Results 1,061-1,080 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (9 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 205. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a facility for adults to have an assessment for ADHD through the HSE. [20389/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (9 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists working at St. Vincent's, Fairview, Dublin 3; the number of patients seeing a psychiatrist; the extent of the waiting list to see a psychiatrist; and when assigned a psychiatrist, if the patient sees the same psychiatrist consistently. [20394/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected net effect of carryover measures carried over for 2019 as a result of budget 2017 measures; the way in which it is accounted for in the fiscal space projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19650/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2018 (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the adjustment made for indexation of income tax bands and income tax rates when calculating the fiscal space for budget 2018. [19651/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in excise on diesel of five cents per litre; the expected cost of using the diesel rebate scheme to offset such an increase for commercial transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19652/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue that would be generated from the restoration of the VAT rate for the hospitality sector from 9% to 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19653/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue that would be generated from the restoration of the VAT rate from 9% to 13.5% to the hotel industry, that is, the price of rooms only, excluding the restaurant and pub trade. [19654/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the non-adjacent maintenance grant to €4,025 for full-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. [19646/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the adjacent maintenance grant of €2,215 for full-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. [19647/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending a non-adjacent maintenance grant of €4,025 to part-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. [19648/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (8 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending an adjacent maintenance grant of €2,215 to part-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. [19649/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (3 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her role in the welfare of actors and persons in the arts who are having difficulty accessing social protection due to the nature of their employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10155/18]

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Northern Ireland (2 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is welcome that he will raise the issue with the Secretary of State tomorrow. The injustice of the treatment of Tony Taylor is undermining the Good Friday Agreement. I want to believe there is a fair and just system and due process in Northern Ireland, but it is not being followed in his case. It seems that delays are in the DNA of the parole...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Northern Ireland (2 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: One year ago today, a Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland hearing took place over four days. One part of it was an open hearing, during which Tony Taylor was questioned, and then there were two closed material hearings. A month later, the summary was delivered and Tony Taylor and his legal team were told that he would not be released. A core element of the justice system is the right...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Apologies are owed to the staff of the Oireachtas for the lateness of the hour at which this business is being taken. I wish to thank my colleagues in Independents4Change for facilitating me this evening in trying to progress the Bill. It is a Bill about protecting children, in particular from those who, for various reasons, sexually...

Other Questions: School Completion Programme (1 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I need to go back through the Minister's answer, look at the more recent developments from that event in Farmleigh at the end of January, and perhaps come back to the Minister on this. It is significant and central to the school completion programme that it is flexible, can address needs in an area and is not a rigid programme. I know there are certain parameters within that programme but...

Other Questions: School Completion Programme (1 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, report into the school completion programme; and the future status of the programme. [18606/18]

Other Questions: School Completion Programme (1 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We are returning to a conversation we have had before around school completion programmes. Following the ESRI report and the Tusla commissioned employment audit, perhaps the Minister will give an update on the status of the school completion programme and her views on it.

Other Questions: School Completion Programme (1 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is a lot to be taken from the Minister's reply. It is good to hear about the progress that has been made and the steps the Minister has taken. It is the reality that, for many reasons, there are children who find it difficult to stay in school. We know how important it is for a young person to stay in school for as long as possible. It is good that school principals were generally...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 May 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: First, I offer a sincere thanks to those who took part in this debate. I understand the lateness of the debate and the continued pushing back of its time made it difficult for some to stay who wanted to speak. I thank them for the calls to my office in support of the Bill, but I offer special thanks to those who persevered to speak and to those who stayed in the Gallery. With this Bill,...