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Other Questions: Youth Services (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. I work with a prevention and education sub-committee in the north inner city that has been involved in quite a number of interventions with young people. Recently we had a round table discussion with youth workers involved in various projects, including sports, the SPHE programme, SASSY and Community Against Drugs to look at what is the best way forward. Excellent...

Other Questions: Youth Services (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There has to be a much more holistic approach that takes into account physical education as well as food, nutrition and diet. I will make two points. When a blanket amount of funding becomes available, it must be directed at those areas that are most at risk, which is exactly what the young people's facilities and services did. My second point is on the amount of paperwork required of...

Other Questions: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I want to acknowledge the progress that has been made. There were some significant cases of reunification outlined in the previous reply. I also want to acknowledge improvements. At the age of 18, at a time when they could have been in the middle of doing their leaving certificate course in a school in Dublin, young people were moved outside of Dublin. The Minister opened the YPAR...

Other Questions: Housing Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 50. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the effects that the housing crisis is having on children in view of the fact that parents in emergency and transitional accommodation are by their very nature in a precarious position regarding settling their children's education and after school activities and the need for additional resources for those children. [6758/17]

Other Questions: Housing Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This question refers to children who are living with their parents in emergency or transitional accommodation, which we can all recognise is a very precarious position in terms of children's education and other school activities, and the need for additional resources for those children.

Other Questions: Housing Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is good to hear some positive initiatives. I had a fear, given that many issues were taking up the attention of the Minister and the House, that housing and homelessness, in particular how they affect vulnerable young people living in such situations, would get lost along the way. We are shoring up problems for the future because young people do not have access to proper cooked meals - a...

Other Questions: Housing Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I know about the roll-out of Leap cards, but some people have difficulty accessing them, which may need to be examined. Children also face problems depending on where their homeless accommodation is located. It could be a significant distance from the schools which they have been attending this, which causes more disruption. Children are living in appalling private rented accommodation....

Other Questions: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 49. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 2 of 14 December 2016, her views on the length of time children will spend in State care before they can be fostered by families and while all necessary protocols need to be addressed. [6760/17]

Other Questions: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question is a follow up to a previous one. What length of time will a child spend in State care before he or she can be fostered by families and while all the necessary protocols are being put in place?

Other Questions: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We can all sympathise with the plight of some unaccompanied minors, especially those fleeing war zones, starvation or other particularly difficult situations. Moving those young people into as normal a family life as possible must be the priority. I listened to what the Minister said about the timeframe and it appears to be improving between needs assessment and actual placement. What...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Provision (14 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 61. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to support the youth services sector and acknowledge the work being carried out by organisations within the community; her further plans to increase funding through the youth services grant scheme in line with predicted population increases of 13% in the age group between 18 to 25 year olds; and if she will make a statement on...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I beg your pardon. The question I want to ask has been prompted by two developments. The first is the actions and words of President Trump in regard to refugees, the ban on refugees coming from Syria and on other refugees from Muslim-majority countries, and also by the world reaction to his words. With very few exceptions, the reaction has been one of anger and condemnation because we are...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I want to focus on those who are in the asylum system as we speak. Some of them have been in this country for seven, eight and more years. Many of them have no memory of their country of origin. They consider them to be Irish. A young person's immigration status will define and determine his or her life. It will determine their access to education, social services, employment and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces Reserve: Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (9 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The presentation was very interesting and those serious concerns made for grim reading. In my previous life as a secondary teacher in Dublin, Defence Forces representatives used to come in and speak to the girls. There was always great interest due to the way in which the benefits of getting involved were presented. I am glad to say that some of them subsequently did. As I listened to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Passport Service: Senator Robbie Gallagher (9 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am conscious of the note we received on this matter, which we discussed when representatives of the Passport Office were before the committee. They did not have any plans to open additional passport offices at that stage, although they said they would keep service levels under review. I suggest it is worth asking the question and making the case again in the context of the numbers we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Consular Service: Motion (9 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I think it is worth pursuing the compilation of the information. My question is around the cost factor. Do honorary consuls get expenses? If somebody from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade comes to the committee, I would like them to talk on the cost factor too.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Appointments to State Boards (8 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to fill vacancies on the boards of statutory bodies which operate under the aegis of his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (7 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to problems faced by businesses in coastal areas obtaining insurance in view of the fact certain companies are basing their refusal on their own climate change presumptions; if his Department commissioned any study to examine specific coastal areas that will be adversely affected by rising sea levels; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (7 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has a role in providing resources to dog wardens to increase their capabilities in view of severe problems of dog waste persisting in certain areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5582/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Recycling Policy (7 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 353. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that the Houses of the Oireachtas is leading by example on environmentally friendly initiatives; his views on whether more could be done on environmental policies within the Houses; and if consideration will be given to following the example of the Bundestag in becoming a carbon neutral national parliament. [5581/17]