Results 16,861-16,880 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Area Plans (15 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to publish legislation to provide for local area committees for towns and cities in which expansion into neighbouring counties requires planning across county boundaries; his plans to set up these committees in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54555/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (15 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units completed in 2018 nationally; the number constructed under the aegis of local authorities; the number of voids refurbished and re-allocated in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54556/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the humanitarian efforts in South Sudan that are addressing the root causes of conflict will receive continued support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54413/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the conflict resolution and peace building efforts at community level by the South Sudan council of churches in partnership with INGOs will receive continued funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54415/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will increase diplomatic efforts through the EU to ensure the fragile peace deal holds in South Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54427/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Programmes (15 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons that attended adult literacy and numeracy classes in each of the 16 education and training boards, ETBs in the past four years; the amount of funding spent on adult literacy and numeracy tuition in each ETB for each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1176/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (15 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the location of the proposed new fire service facility in Dunleer, County Louth; the status of the project which was announced in February 2016 as part of a €40 million investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1024/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (16 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am concerned on behalf of my constituents and the people of the mid-west that the planned 96-bed inpatient block and the 60-bed interim accommodation solution, both promised for University Hospital Limerick, could be put at risk or delayed because of the overrun in the national children's hospital capital project. Our hospital was consistently at the top of list for numbers of patients on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (16 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister of State's response was alarming, particularly where he stated that his "selection of health capital projects and programmes will be delayed to contribute to funding the increased capital cost of the new children's hospital project". He indicated that it will be delivered within the budget and timescale, but that other commitments were made. The Minister went to Limerick and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Programmes (22 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the programmes in place to improve workplace literacy, particularly in the context of the report of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs and the sizeable number of persons in the workforce that need to improve their literacy, numeracy or digital skills in order to progress in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Local Government Bill 2018: From the Seanad (23 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is much better now.

Local Government Bill 2018: From the Seanad (23 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy could have raised these earlier on Second Stage.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Labour Party will also support the Bill on Second Stage. There are many other measures we would like to have seen in the Bill. The Minister is promising to bring further legislation. One of the major causes of homelessness is people losing their private rental accommodation. Anything that can be done to strengthen the rights of tenants to maintain their tenancy and to control rents...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: That was because the tenant had indicated that the proposed increase would put the rent up by an average of 5.4% because of the delay in the three month period. This is complicated but I am only bringing it up because I think it might be something that could be looked at in the context of the yearly registration of tenancies. There are other issues with the rent pressure zones that I will...

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome this debate. I agree with what has been said about the importance of having a public debate on this issue in advance of plebiscites in May. There is very little knowledge that there will be plebiscites in the areas concerned. Across the water and north of the Border, we see from the Brexit negotiations the damage that can be done if a major change is proposed and the public does...

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am not leaving in protest.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (29 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further preparation that has been made for the various possible outcomes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50419/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Employment Rights (29 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration is being given to extending the right to work up to 70 years of age, which now applies to public servants and employees of semi-State companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4008/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 339. To ask the Minister for Health if the overrun in the projected cost of building the national children’s hospital will not delay the timeframe for delivery of the modular 60-bed unit and the 96-bed ward promised to alleviate pressure on a hospital (details supplied). [3906/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (29 Jan 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if asylum seekers who have completed a first year of a course of study in a higher education institution under the sanctuary and refugee programme and who are subsequently granted status to remain here can qualify for the back to education allowance for the remainder their course of study (details supplied); and if she will...