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Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputies Kelly and Sherlock. We will take about ten minutes each. This is a very long plan, at 177 pages. In the introductory part on page 17, in a chapter headed "learning from the past", there is a reference to the 2002 national planning strategy as not having been a statutory plan with legislative backing. The text then refers to the Planning and Development...

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: Then there were the two-page spreads in selected local papers, although not all local papers, on Twitter and Facebook and even in the cinema. Incidentally, the money did not stretch to a hard copy for all Members. Normally we get a hard copy of any Government publication in our pigeon holes. Maybe the money was all spent on the razzmatazz.

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: Of course, we welcome the work that has been done in drafting the plan, the widespread consultation to which we contributed at each stage with written submissions, and the spending programme of €116 billion. The Labour Party favours public investment in projects that benefit the public and we also favour good strategic planning. However, we do not believe the plan is radical enough...

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is the concerted view of a wide variety of bodies in the mid-west. I have no doubt that other cities may feel the same. I particularly reject the implication in the analysis of Edgar Morgenroth that one has to choose between investing in cities and connecting them to one another. He suggested that if we want growth in these places, the investment has to go into them and not between...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

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Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I also wish to raise the issue of the sale of so-called non-performing loans. It has emerged that many are domestic loans and have split mortgages or other arrangements, indicating that people have engaged with their bank. Members may have heard the Master of the High Court discussing his experience of people who come before his court on "Morning Ireland" this morning. I understand he has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: Unfortunately, I must go the Chamber to speak on the national development plan later on. I will stay here as long as I can but I must go when the debate starts. I thank those who have presented so far and look forward to hearing from the rest. I know those who have already spoken have said that there is no doubt that there is a crisis. I think Mr. Mulconry used the word "crisis" and also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: To go back to the supply panels and Ms O'Connor's response to my first intervention, she said it used to be that at primary level there would be one teacher on a supply panel for approximately every 35 teachers. This is primarily a primary level solution. As I said already, I will speak on the national development plan. In the education section of the plan, there is reference to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (20 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 169. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the pay review for public servants will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8799/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (20 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of action number 73 in section 4.4 of the action plan for education 2018; if an upskilling pathways plan will be completed in time to secure funding under the EU upskilling pathways initiative in order to support adults with low literacy skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the restoration of pay equality for newer entry teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8795/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (20 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 13 February 2018, the funding allocated to each local authority for council tenants under the housing adaption grant scheme for older persons, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8800/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (15 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are exceptions to the restrictions on Libyan nationals applying for visas to allow parents of Libyans legally living here to visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7898/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Eligibility (15 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a mechanism by which a person on a stamp two student visa can apply for a work permit when they have completed their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7872/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (15 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant and-or derelict buildings and houses each local authority has acquired in the past four years to date in 2018, in tabular form; the number that were subsequently used to house those on housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7967/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility (14 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an anomaly exists (details supplied); if so, her plans to rectify it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7553/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT and duties collected on goods coming from outside the EU in 2017; if an assessment is carried out with regard to the collection of such duties from online sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5961/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an assessment has been carried out on the additional information supplied by a school (details supplied); if the application has been considered in full; when a decision is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in identifying a site for the proposed new post-primary school under the patronage of an organisation (details supplied) that is due to open in September 2018 in County Limerick; his plans for a temporary premises until the new school is built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7488/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (13 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to cease fur farming practices here further to the European Commission report stating that fur farming impairs mink welfare. [6838/18]