Results 4,201-4,220 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Universal Health Insurance (6 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if he has had discussions with the Department of Finance in relation to the proposed universal health insurance and if this charge will take into account that persons already pay the pay related social insurance and the universal social charge; if the UHI will result in a reduction in PRSI and USC rates overall or will there be an additional charge for persons...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Conflict in Syria (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the decision of the Syrian opposition coalition to boycott international meetings due to of lack of effective action by the international community; if he will address this matter when he meets Syrian national coalition President Mr Khatib; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11032/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to the 2010 Wildlife Amendment Act, his response to the reported incident of a deer hunted by the Ward Union Hunt near Dunshaughlin, County Meath into the River Boyne; if he recognises the need for greater monitoring of the Ward Union Hunt activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11317/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of wind energy grid connection contracts awarded by his Department from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11534/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans, if any, to legislate for the issue of underage persons engaging in online/remote gambling; legislative proposals he has in relation to regulating the gambling industry such as introducing water-shed times for television advertising and advertising restrictions that are currently used in the tobacco and alcohol sector to protect those...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward legislative measures to deal with the level of exposure children and young adults have to horse racing promotion; his plans to address this to bring horse racing promotion regulation in line with that of alcohol and tobacco regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11076/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (5 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 14 February 2013, if he will confirm the Department in the Health Service Executive, and which person in the HSE, with whom he will discuss the public health matter of microvascular angina/cardiac syndrome X in an effort to bring this medical issue on the HSE agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11535/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Licence Applications (28 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a licence application has been received by his Department for an extension to the hare hunting and or beagling season into March 2013. [10806/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: First, I acknowledge Mr. Browder's loyalty and perseverance in this matter of getting justice for his friend. I was appalled by the Russian reaction, which was to punish children who were up for adoption. I think of the trauma and pain for those families who are ready to take those children. That was a further example of an abuse of human rights. Mine is a simple question. Are Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Amnesty International Ireland (27 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have been very struck by the discussion given the comments made recently by a certain councillor about the Traveller community. We do not have to go too far for this type of comment. A huge spectrum of issues has been covered and I will confine myself to a small number of them. Amnesty International works with EU embassies and delegations. The committee meets many ambassadors and I...

State Forestry: Motion [Private Members] (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá sé oiriúnach agus tábhachtach go bhfuil an t-ábhar seo á phlé againn anocht agus amárach. Ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt don Teachta Boyd Barrett ar son na hoibre a rinne sé agus a rinne an United Left Alliance chun an díospóireacht seo a chur ar bun. All of this stems from the EU-IMF memorandum of understanding which states...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make representations to the Moroccan authorities to use civilian courts to ensure fair retrials for those Sahrawi people given long prison sentences by the military court; if he will support the call by Amnesty International and others for the Moroccan authorities to conduct an independent and impartial...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Property (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the extent, and estimated value, of property held in trust by the State further to Section 28 (2) of the State Property Act 1954, which provides that the State in the person of the Minister assumes responsibility for all personal property and land vested in or held in trust for a dissolved body corporate other than...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Property (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform at the time when function transferred in July 2011 to him under the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2011 and S.I. No. 418/2011 Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011, the estimated extent and value of property held by the State under these provisions for upwards of twenty years;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Property (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of occasions since June 1977 when the state, further to the State Property Act, Section 31 has waived the interest acquired under Section 28 of the Act; if he will publish a schedule of the beneficiaries of such waivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9605/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the number of dead seals found on Irish coasts in the past 12 months, monitored by the Irish Seal Sanctuary who have reported some seals with wounds consistent with gunshot wounds, others with injuries and damage and euthanised by a vet; the action he will take to prevent and reduce the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will defer signing the new Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2012 until the report from the Environment Committee is published; if he will give due consideration to the Alliance paper (details supplied) and non-registered architects' concerns over the pending legislation; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of President Obama's proposal to allow 11 million illegal immigrants to move toward a path of citizenship over eight years, if he will consider a similar incentive such as a regularisation scheme to include certain undocumented migrants to move towards citizenship if they comply with a list of requirements; if not, if he will consider other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in terms of a case by case regularisation scheme here what are the requirements set out for an undocumented migrant to gain legality here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10033/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (26 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality following the review by the UN Committee Against Torture where the committee recommends that the State partly take measures to ensure that all persons detained for immigration related reasons are held in facilities that are appropriate to their status, his views on the current situation relating to immigration related detainees; and the plans that...