Results 1,241-1,260 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that referrals from Thailand will continue to be issued by the Adoption Authority of Ireland regardless of the current uncertainty in relation to the renewal of declarations; if it will be resolved prior to the expiration of the declarations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58037/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Experimentation (16 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health the permitted humane methods of killing for different species of animals bred for or used in laboratory experiments at different stages of their development and or different body weights, under SI 566/2002, operative until 1 January 2013. [1510/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Experimentation (16 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the implementation of the EU Directive, 2010/63/EU, in January 2013, the way he intends to implement the three R's: replacement of the use of animals to the greatest extent possible with alternative methods, refinement of scientific procedures to improve animal welfare and a reduction in the numbers of animals used; the way he will address the issue...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Service (16 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the 5% cut to the annual core grant of an educational centre (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in view of the fact that it will have significant repercussions on the service being provided for severely disabled children [1759/13]

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My contribution will be based on my experience as a second level teacher who was closely involved with local post-leaving certificate colleges such as Coláiste Dhúlaigh, the further education colleges in Killester, Marino and Dún Laoghaire and Coláiste Íde. I acknowledge the work of my colleagues in these colleges who saw the gaps and did the work to draw up the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Archaeological Sites (17 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he will release the archaeological report/assessment on the Moore Street battlefield site Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2153/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (17 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in developing new regulatory structures for waste management; if he has further details regarding the introduction of on the spot fines for incidents of fly tipping or small scale illegal dumping. [2154/13]

Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: With the permission of the House, I will share my time with Deputy Thomas Pringle. I acknowledge that Sinn Féin has used its Private Members' time tonight and tomorrow night to discuss this serious matter. We know the consequences of bullying. It is not a recent phenomenon. Bullying has been with us since time immemorial. I do not know what it is in the human psyche that gives us...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (22 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he had, or intends to have, discussions with the Burmese Ambassador in relation to human rights abuses of the Rohingya people in Burma and if he will pursue this matter in his role on the Human Rights Council. [3007/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (22 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 414. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans that have been made to mark, on 13 November 2013, the centenary of the decision, taken at a meeting at Wynn's Hotel, Dublin 1, to establish the Irish Volunteers, fore-runner of the the Irish National Army and of the present day Oglaigh na hÉireann / Defence Forces Ireland; if in particular the contribution of Bulmer...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (22 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 415. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that the Republic declared on Easter Monday 1916 was declared by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the plans he has to research and publish information, in the context of the Bureau of Military History, or otherwise, on the membership of the Irish Republican Brotherhood over the decade from the decision in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (22 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 561. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the transport of live animals to African and Middle Eastern countries is conforming to the guidelines of the International Animal Health Organisation; the type of inspection of the ships that will be undertaken; his views on standards of slaughter houses in these countries; his view on whether in exporting live...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (22 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 697. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he envisages being in a position to produce the funding that he had intended giving towards the dual carriageway between Ballygawley and Newbuildings, funding of some €400 million; if he envisages contributing towards a proposed affordable upgrade of the existing road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2963/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I also give the Tánaiste my best wishes for the next six months ahead. Wearing my AWEPA hat, I ask about the development aid budget. I hope the various NGOs, which have been very concerned about what they saw as a real possibility of that budget being cut, are reassured by what the Tánaiste said today that it is not being cut and will, in fact, increase. It must be a priority for...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to make a couple of points concerning this Bill. I will start by looking back at the 14 election campaigns in which I was involved with the late Tony Gregory in Dublin Central. I was thinking of the various changes in that constituency at different times. The East Wall area where I live, which to me is very much Dublin Cental, was out of the constituency at one stage, whereas areas...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will release funding to Dublin City Council which will be used for extensions/adaptions for people with disabilities. [3779/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of income from road tax which went to local authorities in 2012, specifically to Dublin City Council for local road maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3930/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will instruct the Health Service Executive to immediately start quick re-assessments of couples in possession of a pre-Hague declaration, Article 63 declarations, in view of the fact that it takes more than eight months in some cases to move from assessment to declaration and some applicants only have 10 months left to the expiration...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing situation regarding non consultant hospital doctors and junior doctors who are working shifts of 36 hours or more and where some doctors are working more than 70 hours a week in total and are suffering from mental and physical health problems as a result which is also jeopardising the quality of care of hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the HPV vaccine to Irish schoolboys in the same way as they are being offered this vaccine free in other countries to help prevent passing on the HPV virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/13]