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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is not a specific fund.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Experience would suggest many of them are not really putting much money into planned maintenance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I look forward to seeing that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about Traveller accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Do I have time to pose one brief question to Mr. O'Donoghue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Mr. O'Donoghue mentioned children leaving State care and an associated programme. Will he give us some more information on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Impact of Homelessness on Children: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is fine. It should be possible, therefore, to get some figures on that at a later stage. I know my time has run out.

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 5:In page 42, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(r) an institution, other than a recognised school or a university, which⁠—(i) is a company limited by guarantee within the meaning of the Companies Act 2104, (ii) is registered or deemed to be registered in the register of charitable organisations maintained under the Charities Act...

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will not ask the Minister of State go through all 116 of them.

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for the clarification regarding amendment No. 5. She is saying providers will only have to pay into the fund if they accept money from learners and that the requirement to pay into the fund will not apply if the course is of less than three months' duration. In addition, providers will not have to pay into the fund if an education and training board is the...

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: ETBs often provide adult education teachers to some providers in this sector.

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: If the students are not paying, then the provider does not have to pay towards the PEL fund.

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is that definite?

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about those which went by the book and will now have to bail out the ones which did not?

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: In respect of amendment No. 5, the Minister of State has confirmed that if they are not charging, they are not covered, which gives me some assurance. I am also pleased that there will be a review because in some senses we are rushing the Bill through. We had intended to take Committee Stage at the select committee last week and then come to Report Stage this week, giving time to tease...

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will not press amendment No. 5. I will take the Minister of State at her word in that regard.

Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 44, to delete lines 12 to 15 and substitute the following:“(3) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), on the expiration of 3 years from the relevant commencement or such earlier date as may be appointed by order made by the Minister under subsection (4), the arrangements referred to in subsection (2) shall cease to have effect.(b) The Minister, having considered...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department received a request from a school (details supplied) to support the provision of a dedicated school bus to transport students of the school to and from the Southgate and Grange Rath area of County Meath to the new temporary accommodation of the school in Bettystown, County Meath in view of the planning delays associated with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 313. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 4 July 2019, when the review of the basis for existing hospital and medication charges to be carried out under commitments given in the Sláintecare implementation strategy will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30408/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: As a former Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the Tánaiste will know very well that the Irish League of Credit Unions has wanted to invest in building houses for some time. In fact the Tánaiste incorporated this into his own Rebuilding Ireland programme. The league's members have €750 million ready to go straight away but they need a special...