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Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Budgets are strange creatures. This is my 11th or 12th one. Listening to the Minister of the day, as we did yesterday, one hears of "X" billion going here and "Y" billion going there and of a few million for this and a few million for that. One might be forgiven for thinking that everything is positive, that life will get better and that all of the problems and challenges in society will...

Post-European Council: Statements (26 Jun 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...package reflecting the diversity of the EU. It was surprising in one way but not in another that unanimity was not reached on ensuring a climate-neutral EU in line with the Paris Agreement by 2050. Again, listening to what President Tusk said, no country ruled out the possibility of achieving this so he is hopeful of a positive decision in the coming months. When I read about taking...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: .... The development of jobs and businesses is severely restricted on the islands. The information technology industry could be the saving grace for island communities to support sustainability and viability. Approximately 5% of the population of Oileán Chléire earn a living from online businesses, including translation, web design and language courses. There is huge potential...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (15 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...-budget submission just a couple of months ago. They sought restoration of previous funding levels in order to enable them to do the work. Returning project funding to 2008 levels would cost €5 million. The submission also sought €10 million from the emerging needs fund for the areas most affected. We will see what will happen with the Minister of State's review, but I...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...íos dearfaí ná na rudaí a bhí sna buiséid eile. Ach tá ceist agam; cén difríocht a dhéanfaidh sé? Bhíos anseo inné agus bhíos ag éisteacht leis na figiúirí a bhí ag dul thar timpeall le dul chuig áiteanna éagsúla. The figures - €30 million here, €1.4 billion there,...

Paradise Papers: Statements (8 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...could be a permanent job for such a committee. The Paradise Papers continue the story of tax evasion, tax avoidance, money laundering and fraud. With the Panama Papers scandal we got access to 11.5 million leaked documents from more than 200,000 offshore entities and only for that leak and for the journalists who were investigating it we might not have known. We know that offshore...

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jul 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...in place; they have a unique role. We know the scheme enables those in unemployment to get into the labour market, because quality child care is available. The Minister referenced €1 million in funding for community child care for those having difficulty meeting the regulatory requirements due to change, especially those who are relying on CE schemes. We need to look at that....

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ..., and that makes a really big difference from the downwards direction during the budgets of recent years. There are aspects of the Bill to be welcomed such as the Christmas bonus which is up to 85% this year, and hopefully it will be 100% next year. That particular cut caused an awful lot of difficulty in the communities I represent especially when people's only payment is a social...

Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...illicit trade in tobacco was worth €1.2 billion in the past five years. In the first six months of 2016 alone, tobacco products seized by Revenue would have resulted in a loss to the Exchequer of €15.8 million, which is higher than the figure for the previous six-month period. The black market in tobacco products is thriving in the centre of Dublin and the increase in...

Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...disabilities. The figures for those in need are startling, particularly those in need of residential support as a matter of priority. There are people who need additional resources because of their changing needs. There are 150 adults per month who require respite, but only 3.8 beds are available per night. That means only 27% of respite needs are currently being met. We hope that...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...xe9; being used about this budget, but there is a danger that if resources are spread too thinly there will be negligible impact. Consider a specific issue such as housing. The year before last the budget announced a package of €2.2 billion for this area. Last year it was €500 million. What happened in the meantime? The situation did not improve and we know the...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jan 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: .... 18's facade was singled out as being pre-1916. In another, this was omitted. Once something is destroyed, it is gone forever. There are examples of this. So far, the taxpayer has paid €9 million: €4 million to buy and €5 million designated for Nos. 14-17. Whose plan are we following? It does not appear to be the State's plan, but the plan that was drawn up...

1916 Quarter Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...Parade for what will be a service entrance to the hotel. Where is the appropriateness and the sensitivity in that? I have been asking questions repeatedly of the Minister and I am not getting answers. Who valued Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street at €4 million? Why was it valued at that amount? Surely €4 million would have bought the whole terrace? Were the buildings...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Monuments (12 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The announcement of plans for the commemorative centre is welcome. However, there are questions. The Minister has paid €4 million for what is a derelict site. Why were these buildings not handed over to the State by NAMA, instead of the State having to pay €4 million for a derelict site? The Minister and I have been in these buildings so we are aware of the state of them....

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...see what the budget would do about the housing situation. Unfortunately, it was the same rhetoric. The Minister said last year the Government announced a €2.2 billion package to begin to deal with legacy, but one could ask where is the action following those words. A total of €500 million is available this year. I would like to see the plan for that €500 million,...

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (9 Jul 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...Moore Street site has been allowed to fall into neglect and dereliction. This is embarrassing, particularly with the centenary approaching next year. Nos. 14 to 17 have been designated a national monument. A figure of €5 million is floating around, but who costed the buildings? They form part of what the National Museum has called a battlefield site. It is our Gettysburg, our...

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (9 Jul 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. More clarification on the figure of €5 million and how the restoration of Nos. 14 to 17 will be funded is required. The 10,000 plus signatures that I mentioned were more concerned with saving Moore Street than just Nos. 14 to 17. The street has been described as a battlefield site. I mentioned other stories. The Taoiseach described the...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...about this controversy in which preferential treatment was given to one company but not to them. There seems to have been an exclusivity with regard to Siteserv, which also applied to its shareholders, who were paid some €5 million, and much preferential treatment between bondholders and shareholders. Mr. Aynsley said the €5 million was "distasteful", but it did not stop...

Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: .... If rent supplement is not being re-examined, one must consider intervention at the other end, namely, some kind of rent management or rent control. I am struck by two ironies. One is that €5 million is going to these shareholders mentioned earlier, when that €5 million could do so much for the housing and homeless situations. I am also struck by the irony that the...

Topical Issue Debate: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...them. We know also that there are personal, emotional and psychological costs along with the physical ones. Stroke is a life-changing experience. Every year, the financial cost of strokes comes to over €550 million with €400 million of that going on nursing home care. Up to 75% of stroke victims never go back to work and there are major difficulties for them and their...