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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: What about the issue of holidays?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I call Deputy Barrett.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I have a few practical questions following on from Deputy Barrett's contribution. On the mission to Western Sahara, the idea behind participating in it was that we were part of the infrastructure for the referendum. There does not seem to be any sign of that referendum happening. Why are we then remaining as part of that mission? Reference was also made to a plan to phase out peacekeeping...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: How confident is the Minister of State that the referendum is coming?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Yes, that is fine.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That concludes our meeting. I thank the Minister of State and members for their contributions, and I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending and dealing comprehensively with the committee's questions and observations.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: That is noted.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Would that do Deputy Barrett?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Missions: Motion (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the members.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (16 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence has completed its consideration of the following motion: That Dáil Éireann approves the reports by the Minister with Responsibility for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2017 and 2018...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I acknowledge the extent of the engagement the Minister of State has undertaken with the animal welfare groups but our amendments are about going that extra step to ensure our animals are not knowingly being sent to a country where they will be mistreated. Amendment No. 5 pertains to the list of non-EU countries meeting minimum standards. Implementing it would be just a matter of employing...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: All the amendments in the grouping, including this one, are simple. They revolve around animal welfare and ensuring that greyhounds are treated well in Ireland and if they are sent abroad. We are either committed to animal welfare or not. We have plenty of examples of mistreatment, such as the recent cases of a horse that was found emaciated and a foal that was beaten to death near Fethard...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Coming from a medical background, the Taoiseach will agree that we need sustainable models of medicine development and medicine procurement. We are seeing significant advances in drug treatment for life-threatening illnesses and also in respect of non-communicable illnesses, but there has also been a massive escalation in prices by the pharmaceutical companies. Some of the prices being...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The reality is that the cost of medicines is extortionate and that there is demand for them. We had the awful reality of the insured and the uninsured with the same life-threatening illnesses being treated differently. It is terrible for officials and doctors to have to weigh up the cost of medicine vis-à-visthe cost of a life and whose life means more and, therefore, gets the more...

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

Maureen O'Sullivan: 12. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he can address the immediate funding requirements of drug and alcohol task forces; if his attention has been drawn to the valuable contribution these task forces make particularly in areas of disadvantage; and the way in which he will continue to support them [20853/19]

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

Maureen O'Sullivan: My question relates to the drug and alcohol task forces and their funding requirements. The task forces are making a valuable contribution, particularly in areas of disadvantage. I wish to discuss the ways in which they can be supported, particularly in light of drastic reductions in their budgets in recent years.

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

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. We can all agree that the task forces have provided, in a very challenging drug environment, crucial support to communities with complex needs. The drug scene changes several times a year. The task forces are a great partnership involving the community, the voluntary sector, the statutory authorities and public representatives. However, the cumulative reductions made...

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

Maureen O'Sullivan: Everybody welcomes additional funding, but without restoring the original funding it does not make sense. I refer to the recent report by the Health Research Board into drug-related deaths. I know these figures are from 2016 and I know why there is a two-year delay before figures can be ascertained, but it is really very significant that drug-related deaths are on the increase....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (15 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 33. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a project (details supplied) that is providing a valuable service for those in addiction. [20854/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (15 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if parents granted long-stay visas are entitled to receive a stamp 4 visa on arrival as is specified in a Department and policy document, rather than a stamp 3, which has been the case for certain couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21057/19]