Results 3,581-3,600 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sulky Racing (12 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he will take in response to the recent death of a horse during a sulky race in County Tipperary; the current legal status of sulky racing here; his plans to ban such activities which prove harmful to the animals involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7127/14]

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: At the heart of tonight's Private Members' business is the creation of a more level playing field for parents in respect of child care. I want to acknowledge the work of Deputy Troy and the manner in which the motion sets out the various services that are provided through the community and private and public sectors, the number of staff employed therein and the number of children in child...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (11 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 369. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations, SI 9 of 2014, if his attention has been drawn to the potential cost implication of these regulations for families wishing to build a home as a result of a self-builder having to hire a building contractor to project manage the building of a home from start to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (11 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 577. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that Judge Quirke was explicit in recommending that health care should apply to each of the women who were admitted to and worked in a designated Magdalene Laundry the way he envisages bringing this about so that women are entitled to health services equivalent to those provided with a HAA card; and if he will make a statement on the...

Down's Syndrome (Equality of Access) Bill 2013: Second Stage (7 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We have two very good documents in our State, one is the Proclamation of the Republic and the other is our Constitution. Both of them guarantee equality and we often refer to the principle of the Proclamation of "cherishing all the children of the nation equally". We seem to be committed to the principle of equality and treating people equally but the reality is that we are not equal....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Monuments (6 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the National Asset Management Agency continues to pay a €200,000 salary to a developer while its companies experience huge debts; the reason funding cannot then be made available to construct a national monument with a commemorative centre for Moore Street to honour the 1916 Easter Rising leaders; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (6 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the recommendation of the Ombudsman for Children who in October 2012 called for the issuing of a policy document on educating children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6045/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (6 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the historic Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park. [5753/14]

Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá sé tábhachtach agus oiriúnach go bhfuil an díospóireacht seo againn inniu. Tá a fhios againn go léir cad a tharla sna Sé Chontae - na daoine a fuair bás, na daoine a bhí gortaithe, na daoine a bhfuil gortaithe go fóill, an íobairt, an féiníobairt, an obair i rith na blianta i dtreo is go mbeadh síocháin...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peer Review of Ireland's Development Co-operation Programme: OECD (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I apologise to the delegates for being late to the meeting. As a member of this committee and as chairman of the Irish section of the Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa, AWEPA, I have had the opportunity to visit a number of African countries. What impresses one very forcibly is the changing nature of the aid relationship. It is no longer simply a case of donor and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to section 35 of the Local Government Reform Bill 2013, the reason behind deleting lines 12-30 on Page 51, and replacing them with new wording by him; if he will then clarify the merit of amendment No. 34 which is lost or is it included elsewhere in the Bill, as he stated he would bring forward an amendment...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations to Myanmar officials urging them to investigate reports of more than 40 persons having been killed in attacks on Rohingya Muslims as called for by the UN human rights chief, Navi Pillay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4861/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the anti-money laundering obligations of banks; if this includes the declaration by a bank to the Revenue Commissioners in the case that a customer wishes to deposit over €10,000 at one time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5225/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a possible arrangement between the Government and flood insurance companies which offers fairer solutions that balance out the flood cost between stakeholders, while making flood cover affordable to residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5226/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to correspondence by the Irish Centre of Behavioural Support and Research regarding changes being made to the home tuition grant requirements as set out in circular 0006/2013; his views on anxiety expressed by parents to retain the home tuition grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5427/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in rolling out the new English junior cycle course in 2014-15, teachers are finding the in-service training days inadequate and lacking in training on specifics such as syllabus content and assessment criteria and procedures; his views on whether there are sufficient in-service training days to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse Issues (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights in vindicating the case so courageously pursued by a person (details supplied) has implications for the leadership at senior management level of his Department in terms of its ability to manage, govern, direct, motivate and lead reform in the education sector,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse Issues (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights, in vindicating the case so courageously pursued by a person (details supplied) is likely to be taken account of in assessing the future career prospects of the civil servants in the Department most immediately concerned in prosecuting the case against a person's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way new early intervention preschools set up by his Department to support children with additional needs are functioning; if there has been engagement with the primary school teachers working there as to how they feel regarding their capacity, ability, skills and training to work with children with special needs and children with...

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

Maureen O'Sullivan: 366. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht acting on his undertaking under preservation order No. 1 of 2007, if he will ensure that a date is set immediately for the agreed inspection and assessment of the 1916 national monument, in the national interest. [4860/14]