Results 541-560 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Colombia: Mr. Eamon Gilmore (4 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Is this a lead in to complete legalisation of all drugs that have been illegal until now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Colombia: Mr. Eamon Gilmore (4 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Is there a dilemma for the Government between using its resources for badly needed funding and at the same time trying to protect the environment? We met a group, Guardians of the River, a couple of years ago when they were over here. Colombia is a big trading partner for Ireland. Has Mr. Gilmore met any of the Irish companies who are working in Colombia? What is his sense of their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Colombia: Mr. Eamon Gilmore (4 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: They have a lot more resources.

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I dtosach, is maith an deis í atá againn labhairt faoi leanaí agus daltaí scoile agus na fadhbanna agus na deacrachtaí atá acu. Tá sé dearfach go bhfuilimid go léir ar an leathanach céanna mar bhí mé ag éisteacht leis an díospóireacht ó mo oifig. Gabhaim aitheantas chuig Fianna Fáil agus chuig an Teachta go...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the public consultation process for residents along the proposed MetroLink and BusConnects route in the Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 area was carried out in good faith; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15149/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (2 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the number of driver test instructors hired in 2018 failed to reach the target set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15148/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (2 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the members of the high-level civil-military Steering Group on Defence; the responsibilities of each; the number of times the group has met in recent years; if minutes of these meetings are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15036/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (2 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 67. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a strong strategic defence planning and decision making approach is required in this policy area; the major changes he envisages which may require legislative provision for the conduct of fixed cycle reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15037/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (2 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether some of the civil society organisations which made submissions to the original Green Paper on Defence should be invited into the review process of the White Paper on Defence; his further views on whether the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence would provide the ideal forum for their input into...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (2 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a capital allocation for spending on military equipment under Vote 36 has been increased by €29 million to €106 million for 2019; the reason this extra increase will take place in 2019; his views on whether this is a particularly advantageous time to buy military equipment; if €250 million will be spent on a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (2 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the increasing criticism of Operation Sophia; his further views on its perceived relative failure to rescue lives in comparison to previous operations in the Mediterranean Sea; his views on its complicity in returning persons in circumstances in which there is clear evidence of torture of detainees; when he will make a decision on...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Events (2 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the theme of peacekeeping and human rights protection by the Defence Forces should be promoted during the contribution of his Department to commemorative events even as they refer to the foundation of the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15041/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (2 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the remarks made at the UN Conference on Disarmament in February 2019 by the UN Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, that international arms control mechanisms are collapsing; his further views on the call by the Secretary-General on the United States of America and Russia to recommit to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Funding (28 Mar 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding an organisation (details supplied) receives from Tusla; the basis on which the organisation receives funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14342/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Funding (28 Mar 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question concerns a particular organisation. Is it receiving funding from Tusla and, if so, on what basis?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Funding (28 Mar 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for her clear response. However, concerns were raised regarding the group to which I refer. A magazine article raised certain issues and there were concerns that it was receiving funding. There was also reference to a particular individual involved in the organisation being a Tusla staff officer. If all of that information is incorrect, the person who wrote the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Family Agency Funding (28 Mar 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is good to raise this issue. It is important that the Minister clarified it and that there is a commitment to inclusiveness when it comes to childcare facilities. We recently celebrated the Chinese new year with a fabulous festival held just off Hill Street in the north inner city. The Hill Street family resource centre does amazing work, at the core of which is inclusiveness. I was...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Regulation (28 Mar 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 11. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to tackle unregistered childcare facilities advertising as fully registered facilities; and the protocols in place to sanction premises that operate under false advertisement to ensure that parents have full confidence when seeking a childcare facility for their children. [14341/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (28 Mar 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 19. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress she has made in addressing the concerns articulated by early years professionals regarding low wages and staffing issues; her plans to introduce a sectoral employment order to alleviate these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14343/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (28 Mar 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria for allocating the €1.2 million from December 2017 for a new intervention programme to help young persons escape the influence of criminal networks; and when the funding will be allocated. [11722/19]