Results 3,601-3,620 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Money Laundering (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 521. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if anti-money laudering obligations of banks are the same for property service providers regulated under the Property Services Regulatory Authority; what constitutes improper conduct which a property service provider must report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5225/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 601. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if as part of her intention to review all the childcare support programmes and other proposals she will consider a proposal to have child care costs taken from gross rather than net pay of a parent or parents in an effort to provide the maximum benefit to parents while maintaining availability of high-quality child care supports; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 742. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in 2013; the number who were accepted; the number refused; the reason for refusal; if he is satisfied there are sufficient resources to cover referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5662/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to those aged between 16 and 18 years who present with a mental health issue, suicide ideation, an eating disorder or are in need of residential detox. [5663/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (30 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address self-builders' concerns regarding amendment SI 9 of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014, effective from 1 March 2014, which will oblige self-builders to employ a certified professional to design a house on their behalf and to have building contractors take over the project from start to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (30 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in respect of the ex gratia scheme for women who were admitted to and worked in Magdalen Laundries, if he can clarify the section access to medical services which states that the women will be granted access to a range of public health services within the State once the necessary legislation is in place; if his attention has been drawn to the...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt do na buntáistí agus na rudaí dearfacha a bhaineann leis na seirbhísí sláinte. It is important to acknowledge the progress that has been made. I would like to acknowledge the palliative care available to people here. I had experience of it before Christmas, and it was an excellent service. Waiting lists are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge the considerable progress that has been made, particularly with the Passport Express service. I have one question. I must get a lesson from Senator Walsh as to how to go about this because he was more successful that I was. Somebody I knew had a passport stolen on a Saturday. It would have been on the system that the passport was not out of date and there would have been an...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (29 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 93. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has received the revised plans for the proposed development of the Carlton site aka Dublin Central by Chartered Land and when submitted will they be made available for inspection and comment by interested parties and members of the public; if he will consult with the National Museum on the revised plan; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtors (29 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which financially the National Asset Management Agency is funding the drawing up of the revised plans for the proposed development of the Carlton site aka Dublin Central by Chartered Land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4353/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (29 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he would provide a breakdown for 2011 and 2012, similar to that provided in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report of 2004, page 11, showing the approximate length of detention of the persons held for immigration-related issues in both 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4476/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (28 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will read the full reply. The reality is the projects are experiencing difficulties in terms of both referrals and extensions. For example, one project told me there is a waiting time to get on a scheme. For somebody who applies on 9 January, it will be the end of January. In the normal scheme of things, that would be fine but these people are coming out of residential rehabilitation...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (28 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is also a major issue for those coming out of prison and being referred to a scheme. What the Minister is saying is sometimes not filtering down to the officials. Those involved in the projects are dealing with the officials and they are getting a different answer from them. Another point is about how one measures success and progression. For the officials, it is getting into...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (28 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding drug community employment schemes; the numbers on the scheme; the vacancies; the reasons for the vacancies; the age profile of the participants; the numbers availing of extensions on the schemes; and if she will identify areas of concern for the scheme. [3958/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (28 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the community employment drug rehabilitation scheme. We have discussed this subject on previous occasions. The Minister has visited some of the schemes. My question arises from the particular issues and problems which some projects in the north-east and north-west inner city have brought to my attention.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the kidnapping of human rights defenders in Syria including persons (details supplied) alongside a human rights lawyer; if he is pursuing the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3618/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Investigations (28 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is undergoing an investigation into allegations of children with autism being kept in isolation rooms for hours at a time; if he will consider the removal of isolation room; and his views on whether the reduction in resource teacher hours has contributed to the overuse of isolation rooms. [3637/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (28 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills despite their having specialised qualifications and years of industry and teaching experience, the reason some further education teachers are not able to register; if his attention has been drawn to the restrictive registration requirements, that is, that they must have a level 8 degree and a two-year diploma or Master's degree in Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (28 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the visiting teacher service; if the service is under review; the proposed changes that are included; the level of involvement with parents and teachers in the relevant schools during the review; and if consultation will be engaged in before the findings of the review are made. [3639/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Severe Weather Events Response (28 Jan 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 486. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a small grants scheme for those communities adversely affected by the recent storms that is those communities who will not qualify for the larger grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3804/14]