Results 761-780 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (6 Nov 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a building (details supplied) is owned by the Office of Public Works; if not, the person or body that owns the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45310/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Nov 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when building works will commence for a new school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45585/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Statutory Retirement Age (6 Nov 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1116. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a public servant who is a clerical officer at level 16 and who joined the service in 2001 can continue to work after 65 years of age; if so, if he or she will continue on the same income or if that income will be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45565/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (25 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a provision for awarding the remote area grant to a person that has been refused same on the basis that there is a school closer to their residence under the patronage of their preferred ethos in cases in which they were unable to secure a place in the closer school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44341/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in relation to an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44171/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose Deputy Thomas Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: Dr. Gormley raised the issue of whether it should be voluntary or mandatory to contribute to consent classes. This question has been touched on by others. I understand that Trinity College has timetabled workshops for students in halls of residence and that Institute of Technology, Tralee has something for all new entrants. As we have heard from Rape Crisis Network Ireland, the work we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effectiveness and Timeliness of Consent Classes provided in Third-Level Institutions: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will be chairing a meeting with no members.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has data on the uptake of apprenticeships and traineeships from young Travellers in the context of a commitment given by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to the effect that Travellers under 25 years of age would receive good quality offers of continuing education, apprenticeships, traineeships or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the response from third-level institutions to the bursary scheme to increase the number of Travellers participating in third-level education; the number who were offered places through the scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43715/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will conduct a full audit of the transition and retention outcomes of Traveller children in post-primary education; his plans in place to improve retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43717/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the review that took place in 2017 of the remaining recommendations of the Traveller education strategy 2006 in addition to the education recommendations in the national Traveller and Roman inclusion strategy, NTRIS; the actions proposed following the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43754/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 688. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the amalgamated Limerick City and County Council is regarded as an administrative county or an administrative county borough for the purposes of Article 12.4.2°ii of Bunreacht na hÉireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43419/18]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I also welcome the legislation. While the Labour Party will support the Bill, I also believe it could have gone further. I refer to the EuroCOP v. Ireland ruling which, as we understand, recommended full trade union rights for the Garda Síochána in Ireland and in other parts of Europe as well. While it is welcome that members of the Garda will have access to the WRC and the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan Funding (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the disruptive technologies innovation fund can be applied for; when grants will be awarded under the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42699/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan Funding (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: Mine is pretty much the same question as that asked by Deputy Kelleher. This is my third question in today's lottery. I have done so well that I must buy a national lottery ticket tonight. The Minister clearly answered Deputy Kelleher's questions about the expert panel and so on. I primarily wanted to ask about funding. If the Minister has a different answer, she might give it. If...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Retail Sector (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for her reply. I will certainly take back the information she has given me and suggest that those businesses should give some information to members of the retail consultation forum. They have presented it as a cashflow issue, so they might not necessarily need a loan, just a facility to carry them over until their cash comes back in after the Christmas period and other...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Retail Sector (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is important for the banks to realise that there is competition and that they cannot do whatever they like in their own interests rather than those of their customers, including their business customers. I would be very worried if they are showing signs again of being more arrogant than they should be in how they do business with people.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Retail Sector (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to reports from retail businesses that banks, which would previously have extended their overdraft facilities at times of the year when such businesses need extra credit owing to cashflow patterns, are now insisting that they take out loans; if she will engage with the banking sector to represent the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Retail Sector (18 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am a member of the cross-party retail support group, which has members from all of the parties present in the Chamber. At our last meeting, we were told by some businesses that whereas previously they would have secured an extension to their overdraft at times of pressure on their cashflow, such as in the lead-up to Christmas, banks are now telling them to take out a loan instead of...