Results 981-1,000 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (10 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 955. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the part played by pre-63 accommodation in the housing market will be reviewed; if the effects of concentrations of pre-63 lets on the urban fabric will be reviewed; if he will assess and report on the considerations relevant to introduce legislation to subject the pre-63 designation to a sunset clause rather than have it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Business of Joint Committee (5 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I would like to say thank you to the Chairman and staff. We have come through another year that perhaps we did not think we would, but I congratulate and thank the Chairman on the way in which everything is conducted on this committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Search and Rescue Missions in Mediterranean and Migration Crisis: Médecins Sans Frontières (5 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: As the Chairman has done, it is important to acknowledge the work done by Médecins Sans Frontières. It is extremely difficult and harrowing. I have met doctors and nurses, most recently Aoife who was on the MS Aquarius. Words fail me with regard to comprehending how they keep going in such difficult circumstances. It is opportune that the witnesses are here today because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Search and Rescue Missions in Mediterranean and Migration Crisis: Médecins Sans Frontières (5 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I asked two questions that were not answered, one in regard to Yemen and the other in regard to smugglers. Who can take them on and bring them to justice? Have any been brought to court anywhere?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (5 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the establishment of a specific Garda insurance fraud unit; his views on whether there is a need for same with funding for the unit provided by the insurance industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29219/18]

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We welcomed two weeks ago a member of the Cuban Parliament, Fernando González Llor, who was one of the Cuban five. He attended the launch of the Irish-Cuban parliamentary friendship grouping and met the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence. There are issues in relation to Cuba and the agreement signed with the EU. Can Ireland be a voice for progressing that...

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That is fine.

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I go back to the EU motto and values. Its motto is unity in diversity, while its values include human rights and freedom, human dignity, democracy, equality and the rule of law. I must ask where are these values at times, particularly in dealing with the migration issue. It is almost as if the European Union is circling the wagons and battening down the hatches. It is internal EU policies...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The people in Gaelscoil Bharra were in unsuitable prefabs for over 20 years. They suffered from the usual prefab problems in that it was too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. I wish to acknowledge the work of the principal and the staff in working and surviving in those conditions for over 20 years. Some months ago I visited the new school. It is state of the art and the...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is a shame because the facilities outside with the GAA club are left idle during the summer. We have beautiful weather and they could be used by the community and youth projects. As the Minister is aware, the Department is committed to the use of school facilities outside school time. Is there anything else the Minister can do with the bondsman to hurry up the process? Can anything be...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the need to fully complete the building project at a school (details supplied) including addressing heating and water systems and so on; if correspondence has been received from the school; his plans to liaise with a local sports club on parking and playing space; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Education Policy (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which outstanding issues relating to primary education here, that is, class sizes, grants and ending pay inequality, for example, will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29221/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Education Policy (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am asking the Minister how he plans to progress outstanding issues in primary education. I refer to class sizes, grants and ending pay inequality.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Education Policy (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I hope those additional resources will make a difference. From my own experience teaching at second level and chairing a board of management at primary level, I know the hard work and commitment of teachers. They enjoy their work in the vast majority of cases and I think that is reflected in the way young people also enjoy school. Like many others here, however, I attended the most recent...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Education Policy (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Teachers are all policied and planned out. There is a limit to what they can deal with. I was in the audiovisual room yesterday and I heard part of the Minister's reply to Deputy Thomas Byrne about teaching principals. It was disturbing to learn of a survey they had done. One aspect of it found that 89% of teaching principals feel adversely affected by the stress of the workload, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (4 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by Irish speaking families who partake in foster care regarding the impact of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 and the way in which it could discriminate against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29218/18]

Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I had a sense of déjà vuwhen I first read Deputy Wallace's Bill because it brought me back to the early days of my predecessor, the late Tony Gregory, when he came into the Dáil. He was facing what we are facing today, the extent of the land hoarding going on in Dublin city. It created a major housing crisis. When he spoke in May 1982 he lamented the fact that the Kenny...

Establishment of Special Joint Committee on Climate Action: Motion (3 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The word I would use about Ireland is "disconnect". There is a perception that climate change has nothing to do with us, we did not cause it and really we are not affected by it. However, we have scientific evidence that climate change is real. It is happening, humans are responsible and we are all affected. Some are affected more than others, as the Minister knows - crucially, those who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (3 Jul 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a grant for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied). [29213/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (27 Jun 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the grant promised for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied). [28113/18]