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Other Questions: Diplomatic Relations (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The memorandum of understanding has been long awaited and is very welcome. I noted that the Secretary General said it was an honour to be present on that occasion. He also spoke about friendship and future trade. However, at the same time it must have been embarrassing for him that Irish banks have closed the accounts of Irish friendship groups because the word "Cuba" was in the title....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The tax issue is vital to economic justice. We have seen already the harm that has been done by tax and financial systems which facilitated tax dodging, illicit financial flows and the illegal movement of money or capital from one country to another. There is a frightening statistic that in one year there was an estimated loss of $634 billion for developing countries, and another that $5.3...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Lack of action and lack of courage on issues of economic justice are very strong contributing factors for the people who are migrating in vast numbers and at great risk from various African countries. I wonder about the role of officialdom versus the role of Government intentions. When our Ministers return from these three conferences, my wish is they will tell us they had the courage,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the fact that 2015 will see three high level international meetings on critical global challenges, with a July conference in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on financing for development, if Ireland will support a global intergovernmental body on tax matters; and if the Government will support the calls for a commitment by countries to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is a danger that economic growth is being seen to equate with poverty reduction and a reduction in inequality. There are some interesting statistics from Africa. For example, in Nigeria, economic growth in the past ten years has increased by 6% per year. Yet on the human development index the country is placed 152nd out of 176. Equally, Botswana has considerable economic growth but...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he and the Irish Government will make clear the level of human rights due diligence they expect of Irish companies operating in Africa, particularly in Irish Aid partner countries; and if Ireland will take a leading role in ensuring that poverty reduction and human-rights-based approaches to development are central to the work of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question is to ask the Minster if he and the Irish Government will make clear the level of human rights due diligence they expect of Irish companies operating in Africa, particularly in Irish Aid partner countries, and if Ireland will take a leading role in ensuring that poverty reduction and a human-rights-based approach to development are central to the work of multinational financial...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I refer to a report commissioned by Trócaire, Where Aid Meets Trade, which I helped to launch last week. The report is both informative and challenging. It is the first time private sector policy and development policies have been examined. As the Minister stated in his answer, Irish Aid comes off remarkably well because the aid is 100% untied and 100% focused on poverty reduction. We...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current situation regarding the Irish Government's request to its British counterparts, to release British files relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19336/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions, at European Union, level over the serious, and without substance, comments by the President of the United States of America, Mr Barack Obama, labelling Venezuela as a country that supports terrorism, and as a threat to the security of the United States of America; and if he acknowledges that this statement will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 249. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that there are adequate levels of trained medical staff in our prisons; and the extent to which agency nursing is used in our prisons. [19653/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 250. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the recent scheme put into circulation by the Irish Refugee Council and Doras Luimní (details supplied); her views that, at present, the system for handling asylum seekers is too long, causing strain on many persons, before their application for work permits and residency are accepted; and if she will examine said...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Issues (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 251. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way she will deal with the issues and concerns raised by Transgender Equality Network Ireland, regarding lack of recognition of their position in society; and if she will meet the group, and help progress legislation, as necessary, to address their concerns. [19655/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs in Prisons (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 252. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of drugs, including tablets, obtained in recent drugs searches in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin 7. [19657/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Security (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 253. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the reaction and challenges posed by a person (details supplied) being moved into the CB Unit in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin 7; and if there is sufficient consultation with prison staff on such matters. [19658/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 278. To ask the Minister for Health when the Magdalene survivors can expect to receive a guide to their enhanced Medical Card, as indicated by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19656/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 391. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will continue to provide funding for the Justice for the Forgotten Group, when it expires in June 2015; if he will pay special attention to the long-standing issues, such as the lack of communication, in the process of the requests made to British authorities to release files on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings in 1974....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Legal Matters (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 392. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the Department of An Taoiseach to address the case of a person (details supplied), in the same way the then Australian Prime Minister, Mr Tony Abbott, and the British Prime Minister, did to protect the rights of their citizens affected by fraudulent activities in Dubai, and by doing so, attempt to alleviate the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 393. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the talks he has held at European Union level on the assassination of three civil society leaders in Colombia in September 2014; his views on the instability and corruption at government level in Columbia which results in that country being a dangerous one in which to be a member of a trade union; his plans to address these very serious...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (19 May 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 394. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total contribution by Irish Aid to the Clinton Foundation, and in particular the health access initiative; if he will provide a breakdown on the source of this money; the Irish Government officials who are represented in the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Health Access Initiative. [19382/15]