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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications Data (7 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the organisations in County Louth that applied for support under the recent capital sports grant programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52342/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the contingency plans in place to protect persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless as temperatures drop; when the winter initiative measures will be in place; the progress that has been made in opening up unused homes for families and persons that are homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017: All Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Like other Deputies, the Labour Party will not be opposing the recommendations, as is the tradition. We will support the recommendations of the independent commission. I also support the idea of having a standing commission, as suggested by Deputies Ó Broin and Stanley. It would make a lot of sense. Having listened to Deputy Stanley and the Fianna Fáil Deputies, one must ask...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017: All Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: ----- and hopefully we will not have an election too early in the new year. Even in the McGrath and Murphy case of 2007 which the Minister of State quoted, there was a reference to an urgent burden on the Oireachtas following the census. It is quite a significant argument but one which happily has now passed us by. I have tabled an amendment and Deputies Cowen and Breathnach have...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017: All Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Names were changed in the Dublin area and there was the case I just mentioned in Louth. I presume it is the commission itself but on what basis? Is it arbitrary? Why does it decide to change names or have particular names for particular constituencies? It is something on which public representatives possibly should have some role because we know our constituencies and people do get upset...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 14, to delete line 32 and substitute the following: " Louth and East Meath The county of Louth; Five ".I will not be pressing the amendment but I want to make a case, which is being supported by Deputy Breathnach. I am not hung up on the wording but with 22,000 people affected, it is a different constituency from the others like my own where there are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an application for an extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52755/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been acquired for a new school (details supplied); the arrangements that have been made for temporary accommodation for the school which is scheduled to open in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53002/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 486. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for changes to the management of school completion programmes, particularly those that relate to voluntary secondary schools; if consideration is being given to transferring the management to ETBs to ensure effective governance and the continuing working of the programmes which have proved very beneficial to the students that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the benefits that accrue from the contribution of K stamp PRSI payments; if they are counted for pension purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53170/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 529. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who were previously self-employed and who moved to carer's allowance can acquire credited contributions for pension purposes similar to PRSI workers who become carers; if not, her plans to amend this in the interests of fairness to those self-employed persons who have to give up work to care for a family member;...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (12 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 530. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the overhaul of the PRSI contribution assessment for pension entitlement, including averaging of contributions, will be carried out; when it is likely to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53205/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the proposal to support family reunification for 500 Syrian families that have fled the conflict there; if it will include Syrian families currently in the EU that have a spouse or parent that is not Syrian; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53390/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move motion No. 1:That, having regard to the decision of the Committee not to retain Article 40.3.3° in full, the Committee recommend its repeal simpliciter. I will not speak at length on my motion as we have a lot of votes to get through. We have had extensive discussion with our legal adviser, and subsequently in public session, on the different options in terms of the types of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Some of us have a different grouping.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Chair circulate the new grouping list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I reject the two statements about mental health being a ground for abortion on demand and that no woman's life has been at risk because of the current law. I disagree with both statements. I support the composite motion put forward by Deputy O'Connell. There is merit in Deputy Catherine Murphy's motion to draw up guidelines in consultation with the Medical Council and An Bord Altranais....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: Before we proceed, could the Chair state the matter on which we are voting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: On a point of clarification, in the context of the previous composite motion do the provisions around gestational limits and so on hold?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have a procedural point. We need to have consistent language in the various recommendations. In the decriminalisation section, there is probably better language in respect of clinical and medical guidelines and so on. In writing the report, we should use the same language in each section.