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National Disability Strategy: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: People with disabilities face additional challenges in their lives. Those challenges extend to their families and loved ones. We are contemplating a range of disabilities which include the physical, mental, intellectual, environmental, social and medical. Disability is an umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions. I agree with Deputy Harris that...

National Disability Strategy: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: How much time is left?

National Disability Strategy: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I apologise. I thought there was more time available.

Private Members' Business. Community Employment Schemes: Motion (7 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My involvement with community employment schemes extends back as far as the AnCo days, which pre-date FÁS. Consequently, I am familiar with the valuable work done by such schemes for and within the communities, as well as for the participants. Part of my experience has been with highly disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people in the north inner city. The schemes there gave the...

Courts Service (7 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the principle of community courts being used to harness the power of the justice system to address more located crime; and if he considers that a pilot scheme could be initiated within the present resources. [6841/12]

Courts Service (7 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Dublin Central has both prisons and prisoners. There is a disproportionate number of people in prison who come from certain areas in the constituency. I accept what the Minister stated in respect of community service, etc., but a community court could play a particular role. I acknowledge the work of the National Crime Council and the Dublin City Business Association in respect of the...

Courts Service (7 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I welcome everything the Minister said and I am personally committed to the notion of restorative justice because there are some very good examples of where this works. However, I remain of the view that there is a role for community courts and the judges who would operate them. Such courts have very direct connections with the communities in which they are located. It is, after all,...

Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (3 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Like Deputy Buttimer, I think home ownership is linked to our history. We can go back to the landless tenants dispossessed during plantations and at the mercy of unscrupulous landlords. The 19th century saw the land campaigns for the three F's that are still relevant today, fair rent, free sale and fixity of tenure. This led to the Land Acts, whereby tenants could buy their holdings. I...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (2 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the circumstances surrounding the possible publication of the Deloitte report; if circumstances will allow publication of the report in the near future with public access to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6053/12]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in relation to the alignment steering group, the procedure in the consultation process with local community stakeholders; if stakeholder consultation is important, the reason no member of the steering group has local experience, with all members having only national or international experience; and if he...

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This year presents a major challenge for the HSE in that it must do more with less. There is a massive budget, however, and if it were spent in the most productive way, it would surely produce a high-quality and proper health care system. The plan states "Designing and delivering services, to ensure high quality safe services for all our patients and clients, is our primary concern"....

Health Service Plan 2012: Statements (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That is to be welcomed. I acknowledge the positive incentives, the multidisciplinary mental health service teams, the child and adolescent community teams, the inpatient units and the ensuring of access to quality psychotherapy and counselling services. People need these and they should not cost a fortune. Deputy Catherine Murphy referred to suicide prevention. I mentioned previously Oasis...

Written Answers — Rights to Citizenship: Rights to Citizenship (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the issue of surrogacy as it pertains to children born abroad but parented in Ireland; the reason children born by surrogacy abroad are refused Irish passports; the reasons for such refusals; the reason a declaration of parentage is needed for passport applications for such children when a child born...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the decision of the Financial Regulator to restrict lending to credit unions; his further views on whether this will mean credit unions will have less money to earn from interest in order for the money to be put into reserves required by the Financial Regulator; his further views on whether this decision was made as part of a...

Written Answers — National Anthem: National Anthem (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the use of the phrase "Sinne fianna fáil", translated from Liam Ó Rinn's version of the national anthem, should be re-translated in order for it not to reflect a particular political party name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Paymaster General's office, which provides a banking service to all Departments and Government offices and is assigned to him under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924, would be better served as an independent service under the Constitution, as in the case of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, rather...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the important function of the Paymaster General's office is the provision of end-of-month financial reports to departmental offices, to facilitate reconciliation of their accounts; if the offices are in any way accountable for the spending of Departments and the monitoring of their solvency; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have been granted the position of Paymaster General since 2002; the salary paid in each case; the number who have retired; the retirement gratuity and pension payable in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will include a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 on the schools building programme this year, particularly in view of the fact that the school has been in unsuitable and inadequate premises for more than 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5591/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (31 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce anti-online piracy laws here; if these will restrict the rights of the citizen in terms of freedom of expression and access to information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4908/12]