Results 2,341-2,360 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Standards (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the practice of doubling and trebling the number of prisoners in prison cells is draconian; if there should be one prison bed per prison cell, given that many prisoners in custody have mental health issues and problems with anger management and given that cell sharing is proving very problematic for prison staff and prisoners. [42289/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Properties (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 236. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent on lease private security, pest control and other services relating to the maintenance of Carrisbrook House at 122 Northumberland Road in Dublin D04 A295, a development which originally obtained planning permission around the time of the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Rising to replace a Victorian house and adjoining...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 329. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current allocation of gardaí for the area covered by Cabra Garda Síochána station; if she will address the need for additional resources for this area as this station supplies gardaí for Áras an Uachtaráin, the American ambassador's residence and Farmleigh House, and for events taking place in the Phoenix Park...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 373. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will commit to re-establishing child contact centres to facilitate safe and supervised accessed visits between children and perpetrators of domestic violence in line with court orders, as advocated by Women's Aid; if the existing system can lead to ongoing abuse for parents who are victims of domestic violence during home access...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 374. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress of the school completion programme; if he will implement the changes recommended by the Economic and Social Research Institute report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42753/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 467. To ask the Minister for Health given the report published by Action Ireland sampling 700 schoolchildren from Dublin, Galway and Cork, and the findings that girls are now more likely to consume alcohol than boys, if he will commit to a multi-pronged approach, along with the Department of Education and Skills, to tackle the problem of under-age drinking; if he will follow the example of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 468. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to meeting the group Regret to address its members' concerns about their daughters' health in relation to the human papilloma virus vaccine; given that he has previously expressed his confidence in the vaccine, if he will address the parents' concerns that the one common denominator in the emergence of some very serious health issues is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 469. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the BreastCheck cut-off age from 65 to 70 years of age and increase health advertising on its importance, given the ageing population and the reduction in the number of women taking the check during the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42954/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 470. To ask the Minister for Health the short-term plans in place to relieve the overcrowding in accident and emergency departments; if he will reform the nature of these departments, for instance, by allocating intellectual disability nurses for patients presenting with mental health problems, with a separate triage for those presenting with alcohol and addiction issues; if staff are under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 471. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons diagnosed with long-term degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's who do not qualify for a medical card; if there are significant financial demands on persons who are often on very modest incomes but are just above the threshold for a medical card; if State assistance is required for persons in this predicament. [42956/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (1 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 472. To ask the Minister for Health if a waiting time, in many cases in excess of 14 months, is too long for public patients waiting to see a gynaecologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42957/15]

Economic Partnership Agreement: Motion (26 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Taoiseach agreed to hold a full debate on this matter, as did the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Sean Sherlock, when they appeared before the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade. Despite this, Deputies have been given only 20 minutes to discuss economic partnership agreements which will affect millions of lives...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I hope I am not tempting fate by saying that I have never been burgled but friends, members of my family and constituents of mine have been burgled and the common denominator is the sense of invasion. One normally thinks of one's home as one's sanctuary or refuge or a place of safety and comfort. When I listen to these people's stories I am constantly struck by how difficult it can be to...

Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Given that in many parts of the world, families and communities are experiencing violence and living in war zones, the peace achieved in the North is very valuable. However, in the rush to have it signed so it could be called the Good Friday Agreement, issues were left unresolved. Those issues are still unresolved and are not resolved by the Stormont House Agreement. While they remain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to focus on some areas in particular. The Minister mentioned the EU and the ACP. There have been serious issues in Colombia involving the murder of three human rights activists, the death of a peasant farmer and displacement of the farming community. We have signed this agreement with Colombia and part of the reason for doing so was that it would strengthen the position regarding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There were three areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Minister might need to come back to me on some of them. That is fine.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will condemn the legal and illegal treatment of hares, in the name of sport; if a debate is required on this draconian cruel form of entertainment; if there are real opportunities to stop animal cruelty while retaining jobs, through humane versions of coursing. [39538/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (25 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on concerns that many people are advertising their services as dog trainers with no certification or qualification in the handling and training of dogs, and in many cases are paying no taxation, as they are not licensed; his plans to regulate specifically for dog training schools, and for persons who are profiting from dog...

Credit Union Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I would like to share time with Deputy Pringle.