”.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 71: In page 35, subsection (1), line 21, to delete “may” and substitute “should”.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I apologise but I was at the wrong amendment. That is okay and I will withdraw it.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 72: In page 37, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following subsection: “(5) The power conferred on an authorised officer under subsection (4)(a) and (b) may only be exercised by an inspector of the Minister.”.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 73: In page 37, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following subsection: “(7) The Minister will appoint an independent animal welfare official to inspect the conditions of fur farms on a regular basis to ensure the highest animal health and welfare standards are achieved in respects of the natural behaviour attributed to mink.”.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 74: In page 39, subsection (1), line 13, to delete “Where an authorised officer” and substitute the following:“Where an inspector, or an authorised officer on the advice of a veterinary practitioner,”.
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (12 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in the view of his appointing board members to Irish Water Safety, if he will consider appointing a representative to the board of Swim Ireland. [55921/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Work in Syria: Discussion with Médicines sans Frontières (13 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: We are all in awe and are full of admiration for people who knowingly and willingly put themselves in physical danger in order to do the job they know needs to be done. So many situations are at the mercy of the media. I do not think the media are giving Syria the attention it deserves. This is certainly the case with regard to the humanitarian aspects of the conflict. We hear about the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Motion (13 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I support the motion and thank Senator Norris for bringing it before the committee.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: Ireland is one of the few countries in the western world which does not have a property tax. There are examples of international best practice of fair ways of assessing and collecting property tax, how best to use it to provide essential local services and how to allow for exemptions and waivers. While everyone was delighted when the old local authority rates were abolished, there is no...
- Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I am very conscious of the thousands of people who are in need of or receiving care for reasons of age or because they have a physical or mental disability or both. I am also conscious of the thousands of people, the majority of whom are family members, who are providing this care. If all of these carers informed the Health Service Executive and Department of Social Protection that they...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation (18 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance if the new Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012 will exempt executors of wills for whom the selling of a property is their responsibility but who are not the beneficiaries of that property, or if the Bill will allow deferring of payment until the property is sold; if the exemption of executors of wills will not be included in the Bill if he will include them...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Dec 2012)
Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make representations to ensure that schools will not have to pay the same fixed energy costs as small and medium business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56819/12]