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Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in view of the statement by his predecessor in April 2010 that the derogation permitting turf cutting was to end on the 75 natural heritage area bogs designated in 2004, if the sentence in the programme for Government that will allow an exemption for domestic turf cutting on 75 national heritage area sites...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he took to ensure the ban on mechanised peat extraction for domestic purposes in the 32 special area of conservation raised bogs in 2010 was enforced; and if he will provide details of any breaches of which he is aware. [5017/11]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 196: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed ending of the derogation for mechanised peat extraction for domestic purposes relating to the 23 designated raised bogs that was scheduled to end in 2011. [5015/11]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 197: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to enforce any ban on mechanised peat extraction on designated raised bogs should breaches arise. [5018/11]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 4 November 2010, if he will re-examine the reply to same and inform this Deputy of the steps he proposes to take to ensure that projects for the extraction of peat meet the requirements of this judgment. [5019/11]

Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputies Clare Daly and Mattie McGrath. While this is called a programme for Government, it is more than that because what is needed is a programme for the survival of this country. I read a section on the statement of common purpose and noted the point that the public demanded change. No doubt there is a great desire for change, but it must be real and meaningful in...

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (1 Feb 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if plaintiff-in-person can be denied access to a court if they lack the ability to pay. [4661/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarification on the way the proposed changes to stamp duty will affect a family (details supplied). [3391/11]

Written Answers — International Trade: International Trade (25 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding illegal business practice in Western Sahara; if he will request Irish companies operating there to suspend their business until such time as the Saharawi people benefit from the presence of international companies in their country; if he will make it clear to Irish companies abroad that unethical and illegal...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (25 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 398: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 13 January 2011, the justification for allowing the use of the Larsen cage trap, the unnecessary and wilful cruelty of which has been confirmed by various officials and organisations. [3362/11]

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I want to acknowledge the positive things in our health system. We have excellent health care, which is provided by hard-working and highly trained staff, and it has a significant budget, once one is in the system. That is central and brings me to the issue of beds. It is ironic that people are left on trolleys, chairs and worse who need a bed while those in wards are left in beds, through...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This technical Bill will make two key amendments to the proposed voice and participation voting weight and the funding arrangements for the IMF's investment authority. The IMF has been responsible for seriously damaging the lives of people in poorer and developing counties. I hope this country will not suffer the same fate. It is claimed the voting formula contained in the voice and...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Bill's purpose is to open the postal services market to competition. While competition can be of benefit, for example, in the case of airlines, I am not convinced the postal service situation is comparable. I am stating the obvious when I say we have an excellent postal service. It is efficient, regular and reasonably priced. Our prices are the eighth lowest among 29 European...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (13 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider granting incremental credit to a person (details supplied). [1973/11]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (13 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 196: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ban the Larsen cage trap which has been banned in Denmark due to the stress and injury caused to the captured birds which either die of starvation or are subsequently strangled to death. [1890/11]

Water Utilities: Motion (13 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We have basic human rights, such as a right to life, to a roof over our heads, to live in peace and to exercise freedom of expression, but a fundamental basic human right is the right to clean drinking water. In the recent past, water has posed a problem. Being an island community surrounded by water with endless miles of rivers, lakes and streams, it is ironic that areas have been without...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there is a 21 day holding period by Irish life and Permanent of British pensions paid by Irish citizens [48406/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons employed at administrative and managerial levels in the Health Service Executive as distinct from clinical staff, currently earning over €100,000 a year. [1294/11]

Written Answers — Heritage Sites: Heritage Sites (12 Jan 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 792: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to ensure the preservation and restoration of buildings in the area of Moore Street, Dublin 1, associated with the 1916 Rising, in view of the recent partial demolition of buildings on Moore Lane which had been occupied by the leaders of the Rising; if he consider listing the...

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Dec 2010)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I hope this proposal will be progressive and positive. It is strange and ironic to link tobacco and public health in the same sentence, as the harmful effects of tobacco are well known. There is another irony in the sense that the legal tobacco industry brings in very significant revenue to the State and the illicit tobacco trade loses the country equally significant revenue. Another...