Results 1,221-1,240 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 219. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase resources for dementia care in line with an ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6288/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (7 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 220. To ask the Minister for Health his views on some hospital groups charging €80 to haemochromatosis patients requiring venesection; and the steps he will take on behalf of persons receiving this life saving treatment. [6289/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (6 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to concerns of residents in the north inner city relating to the ongoing feud which has claimed many lives; if sufficient support and resources have been allocated to gardaí in the north inner city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5650/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (6 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff nationally involved in accessing material on mobile phones and computers relating to child sexual offences; the number in the Mountjoy detective unit; the qualifications needed for such work; the number of cases being processed; the length of time taken; and the extent and scale of backlogs. [5649/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Support Services (6 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports in place for front line staff in An Garda Síochána that deal with extremely stressful and difficult situations in the work place. [5636/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (6 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself with the one year time limit for applications of family reunification under the International Protection Bill 2015; and his views on whether an amendment allowing for more flexibility with time restraints could be warranted. [5637/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (6 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of seizures and arrests made since the enactment of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5638/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abuse (6 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on reports by various NGOs in regions in which sex tourism is prevalent that Irish and other European sex offenders are travelling there in increased numbers to abuse children and vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5639/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (6 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 296. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an employment permit application by a person (details supplied); and when a decision will be made. [5648/18]

Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputies Pringle and Connolly. While I represent the constituency of Dublin Central, I am contributing on the Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill because of my very long association and relationship with one of the islands, Oileán Chléire, County Cork, and because of my visits to many other islands. I know about and value the benefits of island life,...

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The extent of the work that the Tánaiste and other Ministers, Departments, organisations and even the committees here have been doing regarding Brexit - all the worries, concerns and implications - has been obvious for quite some time. In the main, the focus has been on the economy and preparing the Irish economy for the impact. We have had so many discussions around business,...

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: In respect of the Good Friday Agreement and the work of the British Irish Council on substance misuse, Ireland is the lead on that so I again ask that this work continue and that it be seen as a priority because with all this discussion about moveable or flexible borders, one wonders how the whole tracking of guns, money and drugs will be monitored. I go back to the point about inequality....

Other Questions: Teacher Career Breaks (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the aims of his directive to curtail career breaks due to a shortage of teachers; his views on whether this is an appropriate step to tackle the shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4884/18]

Other Questions: Teacher Career Breaks (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the need for a directive to schools regarding career breaks due to the shortage of substitute teachers to fill in for those who are on career break.

Other Questions: Teacher Career Breaks (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for that very clear statement. I have spoken to him about this on foot of my experience as chair of a board of management and it is a situation which other schools are also facing. Boards are in a difficult position. They want to be flexible with teachers who come to the board seeking a career break but it has been extremely difficult. Today is the deadline for...

Other Questions: Teacher Career Breaks (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The difficulty in schools, particularly primary schools, has been driven by pay inequality, which the Minister says he is addressing, as well as the cost of housing and accommodation, especially in Dublin. That has also been driving the request for career breaks. On the Teaching Council and registration, I know of teachers who retired under the age of 60 years whose registration with the...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the completion of a school (details supplied); when he expects works will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4885/18]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This is a follow-up question to a question I put down in October on plans for a new school building and a realistic timeframe for the completion of that building.

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I attended with others a public AGM of the parents in October which led to my first question to the Minister at that time. The Minister set out those details then. I acknowledge the work the school and the Department have done. The patron, trustees, board of management, parents' council and teachers have done a great deal of extra work to progress the project since the decision was taken...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I cannot but be struck in the constituency I represent, by the speed and urgency with which third-level student accommodation is going up while here we have a school which has been in temporary accommodation for 14 years. The Department provides a grant towards that temporary accommodation for the school every year and one must think about what that money could be used to achieve if the...