Results 641-660 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Human Rights (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am glad to have the opportunity to raise this issue. It has come about from engagement some of us have had with people from Bahrain and human rights organisations. It is also topical today because 14 February is the eighth anniversary of the pro-democracy movement that took place in Bahrain along with many other countries in the Middle East. In the eight years since then, we have seen...

Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: On the previous occasion we debated the Bill, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan expressed concern over the threat to jobs, particularly in her area. As I believe there will always be a need for resale, I do not see how there could be a threat to jobs there. Part of me liked the old system whereby one queued up for tickets and got them there and then. The abuses have come with online sales in...

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to acknowledge the work of Deputy Broughan and his staff in preparing this Private Member's motion. We have been consumed by health issues in recent weeks and I welcome the fact that we are being reminded again today of the importance of housing and homelessness. I took part in two debates in the House last week. One was on the child and adolescent mental health Service, CAMHS, and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he plans to resolve the issues raised by unmarried persons regarding the perceived unfairness of the inheritance tax system by which there is an overarching emphasis placed on marriage and persons who are not married placed at a disadvantage. [7357/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 31. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is a fairer way to class various products for VAT rather than standardised rates, which can be subject to changes that make significant differences to certain industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7356/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Courts Service Properties (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans of the Office of Public Works for a building (details supplied). [7432/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the overcrowding and underoccupancy of local authority housing stock nationally; and the breakdown of local authority housing stock by number of bedrooms and occupancy in terms of number of residents in tabular form. [7444/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to put in place a joint housing list for the four Dublin local authorities. [7445/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the UK from the EU on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is important to acknowledge the amount of work that has been done and the way in which the Tánaiste and his officials have retained their sanity throughout the somewhat crazy past few months. I was struck by the suggestion of the BBC radio presenter interviewing the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, that Ireland would leave the EU and rejoin the UK. It was just another example of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Challenges Facing Cross-Border Authorities: Irish Central Border Area Network (14 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to apologise. I had to leave to go to the Chamber. I read the papers our guests submitted beforehand, but I will not ask a question for fear it has been asked already. I will listen to the replies here.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I want to turn from the national to the international. In a month, the Taoiseach, Ministers and officials will head around the world for St. Patrick's Day. Over 300 venues around the world will be lit green for that day. That is some achievement and some recognition for a small country with a small population. One of the items on the agenda will be to secure the 192 votes necessary to get...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: A Cheann Comhairle, perhaps you as speaker here would like to proclaim yourself President at some point and expect the rest of Europe to recognise you.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Ireland has a respected voice. It comes from our history, culture and the empathy we can bring to other countries because we have experienced famine, conflict and displacement. The Taoiseach mentioned his recent visit to Africa. That shows up the contradictions. In Mali, he visited Irish troops. Why are those troops part of an EU training mission, which could be seen as propping up...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 42. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with the way in which section 13 of the Child Care Act 1991 is carried out by Tusla officials; and her views on whether the policy is in need of review in view of some exceptional cases. [7028/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Brexit Preparations (13 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 56. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the preparations she has made for children in care orders in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit; her views on whether there will be difficulties in general with care orders when the UK withdraws from the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7029/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce similar segregated cycle paths on the north side of Dublin city in view of the success of the off-road cycle track parallel to the Grand Canal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6254/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which planners for BusConnects have engaged and held consultations with affected residents along initial routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6255/19]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency Project: Motion (12 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will be brief. Nobody would deny the members of our Defence Forces the skills they need to do their work. We note the needs outlined by the Minister of State in this respect and it will not cost too much. There is a major "but" because this is moving us away from our traditional role in United Nations peacekeeping operations, apparently drawing us further into the idea of a European...

Report of Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Motion (7 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge the work of the joint committee and its staff in producing the report. While I am not on the committee, my lifetime of working with young people means I am very interested in the report. The Minister of State referred to hot spots. His contribution on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, confirmed the issue in acknowledging the difference for students in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the community impact assessment made for the Cabra and Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 area when drafting BusConnects routes in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6057/19]