Results 1-13 of 13 for destroyed speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2018 : An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: ..., whose Orwellian name belies its nature as a structured alignment with the NATO military alliance. It is headed up by precisely those powers who account for two thirds of all global military expenditure, who led the war in Iraq and who led the disastrous assault on Libya that destroyed yet another state. NATO has a first-strike nuclear policy. That means that it will fire nuclear...

Domestic Violence Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...with people facing domestic violence. Their stories are very harrowing. People who are long-term victims of domestic violence - it need not be physical - very often have their self-esteem completely destroyed and they then find it very difficult to take action for their own safety and that of their children. We must understand this in the context of this legislation. I have had a...

Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (1 Jun 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...with those who are directly affected. Obviously, it is a matter for historians, archivists, etc., but it must primarily be about the feelings of those whose lives were touched, or perhaps destroyed, as a result of what happened in Tuam and other places. I support what Deputy Louise O'Reilly just said about expanding the scope. I acknowledge that the Minister is going to carry out a...

Questions on Promised Legislation (3 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and the Residential Institutions Redress Review Committee. The intention in the original legislation was to destroy these records. The legislation received pre-legislative scrutiny well over a year ago. It has been on the priority list since last autumn but has not yet been brought before the House....

Funding for Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Let me address the issue of why my predecessor, former Deputy Ruairí Quinn, had to make very difficult decisions in the early years of the last Government. It was because of Fianna Fáil destroying the country. It was due to the troika deal which meant that every Department had to slash expenditure, whether it liked it or not.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...the anonymised preliminary analysis of data received from the Residential Institutions Redress Board under the provisions of section 24 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 was destroyed and that it would only use the data received in accordance with the provisions of section 24. I understand that this matter is addressed in the minutes of Caranua's Board meeting of 14...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (12 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...by this House following the publication of the Ryan Report, these proposals will allow the documentation received by the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse to be preserved for posterity and not destroyed. It is also proposed to preserve the documentation of the Residential Institutions Redress Board and Review Committee. I believe that it is very important that these records are...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (1 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...human rights convention that needed to be addressed. It restores the ability of local authorities to evict if the situation warrants it. We all know of situations where whole neighbourhoods are destroyed by one individual or a family. It is restoring the right of the person who believes he or she is being wrongly accused to defend himself or herself and have proper representation....

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...already paid out money. In addition, supplies that are urgently required have already been provided. Steps will be taken to ensure that people can replace floor coverings etc., which have been destroyed. Contrary to what some have stated, there is assistance available for those who do not have insurance and who are working. An average family comprising one or two parents and two...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (29 Nov 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: The devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 killed more than 230,000 people and injured 300,000 others. The earthquake destroyed much of Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas, left approximately 1.5 million people homeless and caused losses and damage estimated at approximately €5.9 billion. Nearly two years after the earthquake, the humanitarian situation in Haiti...

Seanad: Biological Weapons Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Jun 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...designed to use such agents or toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict. The disarmament element of the Convention requires states that possess biological weapons or weapons programmes to destroy them or divert them to peaceful uses. The Convention currently has 163 states parties and 13 signatories. The most noteworthy non-states parties are Israel, Egypt and Syria, although the...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (2 Jun 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14, 25, 26 and 50 together. This year marks thirty years of the global AIDS epidemic. Addressing HIV and AIDS, which has destroyed the lives of millions of men, women and children, is of fundamental importance to the reduction of global poverty. AIDS remains a leading cause of death in many developing countries. Over 22 million people in sub Saharan Africa...

Industrial Development Bill 2006: Second Stage (16 Nov 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...in Ireland, a problem we need to address. The model we had in the Shannon region was an excellent one which should have been maintained and extended to the rest of the country instead of being destroyed. The Bill contains specific provisions which relate to the return from 1 January 2007 to Enterprise Ireland of functions assigned to Shannon Development. As Deputy Pat Breen outlined,...