Results 2,181-2,200 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the policies and programmes on prevention and education relating to drugs and alcohol for young persons; if there is dedicated staff in his Department and the Health Service Executive on this matter; and if there have been evaluations of these programmes. [8356/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 318. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the Magdalen ex gratia scheme, if the recommended reimbursement guidelines for United States of America residents were approved by the Minister for State, Deputy Lynch, in December 2015; and the number of women availing of the guidelines. [8358/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 320. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reverse cutbacks put in place regarding chiropody for elderly persons over 65 years of age; if he is aware that these cutbacks to three appointments per annum, is not sufficient for many persons, who suffer with diabetes and arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8363/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Substance Abuse Prevention Education (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policies and programmes on prevention and education in relation to drugs and alcohol for young persons; if there is dedicated staff in her Department on this matter; and if there have been evaluations of these programmes. [8357/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 487. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing funding for noise control or possibly consider systems used in other countries, such as the acoustic screening of railway lines in Denmark by the state-owned Banedanmark during its noise project dating back to 1986, to accommodate residents on the extremely busy stretch of railway track between Connolly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (21 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 4. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons must work 48 years to qualify for a full pension; her views on whether this is a particularity long period and that the tier system is insufficient; and if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some women in particular feel this is unfair as many choose to work part-time after giving birth to children. [7876/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a company (details supplied) seeking greyhounds from here, in view of the decision by the Australian Government to ban animal transports to this company; and if he will ban the transport of greyhounds from this country to that racing track, where they are open to abuse and exploitation. [7838/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Programmes (21 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason animal shooting clubs are being allowed access to schools and pupils for public relations exercises; and if there are any restrictions on the type of groups which may access school grounds and pupils. [7877/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria (21 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government her plans to alter the requirements to qualify for the rental assistance payment scheme (details supplied); her views on whether, with the lack of rent management, this scheme should be altered to accommodate more persons. [7889/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of planning applications invalidated by Cork County Council western division from 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2016; and the number of instances where prospective invalidations were avoided because the planners contacted the applicants in time to allow them to remedy small defects in the planning applications...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (21 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 583 of 22 March 2016, if the recent announcement by Dublin City Council to pedestrianise large sections of the city centre at College Green has changed his point of view regarding limousines and their use of bus lanes; if he would be willing to meet representatives of the National Chauffeur Drivers...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We do not need to reinvent the wheel. We all know what the problems are. There have been so many meetings, reports and statistics on the difficulties that we are all aware of the range of issues involved, from the private rented accommodation situation to homelessness to the increase in rents and the mortgage arrears problems. The acting Minister for the Environment, Community and Local...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to repeat my first point. For any representative coming to the committee, the discussion must be extremely focused on what exactly we are looking for in each presentation. That is the kernel if we are to achieve anything and come up with constructive propositions.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: In respect of homelessness, we need to hear about prevention. There are simple steps that can be taken to prevent more people going into homelessness. This could provide a short-term solution that could lead to better long-term effects.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Do we have a plan B in case the people we would like to invite next Tuesday are unavailable?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (14 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 612. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Health Service Executive's escalation policy, specifically on the issue of the cancellation of operating lists to accommodate emergency departments despite the fact that these freed-up beds cannot be used for patients on trolleys because the patients on trolleys could present a risk of infections for post-operative patients already on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (14 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the recommendations in the report by the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism; if there is a roadmap for furthering the recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6818/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (14 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 873. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has engaged with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that the National Famine Memorial Day commemoration stone will finally be placed at the Custom House in Dublin 1. [6819/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (14 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 874. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to support the proposal to place the An Gorta Mór memorial in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin 9 and to consider the design plan as proposed by the Committee for the Commemoration of Irish Famine Victims which will include the 32 counties of Ireland. [6820/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the discrimination felt by many previously self-employed persons in full-time education seeking the back to education benefit; if the criteria for qualifying for this benefit need to be examined, for instance in the case of self-employed persons who begin a degree while self-employed and who then see their business fail and who are...