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Written Answers — Inter-County Adoptions: Inter-County Adoptions (17 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are adequate resources to the Adoption Authority of Ireland to progress bilateral adoption agreements with countries that have not ratified the Hague Convention; if she is confident that progress is being made regarding these arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35261/11]

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (17 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding has been made available to the Health Service Executive to meet the cost of the 116000 hotline for missing children; if there is a limit of this funding; if the funding will be made available to the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to run same; and the timeframe she envisages [35259/11]

Review of Serious Incidents including Deaths of Children in Care: Statements (17 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have to take issue with Deputy Buttimer as one of those who opposed the referendum on Oireachtas inquiries. We were not sniping but had grave and serious reservations about the effect Oireachtas inquiries could have on a person's good name. We just wanted to express those.

Review of Serious Incidents including Deaths of Children in Care: Statements (17 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I know but that was the context in which it happened. Like Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, being informed this morning that we were to debate an actual report rather than child protection generally was disappointing as I would have liked to have had more time to prepare. The report investigated the deaths of children in care, including deaths by natural causes, the deaths of children known to the...

State Examinations (16 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the resources he envisages that are needed for his proposed reform of the junior certificate; his views that there is a need for the training of teachers; and the rationale behind his decision regarding history and geography not being compulsory. [35221/11]

State Examinations (16 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Teachers have always shown they are very receptive to innovation and inventiveness because they have embraced quite a number of changes in syllabi over the years. Education is about creating a well rounded individual who has the transferable skills about which we speak. I am always alarmed when I hear a particular section in society say that education must respond to X. I dislike the idea...

State Examinations (16 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The leaving certificate applied course has been successful, part of which was due to the resources that went into it, the support for teachers, assessments and their monitoring. These factors need to be borne in mind if we are going down that road with the junior certificate. If a reformed junior certificate is introduced in 2014, will it be part of the curriculum training for the next...

Written Answers — Trade Relations: Trade Relations (15 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the top 20 items being traded by companies based here with Israel or Israeli-based companies; if any of these items include components that may be used in military or security surveillance equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34491/11]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if progress will be made regarding bilateral adoption agreements with countries which have not yet ratified the Hague Convention to improve the situation for both prospective Irish parents and children abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34486/11]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 545: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an increase in resources will be made available to the Adoption Authority of Ireland to progress with bilateral adoption agreements with countries that have not yet ratified the Hague Convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34487/11]

Mental Health Services: Motion (15 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I move: "That Dáil Éireann: noting: — that one in four Irish persons will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lives; — that good mental health is an integral component of general health and well-being and recognising the importance for all citizens to achieve and maintain optimum mental health; — that mental health worryingly represents just 9% of the Health...

Mental Health Services: Motion (15 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The first question I would like to ask is what is mental health. Many people consider it is a question of somebody with a mental illness. We know that one in four people will develop a mental issue at some point in their lives. I think mental health has to do with all aspects of our lives. Sometimes it is more important than our physical health. We know what we should do to look after...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (10 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make it a mandatory requirement that the Health Service Executive doctors and nurses give parents the manufacturers' patient information leaflet to read, prior to giving consent for any State promoted vaccine for children, including Gardasil HPV vaccine. [33907/11]

Overseas Development Aid (10 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he sees a role for Irish parliamentarians in Ireland and developing countries in the context of Ireland's efforts to help achieve the Millennium Goals; the position he will take at the upcoming high level forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea; the engagement he has had with Irish aid agencies in the...

Overseas Development Aid (10 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We know there will be so many demands on our budget and we are talking about cuts, but it is only moral and just that we should try to maintain our development aid budget. It is really important that such aid is effective. There is a definite role for Parliament since parliaments are different from governments. I am glad the Minister is considering the progress being made, but in the draft...

Overseas Development Aid (10 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That is positive. I acknowledge the work of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, in the Association for European Parliamentarians with Africa, AWEPA. He has done a great deal to ensure the word "oversight" is included. I would hate to see his work undone. I welcome that Deputy Breen will attend the parliamentary forum. It would be a great boost were the Tánaiste...

Tributes to President Mary McAleese (10 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We are so conscious today of restraints, budgetary requirements, cuts and so on that I know people are questioning if the office of the President is cost effective, of any use, whether it makes a difference and should we be considering its abolition. A viciousness was brought into the recent campaigns for the presidency with which we could have very much done without. We do not need that...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (9 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned about the loss of civilian life in Libya; if he has raised this matter on the international stage; if he is cognisant of human rights reports on Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33656/11]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (9 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the specific plans in place for the inner city of Dublin in the absence of any partnership structure or local development company. [33655/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Policy: Mental Health Policy (8 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the interdepartmental guidelines in relation to mental health in schools will be published; if these guidelines will follow a whole-school approach to mental health, including procedures on the way teachers should respond to the mental health difficulties of individual students; and if he will make a statement on the matter....