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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (11 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who have participated in community return schemes from each institution; the number of prisoners from each institution who have successfully completed community return schemes; the number of prisoners from each institution who failed to complete community return schemes and were returned to prison; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (11 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if standard audit tools to measure health care equivalence in the prison system have been developed; if these tools have been implemented and audits carried out; the results of these audits; if changes have been made to health care in line with audit recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34008/13]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Aontaím leis an seanfhocal breá atá againn as Gaeilge, "Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin". Ceapaim go bhfuil sé riachtanach gach rud a dhéanamh i dtreo is go mbeidh seans ag daoine fanacht ina dtithe féin. Every avenue to avoid repossessions has to be explored. Evictions played a part in the bleakest moments of our history and we do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unethical Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (10 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is good to see the witnesses back before the committee. We are talking about organ harvesting, but that is only one of the human rights abuses suffered by Falun Gong practitioners. One of the newspapers referred to the Confucius Institute, suggesting that there is a need to check whether the Confucius Institute for Ireland in UCD has a hiring policy that discriminates against...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unethical Organ Harvesting in China: Discussion (10 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I meant at the point of re-entry to the country of origin.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of fact that the north inner city of Dublin has the highest number of lone parents in certain areas and pockets of 60% unemployment, his Department's response to addressing their educational and training needs. [33427/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It comes back to viable projects that have a good reputation and that are working with people in recovery. They are being slowed down in the registration and accreditation process. Community employment schemes are countrywide but I must make a point in respect of Dublin Central, which has twice the national average of lone parents and pockets of which have unemployment rates of 60% and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers availing of community employment drug rehabilitation schemes in the Dublin areas; if there is an increase or decrease from previous years; and if she will outline the progress that has been made in ensuring the sustainability and development of these programmes. [33426/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge that there is much that is positive in the Minister's reply. The financial review undertaken by her Department last October recognised the important role of the drug rehabilitation programme and recommended that it be a dedicated strand of the community employment scheme. It further advised that there should be a more coherent framework to ensure sustainability and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's recent denouncements as discrimination and violations of human rights, the recent proposals in Burma-Myanmar to restrict interfaith marriages and the restriction of Rohingya families to two children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33028/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends imposing trade restrictions on Irish-based parent companies engaging in business within or with Burma, while the recent UN reports and recommendations of unsatisfactory conditions of internally displaced persons' camps, particularly those accommodating the Rohingya population, remain ignored and unanswered...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make representations to the Colombian authorities and raise the matter at the UN Human Rights Council in relation to the military response to the peaceful protest of small farmers in north-eastern Colombia which has resulted in the deaths of four persons to date and hundreds wounded; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Statistics (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 261. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of registered companies here in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32882/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine as world travelling circuses in Ireland are unable to adequately provide for the animals in their care, if he will consider backing a ban on the use of animals in Irish circuses in favour of a circus industry without animals, putting Ireland in line with dozens of countries around the world that have banned animal-act circuses, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drug-Related Deaths Index (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have died in the past three years from overdoses of non-prescription use of pain killers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32913/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drug-Related Deaths Index (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 481. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths that occurred in the past three years where benzodiazepines played a role; his Department's role in counteracting the multi-prescription of benzodiazepines with persons claiming one prescription on their medical card and paying in cash for others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32914/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 513. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a primary care centre for Dublin's inner city in view of the fact that the site has been secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33141/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (9 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans in regards to taxi drivers currently using the prime location rank near the Gresham Hotel, O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 who will not have the use of those ranks during forthcoming LUAS works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33455/13]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will just finish now.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Jul 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have another one or two points to make. People should be facilitated to remain for as long as possible with their family and in their community. That makes much more sense, even on purely economic terms. There are pressures on the maternity services in Dublin. The situation is not being taken seriously and because the services are so overstretched that presents a danger to the health...