Results 3,881-3,900 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (25 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider including in legislation that those in receipt of rent allowance will not be discriminated against in the private rented sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39915/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (25 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements he intends to make in order to make holding cells in courthouses subject to inspection by an independent inspection body, as recommended by the Inspector of Prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39939/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Inspections (25 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the findings of the Inspector of Prisons Report dated 16 June 2012, where the inspector sets out in detail the concerns, including weak management, inattention to human rights norms and very disturbing incidents of non-compliance with best practice and breaches of the fundamental rights of prisoners, informing his recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons Reports (25 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the new complaints procedures of Irish prisons in November 2012; if he will further report on the composition on the panels of independent investigators and on the way panel members were recruited; if he will also report on the number of Category 1 complaints received by the panels of independent investigators to date and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees Appointments (25 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appointments he has made to Prison Visiting Committees; the number of those appointees that lived within 50km of the relevant prison or detention centre; the number of appointees who are not political party members or activists; the aggregate sum expended in 2012 in expenses and other costs to members of the Prison Visiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions (25 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 194. To ask the Minister for Health how he intends to address the demands of non-consultant hospital doctors in view of the planned strike; if he will address the lack of progress the Health Service Executive in restructuring rosters in a fair manner; if he is committed to implementing a retention plan to prevent high emigration of Irish doctors to other countries in search of fairer working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Implementation Programmes (25 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the way persons are assessed for accommodation placement from low to medium to high thresholds with respect to their own recovery from drugs and rehabilitation care plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40104/13]

An Appreciation of the Life and Work of Seamus Heaney: Statements (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Is pribhléid agus onóir é dom caint faoi Seamus Heaney. Mar is eol dúinn, is ócáid bhrónach í seo, go háirithe dá chlann agus dá chairde. Ní cheart dúinn bheith brónach, i slí eile, os rud é go bhfuil a fhios againn go mbeidh Seamus Heaney againn go deo - trína chuid filíochta, trína chuid...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: HIV-AIDS Programmes (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the fact that international efforts to halt the spread of HIV and AIDS are working, if he will confirm that Ireland remains committed to supporting the fight against HIV and AIDS; and when his Department will publish the long awaited strategy statement to guide Government policy in this area. [39316/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance the social policy objectives of this Government and of the State on the needs of those who are mobility-impaired and on low incomes, that are advanced by imposing a VAT rate of 23% on walking sticks while the VAT on limousine hire stands at 0%; if this indicates a need for a re-balancing of VAT rates generally in order to achieve co-ordination with social...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance the social policy objectives of this Government and of the State, especially in the context of population health gain, that are advanced by levying 23% VAT on toothbrushes and toothpaste while the VAT on processed sugar stands at 0%; if this indicates a need for a re-balancing of VAT rates generally, in order to achieve co-ordination with social policy...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance the social policy objectives of this Government and of the State, especially in the context of meeting the health needs of those who are ill, that are advanced by levying 23% VAT on catheters, a basic necessity in the circumstances, while VAT on caviar, a luxury food item stands at 0%; if this circumstance indicates a need for a re-balancing of VAT rates...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance the social policy objectives of this Government and of the State, in the context of in-shore fisheries development, that are advanced by levying VAT at 23% on lobster pots, which are essential working implements, while the VAT on processed lobster, a luxury food item, stands at 0%; if this indicates a need for a re-balancing of VAT rates generally, in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance the social policy objectives of this Government and of the State, in the context of sustainable home heating, that are advanced by imposing a VAT rate of 23% on solar panels while a 13% levy is imposed on bituminous coal, a contributor to climate change; if this indicates a need for a rebalancing of VAT rates generally, in order to achieve co-ordination...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance the social policy objectives of this Government and of the State, in the context of meeting the needs of the elderly, the ill and those with profound physical disabilities, that are advanced by levying VAT at 23% on commodes while the VAT on the purchase of a racehorse stands at only 4.8%; if this indicates a need for a rebalancing of VAT rates generally,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance the social policy objectives of this Government and of the State, in the context of the development of the Irish agriculture sector, that are advanced by levying VAT at 23% on raw wool, whilst investment gold, of which Ireland is not at present a major producer, is VAT exempt; if this indicates a need for a rebalancing of VAT rates generally, in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the social policy objectives of this Government and of the State, that are advanced by levying VAT at 23% on marriage counselling, while the VAT on admission to a lapdancing club stands at 9%; if this indicates a need for a re-balancing of VAT rates generally, in order to achieve co-ordination with social policy objectives; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 274. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of significant flooding in the constituency of Dublin Central and in view of the suggestions made from the pilot Dublin flood forum to prevent such flooding, if he will allocate funding to enable persons whose homes are prone to flooding to avail of a grant for greater home protection; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 397. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in ensuring that landlords in the private sector comply with standard safety regulations; if any landlords have been struck off the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39435/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 430. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Magdalene women will receive funding in relation to the documentation each of them has provided and his Department has received since June; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of the women who are elderly are seeing their health decline in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39431/13]