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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (25 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 475. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 12 February 2014, the way in which a self-builder who is not a principal or director of a company may sign the section concerned as it clearly states it must be signed by a principal or director of a building company; and if he will consider removing or amending this section...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (25 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 494. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing local community development companies in drafting their next four year plans due to programmes mainly running during the school calendar year between September and May; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that they will anticipate negative fall-out for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (25 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 561. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons evidence caught on CCTV cameras is not allowed to be used in court; the purpose of having CCTV in public places if evidence cannot then be used in criminal cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9680/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Registration of Title (25 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the land held by a sporting body (details supplied) in Dublin 7 were originally provided by the Land Commission, upon the distribution of the old Monck Estate with a trust set up to oversee the management of the lands and the trustees originally appointed by him and registered as legal owners of the lands; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Registration of Title (25 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 593. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is responsible for overseeing the administration of a sporting body (details supplied) and similar trusts, that is, for replacing trustees, arbitrating in disputes and so forth; in the event that this is such a trust, if he will provide a copy of the trust deed which may be dated from the period 1934–1936; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (25 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 640. To ask the Minister for Health given that many smokers have found e-cigarettes a good substitute for smoking, and that there has been a huge increase in people giving up smoking by using e-cigarettes, if it is legal for any public, private or semi-State company to ban e-cigarettes or any other electronic mechanism that administers nicotine from an office setting; and if he will make a...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceapacháin Bhreithiúnacha) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution (Judicial Appointments) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We all accept that transparency and accountability are very fine principles but we hear the words so much - there is possibly over-use – that there is a danger of them becoming clichés and therefore meaningless. We cannot allow that to happen because transparency and accountability are very much part of democracy and the democratic process. The Bill also contributes to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (20 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm when the results from several badger vaccination trials will be released; if he will cease badger culling in the meantime in view of the fact that €3.4 million was spent on culling 6,939 badgers in 2012 and only 55 less cattle were diagnosed with Bovine TB in comparison to 2011, and in view of the fact...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Housing in Developing Countries: Habitat for Humanity (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I welcome the deputation. It was interesting to hear about the work they do. Like other people, my original perception was that Habitat for Humanity was involved with housing in the developing world, as opposed to our world, until I learned some years ago of its work here. One thing for the committee to examine is how shelter should be included in housing policy after the period of the...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the fact that the EU Foreign Ministers in May 2012 strongly criticised the marked acceleration of settlement construction and called for full application of existing EU legislation regarding products from settlements, the action he is prepared to take on these issues. [8049/14]

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is absolutely no doubt that the continued acceleration in settlement building is having a detrimental and negative effect on what is happening in the West Bank and is threatening all the talks about a two-state solution. It was criticised by the EU Foreign Ministers in May 2012 but it is still continuing. What are the direct negotiations or direct talks that are taking place with the...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: In the meantime the settlements continue to be built. Leaving the legal argument and the moral argument about settlements aside, there is also a massive environmental impact of all these settlements. It is only when one is there that one sees for oneself the extent of the land taken up and the open spaces that were left available, the massive pressure on water and the difficulties of...

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to make to make two further points. While the Minister mentioned Jerusalem, the other area that needs to be mentioned is the Jordan Valley and what is happening there with particular ethnic groups and the way in which they are being physically removed from their land. When one is there and sees the particular areas, it is clear that Palestinian people are trying to hold on to a tiny...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Diplomatic Representation (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons his Department did not consider reopening the embassy in Iran as part of the further openings announced; the criteria used to prioritise a country for a new embassy or reopening of an embassy previously closed; the costs, including expenses for having an honorary consul as opposed to a small embassy; and if he...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Diplomatic Representation (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the criteria used for the reopening of embassies, the opening of new ones and the costs involved, with particular reference to an embassy in Iran.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Diplomatic Representation (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Would it not have been more logical to wait for the completion of the review of our foreign policy and then to decide which embassies would reopen and where new embassies would be established? I am delighted that the Vatican embassy will reopen, but the criterion in that regard was the fight against global hunger and poverty, which is wonderful. Is this part of the strategy for all...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Diplomatic Representation (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There are concerns among NGOs about the balance between human rights issues and promoting our trade and economic interests. The Minister referred to diplomatic representation being about upholding our values. We went on a trade mission to Iran and there was no difficulty in discussing human rights issues, whether it was the death penalty or conditions in prisons and for prisoners. Human...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the Syrian Government recording the names of persons being evacuated from Homs under the UN-brokered evacuation of civilians from Homs and fears from the international community that evacuees are being arrested and used as leverage against rebels and civilians who remain in the city; the protection being...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make representations at EU level to oblige the EU to exert more vigorous pressure on Bosnia's politicians to ensure the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina is respected and insisting that politicians work together to overcome current obstacles to EU integration and obliging them to protect all citizens and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (19 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will commit to including human rights issues in his discussions when visiting foreign countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8050/14]