Results 361-380 of 5,534 for speaker:Maureen O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (31 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 214: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the increasingly problematic issue of waste and illegal dumping in Dublin and elsewhere, if he will consider strengthening legislation or look at new legislation to ensure proper waste disposal; the number of incidents of illegal waste activity that have been reported to Dublin City Council; and...

Written Answers — Missing Children: Missing Children (31 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide funding and resources to set up the 116000 EU hotline number for missing children in view of the number of children who go missing here. [13291/11]

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Change is in the air and reform very much on the agenda, especially with the debates in the House this week and the Private Members' motion from the Technical Group. The Minister tells us that the Government is committed to fundamental review, reform and the overhaul of all aspects of government and administration in Ireland. The programme for Government also envisages a renewed focus on a...

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (1 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, further to the Adjournment debate of 25 May 2011, if he will consider facilitating the completion of the BA course in All Hallows, Dublin by the group of former employees from a company (details supplied) through the Springboard initiative; if he will accept that the group when beginning the four year course had a reasonable...

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (1 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding his circular on changes on appointment procedures to home school liaison co-ordinators, that it does not signal further cutbacks to the HSL role within DEIS schools, the changes to appointment procedures that are imminent as a result of this circular; and the way schools will be affected. [13846/11]

Written Answers — Post-Leaving Certificate Courses: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (1 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers involved in FETAC courses with portfolio and work in before Easter, consequently no teaching duties in the last term, are paid for correcting the work during the last school term in addition to their salaries. [13847/11]

Written Answers — Public Service Remuneration: Public Service Remuneration (7 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance, in view of the worsening of pay and conditions for persons on low pay that are now being signalled, his views on whether it is reasonable and justified that more than 650 senior public servants continue to enjoy an exemption from the full impact of pay cuts in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14117/11]

Written Answers — Wage-setting Mechanisms: Wage-setting Mechanisms (7 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any of the advice he has received in the process of formulating policy with regard to reform of the rate-setting mechanisms for low-paid workers, the joint labour committees, has come from members of the Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants; if so, if he considers advice from that source to be credible in...

Written Answers — Wage-setting Mechanisms: Wage-setting Mechanisms (7 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the unwillingness of the Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants to make public the extent of the remuneration package enjoyed by its General Secretary; and, in view of that, his views on whether it is appropriate that members of the association be involved in policy formulation...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (7 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider revoking the closure order on the Garda station at Fitzgibbon Street, Dublin 1, which is providing a very valuable service to the community, in view of the fact that there is no indication when funding will be secured for its refurbishment; and if he will consider an assessment of the building to ascertain if it...

Written Answers — Fur Farming: Fur Farming (7 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will include a ban on fur farming in the proposed Animal Health and Welfare Bill. [14313/11]

Teaching Council (8 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has satisfied himself that the previous Government's financial investment in the Teaching Council has provided value, in view of the fact that there are still unregistered teachers teaching in schools; his role in ensuring accountability of the council and his role in having the €90 fee reduced, as per the motion passed at...

Teaching Council (8 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: When the Teaching Council came in first, I had been teaching for about 35 years. My fellow teachers and I got what I can only describe as a threatening letter, that unless we joined up to the Teaching Council with our €90 our salaries would be stopped. I did not think that was a very positive start to the work of the council. I have yet to meet a teacher, although maybe there are some,...

Teaching Council (8 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for his reply. Is the Teaching Council accountable to the Minister or is it totally a law unto itself? My understanding is that only certain people in the teaching profession were seeking a teaching council. I do not believe the body of teachers were looking for it.

Teaching Council (8 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I know from the personal experiences of friends of mine in the teaching profession that they have had appalling experiences with the Teaching Council, both as new teachers and those who have been teaching for many years.

Teaching Council (8 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That is the point I was trying to make earlier about who really wanted this Teaching Council.

Spent Convictions Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I will share time with Deputies Wallace, Pringle and Catherine Murphy. Central to the matter of spent convictions is the philosophy which believes in our capacity to change and that, having made a mistake, committed a crime and done wrong once or perhaps several times, we are capable of reform, learning from our mistakes and getting our lives back on track. Ireland does not have legislation...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (15 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make representations to the embassies of the United States and Turkey to ensure the safety of a person (details supplied) kidnapped by armed men in Damascus, Syria. [15585/11]

Written Answers — Credit Union Movement: Credit Union Movement (15 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether, since its inception in the late 1950s, the credit union movement has, helped by a number of State subsidies, contributed enormously to the well-being of society; if he will consider that there is scope for the movement to address the broad community interest, as per ILCU operating principle No. 5 of 1984, when developing a...

Written Answers — Credit Union Movement: Credit Union Movement (15 Jun 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether credit union reserves, which may include an element of dormant accounts in some instances, represent a degree of revenue forgone at national level; and if the extent to which this might be the case will be assessed by the commission on credit unions. [15582/11]