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Topical Issue Debate: Naval Service Operations (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We know of the great work the Irish Navy did in those genuine search and rescue operations, the lives that it saved and the medical and humanitarian services it provided for those rescued. The fall in numbers is because of the EU policy of containment, which means people are being brought back to those centres in Libya. Ireland and the Irish Navy are now part of that and it is damaging the...

Topical Issue Debate: Naval Service Operations (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Tá mé buíoch go bhfuil deis agam labhairt ar an ábhar seo anocht agus é a phlé. I have raised this issue several times. I want to acknowledge that the Taoiseach and the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, raised this issue at the highest levels in Europe but the reality is that the EU policies are continuing, which lead to human rights abuse. This is a time...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the extent of incorrect spelling (details supplied) on national road signs related to town names and placenames; the person or body with the responsibility for rectifying same; and his plans to address the correction of signage to rectify the matter. [17710/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address concerns of residents and local sport groups in the Drumcondra and Glasnevin areas of Dublin that will be affected by the proposed MetroLink route; the alternatives to this proposed route; and the role of his Department with the relevant authorities on this proposed project. [17711/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Urban Renewal Schemes (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 90. To ask the Taoiseach if he is satisfied with the progress of the Mulvey report; and if he will report on the progress of the implementation of same. [17521/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the financial control procedures, procurement protocols and Civil Service rules on the use of public resources allow Departments of State and State agencies disburse public moneys and Exchequer funds voted by Dáil Éireann on achieving objectives of which Dáil Éireann formally and expressly disapproves; and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the financial control procedures, procurement protocols and Civil Service rules on the use of public resources allow Departments of State and State agencies disburse public moneys and Exchequer funds voted by Dáil Éireann on achieving the objectives of an Oireachtas Joint Committee after public hearings have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Data (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a schedule of those instances, other than the restructuring of Citizens Information services and MABS by the Citizens Information Board, in which his Department and agencies under its aegis are committed to disbursing Exchequer funds to advance projects of which Dáil Éireann has formally expressed...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Data (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a schedule of those instances, other than the restructuring of Citizens Information services and MABS by the Citizens Information Board, in which his Department and agencies under its aegis are committed to disbursing Exchequer funds in circumstances in which an Oireachtas Joint Committee has specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 374. To ask the Minister for Health if waiting lists, lack of services and funding for persons with a disability will be addressed; the rationale for not including the optional protocol in the ratification of the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17580/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 474. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the negative impact on the environment through overuse of plastic packaging; his plans to implement policies that will reduce Ireland's carbon footprint by reducing reliance on plastic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18022/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Board (24 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 556. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has approved the allocation of funds voted by Dáil Éireann to the Citizens Information Board to be disbursed in furtherance of a policy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17661/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Issues Facing Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners: Discussion (19 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to acknowledge the importance of the work of the witnesses. Work with former prisoners, whether political or non-political, is so important. I would have some involvement with non-political prisoners in the Twenty-six Counties. What is common to both is the difficulties that society presents to those who want to move on. It is almost incredible to hear, 20 years on when so much has...

Leaders' Questions (19 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I would like to move away from what has been dominating Leaders' Questions to an issue that is causing a great deal of concern for many people in both rural and urban Ireland. That concern has been brought about because of the way in which Citizens Information Services, CIS, has been dismantled because of decisions taken by the Citizens Information Board, CIB. CIS comprises 113 local...

Leaders' Questions (19 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Nobody disagrees with better delivery or a review, but at a recent meeting in the audiovisual room volunteers and staff disputed what the Tánaiste has outlined. The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General has said nothing which suggests it had concerns about the existing structure, although there may have been an issue about internal capacity. I ask the Tánaiste to read the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 57. To ask the Minister for Health if a request from a group (details supplied) that a separate sub-group for addiction be established to address the issue beyond a criminal and legal approach will be supported. [16982/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Administration (19 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 58. To ask the Minister for Health the services that will be provided in the primary care centre, Summerhill, Dublin 1; and his plans for the health centres that will be made vacant by this new facility [16983/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (19 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to alleviate the waiting list for child psychologists, particularly amongst persons under 15 years of age who make up 80% of the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8872/18]

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Deputies Catherine Connolly and Joan Collins.

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I taught in a school with a Catholic ethos for 36 years and my colleagues and I were doing exactly what the Bill is proposing. Our relationships and sexuality programmes were factual and objective and contraception was covered in a very comprehensive way. We drew up some of the programmes ourselves, others we took from other countries and we also brought in outside agencies. The Dublin...