Results 181-200 of 202 for feel "party:" . (isset($parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")]) ? $parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")] : "$a[1]") speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...of the jigsaw that would give them what they need. Their lives will never be returned to them but they could, at least, be given the financial security and insurance they expected. They could then feel that the State understands it is responsible and recognises the need for recompense in all of the aspects that concern them. I ask the Government to rethink this issue and do the decent,...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Report Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...great help to the staff concerned. It would be much better if they had a right of appeal as opposed to it being at the discretion of their college. Inevitably in those circumstances, people would feel much more secure if there were an independent right of appeal as opposed to it being at the discretion of the college. I will also press amendment No. 19.

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Report Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...see from where the Minister of State is coming but from time to time, I would like to see a review of which functions are appropriate as reserve ones. It may turn out that governing bodies might feel they need to exercise accountability in respect of certain functions which they will not have under this legislation. I do not know whether the Minister of State can give such an undertaking...

Irish Language: Statements. (30 Mar 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...the Irish language. I will now address measures that are working well. I have spoken about naonraí, gaelscoileanna and gaelcoláistí. TG4 is another example of how the mass media can help people feel comfortable again with the Irish language. I am unaware of the statistics but I estimate that a very large section of the Irish population watches TG4 on a relatively regular basis. These...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (28 Mar 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ..., when people really need protection, the Garda does not have the resources to look after people in my own community. Deputy Lynch is correct. There are estates in my constituency where people feel bereft of support at night-time. It is no wonder that people are afraid to give evidence and that courts have difficulty in getting people to make statements against hardened criminals. Such...

School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...months ago, I attended a forum in Kilkenny where school students were brought together with various education professionals and asked for their views, especially on the school curriculum. Students feel their voice is not heard much of the time. With regard to the discipline issue, children are described as the problem. The group is called the task force on discipline and it is about young...

Special Educational Needs. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: The special needs organisers feel that the Minister has made a policy decision which they cannot change.

EU Directives. (15 Feb 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...of the week. However, the teachers' unions are concerned that the directive should be clear and specific that all educational services should be excluded so that we would not have the problems they feel could arise if education was regarded as a service for the purposes of the directive.

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...there will be a level of subjectivity in decisions made by the board unless there is a definition. I would like the definition to facilitate the various kinds of educational experiences that people feel are appropriate to themselves. This all goes back to our original debate on the need for criteria. People need to know why they are being refused and that it is not due to some arbitrary...

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (15 Jun 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...one hour, which will not be enough. If we do not amend the legislation to some extent and at least provide criteria, we are fundamentally changing what the commission is doing. Ideally, if a person feels strongly enough that he or she wants to tell his or her full story, he or she should be able to do so. I made the point previously when we debated this legislation that it is our...

Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...between the executive and the body in charge so as not to blur responsibilities. I raised this amendment for the Minister's consideration, but will not press it. With regard to amendment No. 86, I feel strongly there should be an opportunity to express an opinion. For example, if the Joint Committee on Education and Science calls in chief executives on issues dealt with by this or any...

School Transport. (24 May 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...is 15.5 years. The committee was also informed the cost of retro-fitting seat belts would be approximately €38,000 per bus. Will the Minister of State clarify those points? There is a strong feeling that whatever the cost, the Government would have the full backing not only of all parties in this House but also of all the people. Lessons must be learned from this tragic accident. I...

Class Sizes: Motion. (26 Apr 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: .... Like most Members I was knocking on doors in Kildare North and Meath recently. It was one of the strongest issues that came to my attention and the media and others here will agree. There was a feeling of frustration. The most important issue in their people's lives was their children but they were not being heard. That children were in large classes was one of the major educational...

School Staffing. (26 Apr 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...the trend is also progressive at second level. Does the Minister agree that this needs to be addressed, especially if it is a progressive trend? If the imbalance were the other way around, we would feel the need to address it. We should address the issue of males in teaching. Does the Minister intend to examine the effect of the leaving certificate curriculum on how boys perform and does...

Higher Education Grants. (26 Apr 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...been out since 2004 but there are three subsequent academic years for which we do not have figures. When does the Minister expect the information on 2001-02 to become available? Does the Minister feel there is a need to overhaul the system? This is the intention of the student support Bill, which I am to understand will not be introduced for some time. Figures show that twice as many...

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (21 Apr 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...Members present in the Chamber, I certainly did not receive many representations on this legislation. It is not that people are unconcerned but that they have been worn down by the timeframe. They feel that if they do not accept what is contained in the legislation, they are unlikely to get another opportunity to change this. Obviously on Committee State we will try to change it in...

Schools Building Projects. (3 Feb 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...places. They are not getting much information from the Department, particularly where site acquisition is involved. Will the Minister clarify matters for those people in desperate situations who feel they will not have school places for their children in the near future?

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (19 Oct 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...school principal applied to the Department of Education to have his SNA hours increased to cover this extra hour, however, instead of an increase his SNA hours have been reduced to 12.5. This, we feel, will have a devastating effect on our son's education." Another letter stated: "I believe the Department of Education is in breach of its statutory obligation to meet my son's entitlement...

Rights of People with Disabilities: Motion. (18 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: It would be easy to begin a speech like this with recrimination. People with disabilities and their families feel let down and betrayed by promises made and broken, hardships and stresses that have been ignored and by a commitment to rights abandoned. Those of us who know families that struggle with the consequences of disability know only too well the pain and frustration they feel. I do not...

Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (13 May 2004)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...makes provision for recourse to the appeals board, but that is a cumbersome procedure. I would like to see parents having a greater right because, essentially, we are talking about cases where they feel their children are not progressing as well as they should under the plan. Parents feel strongly in these situations and it would be unlikely they would call for a review unless they had...