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Animal Welfare (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will provide an account of the consequence to the complaints made to Horse Racing Ireland and the Turf Club in relation to the treatment and welfare of race horses owned by a person which was brought to his attention previously. [23467/12]

Animal Welfare (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for that answer and for the other answers he gave me about this situation. I know it predates his taking office as the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and his predecessor, the then Minister, Deputy Brendan Smith, would have dealt with it first. I am delighted about what the Minister said about regarding the welfare of horses in the context of the Animal...

Animal Welfare (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: No.

Animal Welfare (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Having read through the massive correspondence I got from the gentleman, it was very frustrating for him, and for me having read it, that when he brought an issue to the Turf Club and to Horse Racing Ireland it was almost like a dead end. I felt for him that he had to take those issues further instead of getting answers at the time when the matter could have been resolved instead of it...

Animal Welfare (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I look forward to the debate.

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving for the public purse in 2013 if the Office of the Paymaster General and every other agency, authority, board, council or institution with a payroll function that draws upon the public purse were to limit the maximum payment to any person in employment in 2013 to €100,000 and to limit the maximum payment to any...

Written Answers — Unfair Dismissals: Unfair Dismissals (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is any type of protection from unfair dismissal for workers who have been employed in a company for a year or less. [23526/12]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that Horse Racing Ireland and The Turf Club are compliant with all aspects of animal welfare in relation to race horses entrusted to them; and if he will outline the way both organisations deal with complaints made against their standards. [23468/12]

Written Answers — Fur Farming: Fur Farming (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which he makes the point in a previous reply that killing mink by gas is humane bearing in mind that Compassion in World Farming state carbon dioxide should not be permitted for the killing of farmed mink and scientific opinion indicates that carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are both inhumane; and if he...

Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the benefits to Irish fishermen from the Common Fisheries Policy; the way the 18% quota is organised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23607/12]

Ireland's Chairmanship-in-Office of the OSCE: Statements (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The OSCE has a laudable mandate that stretches from arms control, promotion of human rights, freedom of the press to conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation. It is interesting that it emerged from the Helsinki talks where the Russian delegation had felt that it would be a way in which they could control the countries of the Eastern Bloc whereas the countries...

Ireland's Chairmanship-in-Office of the OSCE: Statements (10 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I agree with election monitoring but I cannot understand how election results still stand if election monitors who see wrongdoing, corruption or rigging write a report afterwards. This must be examined. I hope disarmament and non-proliferation will be kept on the agenda.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of reports of spalling and falling concrete occurring in schools (details supplied), if he will consider the schools' application for the summer works programme in order that this problem is attended to before it leads to accidents to staff, children, parents and causes the school to close; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (9 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the need for a bilateral agreement between Ireland and Russia in order that the hundreds of families who were deemed eligible to adopt after 1 November 2010 but must now wait until a bilateral agreement is signed can proceed with the adoption process; if a bilateral agreement will be signed with the Russian...

Private Members Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputy Boyd Barrett. My view is very simple. The needs of people with mental health issues and disabilities, and their loved ones, should be sacrosanct when formulating budgets. The word "cuts" should never be used for people who have a disability or a mental health issue. They have enough stress to deal with in their lives without having the additional stress of...

Written Answers — Wildlife Protection: Wildlife Protection (8 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the law on protection of bird nesting applies to all birds or only protected species; if bird nesting of all bird species is protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22869/12]

Written Answers — Wildlife Protection: Wildlife Protection (8 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the licence issued to Coillte to fell sections of the Lismullen Woods in the Tara Skryne Valley, County Meath, on 11 April 2011 can be made accessible to the public; the reason felling occurred in the Lismullen Woods and a licence granted to Coillte during bird nesting season; and if he will make a statement on the...

Human Rights Issues (3 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing us to raise this matter. The issue of the prisoners in Maghaberry Prison has been long neglected and is getting very little publicity. We are not talking about the political views of these prisoners, but the human rights conditions in which they have been held for quite a while. I will discuss the case of Marion Price, while Deputy Pringle will...

Human Rights Issues (3 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for the reply, but it is disappointing. I am sure the Minister of State is also disappointed because I know of his role in prisoners' issues in Dublin Central and with my predecessor, the late Tony Gregory. The Pat Finucane Centre, which is a non-party political and anti-sectarian human rights group committed to the non-violent resolution of conflict situations...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (2 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment places that were occupied on 31 March 2012 in the north inner city ward and in Dublin central constituency. [22217/12]