311. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the desirability of independence of the State and its agencies as an attribute, characteristic, feature and principle in the corporate governance of citizens information services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25904/17]
310. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind the recent advertising campaign to report social welfare cheats; and his views on whether this campaign demonises recipients of social welfare, the vast majority of whom are not there by choice. [25903/17]
217. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if persons in receipt of housing assistance payments, HAP, are ineligible for social housing; and if receipt of HAP will result in removal from the social housing list. [25905/17]
97. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the State's position on the disputed western Sahara region, particularly in view of the European Court of Justice ruling in December 2016 that EU agreements on closer ties and trade with Morocco should not apply to the disputed region. [25452/17]
77. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the State can realise commitments in One World, One Future; and the steps that can be taken to realise Ireland's 0.7% target in overseas development assistance in order to continue untied aid directed at the poorest. [25450/17]
75. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the unrest in Venezuela and anti-government protests there; the way in which Ireland can support the democratically elected Administration, which is being destabilised by commercial interests and foreign regimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25451/17]
68. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise concerns regarding the recently announced arms deal between the United States of America and Saudi Arabia at a European level; his views on the way in which the arms deal might impact on lives and further destabilise the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25448/17]
59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to address the denial of human rights to Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike; if diplomatic services in Tel Aviv and Ramallah have had discussions with the relevant authorities; and the engagement that there has been at European level regarding same. [25449/17]
56. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the dog breeding establishment guideline review; his views on the submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24787/17]
39. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has engaged with the housing associations and local authorities in ensuring that there will be drug-free accommodation for those in recovery from addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24788/17]
174. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether Ireland is not proactive enough in protecting animals in regard to dog breeding establishments. [24974/17]
191. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to allegations of aggressive behaviour by a company (details supplied) and its refusal to comply with disability discrimination legislation as it seeks to deny a person the benefit of house insurance; the action he will take to counter the allegedly aggressive policies; whether such companies should facilitate the needs of the disabled; and if he will consider measures to discourage aggressive behaviour by loss adjusters and insurers. [24238/17]
94. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [24052/17]
65. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider funding for counselling for victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings for a number of sessions and as referred by a general practitioner. [23965/17]
51. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on Ireland increasing its purchasing of military hardware from Israel; his further views on whether these purchases are ethical in view of recent conflict in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23083/17]
82. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Dáil Eireann will not be asked to ratify the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, between Canada and the European Union until there is a judgment given by the European Court of Justice that directly decides upon the legality of CETA and its investor state dispute provisions under European law (details supplied). [22661/17]
56. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide the source of her information from the European Union on which chapters of the CETA will be provisionally applied and which will not, which she described to Dáil Éireann on 23 March 2017; the dates these provisional applications in each chapter are expected to take place; and if she will report on the area of transport which was not mentioned. [22662/17]
21. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the difficulties for community child care in view of the fact that community employment workers are no longer considered eligible in the ratio of staff to children and there are implications regarding closures of some services and reduction in hours in areas of disadvantage in which these services are vital. [17856/17]
586. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department has in combatting illegal dumping in local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21946/17]
493. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the percentage of referrals to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, by general practitioners that are returned to general practitioners and not followed up on. [22046/17]
59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timescale for the national fibre broadband plan to be delivered to offshore islands; if his attention has been drawn to the particular problems offshore islands face regarding sustaining a working population without high-speed internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21895/17]
48. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify Ireland's position in relation to the 2020 renewable energy targets; and his plans to invest substantially in renewable energies in line with the increase in power usage across the national grid, in particular in forms of renewable energy that are not yet properly utilised such as wave and ocean current technology. [21894/17]
193. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline his Department's policy on the return of funding lost during the recession to section 39 organisations to enable them to restore pay to their employees in line with the pay restoration measures proposed by the Lansdowne Road Agreement for public sector workers that commenced on 1 April 2017. [21262/17]
257. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will utilise the available capacity by lowering the age of eligibility in view of the low uptake of the free bowel screen service, which is reported at just 40% of those eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21048/17]
256. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his views on the severe symptoms suffered by more than 100 girls that received the HPV vaccine; if he will meet the group representing these girls; and the steps he will take to establish the cause of their symptoms [21047/17]
255. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his views on the work of a centre (details supplied) in providing aftercare treatment for persons with addiction; his plans to assist the centre in view of the loss of its residential facility in recent days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21046/17]
254. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 1 February 2017, if his Department has invoked the urgency procedure to shorten the notification period in regard to regulations of the misuse of drugs legislation (details supplied). [21045/17]
195. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a disability allowance that are blind or have serious sight loss, that are deaf or blind and that have blindness or sight loss as a secondary disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21028/17]
753. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she has examined increasing the number of national parks in line with other European countries as a means of encouraging active walker tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14248/17]
438. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if funding has been allocated to Dublin City Council for extensions to local authority residences to help alleviate overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19308/17]
73. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the procedures within her Department for concerned persons to make observations and complaints regarding breaches of legislation by individual coursing clubs (details supplied). [20152/17]
69. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to work on and implement recommendations while acknowledging her role in establishing the Moore Street Consultative Group; and her views on the recommendations of the group. [20151/17]
307. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there has been an external or internal investigation into Horse Racing Ireland and if individuals have been removed from the board. [18614/17]
246. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he examined possible leeway for those who are denied full pension restoration and found to be marginally over the threshold of €34,132 as part of pay restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18607/17]
239. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flood relief works that have been completed by the OPW and other State or local bodies in Dublin 1, 3 and 7, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18374/17]
61. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on current and potential EU agreements on migration and refugees with countries that have questionable human rights records; and his views on the securing of European borders taking precedence over the rights of migrants and the need for a more compassionate approach to migrants by the European Union. [18230/17]
59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Dóchas report highlighting concerns that Brexit could affect development aid with the departure of UK contributions and especially the need for tax transparency and financial regulation in the event of international financial sector companies moving here. [18232/17]
58. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland supports the UN resolution calling for a referendum to decide the fate of the western Sahara area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18233/17]
56. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has satisfied himself with the workings of the election observation roster operated by his Department in view of questions surrounding selections of rosters without interviews including updating the current list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18229/17]
37. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions recently with the British and Northern Ireland authorities regarding unresolved issues for prisoners in a prison (details supplied); and the ways he could progress these issues as a matter of urgency. [18231/17]
29. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts being made in persuading the British Government to comply with the three all-party motions passed by Dáil Éireann regarding the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; his views on whether the delay of more than 40 years is unacceptable; and if there are implications due to Brexit negotiations. [18357/17]
615. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there is a sufficient number of doctors in Dublin 7 for persons on medical cards. [18184/17]
149. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the requirements for operating an insurance company here; if there is a need to conform with a set of regulations laid down by the relevant Department; the penalties for not complying; if he has powers to invoke such and force a company to offer a certain type of insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18055/17]
45. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a community and youth centre will be included in the plans for the redevelopment of O'Devaney Gardens in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16822/17]
36. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the review of the guidelines associated with the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010; when he expects to publish the finalised guidelines for enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16823/17]
214. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will set up a housing advisory council to monitor the Government's activity in this area, similar to the Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16939/17]
213. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on enforcement as an aspect to the planning process; his further views on the desirability of funding the following activities (details supplied); whether he considers money spent on the following to be money well spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16938/17]
212. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the current regime in planning effectively allows developers a free hand once planning permission is granted, without any meaningful prospect of sanction by either removing an unauthorised construction or applying for retention permission, in the event of planning violations, breaches of planning permission in particular or of planning law in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16937/17]
211. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the potential health risks associated with dog breeding establishments spreading dog faeces on tillage fields; and his plans to cease this public health hazard. [16936/17]