Results 2,161-2,180 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Feb 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 1178 of 30 January 2008, if he has received an application for family reunification in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if he will expedite the application in view of the apparent failure of the original application to reach his Department; and if he will...

Garda Deployment. (4 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí currently assigned to community policing; if he will confirm that this represents less than 4% of the overall strength of the force; if he has plans to increase the number of community gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8981/08]

Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Government expedite the health information Bill, in view of the very disturbing information that the media managers of the Government and HSE are deciding what is good for us and what information we should get? We are only getting the kind of information that we are getting on health through freedom of information requests. It is in the legislative programme.

Order of Business. (4 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: We need it.

Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion (4 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is agreed.

Written Answers — Prisoner Escapes: Prisoner Escapes (4 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners who have escaped or absconded from prisons here in each of the past ten years; the number who were serving sentences for serious crimes; if he is satisfied with the effort made to locate them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8980/08]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (4 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ask the Health Service Executive to provide a sum of €5000 per year to fund a help line for an association (details supplied). [9225/08]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (4 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will include myasthenia gravis on the long term illness scheme list in view of the fact that it is so closely related to muscular dystrophy, which is on the list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9226/08]

Departmental Reports. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the publication of each of the outstanding reports on cancer diagnosis and treatment, including the three reports on the Midland Regional Hospital, the report on the case of a person (details supplied), and those concerned with Cork University Hospital, Galway Regional Hospital and Barringtons Hospital, Limerick; and...

Departmental Reports. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I do not know whether it is a coincidence that two of these reports have been published on the day this question is tabled, with a third to be published later this afternoon. We did not have much time to read the two reports published earlier today. Will the Minister take a hands-on approach to this issue? We tabled a motion of no confidence in her last autumn and I have not read or heard...

Departmental Reports. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister has not said she will take responsibility for changing the whole HSE system. She spoke about appointing more managers. At the meeting on 28 August last there were five managers with different responsibilities. Does the Minister not accept that the HSE is over-managed and under-staffed with clinicians?

Departmental Reports. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are too many managers.

Departmental Reports. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister will not take responsibility for anything.

Departmental Reports. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The HSE has been in existence for three years. Is the Minister taking any responsibility?

Departmental Reports. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister set up the HSE.

Health Service Staff. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will address the shortage of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and other health professionals that is causing children to have to wait years for assessments and interventions which are crucial to their health, education and social development; and if she will make a statement...

Health Service Staff. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will speak about my own area because I know it best. Is the Minister of State aware that the child and adolescent mental health services in the Limerick area are dealing now with applications from 2005? Anybody coming in since then will be waiting approximately two years. We are speaking about young children who need these tests done so they in turn can get help with various issues...

Health Service Staff. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am sure they are similar in other parts of the country.

Health Service Staff. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: We do not have them. That is the problem.

Health Service Staff. (5 Mar 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is the Minister of State aware that because of the Disability Act and the EPSEN Act, there is now huge pressure on the provision of assessments? The Government cannot just publish legislation and not put in the personnel to deal with the need. Is the Minister of State also aware of how vital it is for a young child to get the necessary supports at an early age, and the negative effect of...