Results 321-340 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (4 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to deliver a definitive timeframe for the delivery of electric change points to accommodate the large numbers moving from diesel and petrol to electrified vehicles over the next decade in view of the Climate Action Plan 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28336/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (4 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he can he progress the establishment of offshore wind farms to complement the grid such as the success of onshore wind farms and other renewable forms of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28335/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Brexit, the Good Friday-Belfast Agreement and the Environment: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the delegates. It is really important that they are here. They are focusing attention on the outstanding issues, particularly in the context of a no-deal Brexit in the event of a crash-out. The environment has not been considered in that context. The committee has been active in dealing with other outstanding issues in the context of the Good Friday Agreement. It is important that...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (3 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: On post-European Council statements last week, I used some of my time to discuss the Mercosur deal from a number of perspectives, but not particularly that relating to Irish beef. I will begin now with those general points. The first relates to trade agreements generally and the need to proof them against climate change and the undermining of workers' rights. Free trade agreements include...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can address the issues raised in a programme (details supplied) regarding the treatment of greyhounds here; and his views on whether the time has come to take robust action on exports of greyhounds and to examine a complete ban on live hare coursing. [28122/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (3 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the suspension of live hare coursing until after the findings of the EU Directive 92/43/EEC report due to be published later in 2019, in view of the questions raised over the status of the Irish hare; if his Department has consulted with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the effects...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing Regulation (3 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider replacing the use of live hares with drag hares at coursing events as a matter of urgency in view of the cruelty involved and the fact that mechanical drag hares are already used in greyhound racing events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24076/19]

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Progress has been made on mental health issues. I refer to correspondence from Mental Health Reform in which it acknowledges that the Minister of State will send a draft update of the mental health legislation to it in July. It outlines the work it has been doing on guidelines relating to ethnic minorities and improvements in building a culture of transparency. I feel, having been here for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Greyhound Industry (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My first question is why the Minister of State, the IGB, and the Department had to wait for this programme to air. We were telling them all this already. Italy and France have banned the export of their dogs to countries like China, the US and Australia, and commercial airlines will not take greyhounds if they know that is where they are going. I refer again to coursing. My Bill to ban...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Greyhound Industry (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I pay great credit to the "RTÉ Investigates" team for their work. I was dreading the programme because I knew what it was going to show. I knew because practically everything in the programme has been raised by myself and other Deputies continually for a number of years. I feel like saying "We told you so". Recently, our amendments to ban the export of greyhounds to countries such...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 60. To ask the Minister for Health further to Topical Issue No. 2 of 4 April 2019, the reason his reply indicated difficulties in recruitment of healthcare assistants was due to pay scale and not due to lack of availability in view of the fact that private nursing homes do not receive an equivalent National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF, rate; and if comparative NTPF rates for all nursing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 128. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which Ireland was represented at the meeting of the 72nd World Health Assembly held on 20 to 28 May 2019 in Geneva; the stance Ireland took on an issue (details supplied); the policy Ireland will continue to pursue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27956/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 447. To ask the Minister for Health if there are active guidelines on the use of defibrillators on infants; and if so, if they are being applied. [27971/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered proton beam therapy in the treatment of cancerous tumours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 449. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the health hazards of nitrates in food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 450. To ask the Minister for Health the status of correspondence he has had with a group (details supplied) with regard to changes requested to the assisted human reproduction Bill concerning changes to the law to be more inclusive of LGBT+ families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27974/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 451. To ask the Minister for Health when he will review the decision regarding making flash glucose monitoring technology available to persons with type 1 diabetes; if the survey he received from an organisation (details supplied) has been considered when examining the merits of FreeStyle Libre technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27975/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the community employment scheme objectives to allow for extensions of time beyond three years for older employees that have little chance of gaining full-time employment in the workforce (details supplied). [27717/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to transferring responsibility for community employment schemes from employment affairs to community affairs in view of the community gain being provided by community employment schemes. [27719/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Disability Inclusion and International Development Issues: Discussion (2 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The committee should have a meeting at least once a year on the whole area of disability, with the witnesses coming back before us to tell us of the progress that has been made. I acknowledge the tremendous work done by the groups present today. I was at the photo exhibition and the pictures tell the story better than any words. They really brought home the reality of life for people with...