Results 17,041-17,060 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 752. To ask the Minister for Health the reason treatment such as bracing for young persons with the pectus carinatum condition is not available through the HSE; if the HSE plans to provide this treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13370/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 789. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to provide free access to termination of pregnancy services for women from Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13499/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 790. To ask the Minister for Health if catchment areas apply for access to termination of pregnancy services in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13500/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 791. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the activities of a centre (details supplied); his further views on the provision of ultrasound services by persons without appropriate training; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13501/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 792. To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference and membership of the working group on contraception; if the group will examine the free provision of long-acting, reversible contraceptives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13502/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 794. To ask the Minister for Health when a soft opt-out organ donor consent system will be introduced to replace the opt-in system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13504/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) on a community employment scheme who will exhaust his or her six-year entitlement on that scheme in 2019 can leave the community employment system when he or she exhausts those six years, sign on and subsequently find a place on a new community employment scheme under the service support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will be completed; when funding for 2019 will be allocated; if he will allow flexibility for councils that have spent their budget to grant funding for applications that have already been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13629/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and written contributions. We do need to write a report and to direct a lot of questions to the Department of Education and Skills. There is no excuse for reducing timetables. I am not sure who makes those decisions. Is it the schools? Where does that decision come from? We should very clearly state that no school child should have his or her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have to interject. It is legitimate to be critical of teachers. They are not immune from criticism. There are great teachers but it was legitimate to raise the question. There have been a couple of voices, and in fairness we need a bit of balance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is why I interjected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: We should be entitled to raise the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is valuable to hear Ian's experience because we are all speaking about what should happen for Travellers in the education system but we need to listen to someone who has gone through it. I am impressed by his success in the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition because it is a positive experience for all young people in how it allows them to think for themselves, do research and so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Mr. McDonagh said it was with the education and training board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (26 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Perhaps we should look to other education and training boards on this. Ms White and her colleague, Mr. Hogan, had to get the train but it would have been interesting for them to hear that. It is something we can investigate to see how other education and training boards deal with the process. The homework club seems to have been a key focus in supporting Mr. McDonagh, which is great.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (27 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty persons that wish to downsize are experiencing in accessing bridging loans; if this issue will be addressed in his contact with the Central Bank and the wider banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14452/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Elections Expenditure (27 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the guidelines and spending limits that will apply for the local elections in May 2019; his plans to issue further guidelines in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14363/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (27 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the housing and transfer waiting lists by each local authority by the most recent figures available in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14365/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (28 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the refurbishment and building works that will take place at Drogheda Garda station in 2019; the cost of the programme of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14579/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 Mar 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will meet with representatives of a union (details supplied) to discuss the need to review pay arrangements, policy and the terms and conditions of grant-funded school secretaries and caretakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14632/19]