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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Was the Minister auditioning?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: On subhead C4, about which the Acting Chairman asked, and subhead C5, which is a similar issue, why has funding for the Church of Ireland College of Education and the Marino Institute been reduced? On subhead C11, we interacted with the Minister on the education element of the Brexit Bill, which involved an issue related to student supports and so on. Subhead C13 relates to North-South...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: It was in addition to the Chairman's question.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate. I start on the issue mentioned by Deputy Martin Kenny, namely, the importance of us putting this debate into context, despite the fact that the Bill we are dealing with is actually quite technical, crossing nine Government Ministers. It is important that we recognise that none of us wants to see Brexit happening and, in...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: At Cork Airport also. In the context of the national planning framework and the aims to rebalance the country in terms of connectivity, I make a strong argument that there should be more support for Shannon Airport. I am sure the Tánaiste and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade would say the same about Cork Airport. It is a real concern in the context of Brexit, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the changes made in relation to the basic requirements of masters students that are affected by the rise in basic requirements for access to primary teaching courses can also be applied to mature access students in third-level that are now required to complete their programme and achieve the higher requirements in one academic year; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce BusConnect to County Limerick; if so, the timescale in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9775/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish the credit policy in relation to applications for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan fixed rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9773/19]

Independent Radio Stations: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome this debate. It provides an important opportunity to discuss the role of local radio stations. I also welcome the fact that we had a briefing session in the audiovisual room yesterday, which was crowded with Members of the Oireachtas. It is important that the report is published and the broadcasting Bill is brought forward as quickly as possible. This issue has been around for a...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are really trying to tease out the legal advice in this regard. What kind of legal advice has the Minister of State received? We are dealing with European law and the unprecedented situation with our neighbouring country planning to leave the European Union. We need as much clarity on where the legal advice is coming from. Deputy Paul Murphy raised a case dealt with by the European...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: In the context of the Minister's response to the question on dual citizenship and British people who have taken out Irish citizenship, if one is entitled to vote only in local elections, there will be an "L" besides one's name on the register. There might be a lot of people on the register who either have dual citizenship or have recently taken out Irish citizenship but may not realise they...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: The more we go into this, the more one would want to be a learned Jesuit to figure it all out and I am certainly not a learned Jesuit, for a whole lot of different reasons. My questions are somewhat similar to the others. For the people who are in the unfortunate position of being in the cold storage seats in Dublin or in Ireland South, there is provision as to what will happen to them if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will include other subjects such as geography in the context of the review being carried out on the decision to remove history as a core subject in the junior cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10081/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Funding (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 118. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of IDA grants provided to a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2015 to 2018; the purpose for which the funding was allocated; the specific grant scheme headings under which direct funding was granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10048/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the social housing provision targets by local authority for 2019, by the target number of direct local authority builds, approved housing body new build, Part V new build, departmentally funded void return, local authority acquisition and approved housing body acquisition; the leasing targets by RAS and HAP in tabular form;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (5 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the work planned to protect residents from flooding in the Corbally area of County Limerick; when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10584/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (5 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the planning and construction of flood defences on the Abbey river in Limerick city; when works will commence; the projected timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10587/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Conventions (5 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects Ireland to ratify the Istanbul Convention on domestic abuse; the legislative measures this will require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10253/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Conventions (5 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, immediately following the enactment of the Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 which is currently before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality; if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 579. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of build housing projects that have proceeded to construction in 2016, 2017 and 2018; the number provided by local authorities and approved housing bodies in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10424/19]