Results 861-880 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Special Educational Needs. (14 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is hard to believe I have to raise this issue which concerns the cutting off of home tuition grants from children with autism who are also attending school. It is hard to believe a cut such as this should take place. It is a policy decision of the Department of Education and Science to cut these home tuition grants and one that should be reversed without delay. We are talking about...

Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (14 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to his press release of 13 November 2005, the amount by which inflation for construction inputs continues to decelerate; the annual inflation rate for construction inputs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5311/06]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (14 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the average generation of household waste has increased from 428 kg [i]per capita[/i] in 2003 to 430 kg [i]per capita [/i]in 2005; his views on whether the trend is towards an increase in waste [i]per capita[/i] rather than a reduction; the steps he intends to...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (14 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of people who died as a result of road traffic accidents on roads here in 2005; the number of those where the accident took place between 12 midnight and 4 a.m. and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5221/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (14 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Transport if coach and bus drivers will be subject to penalty points if they use the outside lane on a motorway or a dual carriageway to overtake slower vehicles while staying themselves within the appropriate speed limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5222/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (14 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a decision on leave to remain for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5597/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 575: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider her decision regarding a summer works application that was submitted by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 whose application for replacement windows at the school was refused. [5358/06]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 583: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the most recent information available on the socio-economic background of recipients of third level grants; if this information will be supplied in tabular form according to socio-economic group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5598/06]

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (14 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 584: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the basis on which a home (details supplied) was included in the second schedule of institutions under the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5599/06]

Constitutional Reform. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: I too want to ask the Taoiseach about the rights of children because I understood him to say in his reply to Deputy Kenny's question that he does not intend to introduce any further amendments to the Constitution during the lifetime of this Government. Will the Taoiseach clarify that because all parties involved in the Oireachtas committee clearly agreed that an amendment to the Constitution...

Adult Education. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: What resources?

School Management. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her response to the proposal by the Irish Primary Principals Network that the management of national schools in the future might more appropriately be through a VEC-type model of joint control; her views on whether there is a need to consider changing the traditional model of patronage in view of changing demographics and religious...

School Management. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for her reply. I welcome the fact that she said the proposal will stay under review but does she agree that huge changes are taking place in our schools and communities? As Minister should she not manage that change, rather than just watch it happen? There is a growing demand for Educate Together schools, Gaelscoileanna and schools for various denominations. The...

School Management. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: History can be interpreted in different ways.

School Management. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Does the Minister not think the second level model to which she referred, involving vocational and community schools, may be a more appropriate model for the times in which we live? Would she at least consider it as a model alongside the one we have at the moment? Given the huge demographic changes taking place are there not teachers in denominational schools who may not subscribe to that...

School Management. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is not what he suggested. We are trying to open a debate.

School Management. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is not what I am suggesting.

Special Educational Needs. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if home tuition grants will be restored to the 100 autistic children who have had this support cut due to a decision of her Department to no longer allow home tuition grants to children who attend school; if her attention has been drawn to the negative effect this decision is having on the children concerned; and if she will make a...

Special Educational Needs. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Does the Minister accept that it is very mean to cut this service for 100 autistic children who benefited from it until now? I accept there may be a need to examine how the money was being spent or to reform the system to ensure the money was being well spent but we are talking here about autistic children who are in mainstream schools and who have additional needs over and above those of...

Special Educational Needs. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: They had that already.