Results 2,781-2,800 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: I can assure the Minister a bevy of advisers did not get a hold of me. It is quite clear that a bevy of Fine Gaelers got a hold of the Minister, along with his colleagues in Cabinet who represent the Labour Party, and stripped them of every principle and moral they had.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: At a recent committee meeting, officials from the Department stated that people would be removed from council housing lists and would be put on a transfer list. Some councils do not even operate a transfer list. In the case of some of the councils which operate a transfer list, one is only entitled to a transfer on medical grounds, so it is not true to say-----
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: It is true.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: Many of us have sat on councils which-----
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: -----have transfer lists. There is no doubt that this is the most profound change in housing policy.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: It is not a positive change, as Deputy Stagg might like to spin it. This will condemn people-----
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: -----who have no choice but to accept a housing assistance payment. They will be taken off a council housing list and will be left at the mercy of private landlords and the private market. It is an absolute disgrace. I still encourage the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, and her Labour Party colleagues, to finally stand up-----
- Order of Business (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: Could I ask the Minister about the terms of reference for the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes? The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Flanagan, said it is his intention to have the terms of reference set before the Dáil rises for the summer recess, with the investigation due to start before the end of the year. Is that still the case? Could the...
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: There is no transfer list in some counties.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: There is no transfer list.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister of State should wake up.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: She is not. There is no transfer list in some county councils.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the future of special needs school services provided by an association (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27004/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (24 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism to ensure the best expertise will be available to the teacher education section, junior cycle for teachers and national induction programme for teachers considering that his Department is imposing a limit to the number of years a teacher can spend on secondment. [27174/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Children's Strategy (24 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: 698. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of administrative overheads for the compilation and development of the Better Outcomes: Brighter Futures national policy framework for children and young persons 2014-2020. [26616/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Archdiocese of Dublin (25 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: I can wait.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Archdiocese of Dublin (25 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: Ms McDonagh said in her statement that the De La Salle Brothers informed the archbishop that they are no longer able to act as trustees. When and how was the archdiocese informed of that? Was it communicated through correspondence or face-to-face meetings? When was that message conveyed to the archbishop? Ms McDonagh said that De La Salle is an outstanding campus with terrific grounds...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Archdiocese of Dublin (25 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: Did the brothers consider-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Archdiocese of Dublin (25 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: Did it state that it was no longer willing to act as a trustee?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Archdiocese of Dublin (25 Jun 2014)
Jonathan O'Brien: Was this after the initial proposal to amalgamate the schools, when the Dominican campus was first mooted?