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Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (11 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 1003: To ask the Minister for Health the number of State agencies currently financed by the Exchequer; the number of board members attending each State agency; the expenses issued for each meeting; if any review of the membership of board members is to be taken in order to monitor attendance levels or lack of attendance by any member; and if he will make a statement on the matter;...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (11 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 1066: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of State agencies currently financed by the Exchequer; the number of board members attending each State agency; the expenses issued for each meeting; if any review of the membership of board members is to be taken in order to monitor attendance levels or lack of attendance by any member; and if he will make a...

Foster Care (15 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Children deserve to be protected in an environment where they feel wanted, secure and comfortable. Such an environment is not available to many children in the north inner city because of the area's drugs problems. Some of them have seen their parents die, sometimes through suicide, or continue in addiction. Many of them are being cared for by their grandparents, who have taken them in...

Foster Care (15 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My concern is for those who have not yet been approached. Perhaps they will all be approved. I have been involved in the young people's facilities and services fund since its establishment in the late 1990s and I chaired the group for the north inner city. It does great work for the capital money it receives. I welcome the provision of a small grants fund this year. This funding went a...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (15 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider implementing incentives such as the waiver of the €30,000 salary conditions for those non-EEA students who have completed their studies and cannot fulfil the work permit requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40429/11]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (15 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will confirm that he is in consultation with the National Museum concerning the conditions imposed by An Bord Pleanála in relation to the application to develop the Carlton site; and in view of the Oireachtas undertaking to preserve the National Monument at 14 to 17 Moore Street, preservation order No. 1 of 2007,...

Written Answers — Water Services Inspectorate: Water Services Inspectorate (15 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 212: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the appropriate inspectors with the qualified experience will be appointed to inspect the state of septic tanks and if proper professional certification of fitness of the septic tanks will be granted to the residents upon inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40428/11]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider revoking the citizenship application fee of €175 or reducing such fee, to those immigrants applying for naturalisation certificates in view of the fact that this fee is non-refundable on top of the €950 processing fee immigrants need to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40430/11]

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (15 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the implementation of an earned regularisation scheme which provides a chance for undocumented migrants to earn their way to permanent residency for them and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40431/11]

Foster Care (15 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that there are adequate resources to implement the recommendations in the reports on Health Service Executive fostering services for HSE Dublin north central area to ensure the children in foster care are receiving the best protection. [40765/11]

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (14 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will return to the micro from the macro, where we were for the past while, merely to make the point that this budget hits certain persons severely and totally disproportionately to other sections of society. I consistently state and totally believe that persons with disabilities, persons with mental health issues and their carers should be sacrosanct when it comes to budget time and they...

Written Answers — EU Enlargement: EU Enlargement (13 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will commit that Ireland's position in relation to Serbia's accession to the EU will be based on Serbia normalising relations with Kosovo and this being seen in action on the ground, also dependent on the implementation of the facilitation dialogue on technical issues; his views on the situation regarding the...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (13 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 293: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason none of the members of the high level steering group set up for streamlining the delivery of services for communities have direct experience of local or community development in Ireland other than institutional and theoretical knowledge on local government; and if he will make a statement on the...

Mental Health Services (13 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I too am appalled at the situation in Grangegorman for very vulnerable people and their loved ones. Eleven long-term patients from Unit 3B have been moved. The most focus has been on those who have been moved into Unit O but others have been moved to hostels and other accommodation. The bottom line is the moving of these patients. They are used to their familiar environment and the move...

Mental Health Services (13 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I presume additional staff went into the other unit because additional patients were there. Given that this is Christmas time, and in light of the stressful nature of this issue, can the Minister of State not use some of the €35 million to resolve this difficulty? I understand some of the families are also willing to contribute.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of each member of the board of the Grangegorman Development Agency; the date on which each member was appointed; their record of attendance at meetings of the agency since their appointment; when individual terms are up for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39380/11]

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I accept the Government has been left with an intolerable mess and it is a source of bitter sadness that so much of it could have been avoided. We know that it was due to the reckless greed of previous Governments and bankers, and lax or nil regulation. It was all human error and thus avoidable. Our membership of the euro probably contributed because the cap on Irish bank lending was...

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I very much support the Private Members' motion that we are not forced into fiscal union at the summit in Brussels and that the Taoiseach should refuse to sign up to any treaty changes which hand over our economic sovereignty. When he addressed the nation on Sunday, he said he wanted to be the Taoiseach who retrieved Ireland's economic sovereignty. We are all witnesses to that and I hope...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation will be introduced to enable gardaí to prosecute employers who commit forced labour, which will also provide protection to victims, and which will give greater powers to labour inspectors in view of the fact that Ireland, as a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights continues to be in breach of...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I listened to the budget speeches delivered by the Minister, Deputy Howlin, and the Minister, Deputy Noonan and, as usual, I listened with an open mind. Because I am on this side of the House does not mean I will automatically disagree with everything I hear from those on the other side. There seemed to be principles around which the budget would be based, namely, fairness, reform, social...