Results 16,001-16,020 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (9 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 335. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the planned timeframe for achieving equality of pay for those that entered the public service following the measures taken under the FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21990/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (9 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 667. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will publish the report on the Oberstown children detention campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21989/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 4. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the recruitment of social workers for children in care who still have not been allocated a social worker; the actions she will take to ensure that such children are allocated a social worker without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22524/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: My question relates to children in care who have not been allocated a social worker and I have raised this issue with the Minister before. These are obviously very vulnerable children and there seems to be a real difficulty in meeting targets for recruitment of social workers. Perhaps the Minister could give an update on that situation.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. I note that we have been invited to the launch of Tusla's new child protection and welfare strategy on Monday week. I do not know if measures will be announced then. I believe they need to redouble their efforts. I do not know what methods they use to recruit social workers but I have made the point before that there are many people in the State who are qualified...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand the efforts that are being made and that there is a team in place. However, we are talking about extremely vulnerable children. The targets would not exist if there were not an understanding that they are required. When people who work in this particularly stressful and difficult job are contending with understaffing, their work becomes more stressful. It becomes a vicious...

Other Questions: Social Workers Recruitment (11 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to ask a related question. The independent review panel also pointed to a gulf between health services and social work teams as being an issue. Obviously, many of these young people will have mental health issues and other issues, which is an important element as well. Will the Minister engage with the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, and others in the Department of Health in this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make provision for the post-primary education needs of children who attend a special school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23166/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Professional Development (16 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put increased emphasis on teacher training and continued professional development for teachers who teach children on the autism spectrum both at primary and post-primary level in mainstream and special classrooms and units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23167/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (16 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 462. To ask the Minister for Health if behavioural therapy is available to children in all counties; if not, if children who have been identified as needing such therapy can have it provided in a neighbouring county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23164/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (16 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 463. To ask the Minister for Health the expected publication date of an autism strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23165/17]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I support Deputy O'Dowd's last point on the taxing of empty homes, albeit I will not go any further away from the Bill. I support Deputy Ó Broin's amendments, in particular those on the Aarhus Convention. I refer in particular to his amendment seeking to provide for a report on compliance with the convention. One of the problems with planning in Ireland is that the public are not...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Eamon Ryan made a good point that this is about striking a balance. One could come down on either side of the argument in that regard. In this instance, I am coming down on the side of the Minister of State. Ultimately, we are elected to represent the people and we should take responsibility. We cannot constantly say that politicians are so bad that they cannot take responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank both the Chairman and Senator Devine for bringing this to our attention. Reading the reports yesterday in advance of the meeting, I found the different ones alarming, the worst being, I suppose, that with regard to the midlands with 20 of the 26 needing improvement and six with significant risk, but also the area of concern to Senator Devine, with five with significant risk and 20...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: The witness said that people are taken off the list if they are not vetted. Perhaps I did not hear that accurately. The idea that people without Garda vetting would be in their own home looking after vulnerable children rings huge alarm bells. Could the witness clarify what happens when it is found that a family has not been vetted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I know that the Chairman does not want us to engage but I shall do so briefly. In other work situations people who have peripheral contact with children must be vetted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: In this case the people are with the children all of the time.

Residential Tenancies (Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Deputies Bríd Smith, Richard Boyd Barrett and Gino Kenny for giving us the opportunity to debate this Bill. My party's position is that the Bill should go to Committee Stage for further exploration. There may well be some concerns as outlined by the Government but the fact the Government's review will happen during the summer is not a reason to prevent the Bill from going to...

Residential Tenancies (Housing Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Why are only certain areas highlighted and why did the Deputies designate some areas as fair rent locations? The Bill in some cases seems to be doing what the Government did with rent pressure zones. I do not really understand why this should not apply to all areas. This brings me to some concerns about what was inserted in that legislation, which we dealt with just before Christmas....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff (18 May 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 278. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of fisheries protection officers employed by Inland Fisheries Ireland in each of the years 2005 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the number of person hours spent on patrol to protect the fisheries resources in each of those years in tabular form; the number of protection officers who have been transferred to...