Results 16,741-16,760 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (16 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the review of the White Paper on Ireland's international development policy will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42542/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (16 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified teachers versus the number of third level students who do not have recognised teaching qualifications and who were engaged by the State Examinations Commission to mark State examination papers in each specific subject area for the junior certificate and leaving certificate examinations in 2018, in tabular form; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (16 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a dispute between the IPO and GNIB is preventing registration of a number of persons granted permission to remain under the International Protection Act 2015; the steps he will take to ensure this matter is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41780/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (16 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hip and knee replacements carried out at Croom Hospital, County Limerick, in each of the years 2016 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of persons awaiting hip and knee replacement operations at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41836/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: It makes me proud to listen to Deputy Chambers because what she has just said, as a young woman, represents where we have come to in Ireland. It has been a long and hard struggle to get here but we are now at a point where women's choices have to be respected, where women are equal and can no longer be told in a paternalistic way what we can and cannot do. Deputy Tóibín spoke...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: The ancillary recommendations are vital. Hand in hand with the terminations being available, there has to be also the appropriate education and access to contraceptives without barriers of affordability. I assume that aftercare will be dealt with in the clinical guidelines and the arrangements with the medical profession. The ancillary recommendations are very important to ensure that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extra support available to Irish businesses to trade online; her plans to ensure this support is available to small, as well as larger, retail businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42697/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have had a number of debates about the huge increase in online shopping by Irish consumers. My question is about the extra supports available to Irish businesses to trade online. I would like some more detail on the announcement made and to make the case that there is a need for more support.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are about 282,000 people in Ireland working in the retail sector in all villages, towns and cities. It is a hugely important sector in the creation of employment. As the Minister of State said, only 28% of those who have a web page can actually sell online. The figures I have are that €850,000 is spent online by Irish consumers every hour, of which €600,000 is lost to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: The trading online voucher scheme involves a small amount of money. I know that it involves a different Department, but would the Minister of State consider increasing the amount available for smaller companies? Would he also consider including smaller companies in the funding announced recently by the Minister, Deputy Heather Humphreys? It is a real challenge for them and there is a need...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Retail Sector (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to reports from retail businesses that banks, which would previously have extended their overdraft facilities at times of the year when such businesses need extra credit owing to cashflow patterns, are now insisting that they take out loans; if she will engage with the banking sector to represent the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Retail Sector (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am a member of the cross-party retail support group, which has members from all of the parties present in the Chamber. At our last meeting, we were told by some businesses that whereas previously they would have secured an extension to their overdraft at times of pressure on their cashflow, such as in the lead-up to Christmas, banks are now telling them to take out a loan instead of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Retail Sector (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for her reply. I will certainly take back the information she has given me and suggest that those businesses should give some information to members of the retail consultation forum. They have presented it as a cashflow issue, so they might not necessarily need a loan, just a facility to carry them over until their cash comes back in after the Christmas period and other...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Retail Sector (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is important for the banks to realise that there is competition and that they cannot do whatever they like in their own interests rather than those of their customers, including their business customers. I would be very worried if they are showing signs again of being more arrogant than they should be in how they do business with people.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan Funding (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the disruptive technologies innovation fund can be applied for; when grants will be awarded under the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42699/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan Funding (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: Mine is pretty much the same question as that asked by Deputy Kelleher. This is my third question in today's lottery. I have done so well that I must buy a national lottery ticket tonight. The Minister clearly answered Deputy Kelleher's questions about the expert panel and so on. I primarily wanted to ask about funding. If the Minister has a different answer, she might give it. If...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I also welcome the legislation. While the Labour Party will support the Bill, I also believe it could have gone further. I refer to the EuroCOP v. Ireland ruling which, as we understand, recommended full trade union rights for the Garda Síochána in Ireland and in other parts of Europe as well. While it is welcome that members of the Garda will have access to the WRC and the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Gender Balance (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 14. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the guidance given to agencies under her Department's remit to ensure there is more gender balance in terms of the leadership of the companies and research projects that are funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42698/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has data on the uptake of apprenticeships and traineeships from young Travellers in the context of a commitment given by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to the effect that Travellers under 25 years of age would receive good quality offers of continuing education, apprenticeships, traineeships or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the response from third-level institutions to the bursary scheme to increase the number of Travellers participating in third-level education; the number who were offered places through the scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43715/18]