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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (3 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 205. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of hares killed or which subsequently died at coursing meetings during October and November 2013; if this represents an increase on the average at these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51878/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (3 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 359. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider suspending the hare coursing season during spells of adverse weather conditions and spells of freezing weather when the welfare of the hares and greyhounds is increasingly under threat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51874/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Inland Waterways Development (3 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 468. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to Inland Waterway Transport Funding the Funding Guide for Inland Waterway Transport in Europe published by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Energy and Transport in 2008; the reason the 19 countries’ inland waterways systems referenced in the publication does not include...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 12:In page 18, to delete lines 23 to 38, to delete pages 19 and 20, and in page 21, to delete lines 1 to 17.I know there has been a change to this section, but I want to make some general points on the one family tax credit and the way in which it facilitated the collaborative approach of parents who had separated but had shared responsibility for their children. When...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Deputy Brendan Smith stated that other events will push Syria down the agenda. The issue that has been pushed furthest down the agenda is the Middle East peace process. It is very much on my mind because I visited Palestine a couple of weeks ago. There is no doubt that settlements are oppressive and threatening. Apart from the moral and ethical aspects of the issue, the settlements also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Review of Foreign Affairs Policy and External Relations: Discussion (4 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: No, I will follow the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Review of Foreign Affairs Policy and External Relations: Discussion (4 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The review process is welcome and positive. We saw what happened when we had the review of Irish Aid in terms of the engagement by people and the fruitful discussions that took place. My first question is on the lack of policy coherence between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on the matter of biofuels. We know that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 3. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on supported temporary accommodation; if he will further provide details of matters outstanding on the pathways to home programme; if he has had any discussion with the Department with responsibility for addiction on the need for distinct drug-free accommodation; and if he will make a statement...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the homeless situation. We have the pathways to home model and I am focusing in particular on the support of temporary accommodation aspect of the model. I seek an update on the position because we know about the crisis in the situation, in particular for those coming out of drug treatment or those still in addiction.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for that answer. Part of the problem is that accommodation for those in recovery from addiction is falling between two stools, the Minister's Department and the Department of Health. My question relates to the difficulty with drug-free accommodation especially in the Dublin area generally. Anyone who has worked with those in addiction knows that we need the optimum...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am pleased to hear the support for and commitment to the abstinence-based approach. Another group for which this is relevant are those who are coming out of prison who managed to use the facilities in prison to become drug-free. Given that we have a housing crisis in Dublin this particular group are further down the pecking order. I will go back and discuss the projects with the groups...

Other Questions: Homeless Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is no doubt there is a crisis, particularly in Dublin. While I listened to the figures given by the Minister, my office is inundated with calls every day from people who are discriminated against because they are on a social welfare payment and landlords will not take them. There is also a major problem with single men trying to access accommodation. Even though the Minister is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Planning (5 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 33. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for Dublin north inner city under the local government Bill due to the fact that there is no partnership in the area; if he intends to establish a local development company for the area. [51957/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Standards (5 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding Threshold's latest 2012 Annual report which states that families are being forced to live in substandard accommodation due to rising demand and prices in the rental market, and that there is a failure on the part of local authorities to enforce minimum standards legislation; the way he will address...

Death of Nelson Mandela: Statements (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputies John Halligan and Finian McGrath.

Death of Nelson Mandela: Statements (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Is ócáid bhrónach é bás Nelson Mandela, i slí amháin, ach níl sé brónach i slí eile toisc go bhfuil faoiseamh aige anois ón bhfulaingt, ón bpian agus ón drochshláinte a bhí aige le déanaí. The title of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, encapsulates his life and work, which title he...

Bethany Home: Motion [Private Members] (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Bethany Home is part of that dark time in our history along with what happened in the Magdalen laundries and in institutions such as the industrial schools. As the motion points out, the Bethany Home in Rathgar was a maternity home for women of the Protestant faith, a children's home, and a place of detention for women on remand or convicted of crimes. We know also that it was inspected...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding forthcoming legislation which is part of the redress scheme for Magdalen women; the consideration that will be given in the legislation to the health needs of the surviving women who live outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52552/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Corporate Social Responsibility (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is preparing a national implementation plan on the Ruggie framework of UN guiding principles which includes as one of its priorities the recognition of living wages; the stage of the drafting of the national implementation plan; if he will attend the clean clothes campaign conference on floor wage taking place in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Food Security (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 301. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of comments made that Irish biofuel is from waste material and that we do not use any food crop in its manufacture, if his attention has been drawn to the inaccuracy of this statement since, according to the National Oil Reserves Agency 2012 Annual Report on the Biofuels Obligation Scheme, Document No: 457-X0098...