Results 1,321-1,340 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of President Obama's proposal to allow 11 million illegal immigrants to move toward a path of citizenship over eight years, if he will consider a similar incentive such as a regularisation scheme to include certain undocumented migrants to move towards citizenship if they comply with a list of requirements; if not, if he will consider other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in terms of a case by case regularisation scheme here what are the requirements set out for an undocumented migrant to gain legality here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10033/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality following the review by the UN Committee Against Torture where the committee recommends that the State partly take measures to ensure that all persons detained for immigration related reasons are held in facilities that are appropriate to their status, his views on the current situation relating to immigration related detainees; and the plans that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Trusts (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if he considers that criteria such as existing partnerships, existing geographical links and patient access to appropriate services will be key in choosing the appropriate partnerships in his Department's project plan for the establishment of acute hospital groups which would support the co-location of the Rotunda and Mater Hospitals, Dublin, as indicated by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have been very struck by the discussion given the comments made recently by a certain councillor about the Traveller community. We do not have to go too far for this type of comment. A huge spectrum of issues has been covered and I will confine myself to a small number of them. Amnesty International works with EU embassies and delegations. The committee meets many ambassadors and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: First, I acknowledge Mr. Browder's loyalty and perseverance in this matter of getting justice for his friend. I was appalled by the Russian reaction, which was to punish children who were up for adoption. I think of the trauma and pain for those families who are ready to take those children. That was a further example of an abuse of human rights. Mine is a simple question. Are Mr....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Licence Applications (28 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a licence application has been received by his Department for an extension to the hare hunting and or beagling season into March 2013. [10806/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Conflict in Syria (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the decision of the Syrian opposition coalition to boycott international meetings due to of lack of effective action by the international community; if he will address this matter when he meets Syrian national coalition President Mr Khatib; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11032/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to the 2010 Wildlife Amendment Act, his response to the reported incident of a deer hunted by the Ward Union Hunt near Dunshaughlin, County Meath into the River Boyne; if he recognises the need for greater monitoring of the Ward Union Hunt activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11317/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of wind energy grid connection contracts awarded by his Department from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans, if any, to legislate for the issue of underage persons engaging in online/remote gambling; legislative proposals he has in relation to regulating the gambling industry such as introducing water-shed times for television advertising and advertising restrictions that are currently used in the tobacco and alcohol sector to protect those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward legislative measures to deal with the level of exposure children and young adults have to horse racing promotion; his plans to address this to bring horse racing promotion regulation in line with that of alcohol and tobacco regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11076/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 14 February 2013, if he will confirm the Department in the Health Service Executive, and which person in the HSE, with whom he will discuss the public health matter of microvascular angina/cardiac syndrome X in an effort to bring this medical issue on the HSE agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11535/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Gabhaim buíochas don Teach agus ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuil áthas orm go bhfuil an t-ábhar seo á phlé againn inniu. Tá sé riachtanach go gcoimeádfaidh muid an t-ábhar seo, cúrsaí sláinte intinne, os ar gcomhair amach anseo. We know the plan for community-oriented multidisciplinary mental-health teams that will allow people to...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I take heart from the fact that the Department is studying Mr. Mendez's report and will issue its findings on it. It is, however, difficult to accept much of what the Minister of State had to say about budget cuts and the moratorium on recruitment given the issue of mental health has not suddenly appeared on our agenda. This issue has not been a priority for any of the parties, including...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (6 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list detailed benefits that accrue from the payments of pay related social insurance and universal social charge in view of the fact that persons paying these may pay a significant sum for attendance at accident and emergency, pay in-patient hospital charges, and no longer have optical or dental benefit under the schemes; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (6 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to a couple who have been told they have to pay back tax on the Department of Social Protection's old age pension due to the fact that they are in receipt of occupational pensions, if the Revenue Commission pursue back tax on individual incomes of €50,000 or on the gross combination of a couple earning €50,000 or more; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities may refuse to accept applications for inclusion on local authority housing lists and if so if he will outline the criteria used to refuse an applicant. [11948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Universal Health Insurance (6 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if the universal health insurance will take into account that persons already pay the pay related social insurance and the universal social charge; if the UHI will result in a reduction in PRSI and USC rates overall or will it be an additional charge for persons on top of PRSI and the USC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Universal Health Insurance (6 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if he has had discussions with the Department of Finance in relation to the proposed universal health insurance and if this charge will take into account that persons already pay the pay related social insurance and the universal social charge; if the UHI will result in a reduction in PRSI and USC rates overall or will there be an additional charge for persons...