Results 5,341-5,360 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (10 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 707. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that the overcrowding in an area (details supplied) is addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42517/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (10 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 708. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the oversight his Department has over Traveller engagement officer positions it funds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that part the traveller engagement officer role includes a requirement to visit tenants in social housing and Traveller-specific accommodation but that no visits have taken place in Cork City...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Developments in the Provision of Health Care Services in the Area of Termination of Pregnancies: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and World Health Organization (11 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I just have two short questions for the representatives from the WHO. Is there any correlation between gestational limits and safe abortions? One of the difficulties we are faced with in terms of legislation based on the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly is that the assembly referred to "risk", "serious risk" and "real and substantial risk". Does the WHO have any definitions for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Developments in the Provision of Health Care Services in the Area of Termination of Pregnancies: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and World Health Organization (11 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Citizens' Assembly gave us a number of options in terms of risk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Developments in the Provision of Health Care Services in the Area of Termination of Pregnancies: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and World Health Organization (11 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: That is correct, yes. The Citizens' Assembly gave us a number of options including "risk", "serious risk" or a "real and substantial risk". I am asking how we would go about defining that in legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Developments in the Provision of Health Care Services in the Area of Termination of Pregnancies: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and World Health Organization (11 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: If we were to draft legislation which used the terms "serious risk" or "severe risk", we would not be in line with the WHO guidelines because the latter only refer to "risk". Would that be fair to say?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (17 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the properties and land owned by the Office of Public Works, by county. [43520/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (17 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount allocated to flood relief measures in each of the past four budgets and budget 2018; the amount that was spent during each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (18 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the detail of the budget funding of €12 million said to support a range of Traveller specific accommodation schemes and deliver 110 homes in 2018; the way in which, and locations where, these homes will be delivered; the number of these homes that are designated for the Cork area; and if he will make a statement on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: This is really a straightforward "Yes" or "No" question. During the debate on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, the legislation was described at the time as being necessary to provide certainty to the legal profession as to when terminations could be carried out. In my opinion, we, as legislators, failed to do that with that legislation. Not only did we fail the medical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I wish to discuss issue of risk. I note that Dr. Boylan mentioned earlier how different people will assess risk, especially woman. Dr. Boylan gave the example of someone who was tryingin vitrofertilisation for years. She may assess risk differently from someone who may be in her 40s with a family. Therefore, the views of the woman need to be incorporated into the decision. Does Dr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is the Professor of the same opinion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I have one final question. I was reading through the appendix that the Professor provided. The issue of counselling came up. I know that this is an issue some people who are opposed to terminations have raised. This is the issue of a reflection period or a cooling-off period when a woman decides that she wishes to have a termination. I note that we have also heard evidence that any delay...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: In order to allow the committee to examine all of the options outlined to us by the legal adviser I propose that Article 40.3.3° should not be retained in full.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: To begin, my proposal was not in any way trying to back anyone in this committee into a corner to make a decision tonight. We had a very frank discussion in private session on how we should proceed and everyone who expressed a view was respected and listened to, regardless of their position. It is very unfortunate that some people chose not to express any opinion in private, as is their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: We should think it over.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 24. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no changes have been made to the research and development credit in view of concerns regarding its runaway nature and its concentration among very few large companies. [44719/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (24 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 37. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to prevent dramatic increases in the local property tax in 2019. [44718/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Mesmerised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Deputy mesmerised me.