Results 4,161-4,180 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns from male survivors of institutional abuse resident in Ireland that they are under-represented on the board of Caranua; the reason there are more United Kingdom residents appointed to the board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33071/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any action has been taken against the chief executive officer of Caranua for using confidential information received from the redress board which profiled survivors of abuse; if she is aware that this breaches legislation; if she received legal advice on the matter; and, if so, from whom. [33072/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received any report or information from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner regarding the compliance of Caranua, including its chief executive officer, board and employees, regarding their compliance with data protection legislation; the date on which she received this information; if she will make this information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the current eligible services that survivors of institutional abuse may currently apply for through Caranua, such as funeral and burial services, for survivors as well as their spouses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33074/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 972 of 9 June 2015, the date on which she requested Caranua to set out its case for the proposed expansion of approved service classes in accordance with the Act; if she has received a response on this from Caranua; the details of the case made; and the date on which she plans to address the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 602 of 21 April 2015, the date on which she will review eligibility for assistance from Caranua, in order to ensure that survivors are not unfairly excluded as a result of having not applied to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund. [33076/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the long waiting times for in processing applications for assistance from Caranua; that there are persons waiting for over nine months for assistance; and her plans to address same. [33077/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of rules disallowing survivors of institutional abuse from engaging directly with board members of Caranua; the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33065/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the legislative basis on which Caranua is entitled to ask applicants for assistance for medical evidence to support their application. [33043/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with members of Right to Peace, who are a group of survivors of institutional abuse, as they have requested. [33044/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of telephone lines operated by Caranua, whereby applicants can contact their case officers; the times at which these lines are available; if she is aware that some applicants are reporting that they have had to make over 25 separate telephone calls, in order to contact their case officer; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for assistance made to Caranua since its establishment; the number processed; the level of resources allocated to these applications. [33046/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure incurred by Caranua since its establishment, including salaries and expenses paid to staff. [33047/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines that are in place for Caranua case officers when reviewing quotes supplied by applicants for remedial work to homes; if it is standard practice for case officers to appoint specific builders or contractors on behalf of the applicants; the number of companies engaged by Caranua in this manner; the level of funding paid to them,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of consultants engaged by Caranua; the payments made to date; the matters that they are consulting on; the details of any reports they have produced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33049/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Chaplaincy Services Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions 1198,1199 and 1286 of 22 September 2015, if her Department monitors whether institutes of technology adhere to the employment control framework; the actions her Department takes when a notification is made that an institute of technology has breached the framework; whether it is legal for third level...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (29 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the grant-aid that schools use to employ caretaker staff, that would result in those staff being employed directly by her Department rather than by the board of the school; and if she will provide the detail of any such changes proposed. [33257/15]

Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: The legislative programme was published yesterday and I want to inquire about legislation which the Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, indicated he will bring before the House. This is on dedicated injecting sites for heroin users. Will this legislation be brought before the House in this session or, if not, will it definitely be brought before the House during...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions she has held with the Department of Social Protection regarding offsetting changes to payments from the Department of Social Protection that will restrict student eligibility for Student Universal Support Ireland grants as their income will be €100 over the limit; her plans to allocate additional funding for the student...

Topical Issue Debate: Local Government Reform (22 Sep 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: The second line of our submission refers to the need for an economically viable local authority. The Minister should not come to the House and tell stories.