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Topical Issue Debate: Human Rights Issues (1 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing this Topical Issues matter to be chosen. It, and the abduction of the young girls in Egypt, are two glaring recent examples of an appalling abuse of human rights. We know what happened in Egypt on one particular day. A total of 683 men were sentenced to death by the Egyptian criminal court. They were accused of murder, attempted murder, burning a...

Topical Issue Debate: Human Rights Issues (1 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. Concrete steps are being taken but I am not too sure how strong they are or how effective they will be. As the Minister of State knows, some months ago, the Irish section of AWEPA welcomed members of parliament from Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Libya and both he and the Ceann Comhairle met them. A significant part of the discussion we had was how collectively as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (1 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider incentives to reduce the number of vacant housing units in Dublin such as a tax placed on any property left vacant-derelict for more than one year in the region of €10,000 or more; his proposals to initiate a social housing building programme to ease the housing crisis and provide employment;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Management (1 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 23. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 1 April 2014, the current position on the new dormant accounts disbursement scheme which was approved by Government in December 2013 in accordance with the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2012 and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 18 December 2013; if he will confirm...

Housing Provision: Motion [Private Members] (30 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá seanfhocal againn, "Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin." Tá sé soiléir go bhfuil daoine nach bhfuil a dtinteáin féin acu agus go bhfuil an uimhir sin ag dul in airde. The first line of our motion says it all: "There exists a current housing and homelessness emergency in the country that must be addressed as a matter of urgency". Part of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs in Prisons (30 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding for the training and retraining of dogs used in detecting drugs in the prison system; if he is committed to maintaining this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19276/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (30 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if progress has been made on drawing up the legislation necessary to cover health insurance for the ladies of the Magdalen laundries; the reasons for the delay; and if he will engage directly with the Department of Health on same. [19275/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Websites (30 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 447. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that his Department’s website www.environ.ie and related microsites that is ruralireland.ie meet or exceed all relevant web content accessibility guidelines and standards; if the accessibility of the Department's main website has ever been independently evaluated; if he is personally...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Websites (30 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 448. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to redesign the website of his Department to make it more appealing and user friendly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18698/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Road Safety (30 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 502. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to ensuring that gaps in legislation regarding quad bikes will be addressed from the perspective of open parks; if he supports extending the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17983/14]

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt do na buntáistí atá ag baint le cúrsaí sláinte. In order to discover what people think of our health services, I chatted with some friends who work in the service and asked them to highlight its particularly positive aspects. The first aspect to which they all referred - I completely agree with them in this regard - is the...

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The third negative aspect we identified is that which relates to community health care, particularly as it relates to those who have just given birth. The type of care provided in this regard could be a great deal better. Another negative aspect we discussed was that which relates to accident and emergency services. Originally, the latter were meant to be for trauma patients. The clue is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I was not a member at that time.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I return to the point that we still do not know the significance of the remaining buildings in the area and therefore there is a vital need to have an independent assessment done as quickly as possible on that whole battlefield site. I do not think anyone in the House would disagree if the Minister with responsibility for arts and heritage were more proactive on this matter. I accept his...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 3. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that a survey by three structural engineers concluded that 18 Moore Street is pre-1916, if he will commit to seeking independent expert advice on the status of the structure of 18 Moore Street and all 1916 buildings in the GPO-Moore Street area, described as the most important site in modern Irish history by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I still find it really bizarre that the site of Moore Street and the area from the GPO, which was described by the National Museum of Ireland as the most important site in modern Irish history, should be in private ownership and in the hands of a developer who is in NAMA and owes billions of euro to the State and that the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Oireachtas can do...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 14. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will impose time limits for hare coursing monitoring teams to report back to the National Parks & Wildlife Service in order for hare coursing reports to be drafted and published in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17982/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 21. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for groups and communities undertaking projects to commemorate the centenary of the Easter Rising 1916; the procedures and criteria for applying; the decision making process on the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17984/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Welfare (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 23. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason behind the National Parks & Wildlife Service licensing unit granting licences to kill the pine marten; the reason non-lethal options are not available such as the trap and release of the animal in view of the fact that it is a protected species and Ireland's rarest mammal; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (17 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 226. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the issue that Thai Social Workers may be unaware of six applicants pulling out of the adoption process from Ireland and which may be holding up the process for everyone else on the list meaning an additional wait of up to two or three years if this is not communicated; if she will direct the Adoption Authority of...