Parliamentary questions

Banking Sector Remuneration

Maureen O'Sullivan

88. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the reason he intends targeting rank-and-file bank workers' pay and not senior management with disproportionately high salaries and in receipt of bonuses; the way he justifies the workers' cuts if the Mercer report suggests these cuts would only yield savings of €70 million across all three remaining State-supported institutions while AIB reports a €1.2 billion loss for the first half of 2012, Permanent TSB reporting a loss of €500 million for the first half of 2012, and Bank of Ireland reporting preliminary annual losses for 2012 of €1.8 billion; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cuts would have little effect on profitability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14555/13]

Property Taxation Application

Maureen O'Sullivan

99. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider Mandate's call for a deferral of the property tax in order to protect the retail industry, protect homeowners in distress, and consumer spending; if he will consider introducing alternative revenue raising measures that will be less damaging to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14581/13]

Departmental Properties

Maureen O'Sullivan

126. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the terms of a lease held at public expense on a premises associated very closely with the 1916 Rising, Carrisbrook House, Ballsbridge, Dublin; his views on whether there is any possible link between the deal obtained by the developers of this property from AnCO and the Department of Industry and Commerce in 1969 and the activities of an organisation, Taca; if he will publish a schedule of all leases entered into by public bodies statutory agencies under the aegis of his Department between 1963 and 1973 where such leases remain in force today; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14559/13]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Maureen O'Sullivan

142. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7. [14553/13]

Human Rights Issues

Maureen O'Sullivan

173. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will engage further with the authorities in Burma on the abuse of human rights of the Rohingya people who are deprived of basic civil entitlements like the right to education, land ownership and so on, now facing the triple threat of disease, starvation and violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/13]

Flexible Work Practices

Maureen O'Sullivan

277. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to abolish flexible working conditions for public servants as proposed in the draft public service agreement; the way the abolition of such flexibility will result in cost savings for the State; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this will affect female participation in the public sector work force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14141/13]

Universal Social Charge

Maureen O'Sullivan

53. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the universal social charge was introduced in budget 2011 to replace the income levy and health levy, the reason for both these levies and if this reason or purpose changed with the amalgamation and change of name in budget 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13227/13]

Clár Tógála Scoileanna

Maureen O'Sullivan

75. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cé mhéad bunscoil agus iar-bhunscoil atá i gcóiríocht shealadach agus cén céatadán díobh siúd ar scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge iad; cé hiad na scoileanna atá ag fanacht ar chóiríocht bhuan agus cé chomh fada is atá na scoileanna sin ag fanacht ar chóiríocht bhuan [13222/13]

Lease Agreements

Maureen O'Sullivan

91. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the terms of a lease held at public expense on a premises associated very closely with the 1916 Rising, Carrisbrook House, Ballsbridge; his views on whether there is any possible link between the deal obtained by the developers of this property from ANCO and the Department of Industry and Commerce in 1969 and the activities of an organisation, Taca; if he will publish a schedule of all leases entered into by public bodies, statutory agencies and the like between 1963 and 1973, where such leases remain in force today; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13230/13]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Maureen O'Sullivan

103. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will list the detailed benefits that accrue from the payments of pay related social insurance in view of the fact that persons paying these may pay a significant sum for attendance at accident and emergency, pay inpatient hospital charges and no longer have optical or dental benefit under the schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13228/13]

Hospital Services

Maureen O'Sullivan

196. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will address the current situation regarding the unopened epilepsy unit in Cork University Hospital and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, due to the Health Service Executive's recruitment moratorium; the action he will take to address the fact that neither the original two beds or any of the four new monitoring beds are available to epilepsy patients and thus no functioning beds currently exist in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13194/13]

Universal Health Insurance

Maureen O'Sullivan

203. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that, subject to eligibility and relevant charges, all persons in the State qualify for access to public health system currently, the way this might change with the introduction of the universal health insurance; if such a system would mean an up-front payment by all persons for health services that they may not use in a given year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13223/13]

Universal Health Insurance

Maureen O'Sullivan

204. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that universal health insurance payments will provide for equal access to a standard package of primary and acute hospital services, if health insurance providers will still be able to sell add-ons above the standard package; if so, the way he would see this as a change to a one tier system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13224/13]

Universal Health Insurance

Maureen O'Sullivan

205. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the large number of persons that have ceased paying health insurance premia in recent years due to affordability issues, the way he envisages making universal health insurance an affordable option for people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13225/13]

Universal Health Insurance

Maureen O'Sullivan

206. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his views on the possibility that under a universal health insurance system different providers may have relationships with different acute services and insured persons may find themselves in a situation where the services nearest to them or best equipped to serve their needs may not be covered by their insurer's standard plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13226/13]

Departmental Schemes

Maureen O'Sullivan

207. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health in view of the findings that his Department's nursing home charges, mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes were not soundly based in law, if he will initiate an audit and report on whether the remaining schemes and services provided by his Department are soundly based in law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13229/13]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Maureen O'Sullivan

336. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has been a community employment supervisor is eligible to apply for CE. [12826/13]

Community and Employment Schemes

Maureen O'Sullivan

337. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person secures a three to six month community employment supervisor contract will that preclude them from applying for a Tús supervisor's position for the following 18 months. [12827/13]

Community and Employment Schemes

Maureen O'Sullivan

338. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the eligibility criteria for the position of Tús supervisor, in the event of the two schemes, Tús and Fás, being linked and if she will outline the eligibility criteria in that situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12828/13]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Maureen O'Sullivan

365. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will explain the miswording on the advertisement in relation to submissions for the environmental impact statement on Moore Street, Dublin, the lack of clarity on the proposed demolition; if the veracity of the study is now compromised; if he will ensure that the next advertisement is advertised nationally with the EIS available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12804/13]