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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (25 Oct 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions being taken by his Department, as the lead Department, in the provision of transport for the children of families that are housed in emergency accommodation; when these arrangements will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31790/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (25 Oct 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is a condition of eligibility for social housing that the rent a family is paying must be 30% or more of the household income; if local authorities are obliged to apply this in all circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32046/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (25 Oct 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if family income supplement is included in the calculation of the income of a household for the purposes of determining eligibility for social housing; if so, if he will consider changing this in order to remove a disincentive to staying in employment for families who are in need of social housing; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (25 Oct 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will be taking measures to assist the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in supporting families that are living in emergency accommodation, including hotels, to get their children to and from school and social activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31791/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (26 Oct 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the arrangements in place to monitor the agreed price freeze on waste collection charges; if he will provide details of the intensive public awareness, information and promotion campaign that was announced on 21 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28475/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (27 Oct 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: One of the welcome announcements in the action plan on housing and homelessness was that transportation would be provided for families and children who are currently in hotels or other emergency accommodation. I have put down a number of parliamentary questions to the three possible Ministers involved in this issue. The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy...

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: There was something very deeply disturbing about the sight we all saw on our television screens of the 1,500 young people who were left to fend for themselves and abandoned after the dismantling of the Jungle camp. It was more reminiscent of a futuristic movie about the collapse of civilisation, with people being left to fend for themselves in that situation, than a Europe that has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (2 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for ACELS recognition that are awaiting a decision; if there is an indicative timeframe for the processing of applications for recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32972/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there has been a change from the plan to build a two-phase extension to a school (details supplied) to a complete new replacement school; the timeframe for the new building; if there is a revision of the capital plan to ensure that it is delivered in time for the growing population in the area; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her department has been engaged in consideration of offering care to some of the unaccompanied minors who were removed from the camp at Calais recently; the arrangements that are under consideration for these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33534/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Disability Support Services (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications that have been received under the new scheme to support children with disabilities in the preschool sector; the type of support that will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33525/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Social Workers Recruitment (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 46. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social workers who have been recruited in 2016 to respond to the needs of children who have not had a social worker allocated to them; if there are difficulties in attracting applicants; the efforts being made to encourage qualified social workers to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33526/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 53. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to publish the adoption (information and tracing) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33527/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason his Department has an underspend of €90 million in capital expenditure at end of October 2016; the way he proposes to ensure that money allocated primarily to address housing need is spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33852/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (8 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 323. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns that there may not be adequate affordable parking spaces for the families of children in the proposed new national children's hospital in the St. James's Hospital site; the way these concerns are being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33407/16]

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is a positive debate in so far as there is general agreement. The Labour Party supports fully the retention of water services in public ownership and is absolutely opposed to the privatisation of the public water service. The Minister has said that in the last Government we put forward two Bills, one in 2013 and one in 2014, to ensure that a plebiscite would be required for any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 60. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken by her Department in response to the call by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in March 2016 for the Government to provide clear, accessible and formal procedures to regularise undocumented children and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33944/16]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 12:In page 8, line 9, before “Section”, to insert the following:“(1) Section 477B of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by inserting the following new paragraph in the definition of “qualifying residence”:“or (e) a tenant of a local authority property where the individual has received permission from the relevant...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (10 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: It has been the intention for some time to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Most of the measures necessary to do so have been taken but the equality and disability (miscellaneous provisions) Bill remains to be enacted. Can the Tánaiste inform the House of the progress on that legislation? Will we reach the goal of ratification of the convention...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Nov 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he had interaction with a company (details supplied) or the Irish strategic investment fund related to the zoning of lands at Pace, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34290/16]