Results 3,501-3,520 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 864. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider an outright ban on the use of animals in circuses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13271/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (25 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 898. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 6 March 2014, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that greyhound owners who are against hare coursing, still have to register their greyhound for greyhound track racing with the Irish Coursing Club despite objecting to hare coursing on ethical grounds; if he understands the...

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (13 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Caithfidh mé a admháil - is dócha go mbeidh sé soiléir i gceann tamaill - nach bhfuil mo chuid Gaeilge chomh líofa agus chomh flúirseach leis an nGaeilge atá ag na Teachtaí eile a labhair go dtí seo. Tá grá agam don teanga. Déanaim agus déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall an Ghaeilge a labhairt. Tá sé...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: A major humanitarian crisis is facing those Syrians living under President Assad's regime, where Russia does have influence. I said the other powers could do so equally, but I hope the ambassador can take that message back. I believe Russia can do an awful lot more on those-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Russians can have respect for the physical and medical needs of the civilians who are suffering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We are looking at pictures of people who are starving and they are living in areas controlled by President Assad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will return to Russian support and respect for the national sovereignty of Syria and non-interference by outside powers. Why does that not apply to the Russian view of Ukraine? Sending in troops is an act of aggression. I again ask the ambassador to answer my question on how Russia could use its influence in Syria to bring an end to that humanitarian crisis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Ukraine: Russian Federation Ambassador (12 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the ambassador for coming. It is positive that he has come to meet the joint committee, as it is very important that we hear the views of all sides. We can all agree that there are too many conflicts and far too much loss of life. We have also seen the way conflicts are hijacked by ultra fundamentalist groups to further their own ends. This has absolutely nothing to do with the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way his Department will approach the increasingly worrying situation facing the Rohingya community in Burma as Doctors Without Borders has been excluded from accessing Rakhine and therefore is unable to assist the Rohingya community and others suffering from the current humanitarian crisis experienced in the region;...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (11 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 284. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the fact that the NPWS stated uncertainty about the reproductive viability of hares post-coursing and the impact on local population demographics of hare removal and return (details supplied), if he will acknowledge and take on board ICABS's statement that coursing poses a serious risk not only to individual hares but...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Student Travel Card (11 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 606. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority, which comes under his remit, will include participants who are on specific education-based community employment schemes on the list of those eligible for student travel passes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12220/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (6 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 23. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the consent application is for a restoration of the National Monument per se and is independent of the Chartered Land planning application that seeks the demolition of other buildings occupied by the 1916 Provisional Government; if his decision will ensure the creation of a commemorative centre on the site involving the full...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Student Travel Card (5 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow student travel passes for participants on specific education based community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8917/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (5 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the composition of the stakeholders forum; the frequency of its meetings; the issues discussed and her assessment of its work; the number of times and for whom the workshops have been held; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10609/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (5 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the possibility of the Phoenix Park tunnel line opening to provide rail services between Heuston and Connolly Stations; the number of stops he envisages will be included in the plan for the north inner city area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/14]

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I sometimes wonder what is the point of the programme for Government, regardless of which political party is behind it and regardless of the title that goes with it. It is bound to be aspirational, wide-ranging, innovative and creative, heralding a new dawn and so on, but the reality of what it leads to is another matter. I accept that there is a need for a principled approach from a new...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (4 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent air raid that killed 26 people across Syria on 24 February 2014, on rebel-held towns two days after the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an end to the shelling and aerial attacks; the representations he has made to the EU and the UN in relation to Syria since...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (4 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the plans for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 1. [10333/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (4 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 206. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will meet with the 1916 Rising relatives; when he envisages this meeting taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10459/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (4 Mar 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 357. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the collection of Land Commission records (1881-1982) in the custody of his Department, including correspondence, estate records, family trees, lease-books, tenants’ lists, maps, deeds, wills and so on in a manner comparable to the publication of the pre-1923 Land Commission records by the Public Record...