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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (22 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 575. To ask the Minister for Health the non-core basic wage payments middle and senior management staff, non-medical, in the Health Service Executive received in 2012; if he will list the details of these payments including descriptions and rationale; the benefit in kind middle and senior management staff, non-medical, received in 2012; if he will list the benefits including sponsored trips...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hearing Tests (22 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 576. To ask the Minister for Health the system that is in place for testing newborns for deafness and for children acquiring hearing loss within the first 12 months; the policy implemented by Health Service Executive and supporting agencies for support for these children and their parents in the early years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44700/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hearing Tests (22 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 579. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding his target to ensure that there is a universal hearing test for all newborns at all maternity hospitals by 2014; the specific elements of the Health Service Executive care pathways for a newborn, from the initial hearing test to the process of fitting a hearing aid for a baby; if he will identify where there are current gaps in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hearing Tests (22 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 577. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding community waiting lists for basic hearing tests of children up to 24 months and access to supporting routine hearing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44701/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Alternative Energy Projects (23 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason there was a change in commitment regarding a bio-fuels cap as given in a previous parliamentary question, where he committed to supporting a 5% cap but is now supporting a 7% cap; when and how did he change his commitment to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45302/13]

Other Questions: Broadband Services Provision (24 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Extra time has been given.

Other Questions: Biofuel Obligation Scheme Targets (24 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will campaign for the strengthening and tightening of the cap on bio-fuels competing for land and crops with food production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45030/13]

Other Questions: Biofuel Obligation Scheme Targets (24 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will include binding indirect land use change factors to ensure all climate impacts of bio-fuels are taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45029/13]

Other Questions: Biofuel Obligation Scheme Targets (24 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have listened to the Minister's reply. There is a great deal of concern and alarm that Ireland has not joined the group of EU member states that are committed to the 5% cap. The group includes countries like the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Twenty-seven EU Commissioners signed off on a cap of 5%. In March of this year, I had an exchange with the...

Other Questions: Biofuel Obligation Scheme Targets (24 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Minister of State, Deputy Costello, told me that Ireland is supporting the 5% cap. That is on the record of the Dáil. There is no doubt that Ireland is very generous with its foreign aid. We contribute 20% towards hunger eradication. What is the point of giving aid with one hand and taking it away with the other hand through our lack of commitment on the bio-fuels issue?...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputies Donnelly and Healy Rae, if he allows it. The cut to the time available to us is very unfair. We were allocated a certain time and we have now been deprived of that time.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is in the reactions to the budget that we see the fairness or otherwise. I was trying to imagine a budget that would be welcomed by those on low and middle incomes, by those people who have worked all their lives, reared their families and given great service in their communities as opposed to being outside the gates of Leinster House protesting as they have been last week and this week....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Quality Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the reason unlicensed industrial grade products like H2SiF6, hydrofluorosilicic acid, which is extremely toxic, are allowed, when such a product would not be sanctioned in drug form on the Irish market, where only pharmaceutical grade and licensed medicines are permitted for sale here and their intake strictly monitored as well as the dosage, which is not...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This is one of the sneaky measures contained in the recent budget that again will hit certain people and lower and middle-income people will be most affected. Speaking as a representative of a Dublin constituency, funerals certainly are extremely expensive and this payment was something on which people could depend to help them with those funeral expenses. While death is traumatic at any...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Focus Ireland noted that the policy objectives of the Government in making these changes were to create incentives for young people in training and employment. There is, however, concern about the unintended consequences of these actions. One major concern is housing, which I mentioned when I spoke last night. Some young people can afford to stay in private rented accommodation now but...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is no doubt that the mortgage interest supplement has helped keep people in their homes. I would like to refer to the submission that FLAC and the Northside Community Law Centre made yesterday on this issue. The first point they made was about the lack of proper time to consider all of these cuts and changes which will have a massive impact on those people who get absolutely no say on...

Topical Issue Debate: Magdalen Laundries Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Táim buíoch as an deis labhairt ar an ábhar seo anocht agus as deis a fháil ceisteanna a chur agus, tá súil agam, freagraí a fháil. I am grateful that this topic has been chosen tonight. The time for speeches is over and I will not be making a speech as such. I will be as brief as I can be. The Department of Justice and Equality stated on 25 June...

Topical Issue Debate: Magdalen Laundries Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I very much welcome what the Minister stated so that the countdown can begin from today. His point about the independent legal advice that the women can get is an important one. I have another question. There have been discrepancies between the McAleese report and Mr. Justice Quirke's report, particularly on physical abuse of the ladies and duration of stay. I note in the McAleese report...

Cannabis Regulation: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Ceapaim go bhfuil sé riachtanach agus tábhachtach an díospóireacht a tosnú anois. I acknowledge the work and passion of Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan on this topic. I see it as part of a much wider debate and tonight should be the start of it. We should look at drugs, alcohol, addiction, treatment, prevention, education, health, crime, harm reduction and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 76. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he envisages that payments will begin to be paid to the women of the Magdalen laundries as part of the redress process in view of the recent passing of another Magdalen survivor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45958/13]