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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We have had numerous exchanges about the fact that we do not have a historical investigations unit, HIU, in the Republic and that there is resistance to it. We have this alternative but would Dr. Leahy have any confidence that this can fulfil the role that is needed, as he has outlined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: What comes across is a lack of confidence in the Stormont House Agreement to bring about a resolution to these issues. The elephant in the room is the British Government. Without it, can that resolution come about? We know what has to happen down here, where we need something similar to address the issues, and those of us in the Parliament will keep pursuing that. Another point was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is incumbent on the committee that when we meet delegations about Brexit, particulary from the Welsh Assembly or the Scottish Parliament, legacy is on the agenda. We have tended not to do that and have looked more at the economic aspects and cross-Border co-operation, and legacy issues have been down the priority list. The committee should have that in mind when we meet those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: What is the reaction of the British-Irish Council when the Chair raises the legacy issues? Does he get a positive feeling?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: What about Welsh and other colleagues on the council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Legacy Issues Affecting Victims and Relatives in Northern Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That is good to know.

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputy Pringle. I acknowledge the active engagement of the Minister of State on the issue of gambling and I am aware of the many individuals and groups he has met in that capacity. There is frustration at the slowness of the process to update the legislation and make it relevant to the reality of gambling and take it further. The Bill before us is in the context...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: As part of the strategic agenda, there is a statement about protecting citizens and freedoms. We should examine how Europe protects migrants and their freedoms. The Tánaiste was emphatic yesterday that it is not EU policy to return migrants to Libya and its detention centres, yet that is where some migrants end up. As well as being sent to the detention centres in Libya with their...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the treatment of persons affected by a controversy relating to a bank (details supplied); the level of compensation offered; if he has a role in ensuring that customers receive fair treatment from financial institutions operating here in view of the fact he is a shareholder within the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25437/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on efforts to broaden the tax base; and his views on whether reliance on corporation tax is unsustainable. [25438/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (19 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria and timelines associated with the tendering process the HSE is undertaking for professional advice in regard to developing a programme for maintenance and recording of the Quaker burial ground on Cork Street, Dublin 8. [25815/19]

Proposed Service by Defence Forces with United Nations in Mali: Motion (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I admit that when I read this proposal on Ireland's participation in Mali, I was very conflicted. Like others, I am very proud of Ireland's peacekeeping troops, whose behaviour and reputation are exemplary. We know the role of Irish peacekeeping troops, some of whom have paid with their lives. In spite of the fact that the Government is going through the process of the triple lock, my...

Other Questions: Human Rights (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The reality is that people who are rescued in the Mediterranean are being returned to these detention centres. I have had questions and discussions on this previously. I have met NGOs, including Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, staff, both nurses and doctors, who have been working on the ships and in the detention centres. In the centres, there is appalling abuse of human rights,...

Other Questions: Human Rights (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I draw the Tánaiste's attention to the fact that in the first week in June, there was a submission to the International Criminal Court relating to the current situation calling for the EU and member states to be prosecuted for the deaths of thousands of refugees and migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean while trying to flee Libya. It is difficult to reconcile what the Tánaiste...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Sanctions (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We know the Helms-Burton Act is a law of the United States and, therefore, its jurisdiction should be confined to the United States. It is akin to Ireland making a law and expecting it to be applied in another country. As the Tánaiste said, the Act shows no respect for international law. It is also a violation of Cuban sovereignty and undermines Cuba's constitution, which is about...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Sanctions (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is rather ironic that, only last week, members of the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence, including me, were delighted to support and approve the terms of the political dialogue and co-operation agreement between the EU and Cuba. The Cuban ambassador and the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, were in attendance at the meeting. We were all very positive that the...

Other Questions: Human Rights (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he can address the situation in Qasr bin Ghashir detention centre in Libya at EU level; his views on reports from groups such as an organisation (details supplied) regarding the treatment of repatriated detainees; his further views on whether EU policy is problematic, especially the repatriation of migrants to such...

Other Questions: Human Rights (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This question relates to the Qasr bin Ghashir detention camp in Libya. There have been reports from various organisations regarding the treatment of repatriated detainees. It asks whether the EU policy is problematic, especially the repatriation of migrants to such conditions.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Sanctions (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Helms-Burton Act; the way in which it has been causing hardship for Cubans for decades; the way in which Ireland and the EU will support trade and solidarity with Cuba in light of US treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25165/19]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Trade Sanctions (18 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the Helms-Burton Act, the way in which it has caused hardship for Cubans for decades and how Ireland and the EU will support trade and solidarity with Cuba in light of US treatment.