Results 901-920 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (10 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the subsidising of greyhound tracks with public funds will cease in view of falling attendances at greyhound tracks, the significant financial losses at tracks and the ongoing injuries and deaths suffered by greyhounds. [41515/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (10 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a badger vaccination programme announced earlier in 2018 has commenced; and his plans to end the culling of badgers which has caused an estimated 120,000 deaths to date. [41516/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (9 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 301. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the impact of crack cocaine in Dublin; and the measures being put in place to help persons seek treatment. [40956/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (9 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 538. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the €972 million spent on the Ballymun regeneration project; and his views on whether the regeneration is a success. [40966/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (4 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I raised the issue of the Rohingya for the first time in 2013. We should think about what might and could have been avoided since then. We know this is a question of political and social inequality and that the peace process, which is funded by the European Union, is not working. What has happened is that there has been an escalation in violence and military attacks on the various groups -...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (4 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The findings of the fact-finding mission, amounting to 440 pages, are extremely damning. Reference is made to "the most serious human rights violation" and "crimes of the highest order under international law". The Chairman said it was hard to fathom the level of brutality. This is about the credibility of both the European Union and United Nations. The Minister will be at the next...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (4 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the issue of the human rights of ethnic groups in Myanmar, such as the Rohingya, Kachin and Shan peoples, with regard to the referral of matters to the International Criminal Court; his views on the need for an audit of the peace fund; and his views on the need for the north of Myanmar to be included in the fact-finding...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (4 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the issues of the human rights of ethnic groups in Myanmar such as the Rohingya, Kachin and Shan peoples, the referral of these matters to the International Criminal Court, the need for an audit of the peace process and the need for the north of Myanmar to be included in the fact-finding mission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and Future of EU Development Funding: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I apologise for being late but I have read the submissions that were sent to us. I place the word "coherence" in the context of Tuesday evening's launch of the Irish Aid report, which I attended. The question I asked there of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, concerned the debate we were having last night on double taxation. We know Irish aid is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (4 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the ambassador to Saudi Arabia can make representations to the authorities there regarding the escalation in the persecution of the Baha'i in Yemen and in particular the possible public execution of a person (details supplied) for their religious beliefs. [40119/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (4 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the introduction of the historical investigations unit in Northern Ireland in line with the Stormont House Agreement; and if he has had discussions with the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the merits of a similar unit in this jurisdiction. [40121/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (4 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which concerns on the non-implementation of aspects of the peace agreement in Colombia can be addressed in view of the extent of Irish and EU funding and support for the process. [40122/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (4 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if support, financial or otherwise, directly or indirectly, is provided to a group (details supplied); and his views regarding EU members' support of the group in view of the fact that the Dutch Government has now ceased to support it. [40120/18]

Taxation Orders 2018: Motion (3 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I want to place my contribution in the context of the Irish Aid programme. Last night, I was at the launch of the 2017 Irish Aid report which the Tánaiste Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney, launched in the EPIC centre in central Dublin. Irish Aid is rightly recognised as one of the best of such programmes. It is untied and targeted, and it is focused on poverty...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (3 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether additional resources allocated to the area of defence should be prioritised at addressing soldiers' pay and conditions as opposed to prioritising military hardware; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39910/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (3 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the purchase of military equipment including a multi-role vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39909/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rapid Response Initiative (3 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of applications received from females in respect of the rapid response roster recruitment; the percentage of female applicants deemed successful; the percentage of the successful overall applicants at first stage of recruitment; and the number of those that have not been a member of the rapid response roster previously....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (3 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that the humanitarian needs of refugees in the Mediterranean will be met in view of the loss of a ship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40149/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (3 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if compensation will be sought for the demolition of EU-funded aid structures in Palestine by Israel; if compensation will be systematically demanded each time a structure is demolished; and if he will raise this matter at EU level at the earliest opportunity. [40150/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Museum Projects (2 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 116. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will raise the possibility of a national Famine museum with the Departments on the national Famine commemoration committee (details supplied). [39710/18]