Results 4,261-4,280 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (5 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the implications of the proposed property tax, if it is imposed on housing associations particularly in view of the increasing demands on their services by many people, especially vulnerable people with mental health issues and addiction issues, former prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5349/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (5 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking in relation to property tax for those homes where the market value is significantly questionable and problematic as they are unable to secure insurance against flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6061/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Services (5 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of the engagement between the National Educational Psychological Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Education Welfare Boards, in the interests of those students in both primary and post primary education in need of support. [5427/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Insurance Coverage (5 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 147, the progress he has made in addressing the issues faced by communities who cannot secure insurance for flooding, especially for those where remedial work has been done; if he will consider State intervention on this matter; if he will address the implications for those homes when it comes to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Feb 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the recent report published by a company (details supplied) which estimates that the State would remain liable for costs of €1.3 billion following a sale of harvesting rights; his views on the report's conclusion that the sale of Coillte harvesting rights would not bring economic benefits; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Prisoners' Rights: Discussion with Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman (31 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank Ms McCabe for her presentation. A group of Senators and Deputies is very concerned with regard to the human rights of certain prisoners in Maghaberry Prison. The group has made two visits to the facility. I was involved in the most recent of these, which took place just before Christmas. We met the authorities at the prison, the prisoners themselves and various groups. We then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with Asia Matters (30 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I found that fascinating. My involvement in the foreign affairs committee is mainly in the area of human rights rather than in trade and business but I was very interested in what Mr. Murray had to say. A gentleman spoke recently to the committee about trade with Arab countries. Does Mr. Murray know any organisation that seeks to build trade with such countries, or is this more of the lack...

An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My sympathy and the sympathy of the country is with the loved ones of Detective Garda Donohoe. I am also conscious that other members of the Defence Forces have lost their lives or been injured in the course of their duty. I am aware too that attacks are still being made on members of the Garda Síochána. Speaking yesterday, the Tánaiste made a point about the nation's...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: When I was thinking about the health service, I tried to work out what word would best summarise it and I came up with "fraught". This is a service that has a massive budget yet it still has significant problems. It seems to totter from one crisis to another. I receive a considerable number of calls every day to do with health matters. This is not to take from the excellent care and...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (30 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he intends honouring his undertaking to preserve the 1916 National Monument in its entirety under preservation order No. 1 of 2007. [4261/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (30 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will have cause to have laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas a schedule of all artworks to have come into the possession of the National Assets Management Agency since the establishment of the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4718/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (30 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the recent attack on, and mauling of, a family pet by hounds of a County Carlow based hunt and in view of the clear and present danger posed by hunting dogs to domestic animals, livestock, pets and so on, if he will ban all hunting of wild animals with packs of dogs in the countryside. [4725/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health when he will re-establish an independent monitoring group to oversee the implementation of A Vision for Change in view of the recent seven year anniversary of the document, published to help develop mental health services; the priorities that are in place to ensure the continued development of mental health services away from institutional style care towards...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will release funding to Dublin City Council which will be used for extensions/adaptions for people with disabilities. [3779/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of income from road tax which went to local authorities in 2012, specifically to Dublin City Council for local road maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3930/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will instruct the Health Service Executive to immediately start quick re-assessments of couples in possession of a pre-Hague declaration, Article 63 declarations, in view of the fact that it takes more than eight months in some cases to move from assessment to declaration and some applicants only have 10 months left to the expiration...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing situation regarding non consultant hospital doctors and junior doctors who are working shifts of 36 hours or more and where some doctors are working more than 70 hours a week in total and are suffering from mental and physical health problems as a result which is also jeopardising the quality of care of hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the HPV vaccine to Irish schoolboys in the same way as they are being offered this vaccine free in other countries to help prevent passing on the HPV virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Care Services (29 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for the care of a severely disturbed violent youth (details supplied) in Dublin 7 [4196/13]

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to make a couple of points concerning this Bill. I will start by looking back at the 14 election campaigns in which I was involved with the late Tony Gregory in Dublin Central. I was thinking of the various changes in that constituency at different times. The East Wall area where I live, which to me is very much Dublin Cental, was out of the constituency at one stage, whereas areas...