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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Schools Building Programme Delays: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: The schools that presented to us have all, for one reason or another, experienced delay. Those schools should be focused on in terms of better communication methods, as opposed to the projects progressing at a normal pace.

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Taoiseach did not answer the question.

Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: The objectives of the Bill are broadly in line with the recommendations on sex education of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, on which I was the Labour Party representative. My party supports the Bill as it supports the recommendations of the committee in full and we thank our Dáil colleagues for tabling the Bill. The committee recommended a...

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: We will support the Bill, which is complex and technical. It is unlikely to keep the political correspondents up late at night as other Bills might, but it is important for those directly affected. One of the issues is that people generally do not know very much about copyright unless it affects them directly. More public information needs to be made available on this area in order that...

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I do not do bad things like certain people across the Atlantic in regard to these matters. I will not name any names. That type of gathering of information is to some extent facilitated and recommended where people are using it to analyse large volumes of information. We have to keep a eye on that as well to ensure it is not misused. I do not believe there is anything in the Bill that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 30. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the Brexit loan scheme in view of the fact that Brexit is now a year away; her plans to ensure there is widespread information and take up of the scheme; if it is limited by an overall budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16176/18]

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: We reduced that ratio.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have to attend an interview but I will be back to ask questions. I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am sorry that I had to leave earlier but obviously we got copies of the presentations in advance. I missed most of the conversation on live streaming and am not sure exactly what was involved but I would agree with what Deputy Funchion has said on the issue. We are talking about young children with different levels of ability, different backgrounds and so on and they really need personal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (25 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the grant for businesses to set up an online sales platform in view of competition from overseas and the actual cost to set up such a platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16175/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Data (25 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxi SPSV licences registered with the NTA for drivers and owners in County Louth in 2017; the number of S15A forms submitted to and accepted by the regulator in each of the years 2015 to 2017 from SPSV licence holders in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18151/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 220. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has had discussions with the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding extending the back to school clothing and footwear allowance to children covered by the ECCE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18107/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 Apr 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the anomaly whereby lone parents in receipt of BTEA are deemed ineligible to receive the SUSI maintenance grant in view of the fact that this serves as just one of many barriers which lone parents face in accessing education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18387/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (2 May 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the anomaly whereby lone parents in receipt of back to education allowance are deemed ineligible to receive the SUSI maintenance grant in view of the fact that this is one of many barriers which lone parents face in accessing education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19267/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (2 May 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) for an invalidity pension will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19248/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Company Closures (3 May 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 15. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department can intervene in cases in which a company (details supplied) has closed, suddenly leaving workers unpaid without going into liquidation, meaning that the workers cannot apply to the insolvency payments scheme; the recourse available to these workers in order to receive back payment of wages owed to them;...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Home Loan Scheme (8 May 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 636 of 27 March 2018, if the application form for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will be corrected in order that persons in circumstances (details supplied) can qualify if they satisfy all other criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19917/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Home Loan Scheme (8 May 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I seek clarity following the written answer I received to a previous parliamentary question on eligibility for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. It states that the primary earner on the application must have at least two years' continuous employment, which can be self-employment, and the second applicant must have continuous employment for at least one year. However, the application...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Home Loan Scheme (8 May 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome that. I also ask whether those who have already been turned down because their employment was not permanent can now can have either an appeals system or a review of their applications. I know of people who have been turned down. I have one further question. This specific issue of overtime was covered on "Morning Ireland" last week. The income eligibility requirements state...