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Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Second Stage (1 Jun 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Seán Fleming has 20 minutes.

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Amendment No. 57 is in my name and I wish to address the issues involved. It seeks to insert "or to an accredited committee or body on behalf of the executive". The Bill makes provision for accredited agencies under Part 13. If accredited agencies carry out assessments, these still have to go through the HSE process and subsequently go to the Adoption Board, which makes the final decision....

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wonder if the Minister will address the points in my amendment. He has addressed Deputy Shatter's amendment, which I appreciate, but the point I am making in my amendment is somewhat different: if an accredited agency is carrying out an assessment, it should not have to go back to the HSE and then the Adoption Board, which it must do anyway under section 40. To return to the previous...

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Four of the grouped amendments are in my name, namely, amendments Nos. 9, 18, 33 and 76. Essentially, all of the amendments are about people who are caught in the transition from the old regime to the new regime. They present real, human problems for the prospective adoptive parents concerned and indeed the prospective children who may be adopted in the process. Of course the welfare of...

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are seven amendments in this first group.

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand I have only two minutes to speak so I will not repeat what has been said. The Minister of State has heard my views on these issues so I will seek clarification on the Vietnamese situation rather than repeat the questions put by Deputy Shatter. What sort of timeframe does the Minister of State expect during which the Attorney General will consider the mechanism? Are the...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: A dreadful offender.

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 13, line 14, to delete "SIGNED" and substitute "DONE". This amendment proposes using the word, "done" instead of "signed". We have debated this point on Committee Stage. The convention uses the term, "Done at The Hague" on page 116 of the Bill. I reiterate that the convention is done and is then open for signature and it can be signed by any state at any...

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (27 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will not delay the House any further. I have read a list of legislation in which the practice is not to use the word, "signed" but to use the word "done". There is no point in pushing the amendment but at the same time it seems to me more appropriate to use the word, "done". I think I have argued the case well, in so far as the word, "done" is the one that is used in the Bill on page...

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I think my question relates to the previous issue in some ways. Many people use sunbeds before they go on holidays, to get what they call a base for their tan.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am asking about promised legislation.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is a promise to introduce legislation to control the use of sunbeds and to ban their use by people under the age of 18. Can the Taoiseach tell the House when that legislation will be introduced? Will it be in the House before the summer? It has been proven that sunbeds can cause serious damage, including skin cancer.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Can I raise a second issue? Many other Deputies have spoken about the Government's belief that special legislation is needed to transfer files to the relevant people, with regard to the number of children who have died in care.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: We all want the legislation to be expedited as quickly as possible. The Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 is due to come to this Chamber from the Seanad.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: The legislation to which I refer will come here from the Seanad. It might be more expeditious to amend that legislation to provide for what the Government believes is needed. The Bill in question has been passed by the Seanad and is due to come before this House. We all want this legislation to be introduced as quickly as possible. I wonder if the Bill in question could operate as a...

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Taoiseach's enthusiasm is really encouraging.

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of interest that is due to farmers who were paid farm waste management grants under the 40/40/20 arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21985/10]

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the viable size for a full-time dairy farmer; the scale that is required to earn the average industrial wage; the measures that he is taking to support dairying in the poorer land areas where farmers cannot practically meet the production cost levels set down by Teagasc; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claims from general practitioners, dentists and pharmacists that were rejected by the primary care reimbursement service in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the value of the rejected claims; the reasons claims have been rejected; the proportion of claims that relate to patients eligible for all community drugs schemes,...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: How long does it take to get such figures?