Results 2,601-2,620 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Overseas Missions. (2 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Defence the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the Army mission to Chad; if any of the costs will be met by either the United Nations or the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26022/08]

Services for People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Acting Chairman and with his permission I will share time with Deputy Kathleen Lynch. I welcome the presence of the Minister of State, Deputy John Moloney, again in the House tonight. As Deputy Shatter said, we need more clarity on this issue. I welcome the statement last night from the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney regarding an expected resolution to this matter within ten...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (2 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that an unmanned air vehicle used by the Army disappeared while in use on a reconnaissance mission; if the loss is believed to be due to mechanical failure or hostile act; the estimated value of the UAV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26023/08]

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: No, it is not.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I want to correct the record because the Tánaiste has totally misled the House about the Labour Party policy on health. What we want to do is to put——

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: We want to put decision making back at the level of the patient.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is clear that what is proposed is another layer of management.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Minister for Health and Children come to the House and explain what is being proposed?

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is decision making by stealth, by an organisation that is not elected by the people.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Can we have a statement from the Minister for Health and Children? If we are going to reverse what she referred to in 2004 as a great new dawn——

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister for Health and Children should come in here and tell us what is happening in the health services.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is Government by stealth and Government by leaking. It is a total abdication of responsibility with regard to the health service.

Health Service Reform. (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question : To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposed changes to the management structures of the Health Service Executive, whether she has approved the proposed changes, whether legislative authority is required for the proposed changes, and whether she will make a statement on the matter.

Health Service Reform. (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Does this constitute an admission that the centralised structure, which was the Minister's big idea a couple of years ago, has failed? This is how it appears to me. While I appreciate the Minister's reference to the Labour Party's proposals, I am unsure whether her proposals closely resemble them. On the one hand, the Minister spoke of not being more centralised while, on the other, I...

Health Service Reform. (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is in the Labour Party's proposals.

Health Service Reform. (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: So far so good.

Health Service Reform. (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Climate change.

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will change the name of the leaving certificate to a new title which would indicate that it is an entrance examination into third level education in view of the commitment in the programme for Government 2007 to increase the percentage of the population participating in third level education; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (3 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 8 May 2008 the location of each school which is being assisted under the DEIS action plan for education inclusion; the number of pupils affected in each school; the role of the National Education Welfare Board in the areas where the schools are located; the outcomes that have occurred to...

Order of Business (8 Jul 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: May I ask again about the fair deal legislation? By the time we return in the autumn, three quarters of the year will be gone and people with relatives in nursing homes will still be struggling to pay for their keep. May I, again, ask the Taoiseach about the €110 million that was allocated this year for the fair deal and whether there has been a decision? The Minister for Health and...