Results 4,041-4,060 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Compulsory Purchase Orders (1 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a number of compulsory purchase orders needed to progress the construction of the north ring road in Cork; the estimated cost of completing these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43022/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Chairperson Designate (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I also welcome Mr. Stack and the officials from the NCSE. I have a couple of questions in addition to those asked by Deputy McConalogue. I know Mr. Stack cannot comment on the policy advice - the pre-publication that has been given to the Department - but he may be able at least to indicate whether we have looked at the use of restraints and seclusion rooms as part of that policy advice. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Chairperson Designate (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I am encouraged by what I am hearing, in particular in respect of assistive technology. There are some dangers with an over-reliance on assistive technology and sometimes people lose sight of that. That is the last thing we want in dealing with a child who uses assistive technology. We cannot be over-reliant on it. We must to try to develop the child's potential in reading and writing as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Chairperson Designate (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: The only issue with there is that everyone agrees that the old model was inequitable and the new proposed model is more equitable. One of the criticisms of the pilot project is that under the new model, some schools will lose resources and some will gain, yet during the pilot project no school lost resources. I am sure Deputy McConalogue will agree with me. The question that will be asked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Chairperson Designate (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: That is a matter of the result of the implementation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Adult Literary Agency: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome Ms Bailey and Ms Phelan. I reiterate what Deputy McConalogue has said about the positive impact of the campaign and advocacy work they have been doing for many years. Could they expand a little on the point Ms Bailey made about intensive learning options? We know that the course options available to people are not sufficiently broad. Do we have the infrastructure to provide the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Adult Literary Agency: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: On foot of the previous presentation, we were talking about special needs education for children. I would imagine that many of the literacy and numeracy issues concern adults with special educational needs. Perhaps I am wrong but I presume a proportion of that population has dyslexia or dyscalculia.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will proposed legislation providing for safe injecting centres for drug users be published before the Christmas recess? The heads of the Bill have gone to the Cabinet sub-committee for approval, but can we have a commitment from the Taoiseach that it will be passed by both Houses before the dissolution of the Dáil? It is an important piece of legislation in view of the fact that we...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (24 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the funding streams which a school (details supplied) in County Cork may apply to for financial assistance to rectify the problem of dry rot at the school; and how the school should address this matter. [41584/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (24 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the guidelines in place for state-funded universities and institutes of technology which tender for the external delivery of courses. [41463/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (24 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of students attending courses under the free fees initiative being delivered by external private providers, but accredited to state-funded universities and institutes of technology; the names of these courses and awarding institutions; and the funding being given to these external providers for delivering these courses....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (24 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the proven demand for a Gaelcholaíste in north Kildare; that parents are being encouraged to send their children to an Aonad in expectation that the figures from the Aonad enrolments will show a demand; and that the children from north Kildare are already taking up places in Gaelscoileanna outside of County Kildare....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties faced by parents in securing school places for children if they reside in a certain area (details supplied) in County Dublin; the options for these parents when students are refused access to a certain school and other schools in this area; her plans to assist these parents. [41562/15]

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I am glad to hear the Tánaiste welcome the agreement reached in the North. However, the question my colleague, Deputy McDonald, asked was whether the Tánaiste's party and the Government support it, not just welcome it. My question relates to the legislation the Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, indicates he wants to bring before the House in...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will the legislation be enacted before the Government leaves office?

Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: No, it will not.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: Deputy Buttimer knows the explanation because his brother sits on the council.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: The figures here have doubled in the past 12 months under this Government.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I do not understand the rationale for opposing the amendment. In the Minister of State's contribution, she said we must have safeguards in place to ensure the electoral register is accurate and that no fraud is committed by individuals making applications to the supplementary register. However, we do not have any of these safeguards in place for people applying to be entered on the regular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Special Needs Provision in Second Level Schools: SNPA, NCSE and NAPD (18 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: In respect of the guidelines on transition due to be published, one of my bugbears with guidelines is that some schools will implement them very well and some will not. We have seen that with guidelines issued in respect of bullying and mental health problems, some schools are excellent and some are not so good. When guidelines are published, there must be some oversight of how they are...