Results 801-820 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 374. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for an additional community based diabetes podiatrist in County Limerick will be made available in the upcoming budget; the reason Limerick had the second largest year-on-year increase in the number of persons with diabetes hospitalised for foot ulceration treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41187/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (9 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if information has been received or research completed on the meat-processing pilot scheme proposed by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41043/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (9 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if collaboration has taken place with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection as mentioned on 14 May 2018 with regard to the pilot scheme addressing labour shortages in the meat-processing sector proposed by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation; the details of meetings that have taken place; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (4 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will include toll booth operators in the list of occupations permitted to claim flat rate employment expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40371/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (4 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband services will be provided to certain locations (details supplied) under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40435/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (4 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to resolve the dispute between her Department and general practitioners over the recently introduced revised forms regarding illness benefit applications; if mediation has been offered to address the issue; if discussions are being held with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (4 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Land Development Agency plans to develop State-owned land, particularly Defence Forces property at Gormanstown Camp, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40483/18]

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister will lose this vote and the motion will be passed tomorrow. The Minister needs to take notice of it and act on it. We have seen many motions before which the Government has lost but we have seen no action on them. This one has to make a difference and the Minister has to take action. Whatever about the 47 Members who signed the motion, as well as the Fianna Fáil Party...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the members of the joint committee for inviting me to present the Bill for discussion. It is a Bill entitled an Act to make provision in relation to requests for accommodation by homeless families and for that purpose to amend the Housing Act 1988 and to provide for related matters. I introduced it on First Stage in Dáil Éireann in 2017. It was supported and unopposed on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: We had a constitutional amendment. For that to be real there has to be legislation to give children and their families the opportunity to vindicate their rights. Deputy Ó Broin and Senator Murnane O'Connor asked how far we can go with an Opposition Bill. We cannot cause a cost to the Exchequer so I would be delighted if the Department and the Minister strengthened the Bill because the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I referred to Focus Ireland because I worked with it in drafting the legislation. There are other voluntary housing associations doing wonderful work on the front line and I would hope that there could be co-ordination with local authorities. I am not familiar with the particular problem the Senator raises.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: Focus Ireland and local authorities, as well as Government, would want it to work well so that the family can be the focus, rather than the organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: We all want people to be seen as soon as possible. I did not answer the Chairman's specific question about the wording. Maybe there should be a comma after "homeless person". I am not sure. The point is that it applies where the person is a child.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am concerned that in her statement Ms Hurley has not addressed the legal and constitutional side of things. It was more of a description of what the Department was doing, which I understand. Obviously Ms Hurley is an official in the Department and not the Minister who makes policy. I will quote one sentence from her contribution: "The Department’s role involves the provision of a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Myanmar fact finding mission; his views on UNSC referring Myanmar to the International Criminal Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40226/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 178. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the group representing pharmacy assistants arising from new rules drafted under section 30 of the Pharmacy Act 2007; the way in which he plans to address those concerns; if he will sign the statutory instrument giving legal effect to the draft rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (3 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 251. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an element of Tusla is moving its operation to a location (details supplied); the number of staff who will be relocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40195/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a Filipino national married to an Irish citizen resident here on a stamp 4 needs a Schengen visa to travel to Italy on holiday; if so, the application process for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39697/18]