Results 3,221-3,240 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Topical Issue Debate: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (31 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: This concerns the tenant incremental purchase scheme 2016. This scheme is operated by local authorities and gives tenants the opportunities to buy their homes. As the Minister of State will be aware, certain categories of houses under the ownership of local authorities cannot be sold to tenants under legislation. These include properties that have been transferred to a planning authority...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (31 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that have no access to PULSE. [4493/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority (31 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been an investigation carried out by the Private Security Authority or its agents into a company (details supplied) and if so, if she will make the results of the investigation available. [4631/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body that has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here. [4407/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions allocated to Cork North Central during 2015 and 2016. [4403/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to Cork North Central by his Department for tourism and hospitality skills during 2015 and 2016. [4406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (31 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the criteria for replacing substandard, damaged or overcrowded mobile homes for members of the Traveller community; and the resources available for local authorities, either from their own resources or through his Department, to allow replacements to take place. [4495/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (31 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 724. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to Cork North Central by his Department for tourism and hospitality skills during 2015 and 2016. [4405/17]

Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Second Stage (25 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I will be even shorter than Deputy Jim O'Callaghan. Sinn Féin will also be supporting the Bill which, as outlined, gives effect to the provisions of Directive 2013/40/EU. The Bill seeks to amend some existing legislation. The law on cybercrime in Ireland is somewhat outdated, fragmented across a number of pieces of legislation and unwieldy. The provisions in some of those Acts...

Harmful Communications and Digital Safety Bill 2017: First Stage (25 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to consolidate and reform the criminal law concerning harmful communications, to repeal certain provisions of the Post Office (Amendment) Act 1951 and the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, to promote and encourage measures to improve digital safety for all persons, to provide for a take-down procedure for harmful...

Harmful Communications and Digital Safety Bill 2017: First Stage (25 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Leaving aside the wording, would it be the preferred option of the Department to have constitutional protection? Given that Ms Graham said the Department had concerns about the current wording, has it prepared alternative drafts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is that the preferred option?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail, SC (25 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Are there alternative wordings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2016: Minister for Justice and Equality (25 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I will be brief. When Deputy O'Callaghan's Bill was going through Second Stage, we supported it because we believed there needed to be changes to how judges are appointed. Having said that, we did raise some issues about the Bill during our contribution. We said that we wanted to see it go to through to Committee Stage where we could address some of those issues. When we discussed Deputy...

Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will the Minister comment briefly on the restorative part of a suspended sentence? The conditions attached to a suspended sentence are obviously preventative, to encourage somebody not to commit another crime. Is there any element we could build in to make them restorative as well, so people give something back to the community?

Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I give notice to the Deputy due to speak after me that I will not be taking the full 20 minutes. Like previous speakers, I will probably take ten minutes. I also welcome this Bill. As the Tánaiste stated, it passed through the Seanad and received considerable support. I was not aware that anyone had opposed it. I understand that it went through with the full support of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Co-operation (24 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the letter from the PSNI to the British Metropolitan Police requesting that it contact An Garda Síochána regarding undercover policing by the British Metropolitan Police's special demonstration squad on the island of Ireland has been brought to her attention; and if the British Metropolitan Police has been in touch with An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (24 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in a Garda vetting application for a person (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in completing such applications. [2800/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to table the gambling control Bill; when she expects to do so; the status of efforts the Government is making to prevent gambling addiction here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2813/17]