Results 901-920 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Fine Gael Party and commend Deputy Enright for tabling this motion, which my party will be supporting. I had hoped the Minister might produce the task force report for us tonight, in view of the fact the motion was tabled and it is almost March and the start of Lent.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: I hoped she might give us more of a hint of what was in it, besides telling us what was in the interim report which we already know.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this issue. I want to approach it a little differently in so far as I want to concentrate as much as I can on the children who may be described as the problem or part of the problem and on the need to give children the opportunity to succeed rather than fail. I like to think we could intervene with many of these young people before they get to the point...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: Many of teachers are in schools that do not need them and not enough of them are in schools where they are needed. That is an important issue. Support should be provided where it is needed. When standardised testing is introduced, the Department will be in a better position to determine that. However, no child should leave school without being literate. The provision of special needs support...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: I will not get into an argument about results because this is a much broader issue. The atmosphere and culture that prevails in schools is important and the student voice is important in that regard. Student councils are needed in all schools. A significant number of schools do not have such councils and I suspect they do not always have an effective role and voice in the schools in which...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: A few months ago, I attended a forum in Kilkenny where school students were brought together with various education professionals and asked for their views, especially on the school curriculum. Students feel their voice is not heard much of the time. With regard to the discipline issue, children are described as the problem. The group is called the task force on discipline and it is about...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: John Hanna, a former principal of St. Augustine's school in Limerick, is a member of the task force. St. Augustine's is a youth project which does excellent work for young people for whom regular school is not appropriate because they failed to have a positive and nurturing experience. Alternative provision is needed for certain young people but it should not be imposed on them after they...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: Young people who may be better off in a different environment should be identified at an earlier stage so that hey can have a positive experience. That is what schools such as St. Augustine's provide. The XLC project in Waterford also takes in children who have been removed from other schools. I do not know whether the Minister is familiar with Nuala Jackson's XLC project but she works with...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: I do not understand why the Minister has held on to it for so long and not shared it with the rest of us.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: It would be interesting if the voices of Opposition Members and interests outside the House were heard inââ
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: I am talking about the implementation of the task force's recommendations. The Minister implied she was planning the implementation before she let us see what was in the report. I respectfully suggest it might be more useful if we and other interested bodies, such as parents, students and teachers, could have a look at what is in the report and have a say in how it should be implemented.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: I hope the Minister has heard what I have said tonight.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: I will sum up. This important topic is about future opportunities for our children. I welcome the motion tabled by the Fine Gael Party and supported by the Labour Party. I hope that when the task force report is published we will have a further opportunity to debate the issues and ensure the recommendations are implemented for the good of all the children in our schools.
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of income earners who are paying tax at the higher rate and the standard rate for 2005; the anticipated figures for each category for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7863/06]
- Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected to date by the Revenue Commissioners through special investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7870/06]
- Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will clarify what is meant by an obstruction in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 14 February 2006; if it includes a vehicle that is travelling at a slow speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8059/06]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if humanitarian consideration will be given to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8230/06]
- Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the statistic published that there were 59 fee paying schools in the 2003-04 school year includes fee-paying Protestant schools that are part of the free education scheme for second level schools; if not, the number of such schools that are included in the statistic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8229/06]
- Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools under the patronage of a Protestant religious ethos that are included in the free second-level education scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8231/06]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 2006)
Jan O'Sullivan: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if and when the Dundalk-Leitrim study on children with special educational needs that was carried out by the National Educational Psychological Service will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8232/06]