Results 3,701-3,720 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Inland Waterways Development (17 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 662. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a mechanism in law for a person to obtain an inland waterways' haulier's licence to ensure that Ireland's inland waterways, such as are lawfully navigable for commercial traffic, come within the definition of the EU's inland waterways legislation. [54188/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Inland Waterways Development (17 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 663. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with other Government Departments and other relevant parties concerned to develop interconnected inland commercial transport for appropriate purposes and of scale to attract commercial craft to the inland waterways. [54189/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: International Agreements (12 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the recent meeting of the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives where the majority of EU member states consented to send a letter to the EU Parliament to ask its consent for the conclusion of the protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Morocco, if his attention has been drawn to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Repayments Issues (12 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance the protection afforded to persons in mortgage difficulties due to sudden unemployment who request to have their mortgage put on an interest only payment plan, but instead their mortgage provider places them on a more expensive loan and cancels their mortgage protection without their consent; if the consumer protection code obliges banks to provide a full...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Food Security (12 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to his comments that Irish biofuel is from waste material and that we do not use any food crop in its manufacture, if his attention has been drawn to the inaccuracy of this statement as according to the National Oil Reserves Agency's 2012 annual report on the biofuels obligation scheme, document No. 457-X0098...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (12 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 221. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement community based dedicated health and rehabilitation supports for teenagers aged 13 to 17 years following an acquired brain injury which would target the individual needs of teenagers and provide specialist advice-services to them and their families; if he will address the gap in health policy for adolescents which would take into...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (11 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when the Irish Prison Service will publish an implementation plan for the second year of its strategic plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53208/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (11 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure in place for a Magdalen laundry restorative justice applicant who does not respond within the two months of being offered a lump sum payment as calculated by length of stay by the restorative justice implementation unit; if the applicant disagrees with the length of stay as calculated by the restorative justice implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (11 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of landings by non-Irish fishing vessels into the ports of Cobh, Castletownbere, Dingle, Renard, Fenit, Galway, and Killybegs; the tonnage and values of such landings for the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53237/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Reports (11 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the Woodland League in calling for the report of the review of Coillte, initiated by the last Government in 2010, to be made public; if he will suspend the passing of the new Forestry Bill until that document is made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53331/13]

Bethany Home: Motion [Private Members] (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Bethany Home is part of that dark time in our history along with what happened in the Magdalen laundries and in institutions such as the industrial schools. As the motion points out, the Bethany Home in Rathgar was a maternity home for women of the Protestant faith, a children's home, and a place of detention for women on remand or convicted of crimes. We know also that it was inspected...

Death of Nelson Mandela: Statements (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputies John Halligan and Finian McGrath.

Death of Nelson Mandela: Statements (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Is ócáid bhrónach é bás Nelson Mandela, i slí amháin, ach níl sé brónach i slí eile toisc go bhfuil faoiseamh aige anois ón bhfulaingt, ón bpian agus ón drochshláinte a bhí aige le déanaí. The title of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, encapsulates his life and work, which title he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding forthcoming legislation which is part of the redress scheme for Magdalen women; the consideration that will be given in the legislation to the health needs of the surviving women who live outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52552/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Corporate Social Responsibility (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is preparing a national implementation plan on the Ruggie framework of UN guiding principles which includes as one of its priorities the recognition of living wages; the stage of the drafting of the national implementation plan; if he will attend the clean clothes campaign conference on floor wage taking place in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Food Security (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 301. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of comments made that Irish biofuel is from waste material and that we do not use any food crop in its manufacture, if his attention has been drawn to the inaccuracy of this statement since, according to the National Oil Reserves Agency 2012 Annual Report on the Biofuels Obligation Scheme, Document No: 457-X0098...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Food Security (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 302. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that biofuels undermine food production and food security; if he will commit to Ireland supporting a 5% cap at the 12 December meeting of EU energy ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53057/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Food Security (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 318. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will meet the Department of Foreign Affairs to discuss the serious issue of biofuels undermining food security and food production; if they will commit to Ireland supporting a 5 % cap at the 12 December meeting of energy Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53058/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 311. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources an ndeachaigh an Roinn Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha i gcomhairle le hÚdarás Craolacháin na hÉireann i dtaca le leasú éigeandála a thairiscint i dtaca leis an Acht Craolacháin 2009 chun nach féidir le UTV (nó le hiarrthóirí...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (10 Dec 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 346. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he will prevent the use of central government funding raised from the local property tax being used for stroke politics by future Governments; the criteria used by his Department to fairly assess and balance the needs between local authorities when allocating local government fund general purpose grants; and if...